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Ann Bowden-Hollis: Lawyer with Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, PLLC

Ann Bowden-Hollis

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Practice Areas

  • Project Management
  • Management Counseling and Training
  • Policy Manuals
  • Business and Contractual Analysis and Transactions
  • Compliance Matters
  • Problem-Solving Guidance
 
University University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., History, 1969; University of Southern Mississippi, M.Ed., History, 1976
 
Law SchoolUniversity of Mississippi, J.D., first-ranked in graduating class, magna cum laude, 1981 Research Editor, Mississippi Law Journal
 
Admitted1981, Mississippi
 
Born1949
 
Biography

Distinctions

· The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law- Management

· Certified Project Management Professional (P.M.P.), 2009

· Vice-Chairperson, Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions

· Member, Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam Committee, National Conference of Bar Examiners, 2010-11

· Top Ten Community Leaders in South Mississippi, Sun Herald, 2005

· Career Woman of the Year in South Mississippi, Sun Herald/Business & Professional Women, 2004

Associations

· Project Management Institute

· American Bar Association
- Labor and Employment Law Section

· Society for Human Resource Management

· Mississippi Bar Association
- Chairperson, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1997-98

· Harrison County Bar Association
- President, 2008

Legal Experience

· Coordinate development loan, construction and rehabilitation projects, regulatory compliance and payment of funds under CDBG grants totaling over $68,000,000.

· Shepherded small (350 employees) and mid-size (4000+ employees) private corporations and two public agencies through major restructuring and downsizing, including use of W.A.R.N. notices and ADEA/OWBPA-compliant notifications and releases.

· Served as outside mediator for U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for two years.

· Handled all labor and employment advisory, transactional, and litigation matters for 200+ bed general acute care hospital for 15+ years.

· Substantially revised four-volume policy and procedure manual for general operations, human resources, administrative, and departmental operations of 2000+ employee health care provider.

· Conduct investigations of allegations by whistleblowers.

· Create and conduct client-management training programs on subjects such as hiring, disciplining, and firing employees; conducting internal investigations; avoiding harassment claims; administering the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Papers, Presentations & Publications

· "Hey, you're a lawyer; let me ask you a question." The Journal of South Mississippi Business, May 2012.

· "Use of Nonconformity with Sexual Stereotypes as Basis for Employment Decision Can Land Employers in Court," Workplace, March 2010.

· "Employee Reliance: When the Company Mistakenly Designates Absence as FMLA Leave," Workplace, August 2009.

· "Minimum Wage Hike Effective July 24, 2007" Workplace, July 2007.

· "Mississippi Employment-Related State Law Claims" chapter in Mississippi Employment Law Practice Handbook (published 2003, 2000 by University of Mississippi Continuing Legal Education Center).

· Conducted management training on a number of topics, including:
- Harassment, Discipline, Evaluation, and Documentation
- Strategies for Avoiding Claims under the FMLA
- Sexual Harassment - Management
- Sexual Harassment - Staff
- Dealing with Difficult Employees
- Employer Dos and Donts

 
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Ann Bowden-Hollis
Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens
& Cannada, PLLC

1300 Twenty Fifth Avenue, Suite 204
Gulfport, MS 39502




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