Christopher E. Hoyme is a Partner in the Omaha, Nebraska office of Jackson Lewis LLP.

Mr. Hoyme represents management nationwide in all facets of employment litigation. He has successfully defended employers across the country in over 40 federal and state courts, as well as before numerous federal and state administrative agencies across the country.

Mr. Hoyme looks for practical solutions for clients facing litigation. He believes in a proactive, preventive approach to dealing with employment issues so that clients are placed in the best possible position to avoid lawsuits before they are filed. However, once a client is faced with defending a lawsuit, Mr. Hoyme's approach is to respond quickly and aggressively, making him a formidable opponent in the courtroom.

Mr. Hoyme has received an "AV" top rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, and is listed in the Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers. He is also named as a Great Plains Super Lawyer and in Super Lawyers Business Edition.

Among his other affiliations, Mr. Hoyme is an executive board member of the Nebraska Labor and Employment Law Section, as well as a member of the ABA's Labor and Employment Law Section, the Defense Research Institute, the Omaha Bar Association, the Nebraska Trucking Association, the American Transportation Lawyers Association, the Nebraska Association of Homes & Services for the Aging, and the South Dakota Trucking Association. Mr. Hoyme is also employment counsel for the South Dakota Retailers Association, which has more than 4,000 members. He also serves as employment counsel to Legal Aid of Nebraska.

Mr. Hoyme is admitted to practice law in the states of Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Mississippi. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the District of Nebraska, Indiana, Mississippi, and Colorado and the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Eighth, and Ninth Circuits. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Hoyme received his B.A., cum laude, in 1981, from St. Olaf College. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude, in 1984 from the University of Mississippi.

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Published Works

Articles

"NLRB General Counsel on Social Media"
The Midwest Employer (Spring 2012) [Author]

"Federal Appeals Court Rejects Narrowing Summary Judgment Standard for Discrimination Cases" (June 28, 2011) [Author]

"8th Circuit 'Discrimination Exception' Takes a Hit"
Employment Law 360 (July 2011) [Author]

"NLRB ruling requires posting of employee rights"
SDRA Retail Prophet (September 2011) [Author]

"New posting requirement delayed to January 31, 2012"
SDRA Retail Prophet (October 2011) [Author]

"EEOC Releases New ADA Regulations, Implementing 2008 ADA Amendments Act"
SDRA Retail Prophet (May 2011) [Author]

"How The Health Care Reform Law Impacts Employers"
SDRA Retail Prophet (May 2010) [Author]

"Twittering employees: Issues facing employers in a web-based world"
SDRA Retail Prophet (July 2010) [Author]

"The Road to Labor Law Compliance Worker Misclassification Pt 1"
SDRA Retail Prophet (August 2010) [Author]

"The Employee Free Choice Act"
Nebraska Trucker (Feb 2009) [Author]

"Using Transitional Duty to Lower Your Costs"
Nebraska Trucker (December 2008) [Author]

"E-Storing Personnel Records: Is It An Option?"
Nebraska Trucker (July 2008) [Author]

"Proactive Steps to Avoid Employment Litigation"
IEC Insights (July 2008) [Author]

"Avoiding Wage & Hour Errors - Don't Be the Next Statistic"
Nebraska Trucker (May 2008) [Author]

"Employer's Top Ten List: Avoiding Retaliation Claims"
Nebraska Methodist Health System, Leadership from the (April 2008) [Author]

Honors, Awards and Pro Bono Activity

· "AV" top rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

· Chambers USA Client's Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business

· Great Plains Super Lawyers

· Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition

· Outstanding Lawyers of America

· Mr. Hoyme serves as employment counsel to "Legal Aid of Nebraska"

Bar & Professional Association Memberships

American Bar Association

DRI

Iowa State Bar Association

Mississippi State Bar Association

Nebraska Association of Homes & Services for the Aging

Nebraska State Bar Association

Nebraska Trucking Association

South Dakota Retailers Association

South Dakota State Bar

South Dakota Trucking Association