Attorney
CurrentAdvises corporate clients on all aspects of employment law, including discipline and discharge, disability accommodations, discrimination and harassment issues, family and medical leave problems, restrictive covenants, benefits issues, wage-and-hour matters, and reductions in force.Regularly represents employers in the defense of claims in state and federal courts and administrative agencies involving issues of discrimination, retaliation, wages, family and medical leave rights, the public policy exception, and restrictive covenants.Prepares, interprets, and negotiates corporate policies, employee handbooks, employment agreements and other contracts, and separation and settlement agreements.Lectures on employment law before management and professional groups, including client seminars, national attorneys association, national and regional church executives, and insurance company managers.