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Kathryn Wood

 
Attorney Member - Dickinson Wright PLLC
 
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Company Name : Dickinson Wright PLLC
 
Company Website : www.dickinsonwright.com
 
Company Address : 1901 L Street NW
Ste. 800, Washington, DC,
United States,
 
Kathryn Wood Profile :
Attorney Member - Dickinson Wright PLLC
 
Kathryn Wood Biography :

PROMINENT ASSIGNMENTS

Employment Discrimination/Harassment/Retaliation/Whistleblower Claims

Represented Clients in single and multi-plaintiff actions alleging violations of federal and state civil rights laws, at both trial court and appellate level.

Successful defense of public institution on 14th Amendment and 1981 claims involving rights of privacy (obtained Sixth Circuit opinion, on issue of first impression, affirming summary judgment).

Successful defense of attempted class actions (each resulting in denial of class certification).

MDCR and EEOC claim defense, including position statements, mediation and conciliation.

Extensive experience regarding joint-employer obligations and liabilities.

Employment Counseling and Litigation Prevention on issues including:

document/personnel file retention and production issues

FMLA

discipline and termination issues;

ADA/ disability accommodation obligations;

email and internet policies and privacy rights;

pre-employment and employee drug testing;

enforceability of arbitration clauses in employment agreements; and

enforceability of contractually limited statute of limitations period.

Experience in conducting harassment/discrimination investigations.

Defamation Claims

Represented numerous clients in prosecuting and defending defamation claims.

Obtained numerous retractions of defamatory statements prior to commencement of litigation, including an internationally disseminated retraction from Reuters.

Experience in prosecuting "John Doe" actions, where defamatory material is posted anonymously on internet chat room sites.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

AT&T Inc.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Ford Motor Company

Magna Powertrain, Inc.

MGM Grand Detroit

Target Stores

TGI Friday's

AREAS OF PRACTICE EMPHASIS

Appellate Litigation

Commercial & Business Litigation

Labor & Employment Relations

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Michigan Super Lawyers, 2008

PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT

American Bar Association (Section of Labor and Employment Law, Equal Opportunity Committee)

Federal Bar Association

Detroit Bar Association

Defense Research Institute (DRI)

VIP Mentoring, Trustee (2003-present)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Franklin Community Preschool, Board Member (1999-2000)

University of Michigan Student Funded Fellowship, Board Member (1994-95)

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Inside the Minds -- Employment Discrimination Lawsuits, Chapter Author, "Effective Employer Strategies in Employment Discrimination Litigation", Aspatore Books, 2008

Labor and Employment Lawnotes, Volume 17.N.2 "The New Wave in Employment Litigation: Family Responsibilities Discrimination".

Employment Discrimination Law, Fourth Edition (ABA), Contributing Chapter Author, "Unions"

Michigan Business Torts (ICLE), Contributing Chapter Author, "Defamation".

Employment Litigation in Michigan, Second Edition (ICLE), Chapter Author, "Discrimination Claims"

Employment Litigation in Michigan, First Edition (ICLE), Chapter Author, "Title VII and Related ELCRA Claims"

EDUCATION

University of Michigan, B.G.S. 1990

University of Michigan Law School, J.D. 1995

 
Kathryn Wood Colleagues :
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William Champion

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Trent Collier

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Jennifer Copland

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John Dempsey

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Jeffrey Dobson

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