Rick Sutherland

mr. sutherland has decades of experience representing management in all facets of labor relations, including union organizing, collective bargaining, dispute resolution and union decertification. he also has extensive federal, state and administrative litigation experience in virtually every area of employment-related disputes, and provides practical consulting and training to employers in all areas of employment-related regulation. mr. sutherland has acted as lead company negotiator in contract negotiations for numerous union agreements throughout the united states, and has successfully handled many labor arbitrations on matters ranging from disciplinary and termination issues to difficult contract interpretation questions. he has also represented employers before the nlrb, the eeoc, the u.s. department of labor and their respective state counterparts, and has successfully petitioned the federal court to overturn labor arbitration awards unfavorable to management. in addition, he has significant experience in federal, state and administrative litigation in nearly every area of employment-related disputes and provides preventive training to employers in all aspects of workplace law. he has litigated wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wage-and-hour lawsuits before state and federal courts and administrative agencies and has represented clients in fair labor standards act matters such as wage-and-hour and overtime compliance, prevailing wage conformance and certified payroll submissions under the davis-bacon act. as a former professional competitive freestyle skier, he achieved tenth place in the world. he has always had a very competitive drive that compels him to pursue excellence in all his endeavors. he brings that same enthusiasm, competitive spirit and desire to excel to representation of the clients he works with.