James S. Rosenfeld is a shareholder practicing in Butzel Long's Detroit office. He practices in the area of labor and employment law and he serves as the manager of Butzel Long's Labor and Employment Practice Group. He has extensive experience in litigating a wide variety of labor and employment cases, including trial and appellate work in both state and federal court. He also has experience negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and handling labor arbitrations and hearings before the National Labor Relations Board. Mr. Rosenfeld is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1986) and Harvard College (A.B., 1981, magna cum laude). Mr. Rosenfeld is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in Labor and Employment and has been ranked by Chambers USA. In 2009, Mr. Rosenfeld served as a member of Detroit Mayor Dave Bing's Crisis Turnaround team, focusing on labor relations and human resource issues. Mr. Rosenfeld is a Life Member in the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference and a Fellow of the State Bar of Michigan Foundation. He is a member of the Labor and Employment Law and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections of the State Bar and the Labor and Employment Relations Sections of the Federal and American Bar Associations, as well as the ABA's ADR in Labor and Employment Law Committee. He has previously served as a member of the State Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly and President of the Barristers of the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association and is currently a Member of the latter's Board of Directors. Mr. Rosenfeld has completed 40-hour General Civil Case Mediator Training and has been a mediator on the American Arbitration Association Mediation Panel. He has served as an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School teaching alternative dispute resolution and frequently lectures and conducts training for employers and supervisors on various employment issues. He has been a speaker and author on panels for the ABA's ADR in Labor and Employment Law Committee, in 2007 and 2008 and co-authored "Expert Witness Testimony: A Litigation Issue for Discharge and Discrimination Cases," February, 1993, 72 Michigan Bar Journal, No. 2, 146 and "Sex Harassment Decisions: Take Your Statute as You Find It," October 1998, 77 Michigan Bar Journal, No. 10, 1098. News Media Releases 11.28.11, 68 Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2012 12.02.10, Sixty-four Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2011 10.25.10, Forty-two Butzel Long attorneys named to the 2010 Michigan Super Lawyers list 09.09.10, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 11.23.09, Butzel Long attorney James Rosenfeld inducted into the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers 09.09.09, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2010: Forty-nine attorneys recognized in national listing 09.02.09, Five Butzel Long attorneys named for the first time to The Best Lawyers in America® 2010 06.24.09, Fourteen Butzel Long attorneys and practice areas recognized by Chambers USA 10.28.08, James S. Rosenfeld ranked as a leading labor and employment lawyer by Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2008 07.08.08, Butzel Long Top-Ranked in Litigation by Chambers USA 07.19.07, James S. Rosenfeld appointed to the DMBA Board of Directors News in brief 10.04.11, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 06.18.10, Recipients say Rosa Parks award helps reach career goals Publications Client alerts 03.01.11, Automation Alley Newsletter 02.23.11, Client Alert: Labor and Employment - Court Provides Employers with Guidance on Disciplining Employees Registered to Use Medical Marijuana 04.29.10, E-news: Health Care Law - April 29, 2010 04.01.10, Automation Alley Newsletter - April 2010 03.26.10, E-news: Butzel Long E-news - 03/26/2010 01.13.09, Article: Automation Alley's 2008 Technology Industry Report Resources 06.14.10, Health Care Reform Timeline Memberships State Bar of Michigan - former member, Representative Assembly; Labor and Employment Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association - member of Board of Directors; former President of the Barristers Federal Bar Association - Labor and Employment Relations Section American Bar Association - Labor and Employment Relations Section Recognitions College of Labor and Employment Lawyers - Fellow Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Labor & Employment) The Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment, 2010-2012 Michigan Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor, 2010-2011 State Bar of Michigan Foundation - Fellow Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference - Life Member DBusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit, Labor and Employment Law, 2011-2012 |