Dean Burrell Email & Phone Number

Greater New York City Area

Labor and employment arbitrator-mediator and independent workplace investigator. Additional focus on benefits and multi-employer pension plans. Arbitration panels include the American Arbitration Association, FMCS, the New Jersey Mediation Board, NJ PERC, NYS PERB, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Local 32BJ SEIU-Reality Advisory Board. Mediation panels include EEOC, NJ State Courts, NJ Federal Court, NYS 2nd Appellate.

Akron, Ohio

Manage team of ten (lawyers and professionals) handling labor relations for leading ($16B+) energy company, including power plants (nuclear and fossil), and energy delivery and transmission subsidiaries in six states. Team responsibilities include negotiation and administration of twenty collective bargaining agreements.

Phoenix Arizona And New York City Areas

Labor and employment arbitrator-mediator and independent workplace investigator. Additional focus on benefits and multi-employer pension plans. Panels include the American Arbitration Association, the New Jersey Mediation Board, Phoenix Public Employee Relations Board and FINRA

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Labor Law professor.

Responsible for labor relations of Fortune 500 waste services company with over 150 collective bargaining agreements. Managed 5 team members who handled negotiations, arbitrations, unfair labor practice and representation proceedings, and training. Developed national strategies, including union pension plan liability mitigation.

Developed and implemented labor relations strategy for eastern and international divisions of General Electric joint venture and leading truck leasing and logistics company, with more than twenty thousand employees, three billion dollars in annual revenue, and more than one hundred and thirty labor contracts. Chief negotiator and counsel for collective bargaining; NLRB unfair labor practice and representation, and arbitration proceedings. Conducted new business and acquisition due diligence process. Undefeated in arbitrations over issues such as staffing requirements (saving two+ million dollars annually), work performance, DOT and CDL requirements, and drug testing. Implemented long term labor relations strategies in international acquisitions and operations, including Mexico and Brazil. Trained management in representation campaigns and managing in a union environment. Achieved Six Sigma certification, green belt project focused on improving compliance with DOT random drug and alcohol testing requirements. Assisted in sales efforts by demonstrating ability of Penske labor relations, and aiding potential customers with subcontracting strategies.

Attorney with leading New Jersey and nationally ranked management-side labor and employment law firm. Focused on traditional labor law (chief negotiator; unfair labor practices, injunctive relief and representation proceedings; union representation campaigns; arbitrations), plus employment litigation and counseling in full range of employment and wage-hour statutes, preparation of employment policies and handbooks.

Field Attorney, Washington, DC Resident Office, 1992-1997Represented General Counsel in unfair labor practice trials. Served as hearing officer in representation proceedings. Conducted elections and unfair labor practice investigations. . Responsible for extensive investigations and proceedings involving newspaper, transportation, supermarket, and coal mining industries. President of Local 5 of NLRB Union.Litigator, Special Litigation Branch, Enforcement Litigation, 1989-1992Practice primarily in federal district, appellate, and bankruptcy courts in actions including enforcement, Section 301 litigation, subpoena quashing and enforcement, Freedom of Information and Equal Access to Justice proceedings. Argued before the 2nd and 6th Circuit, and other federal courts. Successfully argued Greyhound Bus bankruptcy proceeding. Shop steward for NLRB Professional Association

Llm, Labor And Employment Law

Jd, Law

Bs, Industrial And Labor Relations

Certificate, Arbitrator Development Program