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Smith Lloyd joined Plunkett Cooney in 1981 and has been
a partner since 1986. She serves as Plunkett Cooney’s
Labor and Employment Law Practice Group Leader.
Ms. Lloyd represents
corporations, municipalities, nonprofit organizations
and individuals in all types of employment matters.
Her practice includes defending charges filed against
employers with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,
Department of Labor, and the Michigan Department of
Civil Rights, as well as others.
Ms. Lloyd also defends
clients in cases filed in federal and state court involving
all types of discrimination, retaliation, whistle-blower’s
claims, employment contract issues and other employment
claims. Additionally, she provides ongoing advice and
counsel in the areas of hiring, firing, employee investigations
and discipline.
Alternative Dispute
Resolution Experience
Since 1985, Ms. Lloyd
has served as a mediator, case evaluator and arbitrator
specializing in labor and employment matters. During
that time, she has mediated, evaluated and arbitrated
hundreds of cases involving all types of labor and employment
issues.
Additionally, since
1995 she has served as a neutral arbitrator for commercial
and employment matters with the American Arbitration
Association.
Representative
Client Work
- Provides employment
counsel to a number of national corporations, which
includes providing ongoing advice on hiring, discipline
and termination, quarterly training of management
and supervisory employees, and an annual review and
revision of employment policies and practices
- Has successfully
defended clients in class action suits involving the
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Americans
with Disability Act (ADA)
- Has tried more than
50 employment cases to verdict
Professional Affiliations
- Detroit Bar Association
(Labor Law and Civil Rights Law Committees)
- Oakland County Bar
Association (Employment Law Section)
- Wayne County Circuit
Court Case Evaluator
- Women Lawyers Association
of Michigan
- State Bar of Michigan
(Labor Relations Law Section)
- Michigan Trial Lawyers
Association
- The Florida Bar
- American Bar Association
(Labor and Employment Law Section)
- American Law Firm
Association (Employment Law Committee)
- American Trial Lawyers
Association
- American Employment
Law Council
- American Arbitration
Association, Neutral Arbitrator, Commercial and Employment
Matters
- American Board of
Trial Advocates (Advocate)
- National Center for
Dispute Resolution
- Litigation Counsel
of America (Fellow)
- Diversity Law Institute
- The Trial Law Institute
- Inforum (previously
the Women's Economic Club)
Publication and Lectures
- "EPLI Claims
Settlement: Achieving a Successful Resolution,"
Moderator, 2010 ALFA International Seminar on Employment
Practices Liability Insurance, ERISA, D&O Issues
and Managing the Tripartite Relationship, June 18,
2010
- National Lecturer
on Wrongful Discharge, Employment Discrimination,
Sexual Harassment and Employer Torts for numerous
organizations, including the American Law Firm Association,
Labor Relations Information System and the Michigan
Municipal League
- "Nine Deadly
Sins of Hiring and Recruiting," Business &
Legal Resources (BLR) webinar, April 16, 2010
- "Hot Topics:
Training Your Supervisors to Deal With Layoffs,"
BLR webinar, Aug. 17, 2009
- "What Companies
Should Know About Assigning Employees to Positions
in Other Countries," American Law Firm Association,
Scottsdale, AZ, March 2009
- Cutting Edge Issues
in Employment Litigation, Including Emerging Tactical
Issues," American Law Firm Association, Half
Moon Bay, CA, November 2007
- “Defending Employment
Practices Cases,” American Law Firm Association,
Chicago, IL, May 2007
- “A Decent Proposal?
Taking an Employment Law Claim to Verdict,” American
Law Firm Association, Tucson, AZ, March 2006
- “Compendium
of Significant Employment-Related Case Law and Statutes,”
American Law Firm Association, 2006
- “Preventing,
Minimizing and Remedying Employment Claims,”
Michigan Association of CPAs, Novi, MI, January 2005
- “Under Siege:
Preventing, Remedying and Defeating the Employment
Claims of the Global Workforce,” American Law
Firm Association, New Orleans, LA, November 2004
- “Eliminating
Liability For Restaurant and Bar Owners/Operators
in Michigan,” Lorman Education Services, July
2000
- “The Trend in
Harassment Cases: Hostile Work Environment Based on
Age and Handicap is Actionable Under Federal and State
Law,” Defense Research Institute Newsletter,
December, 1998
- “Michigan Employment
Law,” Co-editor, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing
Co., 1992
- “Legal Research
and Writing,” Instructor, Detroit College of
Law, 1980
“Uniform Commercial Code Form Book,” Co-editor,
1978
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Training
- AAA Arbitrator Ethics
& Disclosure, 2008
- AAA Arbitration Awards:
Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards, 2008
- Institute For Continuing
Legal Education, General Civil Mediation Training,
40 hours, Plymouth, MI, June 2007
- AAA Chairing an Arbitration
Panel: Managing Procedures, Process & Dynamics,
2006
- Dealing With Delay
Tactics in Arbitration, December 2005
- Pro Se: Managing
Cases Involving Self-Represented Parties, December
2004
- Arbitrator Update
2003
- AAA Employment Arbitrator
II Training, Boston, November 2002
- AAA Arbitrator I
Training-Fundamentals of the Arbitration Process,
Detroit, January 2002
- National Center for
Dispute Resolution, ADR Training Detroit, 1998, 1995
Publications
- Recommendations for
Minimizing and/or Avoiding Workplace Violence
Speaking Engagements
- Conducting Employment
Investigations
- Backlash - Discrimination,
Retaliation & Whistleblowers Liability Webinar
News
- Plunkett Cooney attorneys
among Michigan 'Super Lawyers' 2010
- Plunkett Cooney attorneys
among Michigan ‘Super Lawyers’ 2009
- Plunkett Cooney attorneys
among Michigan 'Super Lawyers' 2008
- Plunkett Cooney Attorneys
Named 2007 Michigan 'Super Lawyers'
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Areas
of Practice
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Labor & Employment Law
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