• Product Liability Defense
• Business Litigation
• Zoning and Land Use Disputes
• Legislative Representation
• Employment and Labor Law
• Employment Discrimination Defense

Mediation/Negotiation Experience see Littrell, Rex Mediator BIO.pdf

Other Experience
National defense counsel for dietary supplement manufacturer and dietary supplement retailer in ephedra litigation throughout the United States.

Currently serves as court-appointed Defendants’ Liaison Counsel and is a member of Defendants’ Coordinating Counsel in the Ephedra MDL in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Currently serves as court-appointed Indemnitees’ Liaison Counsel in global mediation of more than 100 ephedra-personal injury cases in ephedra products manufacturer’s bankruptcy proceedings before United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.

Coordinated and led defense mediation negotiations in multiple global mass tort mediations involving settlements of several hundred ephedra cases.

Developed and coordinated efforts to transfer hundreds of personal injury and wrongful death tort actions in numerous states and federal courts to one consolidated federal court following bankruptcy in product manufacturer.

Outside counsel for manufactured housing trade organization, retailers and community operators in federal and state zoning and federal preemption litigation, consumer complaint and commercial litigation, and taxation appeals.

Prior regional counsel for multi-state home improvement company in litigation involving sex discrimination, race discrimination, federal and state consumer finance statutes, unfair competition issues, covenant-not-to-compete and customer complaint matters.

Experienced in all phases of commercial/business litigation and employment litigation in federal and state courts, including trial, arbitration and mediation proceedings.

Registered legislative and executive branch lobbyist with extensive experience drafting and negotiating legislation before the Ohio General Assembly.

Presentations
Manufactured Housing Seminar Presentations
“Best Practices for People Coming and Going from [Manufactured Home] Communities” (October 2007)
“Best Practices in Handling Abandoned Manufactured Homes and Common Challenges When Handling Land Home Deals” (March 2007)
“Modular Home Taxation in Ohio” (September 2006)
“The Ten Most Common Mistakes Community Operators Make…and How to Avoid Them” (September 2006)
“OMHA Best Legal Practices Seminar” (March 2006)
“The New World of Manufactured Home Installation” (November 2005)
“2005 Update on Legal Developments in the Manufactured Housing Industry” (September 2005)
“2004 Update on Legal Developments in the Manufactured Housing Industry” (September 2004)
“Overcoming the Fear Factor in Running Your Community” (October 2003)
“OMHA Community Operator Seminar” (May 2003)
“Abandoned Manufactured Homes Legislations” (March 2003)
“Top Ten Legal Do’s and Don’ts for Retailers” (October 2002)

Council on Education in Management Presentations
"FMLA Update 2003," Moderator (December 2003)
"How to Conduct a Public Sector Workplace Investigation," Moderator (June 2003)
"Untangling the FMLA, ADA and Workers' Comp Overlap in Ohio," Moderator (April 2003)
"Managing Employee Discipline, Discharge and Documentation in Ohio," Moderator (January 2003)
"FMLA Update 2002 and Best Practice in FMLA Administration," Moderator (June 2002)
"Ohio State and Federal Leave Law Update 2002," Moderator (May 2002)
"FMLA Update 2001," Moderator (September 2001)
"ADA Workshop: Mastering the Challenges of the ADA Overlap" (November 2000; September 2001)
"ADA Update 2000, Recent Developments: How the Latest Supreme Court, State and Federal Court Decisions Impact Your Policies and Procedures" (November 2000)
"Public Sector Workplace Harassment Mock Trial" (September 2000)
"How to Investigate and Remedy a Sexual Harassment or Discrimination Complaint" (June 2000)
"Successfully Using Modified Duty, Return-To-Work and Reasonable Accommodations Without Running Afoul of The ADA, FMLA, or Workers' Compensation Laws" (May 2000)
Frequent speaker at seminars for human resources professionals regarding employment law issues.
Frequent speaker to government and trade organizations regarding legislative matters and trade organization issues.

Additional Presentations – Other
"Winning Without Fighting:  Not All Disputes Are Created Equal," PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum (August 2007)
“Ortho-Evra Litigation Update, Defense Perspectives,” Mealey’s Teleconference (July 2007)