Robert D. Overman
Mr. Overman heads the Firm's Labor and Employment Law Department. Over the past 30 years he has become known for his representation of employers in labor and employment litigation before a wide range of courts, administrative agencies, and labor arbitrators within and beyond the State of Kansas. He also represents employers in labor negotiations and before the NLRB in organization campaigns. Bob frequently lectures on labor and employment issues for Institutes and for individual corporate clients. In the public employer sector, Bob provides counsel to numerous community colleges and has been recognized by the National Institute for Staff & Organizational Development, College of Education, the University of Texas, at Austin, for his presentations at its International Conference on Teaching & Leadership Excellence. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory has rated Bob at the highest AV®* rating for lawyers.
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Education:
- Kansas State University (cum laude), BA , 1970
- University of Kansas (with honors), JD, 1973
Professional Background:
- Member, American Bar Association, Kansas Bar Association, and Wichita Bar Association
- Past President of the Employment Law Section of the Kansas Bar Association
- Member, Defense Research Institute
Publications:
- Authored Union's Duty of Fair Representation in the KBA Employment and Labor Law Handbook
- Authored Employment Law in the KBA Construction Law Handbook
- Co-author of the Labor and Employment Law Section, Kansas Annual Survey
Honors:
- Named to "The Best Lawyers in America" in labor and employment law
- Named to the latest edition of "Super Lawyers" for Kansas and Missouri
- Selected by Chambers and Partners USA as one of America's Leading Employment Lawyers
- Named in "Who's Who Legal", the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers
Noteworthy Cases:
- Excel Corporation v. United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, Local 431, 102 F.3d 1464 (8th Cir. 1996)
- Pye v. Excel Case Ready, 238 F.3d 69 (1st Cir. 2000)
- Floyd v. Excel Corporation, 51 F. Supp. 2d 931 (C.D. Ill., 1999)
- Herman v. Excel Corporation, 37 F. Supp. 2d 1117 (C.D. Ill. 1999)
- Fiscus v. Triumph Group Operations, Inc., 24 F. Supp. 2d 1229 (D. Kan. 1998)
- Winkle v. Hutchinson Community College, 28 Kan. App. 2d 344, 18 P.3d 239 (2000)
- Norlin v. Board of Trustees of the Cloud County Community College, 33 Kan. App. 658, 97 P.3d 528 (2004)
- In re Excel Corporation and UFCW Local 540, 1997 WL 1068784 (Arbitrator Moore, 1997)
- Excel Corporation, 324 NLRB 416, 158 LRRM 1266 (NLRB 1997)
- In re Excel Corporation and UFCW Local 540, 1997 WL 1068784 (Arbitrator Eisenmenger, 1997)
- In re Excel Corporation and Teamsters Local 961, 117 LA (BNA) 485 (Arbitrator Sharpe, 2002)
- In re Excel Corporation and UFCW District Local Two, 2003 WL 23320554 (Arbitrator Willard, 2003)
- In the Matter of Arbitration between Dillon Stores Division of Dillon Companies, Inc., and Teamster Union Local No. 795, FMCS No. 03-06338 (Arbitrator Baron, 2004)
- In the Matter of Arbitration between Dillon Stores Division of Dillon Companies, Inc., and Teamsters Union Local No. 795, FMCS No. 05-1004-50054-8 (Arbitrator Hoyman, 2005)
- In the Matter of Arbitration between United Foods & Commercial Workers, Union Local No. 230 and Excel Corporation, FMCS No. 04-57926 (Arbitrator Fogelberg, 2005)
- In the Matter of Arbitration between Dillon Stores and United Food & Commercial Workers International Union, District Local Two, FMCS No. 040831-06671-7 (Arbitrator Suardi, 2005)
* CV, BV and AV are all registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.
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