Contributors
- Partner
Bev strives to understand a client’s business, in order to effectively support it in reaching its goals and addressing its challenges. She knows that solutions are not one-size-fits all.
She spent the first half of her career ...
- Partner
For Molly Arranz, being a lawyer is about being an advocate. Growing up, she witnessed legal challenges her father faced while he ran his own, small business—issues that resulted from his not finding necessary legal assistance for ...
- Partner
Heather credits her experience working full-time in office administration and human resources during law school for her seamless transition into management-side labor and employment law. The skills she developed as a legal ...
- Partner
Cases can be decided on the smallest of details. Mike prides himself on knowing the fine details of every case and how they fit in the big picture. Whether he is in a court hearing or on the phone with a client, Mike is always prepared to ...
- Partner
Mike loves seeing the fruits of innovation. His contribution to frontline science and product development is figuring out how to best protect inventions with intellectual property.
Clients appreciate Mike’s transparency and ...
- Associate
Marissa enjoys the challenge of finding the right solutions for her clients. As a member of the firm’s Business Litigation Service Group, she represents clients facing personal and business-related claims. This includes ...
- Partner
When it comes to navigating the intricate world of employee benefits, Rebecca transforms complex compliance issues into clear and actionable advice. With a wealth of experience across industries such as technology, banking ...
- Associate
As a former plaintiffs’ lawyer Mike knows how the other side strategizes. Having previously represented individuals in class actions across the country, he leverages that knowledge today as a defense attorney. As a member of the ...
- Partner
Mike is the attorney to call for banks across the Midwest. He has extensive experience representing banks in various types of litigation, including but not limited to: uniform commercial code, automobile dealership cases ...
- Partner
Joe has been representing corporate and individual clients in tax and transactional matters for over 20 years. He represents everyone from small family owned businesses to large multinational companies, which gives him an ...
- Partner
Anne is a distinguished attorney with a profound understanding of the legal challenges faced by businesses in the transportation industry. With a background deeply rooted in a family-owned business environment, she possesses an ...
- Partner
Kelly regularly counsels clients on employee benefit and executive compensation matters, helping employers understand their obligations under the Affordable Care Act, ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. Kelly advises ...
- Partner
As a former Human Resources supervisor, Peter understands the challenges his clients face, including being on the receiving end of a lawsuit brought on by a former employee. What he remembers of the experience is the assurance he felt ...
- Partner
From his 21 years of experience doing documentation work as in-house counsel at a major regional bank, Brandt has a first-hand appreciation of the issues his banking clients face in the loan approval process and getting the deal ...
- Partner
For John the devil is in the details. Known for being meticulous and analytical, his clients benefit from his methodical approach to litigation.
An experienced and skilled trial attorney, John has tried cases in both state and ...
- Partner
As co-chair of the firm’s Construction Service Group, Matthew oversees a team providing comprehensive transactional and litigation services to his clients in the construction industry, commonly dealing with contract ... - Partner
As the National Labor Relations Board advocates in favor of unions and makes it more difficult for employers to communicate the potential ill effects of unionization, the climate between employers and union members becomes more ...
- Partner
Ryan Jacobson’s client roster reads like a who’s who list of leaders in the entertainment, media and hospitality industries. His loyalists cite a common theme when describing how he has become an invaluable asset to their ...
- Associate
Kevin invests time in getting to know his clients, their businesses and their operations. He firmly believes that developing a relationship with clients is as important as knowing the legal issues they face. Having studied business ...
- Partner
Not only does Craig get to know a client’s business, but he gets to know each client personally. He tailors solutions to find the overall best fit for every client. Craig represents businesses and individuals facing employment ...
- Of Counsel
When businesses need to secure professional talent outside the U.S., Jacqueline is the attorney they call. She provides business employment immigration services to both corporations and individuals, including employer or ...
- Partner
As a tax attorney, Alice (She/Her) delivers practical and strategic solutions for clients seeking to make tax-informed decisions in their business and transactional structures.
Alice’s practice focuses on a broad range of ...
- Partner
Debbie grew up watching her father practice law and saw how he helped people resolve their problems. He inspired her to become a lawyer and he still inspires her today more than 25 years into her own career.
Debbie advises and defends ...
- Partner
Laurie draws on her background in human resources to find creative solutions to everyday problems. Her goal is always to find the most efficient and cost-effective solution so her clients can continue to do what they do best.
With more ...
- Associate
Maggie sees the human side of employment law. She knows it’s people who run a business. She also knows there is no one size fits all solution to employment issues. That’s why she takes the time to get her know her clients, their ...
- Partner
Chris is a gritty advocate. He approaches each case as if he has a personal stake in the outcome and believes the uncertainty of litigation is too high for his clients to expect anything less. Before becoming a lawyer, he graduated from ...
- Partner
John brings an interesting perspective to his clients’ cases. For the first five years of his career, he represented consumers and persons in bringing consumer privacy class actions.
As a member of the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy ...
- Partner
Suzannah uses her years of experience in the private, public and nonprofit sectors to assist clients from a variety of industries. As co-chair of the firm’s Health Care Service Group and a member of the firm's Labor & Employment ...
- Partner
Julie provides labor and employment counsel that is outcome based. Before giving advice, she asks her clients what they want or need as the outcome to their matter; then skillfully crafts a pragmatic, business-centric solution to ...
- Partner
Jeff’s practice is entirely devoted to management-side labor and employment law. He takes enormous pride in advising and defending the foundation of our economy: employers. Every day he arises with a passion to aggressively and ...
- Associate
As a firm believer that every problem can be solved, Sara goes the extra mile to obtain the best resolutions for her clients, who appreciate her dedication, creativity and quick turnaround.
Having studied business in college, Sara ...
- Partner
Eric’s mission is to prevent the class action procedure from abuse and misuse. The class action procedure was never intended to alter or enlarge substantive legal rights. He has defended more than 200 class action claims in more ...
- Partner
Jack works with businesses on all points of the construction spectrum - from small specialty contractors to large national general contractors, developers, owners, design teams, utility companies, insurers, and other ...
- Partner
For many businesses in Missouri and Illinois, Timm is the “Go To” attorney when they are facing a labor and employment, unfair competition, or data privacy and security issue. For many of these clients, Timm is not just their ...
- Senior Counsel
Laurie serves as a trusted advisor and advocate for employers in a variety of industries. Her clients appreciate her responsiveness, willingness to listen, and her understanding of their business. Laurie counsels employers on ...
- Partner
Clients go to Karen for legal counsel in all phases of the business life cycle, whether they are starting-up, expanding, re-organizing or winding down. Karen is well versed in drafting and negotiating contracts, corporate ...
- Partner
An insightful and persuasive advisor, Larry provides legal services to financial institutions of all sizes including commercial banks, thrifts, bank holding companies and public and private corporations. He routinely advises ...
- Associate
Sofia first contemplated law school while working in public affairs. She was assisting a client facing a lawsuit, helping with crisis control and public relations, when she observed how the lawyers brought a calming force to the ...
- Partner
When employers need assistance with workplace compliance, Sara is their first call. She concentrates her practice on day-to-day employment and labor counseling, immigration workplace enforcement, wage and hour issues and ...
Welcome to the Labor and Employment Law Update where attorneys from Amundsen Davis blog about management side labor and employment issues.