Lawrence Sherman
Lawrence Sherman provides expert representation in the areas of labor and workplace law and all facets of the litigation process, including trials, appeals, mediations, arbitrations and negotiations. Mr. Sherman has represented labor unions, non-profit organizations, small to medium sized employers and employees before a wide variety of trial and appellate courts, labor arbitrators, and labor relations and fair employment agencies. Mr. Sherman is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Michigan Law School and is admitted to the bars of the District of Columbia and Maryland. Before entering private practice, Mr. Sherman worked as an appellate attorney for the National Labor Relations Board and served as the founding director of the Migrant Legal Action Program, Inc. (MLAP). As lead attorney on behalf of MLAP, he was responsible for securing comprehensive relief to end patterns of abuse in the delivery of employment services to migrant and seasonal farm workers and to protect their civil rights to assure the delivery of needed social and legal services to farm workers nationwide. Since entering private practice, Mr. Sherman has won a series of labor cases that broadened the rights of federal labor unions to bargain over work practices and pay, along with numerous arbitration awards and court opinions upholding the rights of employees and unions in the private and public sectors. Mr. Sherman made numerous interactive presentations regarding labor arbitrations and negotiations, equal employment opportunity, federal and private sector labor relations at the former George Meany Center for Labor Studies and on a wide variety of legal practice issues at conferences and meetings held by various employment law and labor relations organizations.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Workers' Compensation
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- University of Michigan Law School
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- A-V Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- "Superb" Rating
- Avvo
- Who's Who in American Lawyers & Who's Who In America
- Marquis
- District of Columbia Bar
- Member
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