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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Premier client service, as outlined in the firm’s Client Pledge, is one of the firm’s top priorities and a cornerstone of its core values. U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has named Ogletree Deakins a “Law Firm of the Year” for six consecutive years. In 2017, the publication named Ogletree Deakins its “Law Firm of the Year” in the Labor Law-Management category. Ogletree Deakins has 800 attorneys located in 50 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a diverse range of clients, from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies.

Premier client service is a firm tradition and remains our top priority.

Our attorneys pledge to:

  • Understand your business and objectives.
  • Focus on and anticipate your needs.
  • Collaborate to develop creative business solutions.
  • Harness technology and innovation to better serve your interests.
  • Communicate in a timely and effective manner.
  • Provide quality representation with exceptional value.
Associate
David’s practice is focused on litigation and counseling related to employment and labor law. His experience includes representing employers in disputes in state and federal court,…
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Of Counsel

Shirin Aboujawde graduated from Boston University in 2004, followed by Saint John’s University School of Law in 2007. She was admitted to practice in New York shortly thereafter. Following…
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Associate
Salvatore specializes in data protection and privacy law. He supports clients across the world with their regulatory data privacy compliance. He works with partners and associates across…
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Maria Anastas is a traditional labor law expert and former NLRB attorney. The overwhelming majority of her practice is focused on representing employers before the NLRB and during union…
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Associate
Ben is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ Detroit (Metro) office.  Before joining the firm, Ben served as a judicial law clerk to five federal judges in the Eastern District of Michigan: U.S…
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Associate
Chris Anderson is a member of the International Practice Group, which provides worldwide labor and employment law support in over 100 countries. His international practice expertise…
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Associate
Karla Turner Anderson represents employers in a wide range of employment matters. Karla's representative experience includes:

Drafting and revising employer affirmative action policies for…
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Of Counsel
*Licensed to practice in North Carolina and Georgia only. Practice in D.C. under supervision pursuant to Rule 49 of the D.C. Court of Appeals.
Ms. Andrews’ practice encompasses a broad…
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Associate
Anna Angel joined the Denver office of Ogletree Deakins in July 2015 as a member of the immigration practice group. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Ms. Angel worked for several years as…
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Associate
Omar M. Aniff is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins. Mr. Aniff primarily specializes in defending employers in wage and hour class actions and California’s Private…
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Associate
Bensy is an employment litigator in Ogletree Deakins’ Seattle office.  She represents employers in all aspects of employment litigation, including cases alleging Title VII discrimination;…
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There is a story behind every employment discrimination claim.  Rebecca is skilled at telling your side of the story.  She unravels allegations, sifts through facts, and marshals evidence…
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Associate
Chambord is a senior associate in the San Francisco office of Ogletree Deakins. Her employment litigation practice focuses on the representation of employers and management in state and…
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Of Counsel
Eric A. Berg focuses his practice on construction law, in both litigation and transactional work. Eric has represented developers, international corporations, contractors, subcontractors,…
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Associate
Daniel Bernstein is a management-side labor and employment attorney, representing and counseling clients on a wide range of matters involving:


Federal and state wage and hour matters,…
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Of Counsel
Brian Berry is a litigator in Ogletree Deakins’ San Francisco office.  Mr. Berry focuses his practice on class action employment litigation.  He has broad experience defending class and…
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Jenn Betts represents and counsels employers regarding complex traditional labor and employment matters. Jenn has extensive experience with employment issues. She has defended numerous…
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Associate
Shiv assists clients with employee benefits and executive compensation matters.  He advises clients on a variety of issues related to qualified and nonqualified plans, including plan design…
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Of Counsel

Kristine works with clients on a variety of issues related to health and welfare and retirement plans. Her practice includes advising clients about all aspects of ERISA and Internal…
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Frank provides a comprehensive array of services to employers in traditional labor relations law and employment law compliance and litigation. His traditional labor practice includes…
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Associate
Raul represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters. He has litigated single plaintiff suits, and has experience in a variety of employment litigation matters, including…
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Associate
Chloe Chang is an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office where she represents employers in all stages of litigation in state and federal courts, and in proceedings before various…
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Shareholder
Ron serves on the Firm’s Board of Directors. He is Board Certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and represents employers in all areas of labor and…
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Associate
J.T. Charron is an attorney in the Ogletree Deakins St. Louis, Missouri Office. Mr. Charron represents management in all aspects of labor and employment law.
