Gary L. Simpler
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Gary L. Simpler
Phone: 410-843-3474
Fax: 410-752-8861
E-Mail: simpler@shawe.com
Gary L. Simpler is serving as the Firm’s co-managing partner. He has over 30 years of experience in representing employers across the country in employment and labor issues. His clients represent a broad cross-section of industries and he is particularly well-known for his experience in working with employers in the health care and manufacturing sectors.
Gary is recognized as a strong advocate for employers with a major focus as a chief spokesman and strategist for management in collective bargaining negotiations. His practice includes the full breath of traditional labor issues including successfully responding to union organizational efforts, defending charges before the NLRB, representing management in arbitration proceedings, and guiding employers in regard to plant closings and relocations.
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Gary also maintains an active employment practice, defending his clients in state and federal court and before federal and state administrative agencies.
Gary serves as the Shawe Rosenthal representative to the Employment Law Alliance, a worldwide coalition of preeminent labor and employment law firms serving the needs of multi-state and multi-national corporations.
An accomplished speaker and author, Gary participates in seminars on both state and national levels. His presentation, “Protecting Rights to Participate in Decision Making Through Employee Involvement Committees,” was featured at an American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration seminar. He is a contributing author to The Employment Law Deskbook and NLRA Law & Practice, both published by Matthew Bender, and a co-author of Knocking Out Drugs in the Workplace and Antidrug Rules and Regulations.
Other Distinctions:
Inducted as a fellow into the American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers as a Fellow – 2015
Recognized Chambers and Partners for labor and employment in Maryland 2004-2020
Recognized by Super Lawyer 2008-2020
Recognized by Best Lawyer in America 2010-2020
Gary is “AV” rated by Martindale Hubbell
Gary received his BA in Economics from University of Maryland Baltimore County (an honors university) and his JD, with honors, from the University Of Maryland School Of Law.
Practice Areas
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (Arbitration and Mediation)
- Collective Bargaining/Labor Contract Negotiations
- Contract Administration and Unfair Labor Practice Defense
- Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation
- Employment Audits
- Employment Litigation, including Collective Actions
- Employment, Non-Compete/Non-Solicit, Confidentiality Agreements
- FMLA/ADA/Workers’ Compensation Leave Management
- Grievances and Labor Arbitration
- Human Resources Advice and Counseling
- Independent Contractor Issues
- Investigations and Corporate Governance
- NLRB Elections
- Occupational/Workplace Safety and Health
- Personnel Policies, Procedures and Handbooks
- Plant Closings and Reductions in Force (WARN)
- Strikes and Picketing
- Training
- Unfair Competition, Restrictive Covenant and Trade Secrets Litigation
- Union Avoidance
- Wage and Hour Compliance and Litigation
- Whistleblower Actions
Honors
- Fellow, College of Labor and Employment
- Best Lawyers’ 2015 Baltimore Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year”
- Chambers USA, 2017, 2020
- Super Lawyers, 2007-2020
- Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ AV5.0
- Best Lawyers in America 2007-2020
- The Daily Record Leadership in Law Winner, 2018
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
– Member, Labor Law Section
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1985
- University of Maryland, B.A., cum laude, 1979
– Omicron Delta Epsilon
– Phi Kappa Phi
Bar Admissions
- Maryland
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States Courts of Appeals for the 3rd and 4th Circuits
News
NEWS
Best Lawyers in America© Includes Eleven Shawe Rosenthal LLP Partners In Its Inaugural 2021 Edition
Gary L. Simpler Achieved Victory Representing A Health System In An Arbitration Case
Gary L. Simpler obtained a favorable arbitration award for a chemical manufacturer.
Gary L. Simpler was ranked as “Recommended” by Who’s Who Labour & Employment Law 2020.
