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Loretta K. Haggard, Schuchat, Cook & Werner
Loretta Haggard has played a major role in setting the parameters of Missouri’s laws on public-sector unions.
Gene P. Graham, White, Graham, Buckley & Carr
Gene Graham’s cases include a $6 million settlement in 2012 in an age-discrimination suit by a group of 36 former faculty members at a Kansas City community college, as well as a $57 million class action settlement with Sprint Nextel on age-discrimination claims in 2007.
Cliff Godiner, Thompson Coburn
Cliff Godiner co-chairs Thompson Coburn’s human resource practice while pursuing an unusual practice of representing carriers in labor disputes under the federal Railway Labor Act.
Josef S. Glynias, Husch Blackwell
Among Joe Glynias’ biggest clients is ConAgra Brands.
Dennis E. Egan, The Popham Law Firm
Dennis Egan made his mark in employment law representing Christine Craft, a Kansas City television anchor who alleged in 1981 she was demoted because of her age and attractiveness.
Denise K. Drake, Polsinelli
Denise Drake chairs Polsinelli’s labor and employment department, which handles cases nationwide and led her to be admitted to the bars of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois.
Brendan J. Donelon, Donelon PC
Brendan Donelan’s complex wage-and-hour matters include a $73 million settlement with Bank of America in 2014 for employees who alleged they were not paid for overtime and work off-the-clock.
Jerome J. Dobson, Dobson, Berns & Rich
Jerome Dobson is a former president of the National Employment Lawyers Association’s St. Louis chapter and a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
Jeremy Brenner, Armstrong Teasdale
Jeremy Brenner is the leader of Armstrong Teasdale’s U.S. Employment and Labor Practice.
Lynne Jaben Bratcher, Bratcher Gockel Law
Last year, Lynne Bratcher won more than $750,000 for a Black fan who was wrestled to the ground by a security guard outside the NCAA Big 12 Basketball Tournament.
Michael L. Blumenthal, Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris
Mike Blumenthal prevailed not once but twice on behalf of the University of Missouri-Kansas City when a part-time lecturer alleged his contract wasn’t renewed after he criticized the preferential treatment of student-athletes.
Sonal Bhatia, Keenan & Bhatia
Sonal Bhatia has won a $6.4 million verdict for a sales manager fired from a pharmaceutical company and an $8.5 million verdict for a Black woman who alleged discrimination at a natural gas utility.
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