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Thomas J. Birchfield Chair, Labor and Employment Practice Group
Tom is Chair of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group. He represents employers exclusively. Tom's practice includes collective bargaining, the litigation of labor claims before the courts, the National Labor Relations Board and arbitral forums, the defense of employment lawsuits, and counseling concerning compliance with the various state and federal employment laws.
Education
B.S., Indiana University, 1985
J.D., Indiana University, 1988
Admitted to Practice
Kentucky, 1988
Indiana, 1988
Courts Admitted to Practice
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Indiana Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Kentucky Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Louisville Bar Association
Society for Human Resources Management, Kentucky State Council Member, 1999 to present
Professional Leadership
Chairperson, Employment Law Steering Committee, USLAW Network, Inc. - 2002 to present
Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, Louisville Bar Association, 1998
Achievements in Areas of Concentration
International Center for Dispute Resolution, Certified Mediator, 2002
Labor Relations Counsel, State of Indiana, 1991-1992
Field Examiner, National Labor Relations Board, Region 25, 1984-1985
Honors and Awards
Best Lawyers in America in the category of Labor and Employment Law; 2007-2008, Woodward/White, Inc.
Kentucky Super Lawyer, 2007
Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, in the category of Employment: Mainly Defendant, Rank 2; 2004-present, Chambers & Partners
Business First, Forty Under 40, 2000
Leadership Kentucky , Member Class of 1999
Selected Publications and Presentations
"Wage and Hour Master Class" - KELL subscribers, Louisville, November 2007
"Performance Appraisals: Be Honest or Be Quiet" - Human Resources Conference Southern Indiana Society for Human Resource Management, New Albany, Indiana, October 2007
"Labor and Employment Issues in Bankruptcy" - USLAW Client Conference, Washington D.C., October 2007
"The Ten Perils of Employee Terminations" - 23rd Annual Kentucky SHRM Conference, Louisville, October 2007.
"A Management Workshop on Positive Union Free Employee Relations" - Kentucky Assisted Living Facilities Assn., Louisville, July 2007.
"FMLA Master Class" - KELL subscribers," Louisville, May 2007.
Kentucky Employment Law Letter, M. Lee Smith Publishing Co., Contributing Editor, 1992-Present
"Auditing Employment Practices" Kentucky SHRM State Conference, September 23, 2003
"Untangling the Confusing - and Often Conflicting - Web of Leave Laws: FMLA, ADA and Workers' Comp" - Council in Education Management, August 2001.
"A Better Way? Choosing Mediation to Resolve ADA Disputes" - Access Center Partnership, October 2000
"Telecommuting and What it Means for the Human Resources Professional" - Indiana University Southeast and Society for Human Resources Management Breakfast Briefing, November 2000
s" - Access Center Partnership, October 2001.
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