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Joseph A. Starr is someone to whom clients know they can turn with the issues they face as employers and business owners. He has earned a solid reputation with his extensive experience in the area of labor and employment law. His litigation experience includes the defense of race, religious, national origin, age, sex and disability discrimination, harassment and retaliation claims. On behalf of his clients, he has defended cases of wrongful discharge, invasion of privacy, employment-related defamation, Whistleblowers Protection Act and Family and Medical Leave Act claims.As a principal with Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C., Mr. Starr specializes in the defense of Professional Liability (Employment Practices, Attorneys, Architects & Engineers, Accountants, Directors & Officers, Insurance Agents / Brokers and Real Estate Brokers) claims, commercial litigation and insurance coverage disputes.Joseph Starr regularly counsels businesses with regard to workplace violence, unemployment claims, OSHA investigations, EEOC/Michigan Department of Civil Rights charges and Department of Labor wage and hour disputes. He also works with employers to develop customized employee handbooks, employment agreements, covenants-not-to-compete, sexual harassment policies and electronic privacy policies.Mr. Starr is an "A-V" directory rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell and is listed in Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys. In 2007, the publication Law & Politics selected Mr. Starr as a Michigan Super Lawyer. He received his law degree from the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, where he served as a Notes & Comments Editor for the Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and graduated cum laude.An active member of the legal community, he is a member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Michigan, the Oakland County Bar Association, Defense Research Institute (Employment Law Committee) and the Professional Liability Underwriters Society. In September 2007, Mr. Starr was elected to serve a two year term as a Council Member for the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He also serves as an Employment Panel Mediator for the Oakland and Wayne County Mediation Tribunals. jstarr@lipsonneilson.com Speaking Engagements: "How to Terminate Employees with Confidence," National Audio Conference Series Presented by YourHRDepartment.com (September 2007) "The Impact of the Electronic Revolution on EPLI", Professional Liability Underwriting Society - Employment Practices Liability Symposium in Los Angeles, CA (May 2007) Employment Practices Liability Insurance: What Every Employment Lawyer Should Know, State Bar of Michigan - Labor and Employment Law Section’s Annual Meeting (September 2006) Avoiding Potential Conflicts of Interest between Insureds and Defense Counsel, Professional Liability Underwriting Society - Employment Practices Liability Symposium in New York, NY (April 2006) Employment Practices Liability: Issues, Trends & Loss Control, Presentation for Philadelphia Insurance Company (September 2004) How to Make the Right Hiring Decisions in Michigan, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) Small Practitioners Group (January 2004) Avoiding New and Treacherous Legal Risks in Hiring Employees: Implementing Careful Background Checks and Other Practices to Ensure a Secure and Profitable Workplace, Council on Education in Management - Michigan Personnel Law Update (November 2003) The Electronic Workplace: Successful Management of Employee Internet Abuse and Privacy Issues in the Public Sector, Council on Education in Management - Public Sector Employment Law Update Seminar (September 2002) The Electronic Workplace: Successful Management of Employee Internet Abuse and Privacy Issues in the Public Sector, Council on Education in Management - Public Sector Employment Law Update Seminar (September 2002). | 