Kathlyn Graves

Member

Bar Admissions: Arkansas

Education

B.A., Rhodes College, 1972, Phi Beta Kappa
J.D., Southern Methodist University, 1975, Order of the Coif
Admitted to practice in Arkansas, 1976
United States District Court Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, 1976
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1976

Professional Experience

Representing management in all areas of labor and employment law and litigation. Serving as lead counsel in all phases of litigation, including appellate argument. Successfully represented national client in a regional class action discrimination lawsuit. Regularly represents employers in the investigation and defense of charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Representing employers in whistleblower retaliation actions under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Acts. Counseling employers in making employment decisions, including hiring, promotion and discharge, and in complying with various federal and state statutes and regulations affecting the employment relationship. Assisting employers in developing sound personnel policies.

Other Activities

American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Fellow; American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law and Litigation Section, Member; Arkansas Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Member; Pulaski County Bar Association, Member; Arkansas Bar Foundation, Fellow; American Arbitration Association Employment Dispute Resolution Panel, Member; American Bar Association Committee for Federal Judiciary, 1989-91, Eighth Circuit Member; Southwestern Law Journal, 1973-74; Arkansas Women Leadership Forum, Member; American Employment Law Council, Member; named in Best Lawyers in America since 1995 (Labor and Employment Law); named in Super Lawyers since 2006 (Labor & Employment, Employment Litigation, Business Litigation) and Chamber USA America’s Leading Labor & Employment Lawyers.

Publications

Fall 1974, Southwestern Law Journal, Note, “Self Help Repossession Under the UCC: Presence or Absence of State Action?”; Speaker on employment topics for the Arkansas Bar Association and human resource conferences, “Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 and the Department of Labor’s Final Regulations Implementing Act”; “Investigating Employee Misconduct”; “FLSA – Old Law, New Issues”; “Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008”; “Complexities under the Americans with Disabilities Act”; “Harrassment Claims: Handling Internal Investigations and Litigation”.