Mr. Charron graduated Kalamazoo…
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Of Counsel
Erica Chee represents employers in a broad area of matters.  She regularly represents employers in traditional labor law issues, including advising and representing management in bargaining…
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Associate
Alexander “Zander” Chemers is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins.  Zander has defended employers against discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful…
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Associate
Jacob D. Cherry is an immigration attorney in the Atlanta office.  His practice is focused on employment-based immigration and worksite compliance matters.
Jacob works with multinational…
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Associate
Since being admitted to the bar in 2012, Sarah has been practicing immigration law exclusively. She has expertise in a broad range of immigration matters, including family-based and…
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Associate
Thomas R. Chibnall is an associate in the St. Louis, Missouri, office of Ogletree Deakins. He represents and counsels clients of all sizes in a variety of employment related matters before…
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Shareholder
Tracie Childs focuses her practice on defending national employers against class, representative and collective actions.  She also has extensive experience representing Fortune 500…
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Office Managing Shareholder
David Michael DeMaio is the Managing Shareholder of the Miami Office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms. He…
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Shareholder
Lee Depret-Bixio joined Ogletree Deakins in 2003 and she practices exclusively in the area of business immigration law.  She assists U.S. and foreign companies in obtaining and maintaining…
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Associate
Colleen represents businesses in a wide range of employment and commercial lawsuits and provides day-to-day advice to management on employee relations issues.  Colleen has significant…
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Of Counsel
Katie Desmond has extensive experience providing strategic immigration guidance to companies of various sizes, ranging from Fortune 500s to startups. Katie is well versed in preparing non-…
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Of Counsel
Julie Devine, a trial lawyer for over 14 years, has extensive experience in all areas of litigation and employment counseling.
Litigation Experience
Julie represents employers in a wide…
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Counsel
Kaitlyn practices U.S. immigration law, with a focus on employment-based immigration. She helps employers prepare immigrant and nonimmigrant visa petitions for foreign nationals seeking…
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Mark has a diverse litigation and counseling practice representing both private and public sector employers.  For more than 25 years he has been defending employers in discrimination,…
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Of Counsel
Kiosha is a 2004 graduate of Columbia College, where she majored in English and minored in Political Science. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina School…
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Shareholder
John Dickman is a shareholder in the Chicago office of Ogletree Deakins. He concentrates his practice in employment litigation and counseling. His clients represent a broad spectrum of…
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Associate
Jamie is an associate attorney in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins. She focuses her practice on employment-based immigration.
Jamie completed her undergraduate studies at Georgia…
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Simone Francis concentrates her practice in the areas of employment litigation, environmental counseling and litigation, and general litigation. She has represented a range of large, mid-…
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Associate
Nailah joined the Boston office in 2017 as an Associate. She represents and advises employers in all aspects of employment law.
Nailah graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 2015,…
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Shareholder
Wade Fricke has practiced management-side labor and employment law since 1989. He was one of three attorneys who founded the Cleveland office of the firm. Prior to joining the firm, Wade…
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Of Counsel
Ms. Fritts has practiced labor and employment law her entire career. She has represented clients in various industries including construction, manufacturing, and health care. Her roles…
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Office Managing Shareholder
David Froiland is the Managing Shareholder of Ogletree Deakins’ Milwaukee office and Co-Chair of the firm’s national RIF/WARN practice group. He represents employers before federal and…
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Articling Student
Shir is an Articling Student at Ogletree Deakins’ Toronto office.
