HR Credit

Alison Marshall is an active litigator who has extensive experience handling complex employment litigation matters including employment discrimination class actions, FLSA collective and state wage and hour class actions, and Sarbanes-Oxley/whistleblower claims. She also routinely counsels employers on sexual and racial harassment policies and investigations, OFCCP compliance, ADA compliance, wage and hour law developments, early retirement programs, and reductions in force. She is a frequent speaker on employment and civil rights issues and the author of a number of published articles on EEO issues.

Alison also represents colleges and universities on employment matters, as well as on Title IX issues, with particular emphasis on issues of gender discrimination in intercollegiate athletics. She is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA).

Alison is a Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. She is a member of the editorial advisory board of the Employee Relations Law Journal and the Equal Employment Opportunity and the Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committees of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the American Bar Association. In addition, Alison is a member of Jones Day's Diversity Task Force.

Allison West is an employment attorney by background and for over 20 years has assisted employers in creating and maintaining safe and respectful work environments.

She focuses her practice on delivering customized workplace training, conducting workplace investigations, coaching executives/managers concerning performance or disciplinary issues as well as leadership topics, and serves as an expert witness. Allison also specializes in using her mediation skills to help individuals and groups to work through conflicts and create more collaborative work environments.

Allison is a top-rated speaker at the SHRM Annual Conference as well as other HR/diversity conferences, and is a national expert on harassment, discrimination and investigations. She has appeared on PBS, CBS This Morning and in O Magazine discussing workplace harassment issues.

She is a member of the State Bar of California and holds her SHRM-SCP certification and AWI-CH (investigation) certificate.

Linda M. Jackson is a first-chair trial attorney with significant experience representing clients before federal, state and appellate courts, as well as before administrative agencies and in arbitration settings. Linda has a particular litigation focus in the Eastern District of Virginia, also known as the "Rocket Docket," and the state trial courts in Northern Virginia, including Fairfax, Arlington and Loudoun Counties.

Linda is an aggressive litigator who reaches optimal business and legal solutions by understanding her clients’ business objectives, and pursuing pre-litigation and litigation strategies designed to efficiently meet their goals.

She keeps clients up-to-date as a case proceeds and advises them on their options at critical decision points. Linda’ practice includes:

Employment discrimination and wrongful discharge
Executive contracts and compensation
Non-compete and non-solicitation negotiation and litigation
Shareholder litigation
Sabarnes-Oxley (SOX) whistleblower investigations and litigation
Trade-secret disputes
Civil business conspiracy, fiduciary duties, and other business competition issues
Linda has represented clients in industries such as government contracting, professional services, supermarket chains, airlines, law firms, technology, health care, child care services, telecommunications and commercial and residential development.

Linda previously served as a Major in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General Reserve Corps. In 2009, she was named to the advisory board for the William and Mary Journal of Women and the Law.

Ms. Walters has more than 30 years’ combined experience in management, HR administration, employment law practice, and teaching.

She has presented at conferences across the country, been engaged as an expert witness, and testified before U.S. Congressional and state legislative committees on employment issues.

Her book, “From Hello to Goodbye: Proactive Tips for Maintaining Positive Employee Relations” is in its 2nd edition and was one of the SHRMStore’s “Great 8” best-sellers for eight consecutive years.

Today, Ms. Walters works as an independent consultant doing business as FiveL Company, “Helping Leaders Limit their Liability by Learning the Law.”SM

Alice Kilborn, JD PHR, is an Associate Attorney at Moody & Warner, P.C., where her practice is  devoted to employment and labor law including advice and litigation in the areas of labor relations, wage and hour issues, class actions, discrimination, harassment, EEOC charges, wrongful termination, employment agreements, and other employment-related matters.  Prior to entering the legal field, Ms. Kilborn worked in Human Resources specializing in the areas of state and federal regulatory compliance and corporate training.  She has served as the State Legislative Director for the Society for Human Resource Management of New Mexico (SHRM NM) since 2009 and is a frequent, enthusiastic speaker regarding legislative activity affecting the workplace.

Follow Alice on Twitter @alicekilborn.

Mr. Tower’s primary areas of practice are labor and employment law, and litigation.

Representative Experience:

-More than 16 years of experience representing employers in all areas of labor and employment law, including employment law litigation, traditional labor union work, labor-management relations, and -business advice and counseling
-Administrative practice before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board
-Significant litigation experience in federal courts defending claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII
-Taken numerous cases to verdict for employers in Virginia and North Carolina state courts

Mr. Postol is a partner and litigator concentrating his practice in the Labor and Employment Law area. Mr. Postol has defended against claims for race, age, sex, and disability discrimination. Mr. Postol has also handled FLSA, ERISA and OSHA litigation. Additionally, Mr. Postol has extensive experience in workers’ compensation defense, toxic tort litigation, patent litigation and counseling and environmental litigation. Mr. Postol has successfully argued over two dozen cases in the United States Court of Appeals and two cases before the United States Supreme Court.

Allison West is an employment attorney by background and for over 20 years has assisted employers in creating and maintaining safe and respectful work environments.

She focuses her practice on delivering customized workplace training, conducting workplace investigations, coaching executives/managers concerning performance or disciplinary issues as well as leadership topics, and serves as an expert witness. Allison also specializes in using her mediation skills to help individuals and groups to work through conflicts and create more collaborative work environments.

Allison is a top-rated speaker at the SHRM Annual Conference as well as other HR/diversity conferences, and is a national expert on harassment, discrimination and investigations. She has appeared on PBS, CBS This Morning and in O Magazine discussing workplace harassment issues.

She is a member of the State Bar of California and holds her SHRM-SCP certification and AWI-CH (investigation) certificate.

Internationally recognized as an expert in the field, Mr. Kushner is one of the nation's most sought after speakers on HR strategy and employee benefits. He has advised four U.S. Presidents on health care and has testified before the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee and the U.S. House Small Business Committee on employee benefit issues.

A frequent resource to the media, Mr. Kushner contributes to the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, AP, Knight-Ridder, the Kiplinger Washington Newsletter, CNN News, Fortune, MSNBC and Good Morning America among others. More importantly, he and his wife Tamis have five children and four wonderful (and amazing!) grandchildren.