David B. Calzone

Secretary, Founder, Director and Shareholder

David B. Calzone has nearly 30 years of experience practicing on behalf of public and private sector employers in the areas of employment discrimination, labor litigation, labor arbitration, appellate litigation, and complex/class action litigation. Mr. Calzone has particular expertise in advising employers on the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, force reduction planning and implementation, alternative dispute resolution, and general human resources issues ranging from policy drafting and implementation to sexual harassment investigations.


Practice Areas

Labor & Employment Law


Education

University of Michigan Law School (J.D., magna cum laude, 1981)

Attended New York University School of Law (1978-79); appointed to the New York University Law Review

University of Michigan (A.B. with high distinction & highest honors, 1978, Phi Beta Kappa)


Awards & Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America: Management Labor Lawyers (listed since 2001)

Selected by his peers from across the United States as a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (2002)

Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (listed since 2005)

Michigan Super Lawyers (listed since 2006)

Michigan Super Lawyers Top 100 (2009)

Inducted into the legal honorary The Order of the Coif

Who's Who Legal USA - Management Labour & Employment (2006)


Publications & Lectures

Co-editor & co-author, Employment Litigation in Michigan (ICLE 1999)

Co-editor & co-author, Employment Litigation in Michigan, 2nd edition (ICLE 2004)

Co-author of amicus briefs in significant employment cases before the Michigan Supreme Court on behalf of the Greater Detroit Chamber of Commerce

Author of various articles on employment law in The Michigan Defense Quarterly and Labor and Employment Law Notes

Frequent lecturer on employment issues for many organizations, including:

American Bar Association, Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee

Institute for Continuing Legal Education

University of Michigan Law School

University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

Council on Education in Management

State Bar of Michigan, Labor and Employment Law Section

Oakland County Bar Association

Michigan Employment Relations Commission

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

HR Hero

       Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA)

    


Memberships

State Bar of Michigan (Council Member 2000-2004, 2009; Officer 2004-2007; Chair, 2007-08, Council for the Labor & Employment Law Section)

American Bar Association (Member, Labor & Employment Law Section; Member, Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities; Member, Subcommittee on Health, Disability and Leaves of Absence)

College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (Fellow since 2002)

Federal Bar Association (Member, Labor Law Section; Former Member, Civil Practice Manual Committee)

Michigan State Bar Foundation (Fellow)

American Employment Law Council (Member since 1999)

Michigan Council of School Attorneys (Former Member)