Shir holds a Juris Doctor from Queen’s University, Faculty of Law and an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Spanish…
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Associate
Valerie graduated from Wofford College in 2013, where she earned a B.A., magna cum laude, in Spanish and History, with a concentration in Latin American and Caribbean Studies. She was Phi…
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Associate
Michael Furlong is an experienced employment law litigator and counselor. Mr. Furlong represents management in all areas of labor and employment law, including employment discrimination,…
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Associate
Matthew P. Gizzo is a zealous advocate and trusted advisor for employers on a wide-variety of labor and employment issues arising under federal and state laws.  Matthew specializes in…
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Counsel
Ms. Gladstone received her J.D., with honors, from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. Her educational background also includes a B.A. in Political Science and French from…
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Counsel
Ms. Gladstone received her J.D., with honors, from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis. Her educational background also includes a B.A. in Political Science and French from…
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Of Counsel
Amy’s practice is devoted to representing management in all phases of employment-related disputes and litigation.  She has successfully defended claims under Title VII, Section 1981, the…
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Of Counsel
Linda Goldman has more than twenty years of experience handling the full panoply of employment-related legal matters. She returned to Ogletree Deakins in June 2018 after working in Title IX…
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Counsel
Carlos Gonzalez is a counsel attorney in the Atlanta office of Ogletree Deakins. He has over twenty-five years of experience as an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) attorney…
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Associate
Rio J. Gonzalez is an Associate in the Stamford office of Ogletree Deakins. Rio’s practice focuses on the full range of labor and employment matters including employment discrimination,…
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Over the last 20 years, Ruthie has partnered with labor relations/human resource professionals, corporate executives, operational management and in-house counsel to develop and tactically…
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Of Counsel
*Currently licensed in New York only. Practice limited to federal immigration law.
Amanda practices in the Austin office of Ogletree Deakins. She has extensive experience in employment-…
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Of Counsel
Susan focuses her practice on multistate advice and counseling, where she assists clients of all sizes and industries with employee handbooks and policies, compliance and employment…
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Shareholder
Mr. Hart is a shareholder in the firm’s Houston office. Mr. Hart represents management in all aspects of employment law, including litigation in federal and state courts, arbitration…
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Associate
Nicole is an associate attorney in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins. She focuses her practice on employment-based immigration.
Nicole completed her undergraduate studies cum laude at…
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Associate
Maja Hartzell is an associate at the Tampa office of Ogletree Deakins. She focuses her practice on representing employers on all aspects of labor and employment law. Maja is a dual-citizen…
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Associate
Emily is an associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins. Emily focuses her practice on defending and representing employers against claims for discrimination, harassment,…
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Shareholder
John “J.P.” Hasman is a former National Labor Relations Board attorney who has unique insight into the investigation and prosecution of unfair labor practice cases and conducting NLRB-…
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Associate
Omar Hassan is an associate in the Orange County office of Ogletree Deakins, where his practice focuses on a variety of employment litigation matters, including workplace discrimination,…
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Associate
Alexandra concentrates her practice counseling and representing employers involved in a broad range of labor and employment disputes. Specifically, Alexandra has a substantial amount of…
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Of Counsel
Gregory Robert Hawran is an of counsel attorney in the Miami office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.  Mr. Hawran’s practice focuses primarily on labor and employment…
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Shareholder
Brian Hayes is a Shareholder in the Washington, DC office of Ogletree Deakins and serves as Co-Chair of the law firm’s Traditional Labor Practice Group. Immediately prior to his joining the…
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Associate
Ms. Hayes joined Ogletree in 2018. Her practice focuses on qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, ERISA compliance, executive compensation arrangement, health and welfare plans.
Ms.…
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Mr. Joyner represents employers in a myriad of employment-related and complex commercial matters, including litigation involving discrimination, wage and hour, wrongful discharge and other…
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Associate
Elizabeth Jozsi is an associate in the Tampa office, where she represents employers in labor and employment matters, including discrimination, retaliation, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA),…
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Associate
Amenah Khalil’s practice focuses on corporate immigration law. Ms. Khalil has a broad base of immigration experience and provides strategic business immigration advice to employers and…
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Associate
Armig Khodanian, an associate in the firm’s Los Angeles office, focuses her practice on labor and employment issues, defending corporate employers in both single plaintiff and class action…
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Of Counsel
Ursula Kienbaum has spent her entire legal career representing and counseling  employers in traditional labor and employment law matters. Specializing in traditional labor relations,…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Phillip Kilgore has been in the practice of litigation and labor and employment law in the Greenville office of Ogletree Deakins since 1986.
