Malone, Thompson, Summers & Ott L.L.C.
Address:
Malone, Thompson, Summers & Ott L.L.C.
339 Heyward Street
Suite 200
Columbia,
South Carolina
29201
Phone: (803) 254-3300
Fax: (803) 254-0309
Firm Size:
5 Lawyers
Primary Contact:
Michael D. Malone
malone@mtsolawfirm.com
Attorneys Admitted to Practice In:
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
Additional Office:
Malone, Thompson, Summers & Ott L.L.C.
3600 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 125
Charlotte, North Carolina 28273
Phone: (704) 522-2824
Fax: (704) 522-2032
Primary Contact: Michael Ott
Malone, Thompson, Summers & Ott L.L.C. limits its practice to representing management and insurance carriers in labor and employment matters. Our basic mission is to protect employers. We strive to provide the highest quality legal services in a practical fashion at reasonable fees. Our clients include large and small businesses, public and private sector organizations, and non-profit as well as for-profit entities. We represent a broad spectrum of employers that fall in virtually all sectors of the economy including manufacturing, health care, utilities, transportation, communications, insurance, real estate, financial services, advertising, retail, hospitality, housing, and government.
Our practice includes both counseling and litigation components. The ultimate goal of our counseling practice is to “prevent the formal conflict.” We offer careful advice, guidance, and strategies with regard to personnel actions, workplace policies, and legal compliance issues. We also provide practical training to employers and trade associations on a frequent basis. We take pride in being regarded as “the safety net” for our clients. The ultimate goal of our litigation practice is to "achieve the best possible outcome for our client." If it costs $50,000 for an employer to prove that the employer was “right” when the matter could have been resolved for $5,000, has the employer really won? Our attorneys are experienced litigators who utilize their knowledge to employ effective defense strategies and to exploit weaknesses and deficiencies in the opposition’s case. Early dismissals and low cost settlements are what our litigators strive to achieve.
The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory has awarded our firm an AV rating. This is the highest rating awarded and is based on legal ability and adherence to ethical standards. The firm is also listed in Martindale-Hubbell’s The Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers.
To learn more, visit http://www.mtsolawfirm.com.
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
- WARN Act/Plant closings/RIF Planning
- Wage and hour audits
- Personnel policies
- Leave laws
- Compliance/Compliance audits
- Handbook Review
- Supervisor and harassment/violence training
- Employment Contracts and Litigation
- Termination provisions (statutory requirements and reasonable notice)
- Pension, benefit and bonus provisions
- Executive employment agreements (including change of control)
- Trade secrets and non-compete agreements
- Confidentiality and trade secret agreements
- Non-compete/non-solicit agreements
- Occupational Health and Safety
- OSHA inspection and compliance (US)
- Workplace Privacy
Chuck Thompson is a certified specialist in in labor and employment law and has been practicing in this area exclusively for twenty-two years. He is the author of numerous works on employment law and has served on the adjunct faculty of the University of South Carolina School of Law. He was a judicial clerk to the Honorable Clyde Hamilton, of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He graduated from the University of South Carolina Law School with honors and was on the Law Review and Moot Court.
Practice Specialties
- Employment Litigation Defense
- Discrimination/Human rights
- Sexual Harassment
- Wrongful discharge/Wrongful dismissal
- EEOC/EEO investigations
- FMLA
- Retaliation/Whistleblower claims
- 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
- Strikes and lockouts (planning and related court and board litigation)
- Unfair labor practices
- NLRB/Labor Relations Board Proceedings
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Union avoidance and elections
- Employment Contracts and Litigation
- Non-compete/non-solicit agreements
- Confidentiality and trade secret agreements
- Trade secrets and non-compete agreements
- Termination provisions (statutory requirements and reasonable notice)
- Defamation
- Occupational Health and Safety
- OSHA inspection and compliance (US)
- Workplace Privacy