Employment Litigation

Steptoe & Johnson has a team of skilled and experienced trial lawyers who are positioned to help employers facing threatened or actual litigation. Our team helps employers of all sizes across industries in state and federal courts as well as in arbitration and before administrative agencies. We listen to our clients to determine their objectives and then carry out a strategic plan to achieve them.

Our team has handled all types of employment litigation, including but not limited to the following types of matters:

Harassment
Discrimination
Whistleblower
Retaliation
Interference
Wrongful discharge
Wage and hour
Class/collective actions on a variety of substantive topics
Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and employee benefits claims
Executive compensation disputes

We try cases and engage in vigorous motions practice, when warranted. However, in the event our clients wish to resolve litigation using alternative dispute resolution, our litigators are skilled negotiators and equipped to resolve claims efficiently.

Representative Experience

Defended employers in actions before the Pennsylvania Human Rights Commission, the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the U.S. Department of Labor
Defended public employers in actions before the West Virginia Public Employees Grievance Board
Defended employers in wage and hour cases alleging misclassification of employees and independent contractors
Handled arbitrations in both union and nonunion settings in many industries
Defended employers at trial in age, race, and disability discrimination; sexual harassment and retaliation; and Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act and Fair Labor Standard Act (FSA) cases
Obtained summary judgments in employment cases on behalf of employers

Allison B. Williams

Team Leader

Bridgeport, WV

(304) 933-8144
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Associate

Charleston, WV

(304) 353-8142
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Member

Collin County, TX

(469) 920-8216
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Marcus D. Black

Associate

Charleston, WV

(304) 353-8121
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Of Counsel

Oklahoma City, OK

(210) 953-3704
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Associate

Charleston, WV

(304) 353-8166
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Anthony Caldera

Associate

Bridgeport, WV

(304) 933-8141
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Associate

Bridgeport, WV

(304) 933-8205
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Bryan R. Cokeley

Executive Committee / Member

Charleston, WV

(304) 353-8116
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Of Counsel

Charleston, WV

(304) 353-8105
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Marcia L. DePaula

Member

Pittsburgh, PA

(412) 504-8122
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Tracey B. Eberling

Member

Martinsburg, WV

(304) 262-3532
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John B. Gessner

Member

Dallas, TX

(469) 809-3165
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Karlie M. Gorall

Associate

Columbus, OH

(614) 456-1688
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Ronda L. Harvey

Member

Charleston, WV

(304) 353 8160
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Shelby A. Hicks-Merinar

Of Counsel

Morgantown, WV

(304) 598-8176
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Mark G. Jeffries

Of Counsel

Bridgeport, WV

(304) 933-8155
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Austin H. Johnson

Associate

Charleston, WV

(304) 353-8170
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Of Counsel

Charleston, WV

(304) 353-8174
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Joseph U. Leonoro

Member

Charleston, WV

(304) 353-8162
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Anders W. Lindberg

Chair, Litigation Department / Member

Huntington, WV

(304) 526-8096
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Member

Lexington, KY

(859) 219-8216
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Laura H. McConnell-Corbyn

Member

Oklahoma City, OK

(405) 724-3338
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John R. Merinar Jr.

Member

Bridgeport, WV

(304) 933-8135
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Carl A. Misitano

Of Counsel

Pittsburgh, PA

(412) 504-8039
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Michael J. Moore

Member

Bridgeport, WV

(304) 933-8153
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Of Counsel

Oklahoma City, OK

(405) 825-9025
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Manning J. O'Connor

Of Counsel

Pittsburgh, PA

(412) 504-8121
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Ashley Hardesty Odell

Member

Morgantown, WV

(304) 598-8150
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Member

San Antonio, TX

(210) 953-9385
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Associate

Charleston, WV

(304) 353-8141
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Peter A. Shadid

Of Counsel

Oklahoma City, OK

(405) 724-3335
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Christopher L. Slaughter

Chief Executive Officer

Charleston, WV

(304) 353-8000
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Thomas G. Steele

Of Counsel

Bridgeport, WV

(304) 933-8128
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Christi R. Stover

Of Counsel

Morgantown, WV

(304) 285-6835
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Gerald J. Stubenhofer Jr.

Member

Pittsburgh, PA

(412) 504-8145
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Bonnie J. Thomas

Member

Bridgeport, WV

(304) 933-8165
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Jared C. Underwood

Of Counsel

Charleston, WV

(304) 353-8165
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Chip E. Williams

Of Counsel

Charleston, WV

(304) 353-8168
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