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PRACTICE AREAS
Employment Litigation
Labor and Employment
Karen R. Glickstein focuses her practice on assisting employers in a wide variety of employment and human resources issues. She has experience defending all types of claims including claims of discrimination based on racial, sexual, disability, religious, national origin, and age-based harassment, retaliation, violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, USERRA, and both common law and statutory "whistleblowing" claims. Ms. Glickstein has also defended EEOC class actions.
In addition to providing day to day preventative advice to clients, Ms. Glickstein has tried several employment matters to jury verdict and has extensive experience working with clients on issues relating to non-competition and non-solicitation agreements. She represents clients in front of a number of administrative agencies, as well as in state and federal courts throughout the country.
DISTINCTIONS
Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
Recognized as a Missouri/Kansas Super Lawyer (2005, 2006, 2007)
One of Fifty Top Female Attorneys in Missouri (2006)
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Labor and Employment Law (2008-2009)
Ms. Glickstein was selected for inclusion in Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers 2008 for Employment and Labor Law
COMMUNITY AND BAR INVOLVEMENT
Defense Research Institute (DRI is the largest association of defense attorneys in the country).
Law Institute Member (2005-present)
Strategic Planning Committee (2009)
Employment Law Committee
Chair (2003-2005)
Vice Chair (2000-2002)
Job Description Newsletter
Regional Editor (1995-1999)
Co-Editor (1998-2000)
Employment Law Seminar (1999)
Chair
Ethics and Professionalism Committee
Web Page Chair (1999-2000)
National Foundation for Judicial Excellence
Board Member (2004-2007)
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
Board of Directors (2002-present)
Labor and Employment Committee
Chair (1997-present)
Annual Meeting CLE Chair
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
Federal Court Committee (1991-present)
Chair (2000)
Co-Chair (1999)
Labor & Employment Law Committee (1993-present)
Young Lawyers Section Social Committee
Chair (1992)
Co-Chair (1991)
Federal Practice Committee (Appointed by Judges of Western District of Missouri)
Chair, Rules and Procedure Subcommittee (1995-1997)
Association of Women Lawyers of Kansas City
American Bar Association
Kansas City Claims Association, Past President
Human Resource Management Association of Kansas City
CORO Foundation of Kansas City
Chair (1994-1995)
Board Member (1998-1996)
Helzberg Leadership Program (1999-2001)
Selected to participate in inaugural leadership development program for
Kansas City Jewish Federation
Jewish Community Foundation of Kansas City
Board Member (2004-2006)
Jewish Community Relations Bureau
Board Member (1998-2004)
Advisory Board Member (2004-present)
Jewish Federation of Kansas City.
Planning & Allocations Committee (2007)
Smith College (Northampton, Massachusetts)
National Alumnae Admissions Coordinator (1994-2004) (Responsible for overseeing activities of admissions volunteers in a nine state area
Special Gifts Chair, Class of 1984 (1999-2004)
Alumnae Class president (1989-1994)
Smith College Club of Kansas City
Co-Chair, Strategic Planning Committee (2001-2002)
Alumnae Admissions Chair (1991-1999) (2005-2007)
Solace House
Founding Member of Friends & Families of Solace House
Member of Board of Directors (2007-present)
Temple B’nai Jehudah
Board of Directors (1999-2003)
Preschool Director Search Committee (1999, 2002)
Co-Chair, Youth Activities Committee (1999)
Chair, Social Justice Committee (1993-1994)
Past Chair and Current Member Personnel Committee
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
May 2008
Haven't I Seen You Somewhere Before: Social Networking and Hiring
Sponsored by Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Presentation at the Labor & Employment Symposium, Overland Park, Kansas.
April 2008
Dealing With Difficult People
Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
March 2008
Ethical Conundrums of Marketing and Managing
DRI Sharing Success -- A Seminar for Women Lawyers, Phoenix, Arizona.
February 2008
Legal Issues in Hiring
EFL Associates
Human Resources Roundtable Luncheon (co-presenter with Darren DuPriest of Validity Screening), Kansas City, Missouri
January 2008
Employment Law: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
DRI Civil Rights & Government Tort Liability, Scottsdale, Arizona.
