Phillip’s first job was bagging groceries and stocking shelves in his family’s small grocery store business. As a young teenager, Phillip learned the value of hard work and small business. His grandfather took him to business meetings and Phillip saw first-hand the challenges his family’s business faced—especially in managing employees. But, he also saw the true value in positive employee relations in the workplace.  Now, Phillip represents and protects each of his clients, large or small, as if they were his family’s grocery business—with enthusiasm, dedication, and a strong belief that lawsuits, government investigations, and unions are not good for business or employees.

• AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale–Hubbell

• Employment Law SuperLawyer 2010 and 2011 (top 5%)

• Represents businesses in a wide range of labor and employment law related matters, including federal and state court lawsuits claiming discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or failure to pay minimum wage or overtime compensation

• Represents businesses facing government investigations by the U.S. EEOC, state and local EEO agencies, OSHA, Wage and Hour Division, the NLRB, and others

• Helps clients stay union-free through advice and counseling, supervisor and manager training, and campaigns

• Regularly advises and counsels clients on how to handle difficult workplace legal issues through his cost-effective Hotline service

• Protects businesses’ investment in their people, trade secrets, and confidential information through employment agreements and litigation

• Reviews and revises employee handbooks, policies, and practices

• Trains supervisors and managers in understanding their legal roles and responsibilities

• Labor and Employment Counsel for various industry and human resource professional associations