About

Provided by Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP

The intersection of business, employment matters and the law is complex and often difficult to navigate. We approach this challenge with an effort to gain a thorough understanding of your culture and objectives. We bring a deep understanding of the law and a wealth of experience regarding its real-world application. We operate as an employment and labor law boutique within a robust, full-service law firm. 

Our experience with a wide range of employment, labor and human resources issues enables us to work with our clients to assist them in building and maintaining an employer-of-choice reputation. We do this while minimizing the burden of regulatory requirements and the distractions of regulatory investigations and audits, employee disputes and union organizing. 

In addition to compliance and risk-management counseling, we develop and conduct training programs for human resources professionals and line managers, offering a range of complementary compliance-support services. 

When employers encounter litigation relating to employment discrimination, wrongful discharge or other employment-related issues, and when complaint investigations and compliance audits arise, we represent them with early risk assessment, dispute resolution services and trial advocacy.

Chambers Review

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Labor & Employment - North Carolina

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What the Team is Known For

Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan is a highly respected Raleigh firm with a strong offering in the labor and employment sphere. Its areas of expertise include employment litigation, labor relations and OSHA matters. The firm is further noted for its handling of the employment aspects of corporate transactions, while also offering expertise in matters relating to employee benefits and executive compensation. It has additional strength in misconduct investigations and whistleblower claims.

Work Highlights

  • Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP advised Fortrea Holdings on the employment aspects of its sale to Endpoint Clinical and Fortrea Patient Access businesses to Arsenal Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm specializing in building technology-rich healthcare and industrial growth companies.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Kimberly J Korando
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Kimberly J Korando
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Kimberly Korando is a leading choice of counsel for employers facing high-stakes allegations such as retaliation, discrimination and toxic workplace claims.

She is a trusted partner.

Kimberly has a very sophisticated and deep knowledge base.

Kerry Shad
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Kerry Shad
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Kerry Shad is an experienced employment litigator who frequently advises clients from the manufacturing, pharmaceutical and hospitality industries, among others. She is particularly expert in discrimination claims and wage and hour actions, as well as advising on retaliation suits.

She's wonderful. I appreciate her ability to focus on efficiencies and ways to resolve litigation and minimize risk.

Zeb Anderson
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Zeb Anderson
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Zeb Anderson is a fine choice of litigator for management-side clients facing noncompete and trade secrets disputes, which form part of his broad employment law practice. He also advises clients on discrimination matters.

Zeb is very responsive and practical.

Kevin Ceglowski
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Kevin Ceglowski
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Kevin Ceglowski represents clients in a range of employment law matters, including allegations of discrimination and wage and hour claims.

Rosemary Kenyon
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Rosemary Kenyon
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Rosemary Kenyon regularly advises on employment issues arising from transactions, including benefits concerns, as well as handling workplace investigations and contract negotiations.

J. Travis Hockaday
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J. Travis Hockaday
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J. Travis Hockaday specializes in risk management advice on all matters employee-related and counsels a range of clients on handling mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and contract negotiations.

Travis provides superb customer service and his subject matter expertise has been invaluable.

Travis is a great resource for us. He is responsive, thorough and accurate in his advice.

He is an exceptional lawyer who is savvy and responsive to our needs. "We need to ask Travis" is our first response in a potential legal crisis. I recommend him without reservation.

Ranked Lawyers at
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North Carolina

Labor & Employment

Kimberly J Korando
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Kimberly J Korando
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Band 1
Kerry Shad
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Kerry Shad
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Zeb Anderson
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Zeb Anderson
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Kevin Ceglowski
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Kevin Ceglowski
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Rosemary Kenyon
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Rosemary Kenyon
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J. Travis Hockaday
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J. Travis Hockaday
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Industries

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