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Richard S. Cleary Member-in-Charge - Louisville Office
Rich is Member in Charge of the Louisville office, having served as Chairman of the Labor and Employment Group from the early 90s through 2006. He represents employers exclusively. Rich's practice includes collective bargaining, the litigation of labor claims before the courts, the National Labor Relations Board and arbitral forums, the defense of employment and wage/hour actions, and counseling concerning the labor and employment law implications of corporate restructuring.
Education
B.A., Economics, cum laude, Washington and Lee University, 1978
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1981
Admitted to Practice
Kentucky, 1981
District of Columbia, 1992
Courts Admitted to Practice
U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky, 1981
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1983
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, 1989
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1993
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Council Member, American Bar Association Labor and Employment Section, 2006-2010
American Bar Association: Co-Chair (Management), Committee on the Development of the Law Under the National Labor Relations Act, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1999-2002
Program Co-Chair (Management), Committee on the Development of the Law Under the NLRA, American Bar Association, 1996-99
Kentucky and Louisville Bar Associations (Chair, LBA Labor & Employment Law Section, 1994)
Member, NLRB Region 9 Practice and Procedure Committee, 2002-present
Honors and Awards
Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Selected to Kentucky Super Lawyers, 2007
Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White 2003-present)
America's Leading Business Lawyers , 2003-2007, Chambers & Partners
The International Who's Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers 2007, Who's Who Legal
Civic and Charitable Involvement
Advisory Board, 2008 Ryder Cup
Member, Parents Council, Washington and Lee University
President, Kentucky Country Day School, Athletic Boosters Club
National Alumni Board, Washington and Lee University, 1997-2001
National Alumni Board, Georgetown University Law Center, 1992-96
Advisory Board, University of Louisville Labor-Management Center, 1986-present
Leadership Louisville 1990-1991
American Heart Association, Louisville Chapter Board of Directors, 1996-2001
The Denbarr Club
Lawyers Club, President, 2005-06
St. Francis Xavier Society, St. Xavier High School
Selected Publications and Presentations
American Bar Association: Co-Editor (Management) ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Newsletter, 2003-2006
The Developing Labor Law, BNA, Co-Editor, 2000, 2001 and 2002, Supplements; Associate Editor, 1997-1999; Assistant and Contributing Editor, 1987-1996
Kentucky Employment Law Letter , M. Lee Smith Publishing Co., Editor, 1991- present
"Master FMLA Program," May 24, 2007
"National Labor Relations Board Update," Speaker, ABA Annual Meeting, August 13, 2002.
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