Jeannette Macleod Brook

Representations include Sports Authority, Taco Bell, American Kiosk Management, Pediatrix, Wishard Hospital, National City Bank, Bridgestone/Firestone, The State of Indiana, Eastman Kodak Co., El Paso Corporation, Johnson & Wales University and the Rolls Royce Company.

Concentrations

•Wage & Hour
•Class and Collective actions
•Discrimination claims
•Restrictive covenants and non-competes
•Commercial and civil litigation

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2009-2016
•Team Member, a Law360, Employment Practice Group of the Year, 2011 and 2013

Singapore Antinarcotics Association

•Executive Committee, Women in Law Division, Indianapolis Bar Association, 1999-2004

•Board Member, The Children's Bureau, 1999-2004

•Board Member, Child Advocates Inc., 1995-1998

•Research Intern, United Nations, London England, 1991 Fellow: Singapore Antinarcotics Association

• Executive Committee, Women in Law Division, Indianapolis Bar Association, 1999-2004

• Board Member, The Children's Bureau, 1999-2004

• Board Member, Child Advocates Inc., 1995-1998

• Research Intern, United Nations, London England, 1991

Awards & Recognition

• Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Colorado Super Lawyers, 2009-2013

• Listed, "Top Women Lawyers," Law Week Colorado, 2011

• Team Member, Law360, "Employment Practice Group of the Year," 2011

Professional Experience

Significant Representations

• Represented private and public entities in key employment litigation arising under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA and state wage and hour and anti-discrimination statues.

• Acted as national coordinating counsel for Fortune 50 retailer in defense of wage and hour class actions pending throughout the country.

• Counseled companies on various aspects of employment law, including employment agreements, restrictive covenants, employee handbooks, separation agreements and administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

• Commercial litigation in both State and Federal Courts, including jury trials, bench trials, dispositive motions and appeals.

Publications & Presentations

Articles, Lectures & Publications

• Presenter, "Developments in Class Action Litigation," National Conference for Class Action Lawyers, Bentonville, AR, 2004-2008

• Presenter, "Hot Topics in Employment Law," El Paso Corporation, 2008

• Presenter, "Recent Developments in Disability Discrimination and Accommodation Issues,"Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2003

• Presenter, "Your Rights Under the Americans with Disabilities Act," MS Society of Indiana, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003

• Presenter, "The Fundamentals of an Effective Cross Examination," Women in the Law Conference, 2002

• Presenter, "Recent Developments in Employment Law," Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, 2001 and 2002

Member: American Bar Association; Indianapolis Bar Association (Executive Committee, Women in Law Division, 1999-2004).