An increasing part of my practice is acting as a mediator and as an arbitrator in commercial and employment disputes. i have also been trained in healthcare disputes.
My negotiation and litigation practice includes most elements of employment law:
--Discrimination or harassment because of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability;
--Retaliation for complaining about discrimination or harassment;
--Retaliation against whistleblowers;
--Wrongful termination;
--Breach of employment contracts;
--Refusing to pay employees properly;
--Severance;
--Noncompetes;
--Class actions and collective actions; and
--Minimum wage and overtime ("wage and hour").
I practice before administrative agencies like the EEOC, in Federal courts and State courts.
A growing amount of my practice is acting as a consultant, helping law firms who are having problems with one of their cases: helping with key documents on summary judgment, helping with trial strategy, and handling appeals or parts of appeals.
I also act as a neutral arbitrator, deciding cases between plaintiffs and defendants (claimants and respondents). I am on the American Arbitration Association's Commercial Arbitrator roster, and on the AAA's Employment Roster.
Finally, I act as a neutral mediator, helping both sides reach an agreement that will put the dispute behind them.
I have many friends on both sides of the fence.
Focus: Forty-five years of experience in representing employees and others--sometimes a defendant or aligned with a defendant--in complex Federal and State civil litigation, much of it class litigation, and coming up with creative solutions.