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What the Team is Known For

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC offers national labor and employment specialists within a broad practice active on major class action lawsuits, trade secrets violations and business reorganization. It provides strong coverage from both its St. Louis and Kansas City offices in matters pertaining to FLSA and MHRA disputes, such as retaliation and single-plaintiff discrimination cases, and regularly assists clients with workforce reduction and employee management issues.

Work Highlights

  • Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, PC represented Gray Media in a lawsuit filed by a former on-air meteorologist who alleged age, disability and gender discrimination, as well as retaliation.

Strengths

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Ogletree has a well-versed team that can handle virtually any labor and employment issue. It is very responsive to our needs and achieves great results.

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The firm has superb litigation lawyers as well as a top-notch appellate specialists.

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The team provides strong support and practical, focused solutions.

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Ogletree has subject matter experts across all specialties of employment law.

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Notable Practitioners

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James M Paul
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James M Paul
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James Paul is based in St. Louis and has a broad labor and employment practice that includes discrimination and retaliation matters. He regularly handles cases before state and federal courts and administrative bodies, as well as appellate cases.

James Paul is very responsive and understands our business model.

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Gregg M Lemley
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Gregg M Lemley
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Gregg Lemley is recognized as a strong choice for employers seeking labor and employment counsel. His broad practice encompasses retaliation, discrimination, wrongful discharge and breach of contract matters. Gregg is based in the firm's St. Louis office.

Gregg Lemley is incredibly responsive and solution-oriented.

Gregg is a knowledgeable person and has very deep expertise. He is fabulous.

Gregg is responsive, provides great client service and is a superb communicator.

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Patrick F Hulla
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Patrick F Hulla
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Kansas City-based Patrick Hulla has significant experience advising his clients on collective class actions, including wage and hour cases. He represents major employers from industries such as retail and healthcare.

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Chris R Pace
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Chris R Pace
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Chris Pace is based in the Kansas City office and has experience acting before both federal and state courts in a broad range of employment disputes. He has particular experience handling large-scale collective actions.

Chris Pace is the most responsive outside counsel I have ever worked with.

Chris Pace is a phenomenal lawyer.

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Michael L. Matula
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Michael L. Matula
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Michael Matula is part of the Kansas City team and is renowned in the market for his trial skills. He typically advises clients in relation to employment litigation concerning harassment allegations, EEOC charges and restrictive covenants.

Michael is a very strong litigator.

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R. Lance Witcher
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R. Lance Witcher
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Lance Witcher is highly commended for his work in employment litigation. He is based in St. Louis.
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Rodney A Harrison
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Rodney A Harrison
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Rodney Harrison acts on a broad range of labor and employment matters and has expertise in class and collective actions. He is based in St. Louis.
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Kerri S. Reisdorff
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Kerri S. Reisdorff
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Kerri Reisdorff is known for her representation of management teams in complex labor and employment disputes. She is based in Kansas City.

Kerri knows our business, the law and the best ways to defend our company.

Kerri's ability to immediately grasp our issues and streamline her vast knowledge down to clear, concise pieces of advice and instruction is amazing.

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Trina Ricketts
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Trina Ricketts displays strong expertise in labor and employment litigation. She frequently handles breach of contract claims and company reorganization matters.

Trina is strategic and on top of things.

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Ranked Lawyers at
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Missouri: Kansas City & Surrounds

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Patrick F Hulla
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Chris R Pace
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Michael L. Matula
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Michael L. Matula
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Kerri S. Reisdorff
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Trina Ricketts
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Missouri: St Louis & Surrounds

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James M Paul
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Gregg M Lemley
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R. Lance Witcher
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R. Lance Witcher
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Rodney A Harrison
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Rodney A Harrison
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Members

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Justin Dean

Stacy Bunck

Trina Ricketts

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Walter M. Brown

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