Golden, Joseph A.
Pitt, McGehee, Palmer, Rivers & Golden
117 West 4th Street
Suite 200
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Phone: 248-398-9800
Fax: 248-398-9804
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Summary
Lawyer Overview
Joseph, a native of Detroit, has been a partner of Pitt, McGehee, Palmer, Rivers & Golden since 2007. His practice is devoted to the representation of individual employees in wrongful discharge and workplace discrimination claims. Bringing 41 years of experience to the table, Mr. Golden is an expert in and out of the courtroom. In 1992, he represented the late Bo Schembechler in the famous Detroit Tigers contract case and secured a very favorable agreement out of court. In 2006, as featured in Super Lawyers, Mr. Golden represented a Troy Athens High School teacher in a case of national origin discrimination and won his plaintiff a verdict of $2.4 million in federal court.
With his years of experience and contagious passion for his work, Mr. Golden has earned recognition as one of the leading experts in his field. In 1997, he received the honor of being one of seven plaintiff lawyers to be nationally recognized by The National Law Journal as Who's Who of Employment/Labor Lawyers. He has also been honored in Best Lawyers in America continuously since 1993.
Mr. Golden embodies the best qualities of a lawyer and teacher. Since 1980, Mr. Golden has lectured nationally on employee rights issues, especially wrongful discharge. He is a member of the Michigan and American Trial Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association, and he served on the governing Council of the ABA's Section of Labor and Employment Law from 1988 to 1992. Mr. Golden is a founding member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and served on its Executive Board from 1985 to 1995. In 1991, he was elected to a two-year term as NELA's President. In addition, Mr. Golden has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives' Labor & Education Committee on the proposed Civil Rights Bill of 1991, and in 1996, Mr. Golden was inducted as a Fellow to the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers. Currently, Mr. Golden is Legislative Director and Executive Board Member of the Michigan Employment Lawyers Association (MELA), an organization he founded in 1992. Further, he was recently elected as Chair of the newly created Masters Section of the Macomb County Bar Association.
Mr. Golden received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Wayne State University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Detroit.
Areas of Practice
- Age Discrimination
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Breach of Contract
- Civil Rights
- Class Actions
- Collective Bargaining
- Corporate/Partnership Disputes
- Employee Benefits
- Employment and Labor Litigation
- Executive Compensation
- Handicappers' Rights
- Personal Injury
- Professional Licensure
- Sexual Harassment
- Wrongful Discharge
West Practice Categories
Licensing, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Partnerships, Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Employment Law -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Labor Law, Collective Bargaining, Litigation & Appeals, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Toxic Torts
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1968
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1974
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Michigan, 1968
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1968
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association (Member)
- American Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Federal Bar Association (Member)
- Historical Society for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Member)
- Macomb County Bar Association (Member)
- Michigan Bar Association (Member)
- Michigan Employment Lawyers Association (Member)
- Michigan Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- National Employment Lawyers Asssociation (Member)
- Oakland County Bar Association (Member)
Classes and Seminars
- Trial Tactics in Wrongful Discharge Litigation, American Bar Association
- Labor Policy in the 90's, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Annual Meeting, American Bar Association, February 12, 1989 - February 16, 1989
- Employment Law Update on Damages, La Quinta California Mid-Winter Meeting, American Bar Association, March 21, 1990 - March 24, 1990
- Individual Employment Dispute Resolution Program, Southfield, Michigan, American Arbitration Association, September 15, 1995 - Present
- Employees' Rights Litigation; Overview of Employees' Rights: Theories and Defenses, Detroit, Michigan, American Trial Lawyers Association, April 15, 1988
- Emerging Employee Rights, Bureau of National Affairs, October 30, 1986
- Individual Rights & Employer Responsibilities; New Problems New Solutions, Bureau of National Affairs, October 29, 1986
- Washington, D.C. Equal Opportunity Conference, Bureau of National Affairs, September 26, 1988
- Washington, D.C. Conference on Hiring and Firing, Bureau of National Affairs, November 3, 1988
- Washington, D.C. Equal Employment Opportunity Conference, Bureau of National Affairs, September 21, 1989
Past Employment Positions
- Law Offices of Joseph A. Golden, 1982 - 1985
- Keller, Katkowski & Golden, 1980 - 1982
- Law Offices of Joseph A. Golden, 1978 - 1980
- Craig, Fieger and Golden; Fieger, Golden and Cousens, General Counsel to the Michigan Federation of Teachers, 1970 - 1978
- Wayne County Neighborhood Legal Services, 1968 - 1970
Education
- University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan, 1967
- Wayne State University, 1962
Office Information
Address
117 West 4th Street
Suite 200
Royal Oak, MI 48067
Phones
248-398-9800
Faxes
248-398-9804