September 2007
DRI Preeminent Lawyer Seminar on Trial Techniques
Faculty Member, presentation given in Chicago, Illinois
September 2007
Electronics and Employment Law: The New Frontier
DRI's Voice
May 2007
'Cocktail Hour' Counseling: Sharing Legal Information Without Compromising You, Your License, or Your Clients
Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City, Missouri
May 2007
Winning Evidence - Advanced Strategies for Successful Trial Evidence Motions
DRI Employment Law Seminar, Scottsdale, Arizona.
April 2007
Hiring and Firing: Making the Right Decisions
Sponsored by Shughart Thomson & Kilroy
Presentation at the Business and Law Forum, Denver, Colorado.
November 2006
Protecting Your Protectable Information: Non-Competes, Non-Solicitations and Confidentiality Agreements
Overland Park, Kansas Chamber of Commerce
September 2006
I Don't Like the Way You Look: Sexual Stereotyping and Appearance Discrimination
Sponsored by Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Presentation at the Labor & Employment Symposium, Kansas City, Missouri; also presented in Springfield, Missouri on November 16, 2006
August 2006
Hot Topics
Council on Education in Management
Overall Session Moderator and Presenter, Overland Park, Kansas
June 2006
Whistleblower Provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Missouri Employment Law & Practice: Winning Strategies Seminar, Kansas City, Missouri
February 2006
Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowing Claims: What a Defense Lawyer Needs to Know
International Association of Defense Counsel
Presentation given in Palm Springs, California
January 2006
Title VII v. Section 1983 Sexual Harassment Actions
DRI Civil Rights and Governmental Tort Liability Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada
August 2005
Personnel Law Update 2005
Council on Education in Management
Moderator and Presenter on Performance Evaluations and Electronic Discovery in Overland Park, Kansas
July 2005
Interactions Between FMLA/ADA/Workers' Compensation
Council on Education in Management, Kansas City, Missouri.
June 2005
FMLA Update
Moderator and Workshop Leader, Overland Park, Kansas, Council on Education in Management.
May 2005
Managing Leave Laws: ADA, FMLA, Workers' Compensation and Pregnancy
Associated Industries of Missouri Human Resources Conference, Kansas City, Missouri.
March 2005
E-discovery: What Human Resources Professionals Need to Know
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers (MODL)/AIM Conference, Columbia, Missouri.
February 2005
E-discovery: What You Can't See or Find Can Hurt You
International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Mid-Year Meeting (co-presenter), San Juan, Puerto Rico.
January 2005
Deciphering Whether Your Employee Has a Serious Health Condition: Preventing Misuse and Abuse of the FMLA
Co-presenter with Julie Elston, Shughart Thomson & Kilroy Webinar.
December 2004
FMLA Update
Moderator and Workshop Leader, Council on Education in Management, Kansas City, Missouri.
October 2004
ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation (including public access issues relating to ADA)
NBI, Overland Park, Kansas.
September 2004
ADA and FMLA Issues
Heartland Labor Seminar, Overland Park, Kansas.
September 2004
Personnel Law Update 2004
Council on Education in Management
Moderator and Speaker in Kansas City, Missouri
August 2004
Serious Health Conditions Under FMLA
Council on Education in Management
Presetnation given in Overland Park, Kansas
June 2004
Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality Agreements - Protecting Your 'Protectable' Information
Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Presentation given at the Business Development Program, Denver, Colorado
June 2004
Practical Tips for Obtaining Summary Judgment
Defense Research Institute
Young Lawyers Conference, Orlando, Florida
April 2004
Take Two Aspirin and Call Me in the Morning: Dealing With the 'Injured' Worker
Sponsored by Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, P.C.
Labor and Employment Seminar, Kansas City, Missouri
April 2004
What's the Deal After Diehl?
Are Defense Attorneys Having Any Luck Removing Employment Discrimination Cases to Federal Court?
Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers Newsletter
Article co-authored with Monica Fanning.
EDUCATION
J.D., Northwestern University, 1987, Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology, Coordinating Note and Comment Editor; William Jennings Bryant Prize for First Place in Moot Court Competition; National Moot Court Team, Quarterfinalist and Best Brief award
A.B., cum laude, with high honors in government, Smith College, 1984
BAR ADMISSIONS
Missouri, 1987
Kansas, 1989 |
