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PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS
Successfully negotiated labor contracts with all major unions for a wide variety of employers.
Experienced in defense of employment litigation in federal and state government agencies and in federal and state courts.
Significant experience before employment agencies including NLRB, Department of Labor, and EEOC.
Argued five cases in 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Case Evaluator for Wayne County Mediation Tribunal.
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
Copart, Inc.
The Detroit Atheltic Club
Kelly Services
Ciena Health Care Management
Grupo Antolin North America
K & K Stamping
Kettering University
Robotic Production Technology
Sindbad's Inc.
VITEC
AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS
Labor and Employment
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
State Bar of Michigan, Labor Law Section (since 1977)
Detroit Chapter of Industrial Relations Research Association -Executive Board Member, 1983-1986, 2002-2007 -First Vice President, 2003-2005 -President, 2005-2006
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
University of Michigan Victors Club, since 1992
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Helpful Hints & Tips for Successful Collective Bargaining-MI Public Employers Labor Relations Association, May 2007
Council on Education and Management: Update on New Legislation and Decisions - Southeast Employment Law Symposium; Atlanta, GA, November 2007
Council on Education and Management: Webinar-Pitfalls facing Non Union Employers under the NLRA, March 2007
Council on Education and Management: FMLA Update March 2005, February 2007
Council on Education and Management: National Program on Health Care Issues, Collective Bargaining over Healthcare Benefits, Chicago, IL, April 2005
Council on Education and Management: Personnel Law Update, Novi, MI, April 2004, October 2004, March 2005
Council on Education and Management: National HR & the Law Program on FLSA Litigation, San Diego, CA, March 2004
Michigan Chamber of Commerce: Review of New FLSA Regulations, June 2004, September 2004
Michigan Chamber of Commerce: Human Resources Recordkeeping, April 2004, November 2004, October 2005
EDUCATION
University of Michigan, B.A. 1974
Emory University School of Law, J.D. 1977 | 