About Timothy

Timothy H. Howlett is a Member and the Labor and Employment Practice Leader. Mr. Howlett focuses his practice on labor & employment counseling and labor & employment litigation. He has significant trial experience, including cases defending wrongful termination, race discrimination, disability discrimination, sex discrimination, due process and religious discrimination claims. He has represented clients in labor and employment administrative claims and arbitrations in several states including Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Nebraska, California, New Jersey, Texas, Arizona and Wisconsin and has counseled clients on a broad spectrum of labor and employment issues, including plant closings, significant workforce reductions and the sale of plants including analysis of labor, Warn Act, employment and discrimination issues. Mr. Howlett also has a strong background in appellate matters, having served as lead counsel in more than 30 appeals in state and federal court. He is the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Service Award from the State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Law Section. Mr. Howlett is a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He has been recognized as a Recommended Lawyer by The Legal 500 for the past two years. He is consistently listed in Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment; Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers, Labor & Employment; and Michigan Super Lawyers, Employment and Labor.

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• Kalamazoo College, BA, graduated 1970

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