Phillip has extensive litigation experience,…
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Associate
Jean Kim is an attorney in Ogletree Deakins’ Charleston, South Carolina office.  Jean grew up in Austin, Texas and moved to South Carolina during high school.  She graduated from Clemson…
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Associate
Rebekah works with multinational corporations to secure immigration benefits for their employees.  She has expertise in a broad range of immigration matters, including employment-based…
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Shareholder
For 25 years, Mark has helped companies deal with a broad range of issues that affect them as employers, from union avoidance campaigns and employment-related litigation to complex cases…
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Of Counsel
Margot Klein is of counsel with Ogletree Deakins, where she focuses her practice on complex employment litigation, workplace investigations, and matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion…
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Associate
Amy is an associate attorney at Ogletree Deakins in the Portland office. Amy represents employers in all aspects of employment litigation before federal and state courts as well as…
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Associate
Ashley Knapp is an associate attorney in the Raleigh office. Her practice focuses on employment-based immigration matters.
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Associate
Andy represents businesses in a wide range of employment litigation and provides day-to-day advice to management on employment issues. Andy has experience with matters in federal and state…
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Attorney
Janet Lewis is of counsel to the Greenville, SC office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewart, P.C., and is a member of the firm’s Affirmative Action/OFCCP Compliance Practice Group…
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Associate
Chad Li practices in the Austin office of Ogletree. His practice focuses on employment-based immigration matters, including assisting companies in managing non-immigrant visa matters, such…
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Associate
Jia Li is admitted to practice law in Indiana, New York, California, the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the…
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Of Counsel
Richard (Rick) Libert began his professional career as an employee benefits paralegal in Hartford, Connecticut, quickly determining to attend law school to become an attorney in this…
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Shareholder
Thomas “Tom” Lidbury is the E-Discovery and Records Retention Practice Group Leader and a member of the Class Action practice group. In this role, he develops records retention/information…
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Associate
Becca is an associate attorney in the Ogletree Deakins Denver office. Becca defends employers of all sizes in claims brought under federal and state employment laws. Becca also assists…
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Of Counsel
Matthew Linton advises clients on a broad range of workplace and environmental safety and health issues, employment matters, and government investigations throughout the nation. He…
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Associate
Samantha concentrates in complex corporate immigration matters for companies of all sizes, including H 1B, H-2B, L-1, O-1, and TN nonimmigrant visas; PERM Labor Certifications and EB- 2/3…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Jeffrey C. Londa is a nationally recognized labor and employment lawyer. His practice focuses on all aspects of labor and employment law, including complex employment litigation, class/…
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Associate
Malou is an associate attorney in the Raleigh office. Her practice is focused on employment-based immigration matters.
Malou completed her undergraduate and law degrees in the Philippines.…
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Associate
Nicholas Marfori is an Associate in the Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins. His practice is focused on advising and defending retail stores, restaurants, hotels, and other places of…
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Associate
Lauren Marino’s practice primarily involves advising management in matters of workplace safety and health and representing them before federal enforcement agencies.
Ms. Marino graduated…
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Of Counsel
Rebecca Marks is a member of the International Practice Group, which provides worldwide labor and employment law support in over 100 countries.
Her expertise includes crafting practical,…
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Shareholder
Caren Marlowe represents corporations and management in labor and employment matters, including unfair competition, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblowing and FMLA. She regularly…
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Shareholder
Jacquelyn P. Maroney practices in the Austin office of Ogletree Deakins. She provides comprehensive business immigration representation to domestic and multinational corporations with a…
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Shareholder
Tevis Marshall is a founding member of the firm's Richmond office and focuses his practice on all aspects of traditional employment law. He regularly counsels employers on a broad range of…
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Associate
Alexis Martin is an associate in the Detroit Metro office of Ogletree Deakins.  Her wide range of practice skills and talents is a result of a career that has taken her from coast to coast…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Mr. Martin is the managing shareholder of the Las Vegas office. His unique practice encompasses two primary components:

representation of management in traditional labor matters
the…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Over the last 20 years, Bonnie has represented clients throughout the country in areas of employment law, as well as both general and employment litigation. She regularly trains and…
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Of Counsel
Lara Peppard advises and defends employers in labor and employment-related matters, including discrimination, retaliation, harassment, whistleblowing, reductions in force, and restrictive…
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Associate
Alejandro represents employers in a wide array of workplace law matters, from day-to-day advice and counsel to litigation.
