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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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Counsel
Andre Appel has been working as a certified specialist for employment law at the Berlin office of Ogletree Deakins International LLP since January 2020. He advises national and…
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Of Counsel
Raven Applebaum is a Board Certified attorney offering 10 years of experience as in-house and outside counsel with a targeted emphasis in employment law. Throughout her career, Ms.…
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Of Counsel
Vi Applen is of counsel at the firm’s Los Angeles office. Vi represents employers both in state and federal court, and focuses her practice on complex wage-and-hour class, collective, and…
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Of Counsel
Stephanie Aranyos serves as of-counsel in the firm’s New York City office. Ms. Aranyos advises and represents employers in a broad spectrum of employment and labor matters involving Title…
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Associate
Jessica M. Bocchinfuso is an Associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office.  Ms. Bocchinfuso represents employers in a wide range of labor and employment matters, including litigation…
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Shareholder
Ms. Bodnar defends employers in litigation, including wage and hour class actions, harassment, discrimination and wrongful discharge cases and trade secret litigation.  She has experience…
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Counsel
Steve Boggins focuses his practice on the administration, management and defense of workers’ compensation claims on the behalf of both state-funded and self-insured employers throughout…
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Associate
Michael Bonsignore is an Associate in the Atlanta office of Ogletree Deakins. He has represented individuals and businesses with various immigration matters, including assisting clients…
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Associate
Nate is an associate in the Minneapolis office of Ogletree Deakins. He has handled a broad spectrum of disputes involving employers and employee benefit plans. His employment practice…
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Of Counsel

Stefan Borovina focuses his practice on helping construction contractors, healthcare providers, manufacturers, and other employers with all aspects of risk management and litigation…
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Shareholder
Patrick Clark is a shareholder in the Firm and concentrates his practice on advice and litigation in all areas of employment law. Although Patrick has particular expertise in representing…
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Shareholder
Mr. Clarkson is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and regularly appears in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies across the country.  In his work with Ogletree…
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Associate
Shannon is an employment litigator in Ogletree Deakins’ San Francisco office. She enjoys guiding her clients through the employment law process—whether it is an investigation, deposition,…
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Shareholder
Linda Claxton has represented employers in all aspects of employment law during her 30 year career.  She has significant trial experience representing employers as lead counsel in jury…
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Special Counsel
Ursula Clemons serves as Special Counsel with the firm’s Workplace Health and Safety Group advising clients on OSHA matters, offering client consultation services including preventative…
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Shareholder
Katrina concentrates her practice in the area of employee benefits, handling a variety of issues relating to plan design, compliance, and administration of retirement plans, health and…
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Shareholder
Bill Doran’s practice is concentrated in safety and health law and litigation.
Bill represents and advises companies with respect to issues arising under Federal and State Safety and Health…
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Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Lia Dorsey serves as the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and is responsible for leading the development and execution of the firm’s diversity strategy, as well as ongoing and…
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Shareholder
Ms. Doucette joined Ogletree Deakins in 2009.  She practices primarily in the area of employment litigation and represents management in claims arising under Title VII, ADA, FMLA, ADEA, as…
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Dougherty
Adam Dougherty is co-creator, along with Sean Urich, of “Monthly Conversations with Adam and Sean,” an interactive employment law briefing held regularly in Dallas for legal and human…
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Shareholder
Bruce J. Douglas is a shareholder in the Minneapolis office of Ogletree Deakins. He has more than 25 years of experience advising and defending employers in administrative and litigation…
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Shareholder
Eric Dowell is a shareholder in the Phoenix office of Ogletree Deakins3, and represents employers in both the private and public sector in the areas of labor and employment litigation and…
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Associate
Bindu’s practice focuses on labor and employment law, with an emphasis on traditional labor matters including representation campaigns and unfair labor practice charges, as well as…
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Shareholder
Rae Gross has spent over 25 years as litigator and counselor on a wide range of employment matters. With a combination of private practice and in-house experience, Rae has a keen…
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Shareholder
Although Caroline has been an employment defense litigator for almost two and a half decades, her true passion is assisting clients avoid litigation altogether, which she accomplishes by…
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Shareholder
Greg Guidry is a Shareholder in the firm’s Lafayette, Louisiana office, a satellite location for the New Orleans office. He is licensed in Louisiana and Texas and has successfully…
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Managing Partner
Lucie Guimond is a Montréal-based lawyer, called to the Bar (Québec) in 1989.
Her well-established practice is exclusively focused on labour and employment law, and includes advocacy and…
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Shareholder
Jon M. Gumbel has concentrated his practice in the field of management labor and employment law since 1987.  He has represented employers with respect to litigation and other employment law…
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Associate
Elizabeth Marie Henderson is an immigration associate in the Austin office. She practices U.S. employment-based immigration law, representing individuals and corporate clients before the U.…
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Shareholder
Sara joined our firm's Raleigh office in November 2012. She moved to Atlanta in October 2016 to oversee the firm’s immigration group in that office. In addition, she currently represents…
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Associate
Mr. Hernandez currently focuses his practice on employment litigation matters, including cases alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Chapter 451 of the Texas…
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Associate
Noel Hernandez is an associate in the Las Vegas office. She represents employers of various sizes in state and federal court litigation and administration proceedings in all aspects of…
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Of Counsel
*Currently licensed in California only. Practice limited to federal immigration law.
Christian specializes in business immigration law.  He helps corporate clients manage their immigration…
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Associate
Laura Heyne is an associate in Los Angeles office of Ogletree Deakins.  As a seasoned employment lawyer, Ms. Heyne handles complex litigation matters and provides advice and counsel on…
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Associate
Robin Koshy is an associate in our Morristown, New Jersey office. Mr. Koshy represents a diverse array of employers against all types of employment-related claims in state and federal court…
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Shareholder
Ms. Koski partners with clients to create and implement strategic and innovative workforce immigration solutions. Based on their particular challenges and goals, she helps employers create…
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Associate
Sean Kramer is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ San Francisco office. He represents employers in labor and employment law matters, with a focus on traditional labor law and wage and hour…
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Office Managing Shareholder
Ronald Kreismann serves as the Managing Shareholder for the firm’s New York City office. He focuses his practice on the representation of employers in all aspects of labor relations and…
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Associate
Katherine (Katie) Krouse is an Associate in the firm’s Atlanta office. Katie represents employers in a variety of employment law matters, including matters brought under Title VII, the…
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Admitted to Practice
Sarah Kuehnel has devoted her entire career to providing litigation and counseling services to employers. She represents clients in all areas of employment law, including:

