Biography

Kathy Neal's practice focuses on the representation of employers with respect to all aspects of their relationships with employees.  She has broad experience in both state and federal courts, before administrative and regulatory agencies, and in arbitration and mediation.  Kathy's litigation expertise includes defense of claims of discrimination, wrongful and retaliatory discharge, breach of contract, enforcement of non-competition and confidentiality agreements, and wage and hour disputes.  Kathy also counsels employers and provides management training on best practices to avoid employment disputes.

In addition to her employment practice, Kathy has successfully litigated commercial claims involving breach of contract and manufacturers' products liability.  Kathy has been a frequent speaker and author on workplace issues and served a number of years as an adjunct settlement judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma.

Kathy's achievements in labor and employment law have earned her inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, Oklahoma Super Lawyers (where she was  named as one of the top 25 Oklahoma women lawyers), and Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Lawyers for Business, where she was described as "enormously intelligent and well thought of . . .."  Researchers at Chambers & Partners also quoted market observers who praised her as "a great problem solver and a skilled writer."

In 2005, Kathy was awarded the Fern Holland Award by The University of Tulsa College of Law Women's Law Caucus for her work with Springboard — Educating the Future, a non-profit organization responsible for building 200 schools for young girls in rural Egypt.

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