Bernard J. "Bud" Bobber

About Bernard

As a shareholder in the Milwaukee office of Ogletree Deakins, I represent employers before federal and state courts, arbitrators and administrative agencies throughout the country in nearly all areas of employment law, with particular focus in the following: • Union relations • Wage and Hour • Noncompetes and other Restrictive Covenants • Employee Benefits Litigation • Employment Discrimination I pride myself on providing thoughtful analysis and practical application of the legal rights and obligations of employers. Relevant Experience • Defending class action cases • Representing clients in labor arbitrations and in unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board – tried more than 150 arbitration cases • Advising organized and union-free employers on employment and labor law/assisting with problem prevention • Drafting employment agreements and company policies with confidentiality, non-competition and other restrictive covenants • Counseling employers on reductions and reorganizations, harassment issues, disability accommodation, problematic terminations, collective bargaining strategy • Conducted or directing internal investigations of serious matters with potential for high liability exposure Trial Venues My experience as a trial lawyer includes trying cases before juries and judges in federal courts in Illinois, Wisconsin, New York and Missouri, as well as in state courts in Wisconsin and Illinois. I also have argued appeals before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and Tenth Circuits.

Practice Areas

Education

• Northwestern University, J.D., graduated 1989

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin, 1989
• Illinois, 1987

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