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Bradd N. Siegel
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bsiegel@porterwright.com
p: 614-227-2238 f: 614-227-2100
Huntington Center
41 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215-6194
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Mr. Siegel has over 30 years of experience in labor and employment law litigation on behalf of companies and their managers in state and federal courts. He has successfully defended management clients against claims brought under state and federal employment discrimination statutes, ERISA, Section 301 of the LMRA, and state wrongful discharge law, including class actions.
Named for more than 20 years to The Best Lawyers in America®, Mr. Siegel was elected a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in 1999. He has been recognized as an Ohio Super Lawyer® by the publishers of Law & Politics and Cincinnati Magazine and is one of the highest ranked employment attorneys in Ohio according to Chambers USA. Mr. Siegel is a former Chair, and current Council Member, of the Ohio State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section; is a founding Member of the Ohio Management Lawyers Association; and has served for many years on the Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s Labor and Employment Law Advisory Committee. Additionally, he taught Employment Law and Employment Discrimination Law as an adjunct professor at Capital University Law School and has lectured extensively on employment discrimination and wrongful discharge issues, including lectures this past year on the Ledbetter Act and other recent changes in federal and Ohio employment laws.
Practice Areas
Employee Benefits
Labor & Employment
Employment class and collective actions
Employment discrimination and wrongful discharge litigation
ERISA/employee benefits advice and litigation
Executive compensation and employment contracts
Leave/reasonable accommodation administration
Non-compete issues and trade secret protection
Preventative workplace counseling
Reductions-in-force and restructuring
Union representation issues
Wage-and-hour compliance and litigation
Workforce and management training
Workplace privacy
Litigation
Class actions
Professional Associations
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, EEO Committee; Litigation Section, Labor and Employment Law Committee
American Employment Law Council
Ohio Chamber of Commerce Labor Advisory Council
Ohio State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Chair, 2002-2004; Vice Chair, 2000-2002; Secretary/Treasurer, 1998-2000; Board of Governors, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1991-1998; Wrongful Discharge Committee, Chair
Ohio Management Lawyers Association, Founding Steering Committee Member
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., 1978
George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 1977; Member, George Washington Law Review, 1975-1977
Cornell University, A.B., with distinction, 1974
Bar Admissions
State of Ohio
Commonwealth of Virginia
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Presentations/Publications/CLE
Coauthor, Ohio Employment Practices Law: A Practical Guide for Employers and Their Legal Counsel, West Group Publishing, 1991-2009/2010 editions
Editor, Ohio Employment Law Letter, M. Lee Smith Publishers
Numerous speeches for the Midwest Labor Law Conference; the Ohio CLE Institute; the All-Ohio Human Resources Conference; the Manufacturers' Education Council; and the Council on Education in Management on Wrongful Discharge, ADA, and other topics
Community/Civic/Volunteer Work
BalletMet, Trustee
Ohio State Bar Foundation, Fellow
Columbus Bar Foundation, Fellow
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