Richard S Cleary

Practice Areas

Collective Bargaining & Arbitrations, Employee Safety & OSHA, Employment Discrimination & Wrongful Termination, Trade Secrets & Covenants Not to Compete, Union Avoidance/Campaigns.

Career

A consistently ranked first-tier in Chambers USA® for labor and employment law practitioners, Rich represents employers in collective bargaining; the litigation of labor claims before the courts, the National Labor Relations Board and arbitral forums; the defense of employment and wage and hour actions; and counseling concerning the labor and employment law implications of corporate restructuring.

He is a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and been selected for inclusion in Kentucky Super Lawyers® since 2007, and The Best Lawyers in America© since 2003.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, Council Member, 2006-2014

Employers Counsel Network, Kentucky representative, 1989-present

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

American Bar Association, Program Co-Chair (Management), Committee on the Development of the Law Under the NLRA, 1996-1999

Kentucky Bar Association

Louisville Bar Association, Member; Former Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section

NLRB Region 9 Practice and Procedure Committee, Member, 2002-2008

Personal

JD, Georgetown University Law Center; B.A., Washington and Lee University