Shawe Rosenthal Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
Best Lawyers Honors Shawe Rosenthal
Best Lawyers Honors Shawe Rosenthal Attorneys
Best Lawyers Honors Shawe Rosenthal Attorneys
Gary L. Simpler and Chad M. Horton Assisted a Spirits Company in Winning a Union Election
Gary L. Simpler won an arbitration for a Hospital
Gary L. Simpler is a participant in the Cambridge Forum on Employment Law
Shawe Rosenthal Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
Gary L. Simpler Won an Arbitration for a Major Lighting Manufacturer
Best Lawyers in America Recognizes Nine Shawe Rosenthal Partners
Honor – Gary Simpler Honored with the Daily Record’s Leadership in Law Award
Honor – Firm and Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
Gary L. Simpler spoke to students at the University of Maryland School of Law
Conference-“Sexual Harassment: The “#METOO” Movement”
The Daily Record selected Gary Simpler to receive the 2018 Leadership in Law Award
Super Lawyers Recognizes Shawe Rosenthal Attorneys
Best Lawyers™ Recognizes Shawe Rosenthal Attorneys
Conference – Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service Arbitration Symposium
Honor – Firm and Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
Nine S&R Attorneys selected for Super Lawyers Annual List
Shawe Rosenthal and Seven of Our Individual Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
Six Attorneys Honored by Best Lawyers
Gary L. Simpler was elected a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Shawe Rosenthal LLP Named as Top Tier Labor and Employment Law Firm in Maryland by Chambers USA
Eight S&R Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in Baltimore-Washington Area.
Six S&R Attorneys selected for Super Lawyers Magazine
Chambers USA Recognizes Shawe Rosenthal LLP and 5 Partners in 2013
NEWS & EVENTS
We are delighted to announce that all of our partners were listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022, an extremely rare accomplishment
Bruce S. Harrison, Eric Hemmendinger, Darryl G. McCallum, J. Michael McGuire, Fiona W. Ong, Stephen D. Shawe, Gary L. Simpler, Mark J. Swerdlin, Teresa D. Teare, Parker E. Thoeni, Elizabeth Torphy-Donzella
Chad M. Horton was a speaker for the Employment Law Alliance’s August 12, 2021 webinar, “Challenging Health and Safety Issues in a Unionized Environment.”
The presentation addressed what employers can do to keep pace with rapid changes in health and safety when bargaining and administering labor agreements in an organized workplace. The webinar recording
Parker E. Thoeni was named a co-leader for the Employment Law Alliance’s Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants group
ELA is a global alliance of preeminent labor and employment firms, of which Shawe Rosenthal is the Maryland member.
Veronica Yu Welsh won a motion to dismiss for a private medical practice
Veronica Yu Welsh won a motion to dismiss for a private medical practice that was being sued for discrimination. The court agreed that the plaintiff had failed to state a
Chad M. Horton won an arbitration for an alcoholic beverage company
The arbitrator agreed that the Company discharged an employee for cause who lied during the Company’s contact tracing investigation following his positive COVID test result.
J. Michael McGuire won an arbitration for an energy company
The union alleged that the company had violated the collective bargaining agreement when it began pro-rating the annual incentive payment for employees who were not actively at work. The arbitrator
Chad M. Horton Was A Guest Speaker For An Employment Law Alliance Podcast
Chad M. Horton was a guest speaker for the Employment Law Alliance’s podcast series, Episode 284: Safety Measures and Mandatory Vaccines in a Unionized Environment. The podcast can be accessed
Parker Thoeni and Lindsey White authored “Employer Mandatory Vaccination Policies in the Time of COVID-19: Practical Considerations for Employers, Particularly Those in Healthcare”
Parker E. Thoeni and Lindsey A. White authored “Employer Mandatory Vaccination Policies in the Time of COVID-19: Practical Considerations for Employers, Particularly Those in Healthcare,” which was published in the
Webinar: “The ‘New Normal’ of Remote Work? What Employers Need to Know” presented by Fiona Ong and Parker Thoeni
The “New Normal” of Remote Work? What Employers Need to Know.” On July 21, 2021, Fiona W. Ong and Parker E. Thoeni presented this webinar on behalf of hrsimple.com, the