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J. Michael McGuire Phone:
410-843-3461 A 31-year veteran of management-side labor and employment law, J. Michael McGuire has represented employers nationally in labor law litigation at Shawe & Rosenthal since 1978. His expertise includes representing management before the National Labor Relations Board in representation and unfair labor practice cases, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and arbitrating labor and employment disputes on behalf of management. Michael has also represented employers in state and federal court in numerous employment discrimination, sexual harassment, and wrongful termination lawsuits. He has argued and/or briefed many well known precedents in Maryland State Courts and the Federal Appeals Courts including Hopkins v. Baltimore Gas & Electric (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit)(same sex harassment). Michael has also advised many corporate clients with regard to early termination programs, reductions-in-force and downsizing, including separation and release agreements. Although representing clients in many industries, Michael has particular expertise in the financial services, healthcare, utilities and manufacturing industries. Michael served as Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association for the 2004-2006 term. Mike was named among Labor Relations Institute’s “Top 100 Labor Attorneys” in the United States for 2009, based on a 5 year record of successful arbitration cases and NLRB election cases. (He was one of only 2 on that list from Maryland – partner Steve Shawe was the other.) In addition, based on peer and client interviews, Mike has been recognized as “a brilliant strategist and problem solver,” “extremely knowledgeable,” “top lawyer” and "a class lawyer" by Chambers & Partners Publishers in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers For Business (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions) where he is ranked in the top tier of labor/ employment attorneys in the State and first among management attorneys in Maryland. Shawe & Rosenthal is ranked by Chambers as the top labor and employment firms in Maryland and described as a “long established employment boutique” that offers a “specialized service to management clients with unique labor and employment law concerns,” and “well-known for its strength in dealing with union issues.” Mike is also the past Chair of the Employment & Labor Committee of the Maryland Association of Defense Trial Counsel and has co-authored two books, "Employee Discipline and Discharge," and "An Employer’s Guide to the Occupational Safety and Health Act," both published by Matthew Bender. He has also authored numerous articles for the Maryland State Bar Journal on topics such as “Pre-dispute Jury Trial Waiver Agreements,” “How to Conduct Sexual Harassment Investigations” and “Legal Issues Associated with Acquiring a Unionized Business.” He is a frequent speaker on labor and employment matters. |
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