Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Languages

• French
• Tshiluba

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Housh has an extensive employment litigation practice. He has handled numerous matters involving age, gender, disability and race discrimination, the Family Medical Leave Act and Pregnancy Discrimination Act, as well as employment disputes before a variety of agencies and arbitrators. He has litigated covenants not to compete, and dealt with employee benefits disputes and other workplace issues. He has both bench and jury trial experience in state and federal courts and has argued appeals before the Kansas Supreme Court, the Missouri Court of Appeals and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.

In addition to his litigation practice, Tedrick counsels business clients on human resources issues and employment matters. He has participated in the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, as well as the ensuing construction and application of such agreements. He assists clients in the drafting of employee handbooks and responses to Missouri service letter requests. He has engaged in the management of internal investigations of allegations of discrimination and hostile work environments and provided advice on a myriad of other work-related issues. He also has experience in a wide array of commercial litigation matters. He is a frequent presenter on employment law topics at continuing legal education seminars.

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment
• Occupational Safety
• Trade Secrets/Covenants Not to Compete
• Insurance Analysis and Recovery for Policyholders
• Business Litigation
• Environmental
• Insurance Analysis & Recovery for Policyholders

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Environmental Law, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1991
• Kansas, 1992

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Current Community and Professional Activities
• Chairman, Lenexa Chamber of Commerce
• Chairman, Johnson County Public Policy Council (The JCPPC is the public policy arm of the nine Johnson County Chambers of Commerce in partnership with the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, advo
• Board Member, Regional Transit Alliance of Kansas City
• Transportation Action Team of Greater Kansas City
• Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce - Regional Alliance Leadership Exchange 2004 (San Diego) and 2005 (Cincinnati)
• Board Member, Lawyers Association of Kansas City
• Midwest Regional Editor, The Job Description, Quarterly Newsletter of the Employment Law Committee of the Defense Research Institute
• Shawnee Mission Education Foundation, Ambassador to Briarwood Elementary, Prairie Village, Kansas
• Advisory Council, Kansas City Academy, a college preparatory academy at 7933 Main, Kansas City, Missouri
• Youth Baseball, Basketball and Soccer Coach
• American Bar Association
• Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers
• Kansas Bar Association
• The Missouri Bar
• The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
• Past Community and Professional Activities:
• Kansas City Tomorrow Leadership Program, Civic Council of Kansas City, 2004
• Leadership Lenexa, Lenexa Chamber of Commerce, 2000
• Past Chair, National Children and the Law Committee, ABA Young Lawyers Division, 1997
• Past President, Kansas City Academy, 1996-1998
• Public Service Award, presented by Lawyers Association of Kansas City, 1995
• Robert C. Welch Volunteer Attorney Project Pro Bono, presented by The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 1992
• English as Second Language Teacher, Blue Valley North High School & Leawood Middle School, 1987-1988
• Peace Corps Volunteer, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1985-1987

Education

• University of Kansas School of Law, 1991
  J.D.
• University of Oregon, 1984
  B.A.

Published Works

• CBS Affiliate Features Tedrick Housh in Regional Transit Story, 2008
• Concealed Weapons - What Kansas Businesses Should Know About the Amended Law, 2007
• Concealed Weapons - What Kansas Businesses Should Know, 2007
• Concealed Weapons - What Kansas Businesses Should Know, 2006
• Final Regulations for USERRA Issued, 2006
• Lathrop & Gage On Leave Newsletter - Fall 2005, 2005
• Tedrick Housh Becomes Chairman of Lenexa Chamber of Commerce, 2005

Address

2345 Grand Blvd.
Suite 2800
Kansas City, MO 64108

Phones

(816) 460-5642 (Business Phone)

Faxes

(816) 292-2001 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

http://www.lathropgage.com/