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Practice Area Overview
Representation of private employers is subject to federal jurisdictions pursuant to the National Labor Relations Act and Railway Labor Act, and includes: advising and handling representation petitions and disputes, decertification and de-authorization elections, unfair labor practice and carrier interference charges and proceedings, union jurisdictional disputes, negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, arbitration of union grievances and contractual disputes, managing and responding to labor strikes, lockouts, picketing and concerted activities, representation in federal and state court injunction proceedings, and managing and responding to union boycotts and corporate campaigns.
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Bruce Cross is a Director at CGWG. His practice includes work before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Wage & Hour and OFCCP Divisions of the Department of Labor, as well as related Federal and State Court Litigation. His experience includes Collective Bargaining, Arbitration, Advising Management Regarding Maintenance of a Non-Union and Non-Discriminatory Workplace, Supervisory Training, Development of Personnel Systems and the preparatio...
John Davis represents employers in the areas of labor and employment law and workers’ compensation defense. He spends a considerable amount of his time advising clients in connection with a variety of employment-related matters, including terminations, severance agreements, wage and hour issues, union avoidance, union negotiations, arbitrations, personnel policies and compliance with federal, state and local employment laws. In addition, Davis frequently appears before the Arkansas Work...
Missy McJunkins Duke is a Director at CGWG. She regularly represents employers, both private and public, before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of Labor, as well as related federal and state court litigation. She also represents school districts throughout Arkansas concerning employment matters, including discipline, discharge, and leave issues. Missy also represents employers and individuals in immigration matters.
Kathy Graves has more than 30 years of experience representing management in all areas of employment and labor relations, including state and federal employment litigation and in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Her wealth of experience benefits her clients in all areas of employment-related matters.
Christopher Heller works primarily in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Labor and Employment Law and Education Law. The majority of his practice consists of trial and appellate work. He primarily represents businesses and public entities in class actions and other cases involving natural resources, insurance, trade secrets, employment, civil rights, education, contracts and other issues. Chris is listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation, Bet-the-Company Litigation, La...
Stuart Jackson has been practicing in the employment law field for over thirty years and focuses his practice on advising employers on compliance with civil rights/employment laws and developing personnel policies and employment agreements. Jackson recently has focused his time on assisting employers on medical marijuana and COVID-19 related leave and accommodation issues, and defending employers in wage and hour class and collective action litigation. Jackson defends employers in federal and...
Michelle Kaemmerling has been practicing with Wright Lindsey Jennings since relocating to her hometown of Little Rock in 2001. Her practice focuses on employment and complex commercial litigation in state and federal court, including appeals. She has also represented a number of defendants in employment and consumer class action lawsuits. In addition to her litigation practice, Kaemmerling regularly advises employers regarding compliance with state and federal employment laws and develops per...
Jane Kim, a Chicago-area native, has been practicing employment law since 2007, when she moved to Little Rock to start her legal career at Wright Lindsey Jennings. Kim maintains an active litigation practice, primarily defending a wide range of clients in state and federal court actions—including class and collective actions—involving claims under the various civil rights laws and the wage and hour laws, and claims related to employment agreements, covenants not to compete, and tr...
Cindy Kolb is a Director at Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C., based in the firm’s Little Rock office. Her practice areas include employment law, insurance defense, and insurance coverage. She regularly speaks on employment law and HR-related topics for SHRM-affiliated and other industry groups around the state. Cindy served as the 2014 Chair of the Employment Law and Legislative Affairs (ELLA) Conference, hosted by the Arkansas Society for Human Resource Management State C...
Elizabeth Robben Murray heads the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group and serves on the firm’s Management Committee. Her litigation experience is extensive and includes matters such as product liability, natural gas litigation, discrimination law suits, covenants not to compete, commercial contracts and trade secrets misappropriation. Betsy also represents clients in matters regarding legislation, initiated acts and constitutional amendments. Prior to joining the firm, Bets...
Nate Read has extensive experience representing employers in all matters of employment and labor law with a focus on employment counseling and employment litigation. He advises businesses and executives with respect to the drafting and enforcement of employment, confidentiality, restrictive covenant and severance agreements. Nate represents individuals and companies in various contract disputes and business tort litigation, including intellectual property disputes and unfair competition claim...
Richard "Rick" Roderick , a Director at CGWG, has more than 20 years of human resources experience in various executive management positions, including Executive Director of Human Resources with a large, multi-state corporation. He has extensive experience in labor relations, union negotiations and employment law. Rick works primarily in the areas of wrongful discharge, employment discrimination, unfair labor practices and wage and hour matters. He also advises management regarding human reso...
Amber Wilson Bagley , is a Director in the Firm of Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C. She practices in the areas of Commercial/Corporate Law, Employment Law, Municipal Law, and Health Care Law with experience representing clients before federal and state courts in Arkansas, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, and various federal and state agencies and boards. Amber also regularly assists clients with drafting contracts, policies, and procedures. In her legal career, Amber has ser...
Carolyn Witherspoon is a Director at CGWG. She received her undergraduate degree and Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where she was associate editor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Journal. Carolyn primarily represents public and private employers in defending employment-related matters, including Title VII litigation, and does extensive training in the employment area for employers. She is a frequent contributor to legal publications on topics ...
H. Wayne Young is a partner with the firm and a member of the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group. He was named the 2017 Russell Gunter Legislative Advocacy Award Recipient by the Arkansas SHRM. The award recognizes outstanding contributions of time and effort in local, state or federal legislative advocacy on behalf of the Human Resources profession. He is a member of CAHRA and was awarded the association’s Legislative Advocacy Award for 2018. He has also been named in The Best Law...
Devin Bates is a strategic litigator and trusted advisor to his clients. As a trial lawyer, he has experience in complex litigation including business matters, intellectual property disputes, constitutional litigation, and products liability actions. He also represents clients in conflicts involving governmental agencies and in administrative proceedings. Devin handles cases from inception through resolution at trial, appeal, and alternative dispute resolution where appropriate. Devin also re...
Cara Butler served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Lavenski R. Smith of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit where she gained experience on a wide variety of labor and employment issues. She now combines her knowledge and experience to counsel businesses and not-for-profits on employment and workplace issues to ensure compliance with federal, state and local laws. She advises human resources administration on hiring and termination, employee discipline, state an...
Katherine C. Campbell is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group at Friday, Eldredge & Clark. She serves as litigation counsel for individuals and businesses in complex business and commercial disputes including employment claims, collective action wage and hour claims, and breach of contract matters. She graduated summa cum laude in 2013 from the University of Arkansas School of Law.Prior to joining the firm, Katherine was an associate at Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, DC and served...
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