<p>Tom Birchfield is the Managing Partner in the Louisville Office. He has over 20 years of labor and employment experience and previously was the chairperson of the labor and employment practice group of a large regional firm. Before attending law school, he worked as a field examiner for Region 25 of the National Labor Relations Board in Indianapolis. As a result he has a keen understanding of traditional labor law issues including practice and procedure before the NLRB. Tom represents employers in employment litigation of all sorts in the federal and state courts and before various administrative agencies. He counsels his clients on compliance with the law in such areas as Family Medical Leave, employment discrimination, disability law, wrongful termination, wage and hour issues, reductions in force and sexual and racial harassment. He also assists clients in their liability prevention efforts by conducting employee training, preparing handbooks and policies and assisting clients in remaining union free. Tom was recognized as one of Louisville's "40 under 40" by Business First Magazine in 2001.