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Greg Guidry is a shareholder in the Lafayette, Louisiana office of Onebane Law Firm, where he heads the Labor & Employment Law Section and Practice Group. He is licensed in Louisiana and Texas and has successfully represented management throughout the United States in all aspects of labor and employment law, including advice, training, prevention tactics and litigation for thirty (30) years. His practice includes traditional labor law (union avoidance, union elections, collective bargaining, and NLRB issues) and employment law (employment discrimination and harassment, wrongful termination, wage and hour, and developing employment law issues).

Guidry also serves as a neutral mediator in employment law disputes. He is active in numerous business and professional associations, including the Society of Human Resource Management, and its local chapter ASHRM, is past Chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, and serves as management representative on several committees of the American Bar Association's Section on Labor and Employment Law and other national trade associations. He serves as chair of the Louisiana State Bar Association annual employment law seminar, and frequently lectures and writes on labor and employment law topics. He was recently elected as a fellow of The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers, in recognition of his contributions to the field of labor & employment law, and he has served on the Credentials Committee for that group.

Guidry has contributed to several national books on labor and employment law matters. He is also President of the Management Labor & Employment Roundtable, a national association of labor and employment lawyers and other professionals representing management in labor and employment law matters.

Areas of Practice

• Employment Law -- Employer
• Labor Law - Employer
• Alternative Dispute Resolution - Labor & Employment

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Labor Law

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1976
• Texas, 1977

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Society of Human Resource Management
• ASHRM
• Louisiana State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section (Chair)
• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
• The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers (Credentials Committee)
• National Association of Labor and Employment Lawyers
• Management Labor & Employment Roundtable (President)

Honors and Awards

• Best Lawyers in America, 2006
• Fellow, The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers
• "AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Classes and Seminars

• Chair, Employment Law, Louisiana State Bar Association Annual Employment Law Seminar

Education

• Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1976
  Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Honors: LSU Law Center Hall of Fame
  
  Law Review: Louisiana Law Review, Senior Associate Editor, 1975 - 1976
• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1973
  Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: cum laude

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Eta Sigma
• Mu Sigma Rho
• Phi Kappa Phi

Published Works

• Employment Discrimination Law, Supplement (Contributor), BNA Books, 1998
• Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey (Contributing Editor), BNA Books, 1997
• "The Employee Handbook: A Legal Primer for Louisiana Employers,", The Louisiana Labor Letter, November 1996
• "Employee Duty of Loyalty: Guidelines for the Louisiana Employer,", The Louisiana Labor Letter, February 1997
• "Employment Discrimination Claims in Louisiana,", Louisiana Bar Journal, October 1997
• "The Effective Use of Employment Contracts in Louisiana,'', The Louisiana Labor Letter, March 1998
• "The Wage and Hour Trap: Is Your Business Caught?", The Louisiana Labor Letter, April 1999
• Employee Duty of Loyalty: A State-by-State Survey (Contributing Editor), BNA Books, 1995
• Covenants Not to Compete: A State-by-State Survey (Contributing Editor), Supplement, BNA Books, 1994
• Nonunion Employers: NLRA Applies to You, Too, Health Care Employment Law Letter, July, 2002

Address

1200 Camellia Boulevard
Suite 300
Lafayette, LA 70508

Phones

337-237-2660

Faxes

337-266-1232

Emails

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Websites

http://www.onebane.com