Best Lawyers Near You in Columbia, Maryland for Labor and Employment Law - Management
Mr. Finamore is a trial lawyer admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia. In the firm’s Litigation Department, Mr. Finamore has been retained as lead counsel on a wide variety of cases in the areas of general liability, professional liability, and employment law. His experience includes litigation of various first and third party insurance claims including insurance fraud, professional liability claims involving accountants, insurance agents, and dentists, among othe...
Halle Gray is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Labor and Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Halle, who practices law in Columbia, Maryland, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Halle is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Matt began his legal career at Jackson Lewis, following his participation in the Boston office’s summer internship program in 2004. Over the past two decades, Matt has built a strong reputation as a reliable and trusted advisor to business leaders around the country. Matt represents clients in court litigation and arbitration, and routinely handles labor union, government regulatory and administrative agency actions. Through effective advocacy, Matt helps clients achieve favorable resul...
Marc R. Engel is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Marc R., who practices law in Bethesda, Maryland, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marc R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Meredith (“Merry”) Campbell serves as a business advisor to local, national and global clients who look to her for counsel on managing their most important asset — their employees. Clients hire her because she successfully resolves workplace-related issues while helping them to maintain a positive and productive workplace. She often serves as outside General Counsel to her clients, advising on personnel matters and ensuring that her clients are up-to-date on compliance, trai...
Lauri E. Cleary is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Insurance and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Lauri E., who practices law in Bethesda, Maryland, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lauri E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic ...
James R. Hammerschmidt is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation, Employment Law - Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment. James R., who practices law in Bethesda, Maryland, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which James R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
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...
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 pension and welfare funds and other employee benefit plans. Bob ch...
Mr. O’Meally is an equity member of the labor and education department at Hodes, Pessin & Katz, P.A., and has worked closely with superintendents, boards of education, private schools, and private sector employers for over twenty years on a wide-variety of matters including collective bargaining, employment litigation, student discipline and special education, drug and alcohol issues, construction and procurement issues, and Open Meetings Act compliance. A 1984 graduate of the Unive...
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...
Deborah K. St. Lawrence Thompson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Employment Law - Management and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants. Deborah K. St. Lawrence, who practices law in Baltimore, Maryland, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Deborah K. St. Lawrence is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Kathleen McGinley is a principal and the office litigation manager of the Baltimore, Maryland, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. She is an experienced litigator and represents private and public sector employers in all areas of employment law. Kathleen provides compliance advice and preventative training to employers, including the development and establishment of essential employment policies and handbooks to address multi-state needs. She also counsels employers on real-time, complex employment ...
Lindsey White is an experienced litigator who represents management in employment cases in state and federal court, and before state, federal, and local administrative agencies. She represents a wide range of clients including nonprofits, health care institutions, government contractors, and insurance companies. She has successfully tried cases before juries. Lindsey works closely with clients to develop strategies to address employment claims, including recommending and providing representat...
I can truly say that I love my work. Building McMillan Metro has been very rewarding. Our Firm is dedicated to making a difference by listening to our clients, providing a strategic analysis and committing to a plan of action for every client matter. It has never been our goal to be the largest firm in the DC metropolitan area; however, it has always been our goal to be known for outstanding work. Over the past 40 years, I have had the opportunity to act as general counsel to a wealth of comp...
Greg Grant’s primary focus is the protection of his client’s legal rights, business interests and competitive advantages. As an experienced client counselor and advocate with more than 25 years of experience representing all types of business entities, owners and executives (including officers and directors), Greg understands business, and from first-hand experience knows that litigation or arbitration are strategic options/tools – NOT a goal to aspire to. He evaluates each ...
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