Kirk Cordell Shaw Mobile, Alabama
| Partner | |
| phone | (251) 405-1302 |
| fax | 251-432-6843 251-433-3821 |
Since joining the firm in 1971, Mr. Shaw's practice has spanned the fields of labor and employment law and civil litigation. He represents employers exclusively in employment litigation and labor matters. He has extensive experience litigating employment discrimination, tort and contract claims in federal and state courts. He also defends employers before the various federal agencies, including the EEOC, NLRB, OSHA, OFCCP and DOL's Wage & Hour Division.
Mr. Shaw's broad experience encompasses virtually all aspects of labor and employment law. He counsels and represents management in labor relations issues, including avoiding union organization, collective bargaining, strikes and picketing, and labor arbitrations. He advises and gives practical guidance to human resource personnel in developing and administering personnel policies and employee handbooks, making discipline and discharge decisions, preparing employment and noncompetition contracts, conducting supervisory training programs, administering employee benefits, and complying with the host of federal and state employment laws that challenge employers.
Mr. Shaw represents employers in a wide spectrum of business and industry, including computer software, banking, health care, engineering, federal contracting, maritime construction, paper manufacturing, stevedoring, trucking, wholesale distribution and retailing.
Mr. Shaw is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal, all federal courts in the state of Alabama, and state courts in Alabama and Florida. He has been recognized for his expertise in labor and employment law in The Best Lawyers in America since 1995, a "Super Lawyer" (since 2008) and a "Top Lawyer" in Alabama (Birmingham Magazine (2007). He has been a contributing author to the last several editions and supplements to How Arbitration Works.
Mr. Shaw has served on the Mobile County Judicial Nominating Commission. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Southern District of Alabama's Federal Defenders Organization. He has been the Chairman of the Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross, receiving its leadership award in 2006, and has served on the Board of Keep Mobile Beautiful, Inc. Prior to law school, Mr. Shaw was a Captain in the United States Army Air Defense Command.
Mr. Shaw has been recognized for 2010 by Alabama Super Lawyers.
- Areas of Practice:
- Employment and Labor
- Business Litigation
- Bar Admissions:
- Alabama, 1971
- Florida, 1971
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama, 1971
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
- Education:
- University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia,
1965
J.D.
Honors: National Moot Court Team - Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi,
1965
B.A.
Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa, Blue Key and Distinguished Military Graduate
Major: Mathematics
- Representative Cases:
- DeFrank v. AFS, 2009 WL 737113 (M.D.Ala. 2009), aff'd, 2010 WL 357529 (11th Cir. 2010)
- Hudson v. AFS, 2009 WL 2143640 (M.D.Ala. 2009)
- Spann v. Dyncorp Technical Services, LLC, 184 Fed. App. 872 (11th Cir. 2006)
- Alford v. Kimberly - Clark Tissue Co., 14 F. Supp. 2d 129 (S.D. Alabama 1998)
- Madison v. BP Oil Co., 928 F. Supp. 1132, 69 Empl. Prac. Dec. P. 44.490 (S.D. Ala. 1996)
- Ahmad v. Loyal American Life Ins. Co., 767 F. Supp. 1114, 56 FEP Cases 805, 60 USLW 2175 (S.D. Ala. 1991)
- Lyde v. United Ins. Co. of America, 628 So.2d 665 (Ala. Civ. App. 1993)
- Hallmark v. Duke, 624 So.2d 1058 (Ala. 1993)
- Jacson v. Smith, 927 F.2d 544, 136 L.R.R.M. 2965, 13 Employ. Benefits Cas. 1802, 59 USLW 2612 (11th Cir. 1991)
- General Electric Co. v. City of Mobile, 585 So.2d 1311 (Ala. 1991)
- Ex parte Flowers, 435 So.2d 76 (Ala. 1983)
- Adams v. Leatherbury, 388 So.2d 510, 30 FEP Cases 384, 24 Employ. Prac. Dec. P31, 454 (Ala. 1980)
- Kimberly Clark Corp., 114 LA 244 (Dissen 2000)
- Representative Clients:
- L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, LLC
- Army Fleet Support, LLC
- Atlantic Marine, Inc.
- Mobile Airport Authority
- Volkert & Associates, Inc.
- References:
- RBC Bank
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Employment Seminar, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, 2007 - Present
- Annual Employment Law Update, Cumberland School of Law, 2003 - 2004
- Honors and Awards:
- The Best Lawyers in America, 1995 - Present
- Alabama 2008 Super Lawyers, 2008 - Present
- Top Lawyer in Alabama (Birmingham Magazine), 2007
- Ralph G. Holberg, Jr. Award for Community Involvement and Innovative Leadership
- Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter of American Red Cross, 2006
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Defense Research Institute, Employment Law Section, 2003 - Present
- American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Sections, 1971 - Present
- Alabama Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Sections, 1971 - Present
- Alabama Gulf Coast Chapter of American Red Cross
- Member: Board of Directors and former Chairman of the Board
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Distinguished Service Award, Mobile Bar Association, 2007
- Board of Directors, Southern District of Alabama Federal Defenders Organization, 2002 - Present
