| Biography | Mr. LaPointe is a member of the Litigation practice at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, P.C. and serves as chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment practice. He has practiced in the Labor and Employment area for more than twenty years, concentrating on the defense of employers in discrimination lawsuits and other employment-related contract and tort actions. He has successfully tried many employment cases throughout the United States and has argued numerous cases on appeal. Mr. LaPointe also represents private and public organizations in a variety of commercial litigation matters including constitutional challenges, personal injury defense and breach of contract cases. Mr. LaPointe provides counseling to employers on various aspects of state and federal civil rights legislation and maintains primary responsibility for the defense and management of claims under several nationwide Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) programs. He also represents management in the collective bargaining process and other traditional labor matters. Formerly a law clerk for the Honorable Charles R. Norgle, Sr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Mr. LaPointe has spoken and written on a wide range of employment issues. He was a member of the Editorial Board and a Contributor/Writer of the Journal of Employment Discrimination Law (CCH, Inc.) and has published several articles in the Journal. He is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Labor Law Journal (CCH, Inc.) Mr. LaPointe received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, summa cum laude, and his J.D. degree from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, Order of the Coif and with high honors, in 1987.
Recent publications and/or presentations:
•Author, “The Supreme Court Broadens the Expansion of Retaliation Claims: CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries and Gomez-Perez v. Potter,” The Labor Law Journal (CCH, Inc.) Winter 2008 •Author, “The Supreme Court Sets the Standard for Title VII Retaliation Claims: Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway v. White,” The Labor Law Journal (CCH, Inc.) Winter 2006 •Co-Author, "Sexual Harassment Training Now Mandatory in California," Insurance Journal (West Edition) February 7, 2005 •Co-Author, "'A Means to an End:' The Cline Court's Pragmatic Refusal to Allow Reverse Discrimination Under the ADEA," The Labor Law Journal (CCH, Inc.) Summer 2004
•Co-author, "White Collar Blues: The Proliferation of Employee Collective Actions for Unpaid Overtime Under the FLSA," The Labor Law Journal (CCH, Inc.) Winter 2002 •Co-author, "The Internet: The Next Source of ADA Litigation," The Journal of Employment Discrimination Law (CCH, Inc.) Spring 2001 •Author, "'Similarly Situated' Employees - How the Courts Have Defined This Important Prima Facie Component," The Journal of Employment Discrimination Law, (CCH, Inc.) Winter 2001 •Author, "'Testers' – Should They Have Standing in Employment Discrimination Cases?" The Journal of Employment Discrimination Law (CCH, Inc.) Fall 2000 •Author, "One Year After Sutton – How the Courts Have Applied Its ADA Mandates" The Journal of Employment Discrimination Law (CCH, Inc.) Summer 2000 •Author, "Clinton's Proposed Office of Disability – Is It a Good Idea or Not" The Journal of Employment Discrimination Law (CCH, Inc.) Spring2000 •Author, "Working Women Continue to Face Difficult Choices Between Family and Career" The Journal of Employment Discrimination Law (CCH, Inc.) Winter 2000
•Author, "You've Got to Have Faith: How Employers Can Avoid Punitive Damages after Kolstad?" The Journal of Employment Discrimination Law (CCH, Inc.) Fall 1999 •Author, "Guidance from the Supreme Court – Who Is Protected Under the Americans With Disabilities Act?" The Journal of Employment Discrimination Law (CCH, Inc.) Fall 1999
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