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Kevin L. Carr

Member | Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Practice Group

Charleston, WV

office 304.340.3877

mobile 304.389.8026

Overview

Services

Distinctions

Admissions

Memberships

Publications & Presentations

Resources

Results

Mr. Carr's practice encompasses the gamut of traditional labor law issues facing employers, trial work in employment matters, class and collective actions, wage and hour law, and business law.

Education

West Virginia University, B.A., cum laude, honors graduate, Presidential Scholar, 1992
West Virginia University, J.D., 1995

Experience

Representing employers in the collective bargaining process with labor organizations
Advising employers during union organizational efforts and elections
Serving as lead counsel in numerous trials of unfair labor practice charges and appeals to the National Labor Relations Board
Conducting labor and employment due diligence reviews in connection with mergers and acquisitions
Representing clients in contract interpretation and discipline arbitrations
Serving as lead trial counsel in over 200 employment cases in various jurisdictions throughout the United States, including trials in state and federal courts, on a myriad of labor and employment issues
Serving as lead trial counsel in numerous wage and hour, immigration and employment-related class and collective actions
Developing strategies for companies dealing with the full array of employment and labor issues, including EEO policies, practices and personnel decisions
Representing clients in appellate work before numerous state and federal tribunals
Conduct training sessions for private and public employers on various issues of employment and labor law
Defending employment discrimination actions before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and various state human rights agencies
Developing a broad range of employment and personnel policies, practices, and procedures, including drug-testing policies
Developing strategies for employers in connection with layoffs, reductions in force and facility closings
Represent executives in matters of compensation and contract issues

Education Law Energy Law Health Care Law Labor & Employment Law Litigation Natural Resources

Distinctions

Named the Best Lawyers^® 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Labor Law - Management in Charleston, W.Va.
AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers
Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor & Employment Law
Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers for Business for Labor and Employment Law

Admissions

West Virginia State Bar
Florida State Bar
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Florida Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
United States District Courts for the Middle District of Florida

Memberships

Kanawha County Bar Association
American Bar Association

Publications & Presentations

Cutting Edge Issues in Traditional Labor Law, SuperVision, 2006 and 2008
"Wage and Hour Law Update," Lorman, 1997-1999, 2001, 2006 and 2008
"A Survey of Disability Law," Lorman, 1999 and 2006
"Electronic Data Discovery," "Technology-related Workplace Harassment," and "Discovery Assistance on the Internet," American Bar Association, 1999, 2000 and 2001
West Virginia Human Resources Guide to Hiring & Firing, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, 2004 and 2009
Featured in "Team Chemistry - Cytec Industries Inc. and Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC" by Steven Andersen, Counsel to Counsel Magazine, Fall 2010

Spilman Recognized in Chambers USA 2023 Decoded - Technology Law Insights, V 4, Issue 5, 2023 The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 5, 2023 Spilman Attorneys Named to 2023 WV Super Lawyers List The Academic Advisor - Issue 4, 2023 SuperVision - Labor and Employment Law Insights, Issue 1, 2023 The Site Report - Construction Law Insights, Issue 3, 2023 What Employers Can Do When a Union Knocks on Their Door What Florida Employers Can Do When a Union Knocks on Their Door The Academic Advisor - Education Law Insights, Issue 3, 2023 Global Industrial Client Defeats Unionization Efforts Bottling Company Negotiates Beneficial Three-Year Labor Agreement Bottling Company Wins Labor Arbitration Beverage Bottler Has Successful Labor Negotiations Employer Gets 7-Figure Judgment Spilman Helps Client Avoid Unionization Spilman Helps Community Hospital Save $1M Annually Spilman Prevails on Enforcement of Arbitration Provision Spilman Secures Complete Dismissal Days Before Trial

Experience

Representing employers in the collective bargaining process with labor organizations

Advising employers during union organizational efforts and elections

Serving as lead counsel in numerous trials of unfair labor practice charges and appeals to the National Labor Relations Board

Conducting labor and employment due diligence reviews in connection with mergers and acquisitions

Representing clients in contract interpretation and discipline arbitrations

Serving as lead trial counsel in over 200 employment cases in various jurisdictions throughout the United States, including trials in state and federal courts, on a myriad of labor and employment issues

Serving as lead trial counsel in numerous wage and hour, immigration and employment-related class and collective actions

Developing strategies for companies dealing with the full array of employment and labor issues, including EEO policies, practices and personnel decisions

Representing clients in appellate work before numerous state and federal tribunals

Conduct training sessions for private and public employers on various issues of employment and labor law

Defending employment discrimination actions before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and various state human rights agencies

Developing a broad range of employment and personnel policies, practices, and procedures, including drug-testing policies

Developing strategies for employers in connection with layoffs, reductions in force and facility closings

Represent executives in matters of compensation and contract issues

Distinctions

Named the Best Lawyers^® 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Labor Law - Management in Charleston, W.Va.

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers

Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor & Employment Law

Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers for Business for Labor and Employment Law

Publications & Presentations

Cutting Edge Issues in Traditional Labor Law, SuperVision, 2006 and 2008

"Wage and Hour Law Update," Lorman, 1997-1999, 2001, 2006 and 2008

"A Survey of Disability Law," Lorman, 1999 and 2006

"Electronic Data Discovery," "Technology-related Workplace Harassment," and "Discovery Assistance on the Internet," American Bar Association, 1999, 2000 and 2001

West Virginia Human Resources Guide to Hiring & Firing, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, 2004 and 2009

Featured in "Team Chemistry - Cytec Industries Inc. and Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC" by Steven Andersen, Counsel to Counsel Magazine, Fall 2010

Admissions

West Virginia State Bar

Florida State Bar

West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Florida Supreme Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia

United States District Courts for the Middle District of Florida

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