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Mr. Galvin is a Member of Dykema's Employment Group. He has practiced law since 1973, focusing on traditional labor law, all aspects of employment litigation and related fields of concerns representing management.
Mr. Galvin was selected for inclusion in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, published by Woodward/White, Inc., in the specialties of Labor and Employment Law. In addition, he was designated as a Michigan Super Lawyer for 2007 (an honor earned by only 5% of Michigan lawyers) by the publishers of Law & Politics, in the Primary Practice Area: Employment Litigation - Defense.
Mr. Galvin is a member of several professional organizations including, the American Bar Association, the Michigan State Bar Association, the Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute, and the Industrial Relations Association of Detroit.
Experience
Traditional labor arena experience includes collective bargaining negotiations, arbitration hearings, union organizing drives, unfair labor practice proceedings, occupational safety matters, and wage and hour proceedings.
Appearances before the National Labor Relations Board and the Michigan Employment Relations Commission, nationally known labor arbitrators, the state and federal Departments of Labor and the state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administrations.
Litigation of employment relations matters (including appellate matters) before numerous state and federal courts, both bench and jury, involving all aspects of discrimination (age, sex, race, religion, national origin, disability, sexual harassment) wrongful discharge (including such matters as negligent hiring, retention and whistleblower matters).
Trade secrets, unfair competition and ERISA litigation.
Handling of discrimination matters before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs.
Counseling of clients on policies, procedures and other preventive measures to avoid discrimination, wrongful discharge and other claims that can result from the employer's personnel decisions.
Frequent speaker at various business meetings on employment-related topics.
Drafting, implementation and utilization of alternate dispute resolution procedures.
Significant Decisions
Austin v. Diaz, 1999 U.S. App LEXIS 26267 (U.S. Court of Appeals) - constitutional claims, age discrimination
Bridgewater v. Harper Hosp., 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 22257 (U.S. Court of Appeals) - age discrimination and ERISA claims
Hollowell v. Michigan Consol. Gas Co., 50 F. Supp. 2d 695 (E.D. Mich.) - race discrimination
Paciorek v. Michigan Consol. Gas Co., 179 F.R.D. 216 (E.D. Mich.) - disability discrimination
Roby v. Center Cos., 679 F. Supp. 664; 1987 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13029 (E.D. Mich.) - race discrimination
Tran v. Wayne State Univ., 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5528 (E.D. Mich.) - national origin discrimination
Seminars and Speeches
11/6/2007 Retaining and Protecting Communications in the Workplace - A Guide to Protecting Privilege Communications; Maintaining Confidential Information and Preserving Communications Where you Work, Dykema Employment Seminar
7/11/2006 The Tough Talk - How to Terminate Employees and Avoid Liability, Internet Webinar
6/14/2006 Mistakes Plaintiffs' Lawyers Love to See, Medical Office Managers Organization, Washtenaw County
6/13/2006 Truth or Consequences - Performance Evaluations Really are Supposed to Mean and Accomplish Something, Internet Webinar
3/21/2006 What I Do on My Time is My Business - What Off Duty Conduct Can an Employer Regulate?, Internet Webinar
10/6/2005 Can HR Leaders and Supervisors Face Liability in Employment Litigation, Dykema Employment Seminar
5/17/2005 ADA Developments, Internet Webinar
2/15/2005 Sexual and Other Forms of Harassment, Internet Webinar
1/15/2005 Employer Rights & Responsibilities Under USERRA, Internet Webinar
9/14/2004 Whistleblower and Public Policy Claims, Internet Webinar
6/8/2004 FMLA Pitfalls and Developments, Internet Webinar
4/13/2004 The First Line of Defense: Strong Hiring Documentation, Internet Webinar
Michigan League of Savings Institutions
Center for Labor - Management Development
Michigan City Management Association
Institute for Business Law
Michigan Public Employee Labor Relations Association
Healthcare Personnel Administration Association of Michigan
Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants.
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