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Labor and Employment Law - Management - Baltimore, Maryland
Stephanie Kaye Baron advises and represents businesses in all aspects of labor and employment law and represents educational institutions in disputes with students and faculty. She has litigated several class action student claims, including cases involving alleged consumer fraud, misrepresentation, and so called “educational malpractice.” Stephanie is also the Chair of our Recruitment Committee and a member of our Diversity Committee.
Suzzanne W. Decker is a principal in the firm's Baltimore office. Suzzanne represents businesses in all aspects of employer-employee relations. Suzzanne's litigation experience includes defending employers in matters including wage and hour issues, discrimination and harassment, family medical leave, and ERISA denial of benefits. She has also assisted companies with non-competition agreement enforcement and breach of contract claims.
Kirsten Eriksson represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law throughout the country. Her clients range from local businesses and non-profits to large national companies in various industries such as education, government contracting and financial services. Kristy has represented clients in State and Federal Courts, as well as in proceedings before the EEOC, various state and local agencies, and private mediators and arbitrators. She regularly drafts non-competition and no...
Skillfully representing management in employment law and education law matters for over 40 years, Steve Frenkil was selected as “Lawyer of the Year” for Labor Law – Management in Baltimore for 2021 by the peer review publication, Best Lawyers in America. A principal in the firm’s Baltimore and Washington, D.C. offices, Steve advises and defends employers on the full spectrum of employment matters and counsels and advocates on behalf of educational institutions in an ar...
Veronica D. Jackson represents employers in a broad range employment litigation matters, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, ADA and FMLA litigation, and wrongful discharge. Veronica also has extensive experience conducting internal investigations for clients regarding allegations of workplace harassment, discrimination, retaliation under VII and ADA, and regarding incidents related to workplace violence concerns. Veronica is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/U...
Bob Kellner chairs the Firm's Employment Law Practice Group. Bob counsels and represents clients in all aspects of employment and labor law, including employment discrimination, personnel policies and practices, employment contracts, restrictive covenants, severance agreements, wrongful discharge, wage and hour law, collective bargaining, and National Labor Relations Act matters. He advises clients with respect to a wide range of employee benefits matters and is counsel to multiemployer pensi...
Frank Laws leads the firm’s Litigation Department, a team of lawyers spanning a wide range of litigation experience and expertise. Focusing on finding business solutions to business problems, Mr. Laws has successfully litigated commercial cases throughout the country. Aside from the usual contract disputes and business torts, the subject matters have included cattle rustling, copyright infringement, the uniform commercial code, agricultural issues, government authority , and land use is...
Emmett F. McGee is a Partner and Litigation Manager in the Baltimore office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Mr. McGee represents employers in all aspects of employment law and human resource management, including employment discrimination, wage and hour issues, and affirmative action planning. In addition to advice and counsel on a broad range of employment issues, Mr. McGee’s practice includes litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as before administrative agencie...
Joy M. Napier-Joyce is a Partner in the Baltimore office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and leader of the firm’s Employee Benefits Practice Group. Ms. Napier-Joyce counsels clients in a broad range of benefit matters, including general compliance and administration of qualified retirement plans under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. She also assists clients with welfare plan issues involving cafeteria plans, health plans, flexible spending accounts, group insurance products, COBRA and HIPAA....
Kathleen Pontone represents clients in matters involving employment, fair housing and education law, and the defense of whistleblower claims. She practices exclusively on behalf of management and the institution in these areas. She represents several major educational institutions and companies, multi-family housing providers, nonprofit organizations, governments, and medical institutions. She practices in Education Law providing advice on student issues, Title IX, as well as faculty disputes...
Larry R. Seegull is a Shareholder in the Baltimore office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Mr. Seegull represents both private and public sector employers in all areas of labor and employment law. He advises clients on compliance, litigation avoidance, and limiting liability with respect to the full complement of employment decisions, ranging from hiring to discipline and termination. Mr. Seegull also defends clients in all types of employment-related litigation, arbitration and agency investigations, i...
Stephen M. Silvestri is a Shareholder in the Baltimore office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Mr. Silvestri has nearly 30 years of experience representing companies, public sector employers, and institutions of higher learning in complex labor disputes, and has acted as their chief spokesperson and bargaining strategist in negotiations throughout the country. His practice also includes union avoidance, EEO trials in state and federal courts, employee benefits litigation, labor arbitrations and WARN Act...
Marc Sloane represents management in traditional labor matters and advises and defends employers when workplace issues arise. A former assistant general counsel of a Fortune 100 company, Marc provides employers with practical, business-centered legal counsel. He is deeply experienced in the full scope of traditional labor matters that employers face, including unit determination hearings, union elections, collective bargaining, contract administration, grievances, arbitrations and proceedings...
Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson represents a broad array of clients in complex cases in jurisdictions around the country, primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, mass tort litigation, products liability, toxic torts, labor and employment law. Ms. Thompson also coordinates commercial and products liability litigation outside the United States. She has earned a reputation among her peers as a tough litigator who carefully prepares each case with a common sense, efficient, practical focus...
Elisabeth Hall advises and represents businesses in all aspects of labor, employment and fair housing law. Beth’s litigation experience includes defending employers and businesses in matters including wage and hour issues, discrimination and harassment, family medical leave, fair housing violations, and reasonable accommodation claims. She has represented clients in both Federal and State courts and in front of numerous government agencies, including the DOL, EEOC, NLRB and various stat...
Nicole K. Whitecar is an associate in our Labor, Employment and Workplace Safety Practice Group. Niki assists our lawyers on various employment matters such as employment discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, wage and hour, and wrongful discharge. She also works with our labor lawyers on collective bargaining and unfair labor practice charges. Before joining Miles & Stockbridge, Niki was Director of Professional Services of Agile Mind, an organization which offers innovative pr...
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