Education

B.A., Industrial Relations, Magna Cum Laude, Rockhurst College (1986)

J.D., Order of the Coif, Washington University (1989)

Professional Affiliations and Activities

Member, The Missouri Bar

Member, The Illinois State Bar Association

Member, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Member, Trial Bar, Northern District of Illinois

Admitted to practice before United States District Courts in Missouri (Eastern and Western Districts), Illinois (Northern, Central, and Southern Districts), Wisconsin (Western District) and before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Circuits.

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ndrew Martone is a Partner with the firm concentrating in the practice of labor and employment law, with a background in industry and human resources. Andy routinely handles matters before the NLRB, the EEOC, the MCHR and IDHR, and OSHA, and he regularly represents clients in employment-related litigation in federal and state courts throughout the country. He has defended and advised clients in labor and employment matters in 49 states, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, Japan and Puerto Rico and has extensive experience in opposing union organizing campaigns, union decertification, negotiating labor agreements and arbitrating contract grievances. Andy regularly negotiates an average of ten collective bargaining agreements per year, advises clients on labor relations issues on a day-to-day basis and arbitrates an average of one case per month. Andy has acted as nationwide counsel for labor and employment matters for companies including APL Logistics, Bekins Distribution Services Co., Inc., Delmar Gardens Enterprises and GATX. Andy represents many regional and national employers, including full service hospitals, extended care facilities, marketing concerns, retailers, builders, construction companies, municipalities and not-for-profit care providers.

A substantial portion of Andy's practice consists of defending employers in federal and state discrimination/ harassment cases (including cases based on race, gender, disability, religion, national origin, family and medical leave and veteran status) and retaliatory discharge (including OSHA 11(c) retaliation cases, False Claims Act retaliation cases and federal and state public policy discharge cases). Andy also handles OFCCP audits, compliance and violation matters.

In his prior life, Andy worked on an automobile assembly line and within the human resources department for a Big Three automaker. Andy is a frequent speaker on such topics as human resources practice, affirmative action, union negotiating and avoidance, discipline and discharge, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Workers' Compensation and topics involving wrongful discharge.

The Labor Relations Institute has repeatedly named Andy one of the Top 100 Labor Attorneys in America. The award is based on an objective evaluation of case results, and places Andy in the top 1% of all labor attorneys nationwide.

Andy was named one of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of Labor and Employment Law, and he has received the highest possible rating ("AV") from Martindale-Hubbell.

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