Represent and defend consumers in civil actions brought against them by creditors and debt collectors.Advise on a variety of legal issues including debt settlement, collections, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), wage garnishment, wage assignment, and bankruptcy.Negotiate settlements and represent consumers in all aspects of the litigation process in Civil Courts in Tennessee and Illinois.

Teach "Employment Relationship: Law and Policy" to undergraduate students across the country and around the world. Topics covered include regulation of the employment relationship; Title VII; The Reconstruction Civil Rights Act; affirmative action; gender discrimination; sexual harassment; Equal Pay Act (EPA); Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA); race and color discrimination and harassment; national origin discrimination and harassment; Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA); sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination; religious discrimination; age discrimination and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); disability discrimination and the American's with Disabilities Act (ADA); labor law including National Labor Relations Act (NLRA); Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA); Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA); Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA); Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Services Act (USERRA); workplace privacy; constitutional protections; federal wiretapping; Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA); employee monitoring - technology, email, computer use, BYOD, social media; tort actions; unemployment compensation; worker's compensation.Assess student progress and provide guidance and assistance in comprehension of course material. Stimulate and oversee class discussions.Plan, evaluate, and revise course material as necessary.Foster student commitment to lifelong learning by connecting course materials to current events and issues and discuss changes that have been made in the law.

Provided counsel and advise with regard to a vast array of labor and employment issues to International organization and its regional and local affiliates on matters including, but not limited to internal and external EEO matters (harassment and/or discrimination pertaining to race, gender, age, religion and national origin), Title VII, internal and external workplace policies and contracts, collective bargaining agreement interpretation and administration, company policy interpretation, collective bargaining, NLRB practice including unfair labor practice ("ULP") initiation and defense and representation (“R”) cases, strikes, lockouts, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, WARN, ERISA, HIPAA, OSHA, USERRA, and the FLSA.Counseled and advised International officers and administration employees regarding internal matters. Represented the International organization, its locals and members before federal and state courts, federal and state administrative agencies (including the National Labor Relations Board (NLRA), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Labor (DOL), and numerous state Equal Rights Agencies, as well as before arbitrators and mediators.Conducted fact finding, depositions, witness preparation, and negotiated settlements.Prepared labor and employment course material and provided training relevant to the same. Oversaw and managed outside counsel on a national level.

Provided counsel and legal advice pertaining to labor and employment issues to international and local unions across the nation on matters including contract interpretation and administration; unfair labor practice (issuance and defense); representation issues before the NLRB (including union elections and membership, decertification proceedings, appropriate bargaining units and accretion); EEO issues (harassment and discrimination based on race, color, nationality, gender, religion) and Title VII; ADA; ADEA; FMLA; FLSA; strikes; lockouts: ERISA; HIPAA; USERRA. Assisted in collective bargaining and contract administration.Represented clients across the nation before federal and state courts as well as before federal and state administrative agencies including the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division. Prepared and presented arbitration cases.Conducted fact finding investigations, depositions, witness preparation, and negotiated settlements. Prepared and presented seminars on various employment and labor issues.