Judge Grindal graduated from Wake Forest University in 1991. He graduated cum laude from St. Thomas University School of Law in 1998, where he was placed on the Dean’s list for six semesters, received the Book Award in Workers’ Compensation Law, and graduated in the top 10% of his class. Judge Grindal is Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation and was appointed as a Judge of Compensation Claims in 2020.