Legal Services

Just as our clients range from small, regional employers to multi-national Fortune 100 companies, our legal practice covers all areas of labor and employment law including human resource advice and training, employee handbooks, wrongful discharge and employment discrimination litigation, class action litigation, wage and hour claims, workplace violence, drug testing, investigating employee misconduct, occupational safety and health laws, labor-management relations, union avoidance, trade secret and unfair competition claims, unemployment insurance claims and appeals, and all manners of alternative dispute resolution.

We provide significant value to our clients. Given the breadth of experience among our lawyers, it is very rare that a problem is one we have not handled before. In addition, we rarely hire lawyers directly from law school, preferring to hire lawyers who are already trained — which significantly reduces the time needed to research and confront any given employment problem. We work equally well as a value-added extension to an in-house legal department or as a primary source for advice in employment law matters.

Our firm prides itself on a proactive approach to handling clients' issues. We can assist management or human resource teams in designing training programs and employee handbooks, and can perform audits and training of employees to help prevent future employment claims. We work regularly with clients to avoid legal problems with the goal of preventing litigation. If litigation is unavoidable, our experienced team of professionals works vigorously to achieve the best result possible.

Principal Practice Areas

  • Class Action Litigation
  • Employment Discrimination and Wrongful Discharge
  • Human Resources Advice, Counseling, and Training
  • Labor Relations
  • Public Sector Employers
  • Trade Secrets Litigation
  • Unfair Competition Claims
  • Wage and Hour Laws
  • Workplace Health and Safety Laws


Prevention and Counseling Services

  • Background Investigations
  • Drug-Free Workplace Compliance
  • Employee Handbooks and Personnel Policy Manuals
  • Exit Interviews
  • Family and Medical Leave
  • Harassment Training for Managers and Employees
  • Hiring, Firing, and Promoting Guidance to Avoid Discrimination Claims
  • Investigating Employee Misconduct
  • Layoffs and Plant Closings
  • OSHA compliance
  • Privacy in the Workplace Issues
  • Supervisor, Management, and HR Training
  • Union Avoidance
  • Workplace Violence

Labor-Management Relations

  • Collective Bargaining
  • Grievance Arbitration
  • Railway Labor Act Claims
  • Terminating Union Relationship
  • Unfair Labor Practices
  • Union Avoidance