Attorneys in the Workplace Safety and Health practice group are equipped to provide a broad spectrum of legal services to employers, individual officers, directors, and agents, including:

• Defense of OSHA/MSHA matters
• Conference preparation assistance and representation
• Enforcement negotiation, administrative litigation, and litigation in U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal, U.S. District Courts, state courts, and administrative appellate courts
• Advice on OSHA/MSHA regulatory interpretation and compliance
• Comments on proposed rules
• Safety and industrial hygiene compliance audits
• Accident and special investigation counseling
• Legislative analysis and congressional and state monitoring
• Agency policy monitoring
• DOT compliance assistance and representation
• BATFE compliance assistance and representation
• Development and presentation of training programs for employers, employees, agents, officers, and directors on legal rights and responsibilities

The Firm’s attorneys in this practice group have been involved in numerous national regulatory proceedings since the passage of Occupational Safety and Mine Act and have participated in many landmark cases before the Review Commissions and federal and state courts. These attorneys also serve on various state and national industry safety and health committees, boards of trade associations, and legal educational groups.