Firm Associates Welcome Two New Associates with Virtual Happy Hour
Firm Associates Welcome Two New Associates with Virtual Happy Hour
Berkowitz Oliver associates recently held a virtual happy hour to welcome new associates Mo Khan and Ben Donovan to the firm. Mo Khan is a 2018 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center where he served as Annual Review Editor of the Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law. He recently relocated to Kansas City from Denver, Colorado, where he worked at an AmLaw 100 firm. Prior to law school, Mo served as agenda clerk to the Kansas Senate Minority Leader, where he researched, tracked, …
Read More >Berkowitz Oliver Employment Counseling Group Publishes Client Alert on the ADA and COVID-19
Berkowitz Oliver attorneys Kathleen Nemechek and Sharon Stallbaumer recently published a client alert on the ADA and the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of ADA issues arise when dealing with COVID-19 workplace safety, and some key questions and answers can be found in the attached client alert here .
Read More >Gilman Presents on TCPA, Trademark Infringement to KU Students
Partner Stacey Gilman presented a virtual guest lecture on the TCPA, consumer consent, and privacy issues, and trademark infringement, to a marketing course at the University of Kansas on April 1, 2020. Stacey served as Associate Editor for the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review while in law school at the University of Michigan , and has been named a Super Lawyer for Business Litigation for many years.
Read More >Wieland Presents to Elementary School Students on Being a Lawyer
Partner Jennifer Wieland presented on being a lawyer to students at Career Awareness Day at Prairie Ridge Elementary in Shawnee, Kansas on February 12, 2020. She discussed what lawyers do, why they are important in our society, and school subjects that are helpful preparation for law school. Wieland was named a 2019 Super Lawyer for Business Litigation.
Read More >Nemechek, Villanueva Obtain Defense Verdict in Chicago Employment Trial
On January 21, 2020, Berkowitz Oliver partners Kathy Nemechek and Jocelyn Villanueva obtained a complete defense verdict in a six-day trial in an employment case for client Ford Motor Company. Tried in federal court in Chicago, the case involved allegations of racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation under Title VII and Section 1981.
Read More >Berkowitz Oliver Joins Ford Motor Company’s Legal Alliance for Women in Global Day of Service
Berkowitz Oliver attorneys and staff were thrilled once again to partner with client Ford Motor Company in support of Ford’s 2019 Global Day of Service. The September 26th event, coordinated by Ford’s Law Alliance for Women, coincides with Ford’s Global Caring Month, in which thousands of Ford volunteers in 34 countries work to build stronger communities throughout September. This year, Berkowitz Oliver gathered and delivered a truckload of needed items to Rose Brooks , a local Kansas City organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of domestic …
Read More >Two Experienced Litigators Join Berkowitz Oliver
Two attorneys have recently joined Berkowitz Oliver. Jim Humphrey joined the firm as a partner on September 3. Jim is an experienced trial attorney who comes to the firm from his previous position as a Senior Trial Attorney in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. At the CFTC, Jim investigated violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations, including in the areas of solicitation fraud and Ponzi schemes, virtual currency investments, foreign-exchange fraud, spoofing, manipulation, insider …
Read More >Shaw and Gilman Speak at UMKC Black Law Student Association Event
Partners John Shaw and Stacey Gilman were the featured speakers at a Lunch and Learn event sponsored by the Black Law Student Association of the University of Missouri-Kansas City on March 6, 2019. Shaw was 2019 Kansas City Lawyer of the Year for Litigation Securities, and practices in a variety of commercial, products liability, and securities matters. Gilman has practiced for over twenty years in the areas of intellectual property, advertising, unfair competition, class action matters, and other business litigation.
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