Find Lawyers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for Labor and Employment Law - Management
As a shareholder in the Milwaukee office of Ogletree Deakins, I represent employers before federal and state courts, arbitrators and administrative agencies throughout the country in nearly all areas of employment law, with particular focus in the following: • Union relations • Wage and Hour • Noncompetes and other Restrictive Covenants • Employee Benefits Litigation • Employment Discrimination I pride myself on providing thoughtful analysis and practical application ...
Joe leads O’Neil Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing’s Employment Law Practice Group and has extensive experience representing management in a vast array of employment and labor matters. He is licensed to practice law in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin and has represented clients in litigation matters in both state and federal courts, including the federal district courts in Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. Joe has significant experience as a seasoned litigator having tried ...
Chrissy Hamiel is Chair of the School Law Section in the Milwaukee office of von Briesen & Roper, s.c. She concentrates her practice on assisting school districts, private schools, and charters schools on all aspects of law surrounding education. As the proud daughter of public school educators, Chrissy has always had a passion for education which uniquely enhances her understanding of, and guidance provided to, schools. Chrissy counsels districts on challenging legal matters involving st...
Eric Hobbs's practice focuses on labor and employment, with an emphasis on employment counseling and policy development, occupational safety and health, worker’s compensation, wage-hour matters, clergy abuse, and employment discrimination litigation. He also has experience in wage-hour, employment discrimination and multi-district class action cases. Mr. Hobbs represents employers of all sizes in a variety of industries from service to heavy manufacturing. He has litigated before state and fe...
Kevin J. Kinney has been practicing labor and employment law since his graduation from Marquette University Law School in 1982. Kevin’s practice centers on all matters arising under the National Labor Relations Act, including union organizing and unfair labor practices brought by or against labor organizations, NLRB proceedings, arbitrations and labor audits. He regularly negotiates collective bargaining agreements that address leading issues such as retiree benefits and wage restructur...
Jon Levine has a national practice focusing on representing employers in all areas of labor-management relations, including litigation before the National Labor Relations Board and in state and federal courts. He also has significant experience with: The National Labor Relations Act Union organizing campaigns Collective bargaining Labor arbitration Title VII The Americans with Disabilities Act The Age Discrimination in Employment Act The Wisconsin Fair Employment Act Jon’s notable succe...
Andy Phillips has dedicated his career to assisting governmental and quasi-governmental entities with their most challenging legal problems. Andy brings innovative solutions to the organizational, operational and personnel problems facing local governments and has been a leader in creating entities to serve areas such as Medicaid programming, public finance, human services and long term care. Andy maintains a diverse practice focused on serving the unique needs of his clients. For his county ...
Agatha K. Raynor is a shareholder with the law firm of Crivello Carlson, headquartered in downtown Milwaukee. Agatha concentrates her practice in employment law. Agatha regularly advises clients on compliance, best practices and risk management in all areas of employment law, including accommodation of disabilities, handling harassment complaints, FMLA compliance, reductions in force, separation agreements, and implementing effective employment policies and practices. In addition, Agatha also...
Robert K. Sholl is an experienced attorney in the Litigation and Labor & Employment Practices at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c. He is licensed in both Wisconsin and Illinois. Representing management exclusively, Mr. Sholl advises and defends employers in the full range of labor and employment law matters. His employment practice encompasses employment discrimination, workplace harassment, noncompete agreement, whistleblower, wage/hour, and breach of employment contract lawsuits before f...
David J. Sisson is a shareholder in the firm’s Litigation and Labor and Employment Practices. David solves problems that arise when critical personal business relationships end. These include disputes involving departing key employees and shareholders in closely held corporations and others who owe fiduciary duties. Controversies often develop at the conclusion of these relationships regarding what may be owned by, or owed to, the respective parties. A departing employee may try to esta...
Ryan Heiden is a Shareholder in the Government Law Group at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. where he focuses his practice on school law and public sector labor and employment issues. Ryan helps public sector employers navigate and minimize risk with respect to a wide-range of complex and sensitive labor and employment issues by providing employers with trusted and practical guidance. Ryan routinely provides counsel related to anti-discrimination practices, employee medical issues, wage and hour...
Erica is a member of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. She assists clients with employment discrimination litigation, non-competition and trade secret litigation, Occupational Safety and Health matters, wage and hour issues, NLRB and unfair labor practice matters, employment policy and agreement drafting and review, unemployment compensation, investigations and proper employment practices to avoid litigation. Experience/Representati...
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