Burton D. Garland, Jr.
Attorney at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Saint Louis, Missouri
Burton is a Shareholder at Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak &Stewart, P.C. His practice includes union avoidance counseling and campaigns, elections, objections to elections, R-Case strategy and litigation, collective bargaining, strikes and injunctions, arbitration, and unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board. His employment practice includes litigating employment discrimination matters under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, the Federal False Claims Act, and the various state counterparts to these federal laws as well as advising clients on employment-related matters and drafting personnel policies, employment contracts, severance agreements, and employee handbooks.
Mr. Garland has handled dozens of union avoidance campaigns from pre-filing counseling and advice to post-election litigation. Mr. Garland also negotiates collective bargaining agreements on behalf of both individual employers and employer associations.
Mr. Garland has handled dozens of union avoidance campaigns from pre-filing counseling and advice to post-election litigation. Mr. Garland also negotiates collective bargaining agreements on behalf of both individual employers and employer associations.