Lawyer Profile
Robert S. Phifer
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Recognized Since:2013
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Recognized in:Employment Law - ManagementLitigation - Labor and Employment
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Website:
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Location:201 South College Street, Suite 2300Charlotte, NC 28244
Mr. Phifer has more than thirty years of experience representing employers in employment-related and benefits-related litigation and in counseling employers on compliance with federal and state employment laws. He has represented clients in diverse industries, including manufacturing, construction, service, transportation, trucking, healthcare, financial, retail and food processing, as well as in the public sector.
Lawyer Bio
Bar Admissions:
- North Carolina, North Carolina Bar Association
- South Carolina, South Carolina Bar
Affiliations:
- Changed Choices - Board of Directors
- National Retail Federation - Committee on Employment Law
- South Carolina Law Review - Executive Editor 75-77
- The First Tee of Charlotte - Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Secretary
- Wig & Robe Honor Society - Member
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
- A/V Preeminent Rating for more than 15 consecutive years by Martindale-Hubbell
- 2013 Top-Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment by American Lawyer and Martindale-Hubbell*
Areas of Expertise:
- Management
Firm Details
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
http://www.ogletree.com
Headquarters
One Ninety One Peachtree Tower, Suite 4800
191 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 881.1300
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Office Locations
in 1
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Lawyer Case History
Other Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
Selected Reported Cases
- Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp., 500 U.S. 20 (1991) (upholding order compelling Plaintiff to arbitrate his ADEA claim).
- Harrison v. Edison Brothers Apparel Stores, Inc., 151 F.3d 176 (4th Cir. 1998) (affirming trial court decision in sex harassment action that set aside adverse jury verdict and entered judgment for employer).
- Ard v. Southwest Forest Industries, Inc., 849 F.2d 517 (11th Cir. 1988) (affirming defense verdict in ADEA reduction-in-force case).
- Barnes v. Southwest Forest Industries, Inc., 814 F.2d 607 (11th Cir. 1987) (affirming summary judgment for employer in ADEA reduction-in-force case).
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