Jan Michelsen

Below are examples of experience and positive results:

Prevailed with Full Defense Verdict at Trial

• On age discrimination, ERISA, and retaliation claim against a medical manufacturer

• On retaliation claim against international oil company

• On wage and hour claim against national retailer

Succeeded in Obtaining Case Dismissals

• On Indiana worker's compensation retaliation claim for a large national retailer

• On a claim for wages and wrongful discharge against a publishing company

• On state law business interference tort for an environmental contractor

• On several state wage payment and wage claims lawsuits

• On race discrimination claim for an oil and lubricant distribution center for discovery abuses and litigation of meritless claims

• On reverse race discrimination case against a utility billing processing center

• On a case of worker's compensation retaliation as a result of bringing to Plaintiff's attorney attention new law that defeated his claim

• On a claim of race discrimination against a hotel chain, case dismissed for failure to prosecute and discovery abuses

• On a claim of race and religious discrimination against a national retailer, case dismissed as sanction

Obtained Sanctions from Opposing Party/Attorney

• On intentional interference with contract case against a large environment and infrastructure company

• On a claim for wrongful discharge and various torts against an international company, dismissed when court granted motion for $29,000 in fees and costs

Obtained Grants of Summary Judgment

• On claim of sex harassment and retaliation against a long term care facility

• On claim of sexual harassment, equal pay, and retaliation against a national manufacturer

• On FMLA claim against national airline

• On a claim of sex discrimination and retaliation against a national office products retailer

• On sexual harassment claim against an airline

• On age discrimination claim against a national retailer of women's apparel

• On a claim of sex discrimination against a national distributor

• On a claim of FMLA violations against a national building products wholesaler

• On a claim of sex harassment and retaliation against a national manufacturer of textile products

• On a claim of breach of contract and defamation against an international construction firm

• On a claim of race discrimination against a national telecommunications company

• On a claim of wrongful discharge and disability discrimination against a steel mill

Participated in successful union avoidance efforts and campaigns, including supervisor audits, employee relations training, and on-site campaign work including for:

• Kentucky book manufacturing company

• A distributor of educational books and materials

• An electronics and computer peripheral distribution and repair center

• An electronics manufacturer

• A steel casting and foundry

• A manufacturer of medical devices

• A manufacturer of custom aeronautics

• A regional hospital's long term care centers

• A chain of long term care centers

• A coal mine

Other Results

• Succeeded in persuading arbitrator to deny grievance in 5-day arbitration against Steelworkers at an oil distribution center

• Secured no probable cause determinations in hundreds of charges and complaints filed with federal and state civil rights and administrative agencies throughout the United States with less than 2% pursuing litigation post-dismissal

• Obtained damages for health care provider by threatening defamation claim and breach of contract against purchaser of dental practice

Negotiated Settlements for Low Nuisance Value or Non-Monetary Settlement

• On a 3-plaintiff national origin claim against a national retailer

• On an FMLA claim against an Indiana manufacturer

• On a case of disability discrimination against a sheet metal company

• On a claim of race discrimination against a regional health care provider

• On a claim of pregnancy discrimination against a national retailer

• On a claim of age discrimination against a national retailer

• On a claim of sexual harassment against a national construction corporation