3 Best Employment Lawyers in Shreveport, LA

“Jennifer W. Hilburn is a highly experienced employment attorney in Shreveport, Louisiana. She joined the firm of Hilburn & Hilburn in 1998. Jennifer earned a B.G. in business from the University of Oklahoma in 1986. She received her Juris Doctorate in 1994 from the University of Tulsa College of Law in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has various ventures and awards; Jennifer managed the Energy Law Journal as editor from 1993 to 1994. She was selected for membership in the Phi Delta Phi law honor fellowship. Jennifer's practice focuses on employment laws related to OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) and FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act), including minimum wage and overtime laws, FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act), and more. She has exerted her practice as an insider and now efficiently represents employers, workers, administrative claims, and other protective matters arising from claimed violations of state and federal employment regulations and statutes. Jennifer also helps in designing executive compensation and benefits severance packages.”

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“Patrick L. McCune is an experienced employment attorney who joined Wiener, Weiss & Madison in the Shreveport office. Patrick's practice is focused on appellate litigation, bankruptcy, intellectual property, real estate, foreclosures, banking regulations, employment law, and constitutional law. He is licensed to practice in Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida. Wiener, Weiss & Madison is based on a law practice established by Jacques L. Wiener, who extended his law office in Shreveport in 1932. Over the years, the firm's focus on labor and employment has grown from traditional collective bargaining to encompass various federal and state statutes that govern multiple aspects of workplace safety, employer-employee relationships, discrimination, and more. The team of attorneys at Wiener, Weiss & Madison is committed to advising and assisting clients in preventing and defending an employment-related claim.”

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“Bobby S. Gilliam is the firm's managing partner and is listed in The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. He is also listed as one of the best lawyers in America and one of the super lawyers, most recently in 2016. He is the former president and an officer in the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, the largest defense counsel organization in the state, and a guest lecturer at Tulane University Law School. He has an active Federal and State litigation and appellate practice, appearing in Louisiana courts and surrounding states, including the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. He also practices extensively before the Louisiana Public Service Commission. The approval and certification by the Louisiana Public Service Commission of generating and power plants worth over $2.5 billion and multiple rate cases, including for 2007-2009, and the acquisition of a lignite mine now serving as the sole power supply for a generating facility.”

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