Class and…
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Associate
Trey Lynn represents employers in matters involving a wide range of labor and employment issues, including:

Discrimination and harassment
Wrongful termination
Retaliation
Wage and hour…
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Shareholder
Claudia provides strategic counsel on all aspects of U.S. immigration law to clients in a variety of industries, including technology, medical device, higher education, energy, and…
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Attorney
Michelle R. Maslowski graduated summa cum laude with her J.D. from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. While at Indiana University, Michelle served as the Executive…
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Associate
Erik Mass is an associate in the New York City Office.  He defends employers in all aspects of labor and employment litigation, including collective action wage and hour disputes, single…
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Associate
Andrew defends employers in state and federal court as well as in administrative proceedings and private arbitrations.  He has represented clients facing claims of wage and hour violations…
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Associate
Michael Masse practices immigration law for the Boston office of Ogletree Deakins. He has extensive experience in employment-based immigration matters, including assisting clients with…
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Shareholder
Patty Matias represents employers in all areas of employment law, including wage and hour, class and representative actions, discrimination and harassment, retaliation, government agency…
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Shareholder
Steven (“Steve”) Pockrass is Co-Chair of the firm’s Wage and Hour Practice Group. In this position, he helps clients and attorneys throughout the firm deliver proactive and responsive…
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Of Counsel
Randle Pollard is a member of the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group. He focuses on employment tax matters at both the federal and state levels, the review of labor and tax…
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Associate
Brazitte’s practice extends across the litigation and counseling aspects of employment law. On the litigation side, Brazitte defends employers of all sizes against allegations of harassment…
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Shareholder
Carol Poplawski has spent her entire career representing the interests of management in all areas of labor and employment law. She is a trial attorney and has litigated hundreds of cases in…
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Associate
Shontell focuses her practice on occupational safety and health law, assisting employers in enforcement matters before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission and state plan…
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Associate
*Currently licensed in Massachusetts only. Practice limited to federal immigration law.
Stephanie Prashad, a 2017 graduate of Boston College Law School, is a member of the firm’s…
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Shareholder
Robert Roginson is the Managing Shareholder of the Los Angeles Office and Chair of the Firm’s Trucking and Logistics Industry Group.  His practice focuses on all aspects of California and…
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Associate
Amber Roller is an associate in the Labor and Employment practice in the firm's Los Angeles office. Ms. Roller received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los…
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Associate
Clay is a dynamic and effective management advocate who works collaboratively to deliver practical solutions for his clients in all aspects of both traditional labor relations and…
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Articling Student
Jordan is an Articling Student in the Toronto office of Ogletree Deakins.
Jordan holds a Juris Doctor from Western University, where he received the Dean of Law Scholarship and served as…
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Associate
Byrin Romney represents plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of commercial disputes. A major portion of Byrin’s practice involves litigating unfair competition, trade secret…
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Associate
Rachel represents employers in both labor and employment-related matters. She has experience working with clients on union organizing campaigns and unfair labor practice charges.…
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Of Counsel
Jim Shea is an of counsel attorney in the Sacramento office of Ogletree Deakins. Jim graduated from California State University at Sacramento, before attending the University of San…
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Shareholder
Bob Shea is a Shareholder in the Boston office of Ogletree Deakins. Bob’s practice includes working closely with clients to develop best practices, and providing advice on discipline and…
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Associate
Sheila Sheng is an associate attorney in the Raleigh office of Ogletree Deakins. Her practice focuses on employment-based immigration matters.
As a native Mandarin speaker, Sheila became…
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Senior Manager
Evan J. Shenkman is a member of Ogletree Deakins’ Knowledge Management Department, serving as the firm’s Senior Manager of Knowledge Management Counsel and Research.  In his role, Mr.…
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Associate
Philip is an immigration attorney in the Atlanta, GA office.  He has been practicing in the field of immigration since 2012. 
Philip focuses on employment-based immigration, counseling…
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Associate
Brandon focuses his practice on employment litigation and counseling, including wage and hour issues, hiring, firing, employee discipline, discrimination and harassment claims based on…
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Associate
Hannah A. Withers is an associate in Ogletree Deakins’ San Francisco Office. She has experience defending employers in federal and state court against claims of wage and hour violations,…
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Shareholder
Penny Wofford is a South Carolina Supreme Court Certified Specialist in Employment and Labor Law. She concentrates her practice in the area of employment litigation and employee benefits.…
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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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Shareholder
Tim Wolfe represents employers in employment and labor law matters. Tim litigates and counsels numerous clients on issues related to compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…
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Of Counsel
As a member of the firm’s Background Check Advice team, Jennifer offers practical, real-world advice on analyzing, drafting, and implementing valid background check authorization and…
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Shareholder
Stephen Woods represents and counsels companies on a wide range of labor and employment law issues—though a significant focus of his practice is on background checks (counseling and…
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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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