JERRY REDMOND, JR.

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Peer and, industry, recognized attorney with extensive experience and, practice area expertise, spanning management-side traditional labor & employment, immigration, general and, complex commercial, litigation, as well as general counsel services, marked by a successful career characterized by front line positions as a partner with a top regional and, an Am Law 100 firm, as well as managing and, maintaining oversight, of all client services for my multi-practice/multi-state defense firm, by employing a teamwork approach of collaborating with attorneys, other professionals and, firms, in matters where collective efforts efficiently and, effectively, maximum diverse skills and talents to provide clients stellar service. SAMPLE OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Successfully defeated class certification on behalf of oil & gas client in over thousand plaintiff FLSA collective action alleging independent contractor misclassification and willful failure to pay overtime

• Directed verdict on behalf of energy client in Title VII, defamation, breach of contract, tortious interference, fraud and conversion action

• Successfully assessed the risks and negotiated high stakes buy-sale agreement in minority shareholder oppression dispute allowing national retail client to avoid litigation and tens of millions in loss revenue

• Defense verdict on behalf of transportation client in general negligence, negligent hiring, negligent supervision, negligent training and negligent entrustment action where liability was admitted

• Victory on behalf of manufacturing client in nation-wide employee class action labor arbitration challenging management’s right to implement a no-points attendance policy and various no-tolerance safety regulations

• Summary judgment on behalf of higher education client in multi-plaintiff (50 plaintiffs) Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA and retaliation action

• Numerous victories on behalf of airline, energy and federal contractor clients in labor arbitrations for disciplines and/or terminations for threats of violence, theft, policy violations, performance issues and CBA interpretations AREAS OF PRACTICES

• Labor Disputes, NLRA, • Employment Disputes & Investigations • Business/Family Immigration Collective Bargaining, Union Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, B, C, E, F, H, I, J, K, L, M, O Avoidance, NRA & SCA OSHA, USERRA, ERISA, WARN, RIF T, TN/TD & V, Visas

• Complex & General Litigation • Commercial/Tort/Insurance Claims • Anti-kickback & Qui Tam

• Risk Management/Litigation Avoidance. • Contract Disputes/Negotiations • Trade Secrets/Trademark

• Regulatory Compliance • Non-Competition/Solicitation • Shareholder Disputes

• Sarbanes-Oxley & Whistleblower • EEO, AA, OFCCP & HIPAA • Worker’s Compensation PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

REDMOND LEGAL GROUP, PLLC, Atlanta, GA & Houston, TX Managing Partner, January 2013—Present

• Provide general counsel services to executives, management and, human resources, in matters of traditional labor/NLRA and EEO/employment-related issues, risk management assessment, regulatory-statutory compliance, contract negotiation and drafting, compensation, shareholder and director disputes, co-development of solutions to avoid litigation, best practices and, strategic achievement of organizational goals

• Handle all aspects of business and family immigration law issues, conduct internal and governmental audits and investigations, handle and defend labor disputes, labor arbitrations, CBA negotiations, ULP charges and, union avoidance campaigns on behalf of unionized employer clients

• Advise, train and, counsel, on employee classification, medical leave, hiring, firing, pay, discipline, privacy, accommodations, discrimination, retaliation, harassment, union related activity, PTO, FMLA, ERISA, EAP, H&S, social media, diversity, as well as drafting handbooks and a variety of policies, directives and procedures

• Manage and defended private and governmental agency disputes on behalf of unionized and non-unionized employers before EEOC, DOJ, DOL, NLRB, OSHA, OFCCP, ICE, DHS and, USCIS, as well defend multinational employers and, manage complex single, multi, collective and, class action, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, OSHA, ERISA litigation, wage and hour, whistleblower, Qui Tam, non-compete, theft of trade secrets/trade markets and state law employment-related litigation

• Prepare decision-tree analysis, litigation forecasting and budgeting, business model development, business cost and expense forecasting, budgeting, managing and, daily operations, including business development, staff and attorney recruitment and training

BAKER, DONELSON, BEARMAN, CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ, PC, Houston, TX Shareholder, December 2011—January 2013

• Defended employers and, manage complex single and collective action disputes under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, wage and hour, non-compete and theft of trade secrets, I-212 immigration waivers, H & O Visas

• Procured business, worked with in-house counsel and developed litigation strategies, decision-trees, fee structures, policies and procedures and managed client billings, expenses and collections. CONNER & WINTERS, LLP, Houston, TX

Partner, November 2007—December 2011

• Provided general counsel services to clients, risk management assessment, litigation avoidance, shareholder disputes, processed H-1B and Perm Petitions and, defended Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA and OSHA disputes

• Reopened and managed firm’s Houston office, developed business, counseled human resources and management regarding labor-employee relations and, forecasting, budgeting and managing litigation costs BEIRNE, MAYNARD & PARSONS, LLP, Houston, TX

Litigation Associate, January 2004—November 2007

• Defended energy companies and insurers in labor & employment, insurance, pharmaceutical and toxic tort matters

• Procured business, supervised junior associates and managed litigation of mass toxic tort docket OGLETREE, DEAKINS, Birmingham, AL-Houston, TX

Labor & Employment Associate, 2003—2004

• Represented businesses, banks, universities and federal contractors in labor & employment and OSHA matters BALCH & BINGHAM, LLP, Birmingham, AL

Labor & Employment and Litigation Associate, 2000—2003

• Defended oil & gas, universities and, contractors, in labor & employment disputes, Title XI and immigration

• First chaired numerous labor arbitrations, trials and managed collection litigation for national lender client HALL, CONERLY, MUDDY & BOLVIG, PC, Birmingham, AL

Litigation Associate, 1998—2000

• Handled insurance, employment and general litigation and, obtained defense verdict in admitted liability case HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS

• 2018 Marquis Who’s Who Top Lawyer In American Law & Albert Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award

• Houston Top Lawyer—Labor & Employment, Immigration & Litigation 2014 and, 2017 H-Texas Magazine

• Houston Top Lawyer— Immigration Law 2013 and, 2016 H-Texas Magazine

• Houston Top Lawyer—Business Litigation/Commercial Litigation 2015 and 2016, H-Texas Magazine

• Houston Top Lawyer—Labor & Employment—2011, 2012 and, 2014, H-Texas Magazine

• Houston’s Top 460 Lawyers—Labor & Employment Law—2014, Houstonian Magazine

• "Newsweek Magazine’s 20 Nationwide Leaders in Employment Law Showcase”—2012, Newsweek Magazine

• Texas Rising Star—Civil Defense Litigation—2005, 2006 and, 2012, Super Lawyer’s Magazine

• Best Lawyers In America—Labor & Employment, Immigration & Commercial Litigation—2011, ALM

• Texas’ Best Lawyers—Labor & Employment, Immigration & Commercial Litigation—2011, ALM SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND PUBLICATIONS

• Speaker—United Way of Greater Houston, October 2013—Employment Laws Non-Profits Should Know

• Panelist—Texas Lawyer’s August 2009 and 2010 Labor & Employment and 2010 Immigration Roundtable; transcripts available online at www.texaslawyer.com

• Co—Author, “When You Have A Large Arbitration Award Against Your Company," Corporate Counsel Review, May 2006

• Adjunct Professor—Employment Law, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Fall 1999-Spring 2003 EDUCATION AND BAR ADMISSIONS

• Cumberland School of Law, J.D.

• Bar Admissions—State Bar of Alabama, 1998 and State Bar of Texas, 2004

• University of Mississippi, B.A., History; Minor: English

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