• Traditional labor law
• Employment law and employee relations
• Civil rights litigation
• Wage and hour issues
  

• Represented a variety of clients in more than 85 unfair labor practice cases before the National Labor Relations Board.
• Handled organizing campaigns and other facets of representation proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board.
• Participated in numerous labor arbitrations.
• Negotiated collective bargaining agreements.
• Filed and defended against motions for temporary restraining order in state and federal court regarding picketing, handbilling and other types of demonstrations.
• Represented clients in connection with prevailing wage complaints and investigations under state and federal law.
• Handled actions to enforce and vacate arbitration awards under Section 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act.
• Represented various parties, including Taft-Hartley funds, in connection with actions involving fringe benefit contributions under Section 301 of the Labor-Management Relations Act and ERISA.
• Filed and defended against lawsuits involving breach of a collective bargaining agreement.
• Successfully litigated cases in state and federal court involving discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, trade secrets and non-compete agreements.
• Handled numerous appeals in state and federal court.
• Other related experience in traditional labor law and employment matters.

Publications
"A Discussion of Changing Board Law in the Context of Withdrawal of Recognition: Management Viewpoint," NLRB Region 8 Labor Law Seminar (September 2001)

Prevailing Wage Handbook, Associated Builders & Contractors of Northeast Ohio, Inc. (2000)

Presentations
“What Every HR Professional Should Know About Labor Law,” HRACO Fall Legal Update (September 2007)

"Union Activities: The New Frontier," The 6th Annual Northern Ohio Labor & Employment Law Conference (May 2006)

"Professionalism in Practice Before the National Labor Relations Board," Mid-Winter Meeting for the American Bar Association Committee on Practice and Procedure Under the National Labor Relations Act (February 2004)

"If It's Bad Now What is it Going to be Like Later? An Update on the Proposed Legislation Expanding the FMLA," Council on Education and Management (October 2001)

"What Every Company (Union or Non-Union) Needs to Know about Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act," Northern Ohio Chambers of Commerce, Inc. (May 2001)

"An Overview of the Prevailing Wage Law," Associated Builders & Contractors of Northeast Ohio, Inc. (2000)