Barry is Chair of the Employment Law Section of Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP. He also serves as a member of the firm's Management Committee. His practice focuses on the representation of employers in claims of employment discrimination, retaliation, "whistleblower," and other "wrongful discharge" cases under federal and state law, including defense of charges of racial and sexual harassment. Barry also defends public employers in First Amendment, due process, equal protection, and other constitutional law allegations. He represents employers in union related conflicts, including representation in organizing campaigns, unfair labor practice proceedings, and grievance/arbitration hearings.
Distinctions
· Martindale-Hubbell, "AV" Rating
· Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Labor and Employment, 2006-2010
· The Best Lawyers in America®, recognized since 1993
· Delaware Super Lawyers®, Employment & Labor, 2007-2009
· Who's Who Legal USA, Management Labour & Employment, 2006
· Delaware Today magazine, named one of Delaware's top labor lawyers
Memberships and Affiliations
· Delaware State Bar Association, Employment Law Section, Former Chair; Labor Law Committee, Former Chair; Member
· American Bar Association, Member
· College of Labor & Employment Lawyers, Fellow
· Society for Human Resources Managers (SHRM), Associated Member
· Delaware Council of School Board Attorneys
· Colonial Education Foundation, Board Member
· Defense Research Institute, an organization representing the interests of defendants in litigation matters
· United Way of Delaware, Inc., Pro Bono General Counsel; Chair - Statewide fundraising for the Attorneys Division; Ex-Officio Board Member
· Junior Achievement of Delaware, Inc., Pro Bono General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
· Wilmington Manor Volunteer Fire Company, Honorary Member
Experience
Bell v. Waste Management
Biliski v. Red Clay Consolidated School District Board of Education, et.al.
Cuffee v. Procter & Gamble and The Dover Wipes Company
Curay-Cramer v. The Ursuline Academy of Wilmington, Delaware, Inc., et al.
Kia Thoms and Jerome Pitts, Sr., as Guardian ad Litem for Jerome Pitts, Jr., a minor v. The Board of Education of the Brandywine School District, et al.
Marisol O. Quendo and Tracey Floyd, as Guardians ad Litem for DF, a minor v. Board of Education of the Brandywine School District, et al.
Mongelli v. Red Clay Consolidated School District
NLRB v. DuPont Dow Elastomers
NLRB v. Townsend
W. Denver Garrison, Jr. v. Red Clay Consolidated School District
Media
Wilmington Public Housing Gun Case Could Have National Impact, The News Journal, www.delawareonline.com, 7.16.2011
In The News
Young Conaway Attorneys Honored in The Best Lawyers in America, 8.9.2010
Press Release
Young Conaway Launches Delaware Non-Compete Law Blog, 7.9.2010
Press Release
Most Super Lawyers® In Delaware...Again!, 6.16.2010
Press Release
Chambers USA Recognizes Young Conaway Attorneys As Leaders In Their Field, 6.10.2010
Press Release
Publications
Employees Go Cyber: The Problem of Internet "Blogging", Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, November 2006 at 30, 11.1.2006
Articles
Events
2012 Employment Law Annual Seminar, 5.9.2012
Seminars
2011 Annual Employment Law Seminar, 5.11.2011
Seminars
2010 Annual Employment Law Seminar, 4.28.2010
Seminars
"Reducing Your Exposure to Pay Discrimination Claims: How Employers Doing Business in the U.S. Should Respond to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act," Webinar Conducted for Members of the National Council of State Housing Agencies, 7.8.2009
Speaking Engagements
2009 Annual Employment Law Seminar, 4.29.2009
Seminars
"The Coming Union Revival Effort: The Employee Free Choice Act and Other Likely Labor and Employment Law Changes," DelMarVa SHRM Monthly Meeting, 2.17.2009
Speaking Engagements