Michael Kass represents clients on a wide range of employment, general corporate and litigation matters. He is a member of the firm's Employment & Labor Law practice group and Co-Chair of the firm's Non-Compete/Trade Secrets Practice Group, and previously served as Chair of the firm's Employment & Labor practice group. Listed in Best Lawyers in America© every year since 2013, and as a "Lawyer of the Year" for 2019, Michael’s clients range from individuals and small, closely-held businesses to Fortune 100 corporations. Michael also serves as outside general counsel to several companies, overseeing all aspects of legal issues for many of his clients. He customizes business and legal strategies to meet each client’s overall goals and objectives, paying particular attention to the effect decisions will have on overlapping legal and business issues. Michael's extensive employment law experience includes counseling clients and litigating matters pertaining to non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, the protection of trade secrets, computer tampering statutes, employment agreements, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, sexual harassment, various other forms of discrimination under Title VII and state anti-discrimination statutes, medical leave issues under the FMLA, background checks under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the NLRA, employee handbooks and personnel policies and many other labor and employment-related matters. Michael also represents clients (individuals and businesses) in various types of business litigation, including contract disputes and shareholder disputes in closely-held entities.Specialties: Employment law counseling, employment litigation, non-compete agreements, trade secrets, and general counsel services.Firm bio: http://www.armstrongteasdale.com/michael-kass/ Disclaimer: The choice of lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.