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Eric Paltell has practiced law since 1987, concentrating in the representation of private and public sector employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. Prior to joining Kollman & Saucier as a partner in 2002, Mr. Paltell was a partner with one of the world's largest law firms, Piper Rudnick (now known as DLA Piper). Mr. Paltell's practice includes the defense of employment discrimination and sexual harassment suits, ADA and FMLA litigation, wrongful discharge suits, wage and hour cases, ERISA litigation, NLRB proceedings, collective bargaining negotiations, and grievance arbitrations. Additionally, a significant part of Mr. Paltell's practice involves management training and counseling.

Each year since 2003, Mr. Paltell has been listed as one of the top labor attorneys in Maryland in the Chambers USA publication, "America's Leading Business Lawyers." Mr. Paltell has been listed by Baltimore Magazine as one of Maryland's "Super Lawyers" since 2007, and was one of the survey’s Top 100 Maryland Lawyers in 2012. In 2008, Mr. Paltell achieved a rating of 9.5 out of a possible 10 in the 2008 Avvo.com’s Maryland attorney ratings – the highest score of any Maryland attorney whose practice is devoted exclusively to employment law. Additionally, Mr. Paltell has obtained an “AV" peer review rating from Lexis-Nexis/Martindale Hubbell.

EDUCATION

University of Virginia School of Law (J.D. 1987)
University of Virginia (B.A. with High Honors 1983)

• Phi Beta Kappa
• Echols Scholar

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

State:


• Maryland (1987)
• District of Columbia (1994)

Federal:


• United States Courts of Appeals (3rd Circuit; 4th Circuit; D.C. Circuit)
• United States District Court (Maryland and District of Columbia)

Member, Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Employment Relations Committee
Board of Directors, American Red Cross, Central Maryland Chapter
Board of Directors, Carver Center for Arts and Technology
Past President, Industrial Relations Research Association (Maryland Chapter)
President, Bristol Road Cycling Club

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS

University of Virginia School of Law, Program for Employment and Labor Law Studies
Maryland Institute for the Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (“MICPEL")
Public Employers Labor Relations Association, Labor Relations Academy I

PUBLICATIONS

"Settlement and Separation Agreements," For the Defense (March 2004)

"FMLA: After Six Years, a Bit More Clarity," HR Magazine (September 1999)

"Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Sexual Harassment," The Construction Lawyer (January 1999)

"Wages & Hours Manual for Managers and Supervisors," CCH Incorporated (1997) (contributing author)

"Intermittent Leave Under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993: Job Protection for the Chronically Absent Employee?," The Labor Lawyer, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Winter 1994)

"Wages and Salaries" chapter of the Employment Law Handbook, published by Government Institutes, Inc. (1993)

PUBLISHED CASES

Fritz v. Standard Insurance Co., 2006 WL 2475243 (D. Conn. 2006) (ERISA)
Sweeney v. Standard Insurance Co., 276 F. Supp.2d 388 (E.D. Pa. 2003) (ERISA)
Grooman v. Northwestern Mutual Life, 2 00 F. Supp.2d 523 ( D. Md. 2002) (ERISA)
Davis v. Coastal International Security, et. al., 275 F.3rd 1119 (D.C. Cir. 2002) (Title VII)
Dunn v. Standard Insurance Co., 156 F. Supp. 2d 227 (D. Conn. 2001) (ERISA)
Kocsis v. Standard Insurance Co., 142 F. Supp. 2nd 241 (D. Conn. 2001) (ERISA)
Ezell v. Dan River Inc., et. al., 117 F. Supp. 2nd 534 (W.D. Va. 2000) (ERISA)
Johnson v. Securiguard, Inc., 83 FEP Cases 470 (D.D.C. 2000) (Title VII)
Stills v. Greater Baltimore Medical Center, et al., 48 F. Supp. 2nd 495 (D.Md. 1999) (ERISA)
Allen v. Columbia Mall, et al., 47 F. Supp. 2nd 606 (D. Md. 1999) (42U.S.C. §1983)
Douglas v. PHH FleetAmerica, 832 F. Supp. 1002 (D. Md. 1993) (TitleVII/ADEA)
Saah v. Contel Corp., 780 F. Supp. 311 (D. Md. 1991) (ERISA)

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