Background
- Labor & Employment Lawyer since 1972
- Began career as Field Attorney for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
- Spent 34 years in private practice representing unions and individual employees.
- Full-Time Neutral
- Transitioned to mediation in June 2006.
- Began accepting arbitrator appointments in January 2007.
Mediation Experience
- Selected to mediate 1,800+ disputes since 1993.
- Cases include:
- Employment discrimination
- Personal injury
- Professional malpractice
Arbitration Experience
- Arbitrator since 2007 in:
- Discharge & discipline cases
- Contract interpretation (private & public sectors)
- As an advocate:
- Tried 250+ arbitration case
- Issues included:
- Vacation/holiday pay
- Jurisdictional disputes
- Management rights
- Substance abuse
- Union security
- Dress codes
- Seniority
Permanent Panels
- State of Illinois & AFSCME District 31 (past)
- Kraft Foods (non-union discharge grievances) (past)
- B and B Trucking, Inc. & American Postal Workers Union
- John Deere & UAW (permanent sole arbitrator)
Professional Recognition
- Member, National Academy of Arbitrators
- Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1983
- Named among:
- Top 100 Lawyers in Missouri-Kansas (2006–2007)
- Top 50 Lawyers in St. Louis by Missouri-Kansas Super Lawyers
Compensation:
Labor Arbitration Daily Rate: $1750 (additional 1/2 day after 7 hours of hearing).
Travel time charged outside of metro St. Louis area.
Air Travel by lowest fully refundable ticket unless parties agree to reimburse non-refundable ticket if hearing cancelled.
Cancellation fee: no fee if cancelled more than 30 days in advance; 1 day if cancelled within 30 days.