John P. Hancock, Jr. is a shareholder based in Butzel Long's Detroit office. He is a graduate of Duke University Law School and the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Hancock's practice focuses on collective bargaining negotiations and arbitrations as well as counseling of both public and private employers. He has also done extensive employment litigation and OSHA litigation. Mr. Hancock has served as chief negotiator in numerous collective bargaining negotiations for public schools, municipal and public utilities as well as clients in various other businesses ranging from casinos to steel plants to hospitals and country clubs. A good portion of his practice is devoted to counseling clients on employment issues. Mr. Hancock is a past Chair of the State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Section, and a member of the American Bar Association, the Detroit Bar Association, and the Michigan Council of School Attorneys. He is a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation, a Board Member of the National Safety Council of Southeastern Michigan and a member of the American Employment Law Council. He is past chair of the firm's Labor and Employment Practice Group and is a member of the Oakland County Roundtable on Education and the Workforce. Mr. Hancock has authored numerous articles and is a frequent lecturer on a wide variety of labor and employment related issues. He has overseen the development of the firm's program of On-Site Seminars for Administrators and Supervisors in Labor and Employment Law. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, the International Who's Who of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Who's Who Legal USA - Management Labor & Employment and Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business and has been selected a Michigan Superlawyer and Best Of Class. Experience · Represented a private equity investor in a complicated effort to purchase a major OEM's glass manufacturing operations in North America · Dismissal of a breach of contract/ Whistleblower claim · Represented a full service non-profit community supported hospital as a debtor in possession in Chapter 11 proceedings News Media Releases 11.28.11, 68 Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2012 07.12.11, Butzel Long attorneys named to Chambers USA 2011 12.02.10, Sixty-four Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2011 11.15.10, Butzel Long attorneys recognized by Chambers USA 2010 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 11.09.09, Forty-Nine Butzel Long attorneys named to Super Lawyers 2009 listing 09.09.09, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2010: Forty-nine attorneys recognized in national listing 06.24.09, Fourteen Butzel Long attorneys and practice areas recognized by Chambers USA 10.22.08, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 07.08.08, Butzel Long Top-Ranked in Litigation by Chambers USA 10.04.07, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 06.29.07, Butzel Long top-ranked in litigation by Chambers USA 06.14.07, John P. Hancock, Jr. featured at Michigan Labor-Management Association's News in brief 12.21.11, Butzel Long attorney John Hancock, Jr. quoted in article about National Basketball Association parity 10.05.11, Butzel Long attorney John Hancock, Jr. discusses U.S. Supreme Court case involving challenge to clergy exemption 10.04.11, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 05.08.11, Butzel Long Shareholder John P. Hancock, Jr. discusses the NFL strike on Sirius XM radio Publications Articles, presentations & briefs 11.10.08, 2008 Election and the Future of Labor and Employment Law Client alerts 09.01.10, Automation Alley Newsletter Resources 01.01.08, Brochure: On-Site Training Services 01.01.08, Brochure: On-Site Training Services Memberships State Bar of Michigan - past Chair of the Labor and Employment Section American Bar Association Detroit Bar Association Michigan Council of School Attorneys Safety Council of Southeastern Michigan - Board Member Oakland County Roundtable on Education and the Workforce American Employment Law Council Recognitions College of Labor and Employment Lawyers - Fellow Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers - Labor & Employment The Best Lawyers in America, Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor & Employment, 1995-2012 International Who's Who of Labor and Employment Lawyers Who's Who Legal USA - Management Labor & Employment Michigan Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor Law, 2006-2011 Best of Class DBusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit, Labor and Employment Law; Civil Rights Law, 2011-2012 |