Chuck Dunlay Email & Phone Number

Kansas City, Missouri Area

F. Charles Dunlay represents the interest of municipalities and employers in labor and employment law, civil rights, and municipal liability. Mr. Dunlay has tried scores of cases for over two decades. He has litigated many civil rights and employment disputes serving as lead counsel in Fair Labor Standards Act collective action, retaliatory discharge, employment discrimination and harassment claims, constitutional cases, Americans with Disability Act cases, and Family Medical Leave Act claims at both the trial and appellate level. Mr. Dunlay has published articles and presented on an assortment of topics, including Discipline and Discharge of Municipal Employees: Due Process, First Amendment and Kansas Common Law Implications; Preventing Workplace Harassment; Police Liability: Defending Fourth Amendment Claims; Retaliatory Discharge Claims under Kansas Law; Municipal Liability Under 42 U.S.C. §1983; Fourth Amendment Excessive Force Claims & Use of Deadly Force; Attorney’s Fee Awards Under 42 U.S.C. §1988; and Preventing Discrimination & Harassment in the Workplace. Mr. Dunlay is an engaging trainer and has taught, trained, or presented for the City Attorney’s Association, the League of Municipalities, the Kansas Government Finance Officers Association, Lorman® Education Services, and law enforcement academies. Mr. Dunlay has conducted harassment prevention training for numerous employers, municipalities, and local government entities. He has conducted focused executive, board member, and elected official training with regard to municipal liability and final policymaking authority, employment discrimination and harassment prevention, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family Medical Leave Act. Mr. Dunlay has completed leadership development programs and repeatedly presented leadership training regarding leadership philosophy and public service.

· Litigated civil rights and employment disputes in which County had an interest ­ serving as lead counsel in FLSA collective action, employment discrimination claims, constitutional cases, ADA claims, and FMLA cases · Supervised retained defense counsel in law enforcement and corrections litigation · Managed County legal issues regarding civil rights,; Act · Created and implemented County's electronic discovery retention plan and process · Developed Preventing Discrimination & Harassment in the Workplace training program · Overhauled Johnson County Human Resource Policies and Procedures ­ a complete revision of County human resources policies · Trained elected officials, executive staff, human resources professionals and public safety officers on anti-harassment, FMLA, FLSA, electronic discovery, internal investigations, and constitutional rights · Drafted variety of legislation, contracts, leases, briefing sheets, and resolutions

Kansas City, Kansas

• Defended Unified Government in civil litigation, primarily civil rights, law enforcement liability, and employment cases in Federal Court • Named Legal Advisor to the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department• Acted as principal legal counsel with regard to labor and employment matters and related grievance hearings, mediation, and arbitration with regard to Teamsters, FOP, and AFSCME collective bargaining agreements• Drafted human resource policies for consolidation of government• Negotiated contracts, leases, and collective bargaining agreements• Drafted ordinances, resolutions, and proposed legislation• Served as legal counsel to Unified Government Human Services Standing Committee, Unified Government Public Works and Public Safety Standing Committee, Wyandotte County Detention Center Population Control Committee, Police Advisory Board, Compensation and Classification Study Committee, and Wyandotte County District Court

· Defended personally or supervised defense of all employment and civil rights litigation, resulting in seven figure savings · Implemented highly successful digital litigation tracking system · Advised County officials on municipal, employment, and civil rights law · Participated in consolidation of city and county government on transition team

Established successful legal practice Litigated civil and criminal matters at both trial and appellate levelsContracted with commercial law firm to provide commercial litigation on behalf of regional and national banking institutions Tried numerous bench and jury cases

Juris Doctor, Law

B.A., Political Science

Political Science, International Relations, Comparative Law

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