Smith & Smith, Attorneys
Address:
Smith & Smith, Attorneys
400 North, First Trust Centre
200 South Fifth Street
Louisville,
Kentucky
40202
Phone: (502) 587-0761
Fax: (502) 589-5345
Firm Size:
6 Lawyers
Primary Contact:
W. Kevin Smith
wks@smithandsmithattorneys.com
Attorneys Admitted to Practice In:
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Smith & Smith, Attorneys was founded in 1946 and has been at the forefront in the Kentuckiana area in counseling its clients on labor and employment matters. From its inception, Smith & Smith has represented public and private employers in matters involving labor and employment law. The firm places its emphasis on consulting and advising its clients on labor and employment-related matters in an effort to avoid litigation, and on vigorously defending its clients when they are embroiled in controversies or lawsuits. The firm's commitment to its clients is to render the highest caliber of professional services in a timely, efficient and cost-effective manner and in accordance with the highest ethical standards of the legal profession.
In the traditional labor law area, Smith & Smith advises and represents its clients in union organizing campaigns, decertification elections, proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, collective bargaining negotiations, and other matters arising out of application of state and federal labor laws. In the employment law area, the firm counsels and advises its clients with respect to in matters relating to wage-hour laws, civil rights laws, discrimination issues, wrongful discharge, and employment related tort matters. The firm also advises its clients with respect to in matters involving federal contract compliance laws, the Americans With Disabilities Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; other federal and state employment statutes and regulations; employee policies and procedures; employment and independent contractor agreements; and preventative training of the supervisory personnel in all aspects of the employment relationship.
In furtherance of its dedication to its clients to provide preventative counseling to avoid potential legal problems in the workplace, the firm annually hosts a seminar for its clients to address matters of current interest and concern in labor and employment law. Members of the firm regularly participate as lecturers in legal seminars and employee training programs, have served as adjunct professors teaching traditional labor law, and have been published in various legal practice manuals.
Smith & Smith is committed to the personal, competent and efficient handling of all matters for its clients with emphasis on providing prompt professional legal service. If you would like more information about Smith & Smith, please contact us.
To learn more, visit http://www.smithandsmithattorneys.com.
Kevin M. Norris, Partner, practices labor and employment law with Smith and Smith Attorneys. After graduating from the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville summa cum laude in 2000, Kevin clerked for Hon. Charles R. Simpson, III, of the Western District of Kentucky. Since then, he has practiced labor and employment law as well as civil litigation. Kevin received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Hanover College in 1995. He is a husband to Emily and a father to two boys. He is also a sometimes soccer coach and carpool driver on the weekends.
Practice Specialties
- Employment Litigation Defense
- Discrimination/Human rights
- Sexual Harassment
- Wrongful discharge/Wrongful dismissal
- Class, collective and representative actions (defense of)
- EEOC/EEO investigations
- FMLA
- Retaliation/Whistleblower claims
- Internal complaint investigations
- Wage and hour/FLSA defense/Employment standards
- Responses to administrative agency charges
- Employment Counseling and Advice
- WARN Act/Plant closings/RIF Planning
- Wage and hour audits
- Personnel policies
- Leave laws
- Handbook Review
- Supervisor and harassment/violence training
- Labor Unions/Labor Relations
- Union avoidance and elections
- Collective bargaining
- Supervisor training
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- NLRB/Labor Relations Board Proceedings
- Unfair labor practices
- Construction labor relations
- Strikes and lockouts (planning and related court and board litigation)
- Employment Contracts and Litigation
- Non-compete/non-solicit agreements
- Confidentiality and trade secret agreements
- Trade secrets and non-compete agreements
- Executive employment agreements (including change of control)
- Termination provisions (statutory requirements and reasonable notice)
- Defamation
- Workplace Privacy
- Human Rights
OLIVER B. RUTHERFORD, Managing Partner of the law firm of Smith & Smith Attorneys in Louisville, Kentucky has practiced labor and employment law and civil litigation since 2000. His practice at Smith & Smith focuses on labor and employment matters. Mr. Rutherford received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature, cum laude, from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1994 and graduated cum laude from the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville in 2000. When not practicing law, he is an avid hockey player and golfer.
Practice Specialties
- Employment Litigation Defense
- Discrimination/Human rights
- Sexual Harassment
- Wrongful discharge/Wrongful dismissal
- EEOC/EEO investigations
- FMLA
- Retaliation/Whistleblower claims
- Internal complaint investigations
- Wage and hour/FLSA defense/Employment standards
- Responses to administrative agency charges
- Employment Counseling and Advice
- Supervisor and harassment/violence training
- Handbook Review
- Compliance/Compliance audits
- Leave laws
- Personnel policies
- Wage and hour audits
- WARN Act/Plant closings/RIF Planning
- Labor Unions/Labor Relations
- Union avoidance and elections
- Collective bargaining
- Supervisor training
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- NLRB/Labor Relations Board Proceedings
- Unfair labor practices
- Construction labor relations
- Strikes and lockouts (planning and related court and board litigation)
- Employment Contracts and Litigation
- Non-compete/non-solicit agreements
- Confidentiality and trade secret agreements
- Trade secrets and non-compete agreements
- Executive employment agreements (including change of control)
- Termination provisions (statutory requirements and reasonable notice)
- Defamation
- Occupational Health and Safety
- OSHA inspection and compliance (US)
- Workplace Privacy
- Human Rights