PRACTICE
AREA
Labor and Employment Law, including
Safety and Environmental Litigation.EXPERIENCE
Mr. Postol is a partner in the
Washington, D.C. Office of Seyfarth, Shaw,
Fairweather & Geraldson. Mr. Postol is a
litigator whose experience has concentrated in
the labor and employment law area. Mr. Postol has
defended against claims for race, age, sex, and
disability discrimination. Mr. Postol has also
handled FLSA, ERISA and OSHA litigation.
Additionally, Mr. Postol has extensive experience
in workers' compensation defense, toxic tort
litigation, and environmental litigation,
including insurance coverage issues.
Mr. Postol has tried
over 200 cases under the Longshore Act and
has won over a dozen Longshore Act cases before
the United States Court of Appeals, as well as two
cases before the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Postol does not charge for travel time.
EDUCATION
J.D., cum laude, Cornell Law
School (1976)
Board of Editors, Cornell Law Review
B.S., Engineering Physics, with honors, Cornell
University (1973)
BAR
MEMBERSHIP
District of Columbia; Virginia;
Connecticut; U.S. District Courts (D.C., E.D. VA,
MD, CT); United States Court of Appeals (D.C.,
3rd, 4th, 5th, 11th, Fed.); United States Supreme
Court
SELECTED
PUBLICATIONS & LITERATURE
Author, The Americans With
Disabilities Act: A Compliance Manual for
Employers, American Corporate Counsel
Association Press (1993)
Author, ERISA Preemption: A Strong Shield
Against State Law Claims, 2 ERISA
and Benefits Journal 1 (May, 1993)
Author, The Clean Air Act Amendments
Regulation of Hazardous Air Pollutants, The
Environmental Counselor (1991)
Author, Legal Guide
to Handling Toxic Substances In The Workplace
(Business Law 1990, 1992, 1994) (900-page
text)..
Contributor, Primer on Sexual Harassment
(1992)
AFFILIATIONS
National Association of Manufacturers
Labor/Employment Law Advisory Committee
Arbitrator, District of Columbia Superior Court
Inaugural Member of the Claimline's
Certified Insurance Experts.
FIRM
PROFILE
Seyfarth, Shaw, Fairweather &
Geraldson has office in Atlanta, Chicago,
Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Sacramento, San
Francisco and Washington, D.C. and Brussels.
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