Jeffrey has helped employers manage their employees through an increasingly regulated workplace and has successfully defended employers in all types of employment disputes, including in regional and national wage and hour class actions and in traditional labor arbitrations. He has served both as lead and secondary trial/arbitration counsel in all types of discrimination, traditional labor and Fair Labor Standards Act cases. Jeffrey has handled successful defense of judgments on appeal, including before the Eighth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeal and before various state courts of appeal (e.g., Missouri, Kansas and Washington).
Jeffrey frequently conducts human resource audits, policy reviews and training sessions on effectively managing employees, including anti-harassment, Family Medical Leave Act and ADA training. He has negotiated, drafted or litigated executive employment agreements, restrictive covenants and trade secrets. Jeffrey is a frequent speaker and author on labor and employment topics.
In his business litigation practice, Jeffrey has successfully protected trade secrets, enforced restrictive covenants, and represented companies in a variety of commercial disputes.
Jeffrey joined the firm as an Associate in 1996 and was named Partner in 2001. He taught at Washington University School of Law from 1994 to 1996. He also was previously an Associate with Sidley & Austin in Chicago.
Awards & Recognitions
· Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor Law, 2008-2011
Professional Associations & Memberships
· American Bar Association
· American Health Lawyers Association
· Kansas Bar Association
· The Missouri Bar
Civic Involvement
· Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kansas City
· Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Missouri
Clerkships
· The Hon. Charles E. Wiggins, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1992-1993
News & Publications
News
10.19.11, Super Lawyers 2011 Names 71 Husch Blackwell Attorneys from Missouri and Nebraska; an Additional 15 Listed as Rising Stars
10.13.10, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2010 Names 64 Husch Blackwell Attorneys; An Additional 20 Listed as Rising Stars
10.22.09, Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2009 Names 73 Husch Blackwell Sanders Attorneys
Publications
3.16.10, Pay Equity Cases-the Next Wave of Major Litigation
Events
9.28.10, Labor & Employment Seminar
Kansas City, MO
Seminar
9.17.09, Labor & Employment Seminar
Kansas City, MO
Seminar
9.25.08, Labor & Employment Seminar
Kansas City, MO
Seminar