Tom Metzger is widely-respected as a labor and employment law attorney and litigator. For nearly 20 years, he has represented private and publicly traded companies in various industries, ranging from start-up businesses to Fortune 500 companies, on cases throughout the United States. He has also represented some of the country’s leading CEO’s, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and sales executives in connection with covenant-not-to-compete litigation and executive contract negotiations. He has successfully represented clients and resolved disputes in hundreds of employment-related cases, including covenant-not-to-compete matters, employment discrimination claims and related workplace issues.
Tom has successfully tried many cases to verdict, including more than twenty-five covenant-not-to-compete and trade secret trials throughout the United States in state and federal courts.
Tom is a frequent speaker and author on employment law and litigation topics. He has contributed to numerous articles and news programs on the subject, including television interviews with ABC and NBC, and numerous radio programs and interviews with Business Week, the Columbus Dispatch, Business First, Columbus CEO, and the Daily Reporter, among others.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Section - Ohio Bar Association
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Section - American Bar Association
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Section - Columbus Bar Association
- Member, Board of Governors, Labor and Employment Section - Ohio State Bar Association
- Former editor-in-chief, Labor and Employment Law Newsletter - Ohio State Bar Association
RECOGNITION
- Named, The Best Lawyers in America, 2013
- Named, Top Ohio Lawyer, Labor and Employment - Business First, 2009-2012
- Named, Super Lawyer - Ohio, 2012
- Awarded, Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rating
- Named, Top Attorney in Ohio - The Verdict
- Order of the Barristers
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
- October 23, 2012Littler ASAP
- September 7, 2012Littler Press Release
- July 29, 2009Littler ASAP
- March 4, 2008Littler ASAP
- December 13, 2007Littler ASAP
- February 21, 2007Littler ASAP
- November 9, 2006The Plain Dealer
- June 27, 2006The Columbus Dispatch
- June 30, 2005Littler ASAP
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- May 14, 2012Ethics Compliance – Effectively Dealing With Corporate Whistleblowers
Littler Mendelson, Cincinnati, OH - May 10, 2012OSHA Update: The 2012 Compliance and Enforcement Agenda
The 2012 Executive Employer® Conference, Littler Mendelson, Scottsdale, AZ - April 25, 2012Conducting Lawful Investigations: The First 72 Hours
Employment Law Update - Human Resources Association of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH - November 18, 2011OSHA Inspections: Strategies for Employers
Breakfast Briefing, Columbus, OH - November 14, 2011Non-Competition Agreements, the Recruiting “Protocol,” and Key Updates for Broker/Dealers on Client Solicitation
Fall Symposium - National Association of Independent Broker/Dealers, New York, NY - October 27, 2011Navigating the Changing Employment Law Landscape
2011 Ohio Employer Conference - Littler Mendelson, Mayfield Heights, OH - August 4, 2011Key Employees: Poaching, Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition
Association of Corporate Counsel - October 10, 2010Best Practices Checklist for Protecting Confidential Information & Preventing Unfair Competition
2010 Ohio Employer Conference - Littler Mendelson, Mayfield Heights, OH - September 7, 2010Religious, Genetic, Caregiver, And National Origin Discrimination
Battelle, Columbus, OH - July 21, 2010Disabilities in the Workplace, the ADA and the Amendments: Understanding the ADA, and a Review of an Employer’s Primary Obligations
Ohio Labor & Employment Law Institute, Cleveland, OH - June 23, 2010Disabilities in the Workplace, the ADA and the Amendments: Understanding the ADA, and a Review of an Employer’s Primary Obligations
Ohio Labor & Employment Law Institute, Columbus, OH - April 27, 2010Still Dealing with the Pain: Accommodating Leaves of Absence, the ADA and Other Legal Requirements
Employment Law Update - Human Resources Association of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH - April 2010The Future of Workplace Safety: Imminent Threats and Anticipated Regulation
2010 Executive Employer Conference® - Littler Mendelson, Phoenix, AZ - October 29, 2009Employing Change, Overcoming Crisis & Finding Opportunity: An Employer's Perspective
2009 Ohio Employer Conference - Littler Mendelson, Mayfield Heights, OH - June 17, 2009Competitors and Employees: Protecting Unfair Competition, and Protecting Company Assets
Ohio Labor & Employment Law Institute, Cincinnati, OH - June 11, 2009Competitors and Employees: Protecting Unfair Competition, and Protecting Company Assets
Ohio Labor & Employment Law Institute, Cleveland, OH - May 13, 2009Competitors and Employees: Protecting Unfair Competition, and Protecting Company Assets
Ohio Labor & Employment Law Institute, Columbus, OH - November 10, 2008The Americans with Disabilities Act - and the New ADAAA
Breakfast Briefing, Columbus, OH - July 25, 2008Employer Mandated Wellness Programs
Association of Corporate Counsel - February 12, 2008Confidentiality, Trade Secrets, and Intellectual Property: HR’s Strategic Role
Employment Law Update - Human Resources Association of Central Ohio, Columbus, OH - November 8, 2007Secrets and Lies: Avoiding the Sting of Unfair Competition
2007 Ohio Employer Conference - Littler Mendelson - October 5, 2007Recent Developments and Challenges with Covenants Not to Compete and Non-Solicitation Agreements in Ohio
Association of Corporate Counsel - September 25, 20072007 Employment Law Update: Recent Trends and Developments
Breakfast Briefing / Training Program - July 20, 2007Recordkeeping in a Digital Age
Association of Corporate Counsel - September 14, 2006Blogging in the Workplace – How Your Employees’ Off-duty and On-line Activities Can Lead to Employer Liability
Association of Corporate Counsel - May 2005OSHA Inspections
Breakfast Briefing - April 2005(In)Feasibility of Compliance with OSHA Standards
Safety Congress - August 19, 2004What is “Work Time”?
Lorman Education Services, Columbus, OH - June 15, 2004FMLA/CFRA/ADA
Breakfast Briefing - May 25, 2004The Changing Workplace
2004 Executive Employer Conference® - Littler Mendelson, Phoenix, AZ