In his litigation practice, Alejandro defends employers of all…
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Shareholder
Ms. Perez’s practice is dedicated exclusively to conflict resolution and conflict avoidance in the workplace. Her conflict resolution practice involves helping companies find solutions…
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Of Counsel
Ben represents clients across all industries on both regulatory compliance and litigation matters. Ben regularly advises clients on compliance with state, federal, and international data…
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Associate
Rob Perryman is an associate in the Philadelphia office of Ogletree Deakins. He has represented clients in a variety of different areas.
Rob is known for his ability to adapt to virtually…
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Associate
Christina is an associate in the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins.
Christina holds a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School, a Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety from…
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Senior Counsel
Melissa is a counsel attorney in the St. Louis office of Ogletree Deakins.  She represents and counsels clients in a variety of employment-related matters in both state and federal court,…
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Associate
Zachary Pestine is an experienced litigator who has achieved excellent results for clients, including grants of summary judgment and motions to dismiss with prejudice. Zac’s extensive…
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Associate
Owen is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office. He joined the firm in 2022 after graduating from the Georgetown University Law Center. Owen represents and counsels employers in a wide…
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Shareholder
Mr. Petersen represents and counsels employers regarding a broad range of U.S. and international labor and employment law issues, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption law…
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Associate
Akya is an associate attorney in the Charlotte office of Ogletree Deakins where she defends employers in employment-related litigation. Before joining Ogletree, Akya was a commercial…
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Associate
Daniel (Dan) Richardson is an associate in the Sacramento office of Ogletree Deakins. His employment litigation practice focuses on representing employers in all stages of litigation in…
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Shareholder
Ms. Ricketts concentrates her practice in the areas of Labor and Employment Law. She servesas the Co-Chair of the Ogletree Deakins OD Family business resource group and the Firm’s national…
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Of Counsel
Cory Ridenour focuses his practice on employment litigation and traditional labor matters.  Cory represents employers in employment related litigation before administrative agencies and…
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Of Counsel
Mr. Riga concentrates his practice in the area of employee benefits and privacy and security issues.
Mr. Riga's benefits practice includes work with funds and employers to design, maintain…
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Associate
Kelly Riggs is an associate in the Portland office and represents public and private employers of all sizes in all aspects of employment-related litigation.  She has represented employers…
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Associate
J. Paul Rinnan is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Labor and Employment Law. He graduated summa cum laude from Texas Christian University in 2007 and received…
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Of Counsel
John Riordan helps clients to resolve business and employment disputes in a timely and cost-effective manner.  If a dispute cannot be resolved by ADR and results in a lawsuit in a…
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Associate
Ms. Ristuccia assists clients on a variety of compliance, administration, and plan design issues for all types of employee benefit plans, including qualified plans, non-qualified plans,…
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Associate
Haidy is an Associate in the Sacramento office of Ogletree Deakins, where she represents employers in a variety of labor and employment litigation matters.
Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins…
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Shareholder
Mr. Secaras counsels and represents employers throughout the country in employment matters including traditional labor matters (compliance with the National Labor Relations Act, collective…
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Associate
Sam represents businesses and management in a variety of labor and employment disputes, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in…
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Associate
Scott Siegner is an attorney in the Richmond office of Ogletree Deakins. Scott’s practice includes employment litigation and counseling, with a focus on litigating claims of employment…
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Associate
Savannah represents and advises employers on matters of workplace safety and health. Her practice includes providing guidance on federal OSHA compliance, challenging citations, and…
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Associate
Lexi Seyedan advises individuals and companies on a wide range of immigration matters. She assists employers in obtaining temporary nonimmigrant visas, labor certifications, and permanent…
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Counsel
Erica Shafer is a counsel attorney in the Portland office of Ogletree Deakins. Erica represents employers on employment litigation and advice matters as well as labor matters. Erica has…
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Of Counsel
Geeta Shah practices immigration law in the Chicago office of Ogletree Deakins. She has extensive experience providing strategic counsel to both corporate and individual clients on both…
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Associate
Nancy Shalhub is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office, working on U.S. nonimmigrant and immigrant visa matters. Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Nancy practiced employment-based…
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Shareholder
Mr. Shapero joined Ogletree Deakins in 2018 as a Shareholder in the firm’s Seattle office after almost 20 years of experience providing labor law, employment law and employee benefits…
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Associate
Patty Shapiro is an attorney with Ogletree Deakins’ Cross-Border Group, providing advice and counsel to companies of all sizes expanding their global workforces. Prior to joining Ogletree…
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Associate
Ashley Totorica is an associate in the Stamford office of Ogletree Deakins. His practice encompasses the full range of employment law counseling and litigation. Mr. Totorica defends…
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of Counsel
Christine counsels her clients on a full range of labor and employment issues. She has frequently represented employers in litigation, successfully obtaining preliminary injunctions in…
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Associate
Claudia Tran is an associate in the Kansas City office of Ogletree Deakins. Claudia was raised in Overland Park, Kansas, and attended the University of Missouri, where she obtained an…
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Office Managing Shareholder
As one of the founding attorneys of Ogletree Deakins’s Denver Office, Roger G. Trim’s practice focuses exclusively on representing and counseling employers in a broad spectrum of employment…
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Associate
Savannah assists clients in a wide range of various labor and employment-related matters. Representing employers of all sizes, Savannah works closely with clients to secure positive results…
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Associate
Kate Trinkle is an associate in Ogletree Deakins' Indianapolis office. Kate represents employers in administrative proceedings and in federal and state court litigation against a variety of…
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Associate
Mark Trocinski is an attorney specializing in immigration law. Prior to his practice in immigration, Mark served as a foreign service officer in the Department of State. In this capacity,…
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Of Counsel
Ms. Truesdale has practiced in the area of labor and employment law since 1991. She has spent most of her career in private practice, first with the labor and employment boutique Murphy,…
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Of Counsel
Robert M. Tucker devotes his practice to the representation of management in all aspects of labor relations, employment law and related litigation. He regularly represents management in…
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Shareholder
Mr. Turner is a shareholder in the Dallas office of Ogletree Deakins, a national firm whose focus is the representation of management in all aspects of labor and employment matters. Mr.…
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Associate
Michael J. Westwood-Booth is an associate in the Morristown office of Ogletree Deakins. Michael’s practice focuses exclusively on labor and employment matters in both federal and state…
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Associate
Courtney advises and represents clients in labor and employment law matters, including federal and state litigation, labor and employment disputes, and administrative matters before the…
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Senior Counsel
Heather Whitfield is an attorney handling nonimmigrant and immigrant employment-based cases for multinational, regional, and local corporate clients across a variety of industries, with a…
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Associate
Matt’s practice focuses on complex, commercial, and employment litigation. He has experience representing a diverse set of clients, ranging from LLC’s and closely-held companies to large,…
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Associate
Aaron Wilensky focuses his practice on workplace safety and health issues, representing employers facing state and federal OSH investigations.  Aaron also has extensive litigation…
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Articling Student
John is an articling student at the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins. John previously summered with the firm.
John graduated from Queen’s University’s J.D. / M.I.R. program and holds a…
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Counsel
David C. “Dave” Williams, Jr., is counsel in the Birmingham office of Ogletree Deakins. Dave is a responsive, efficient attorney who focuses on his clients’ needs throughout their cases,…
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Erin E. Williams represents a wide range of companies in all aspects of employment law, including both litigation and advice work.  Ms. Williams’s practice includes representing clients in…
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Associate
Steven’s broad-ranging experience with immigration practice stems from his work within institutions of higher education and the federal government prior to joining Ogletree Deakins. His…
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Shareholder
Thornell Williams began his legal career with Ogletree in 2005.  His practice currently involves providing strategic advice and representation to management clients in traditional labor…
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The National Law Review names Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. a 2022 Go-To Thought Leader for their coverage of coronavirus news in Ontario, Canada. Authors Michael Comartin and Gloria Ilunga detailed the complicated state of Ontario’s COVID-19 testing and lockdown guidance, including the landscape surrounding mandatory remote work, gathering limits, capacity limits, and more. The article saw upwards of 35,000 readers, demonstrating the ongoing importance and widespread need for thought leadership addressing COVID rules and regulations.

 

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