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John Husband
John M. Husband
Partner
jhusband@hollandhart.com
Denver Office
555 Seventeenth Street
Suite 3200
Denver, CO 80202-3979
Phone: 303-295-8228
Fax: 303-975-5381

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PRACTICE AREAS

Labor & Employment

EXPERIENCE

Mr. Husband is listed under labor and employment law among The Best Lawyers in America;  is listed in the Euromoney Guide to the World's Leading Labour and Employment Lawyers; is listed as a Top Fifty Colorado Super Lawyer; is listed as a top ranked attorney in Chambers USA; is listed in The International Who's Who of Management Labor and Employment Lawyers; and was named Best of the Bar by the Denver Business Journal. Mr. Husband currently serves as the Chair of the Management Committee. He has also served as the Chair of the firm's Labor Practice Group and was a member of the Management Committee. Mr. Husband was inducted as a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Over the course of his employment related career, Mr. Husband has been involved in many hundreds of cases, has extensive judicial and administrative experience, has tried cases in twenty states and been lead trial counsel in over 300 adversarial proceedings, trials, major arbitrations or administrative actions that have been tried to conclusion. Many of these cases have been precedent setting under Colorado and federal law. He has extensive class and collective action experience and has successfully defended nationwide claims for Fortune 500 companies. He counsels his wide variety of clients from Fortune 500 companies to small employers on a range of employment matters, including wrongful discharge, equal employment opportunity, trade secrets and covenants not to compete, wage and hour, privacy, disability, occupational safety, affirmative action and the law involving collective action, strikes, unions and collective bargaining. He assists companies to meet the challenges of the modern workplace by developing practical solutions to meet business needs and to maintain compliance with federal and state laws regulating the employment relationship.

Mr. Husband graduated first in his law school class and before joining Holland & Hart, completed a clerkship with the Honorable Robert H. McWilliams, U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Bar Association's Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee, Management Advisory Committee Member; past Co-Chair Publications Sub-Committee, Editor of ER&R Committee

Newsletter; Co-Chair of The Class Action/Complex Litigation Sub-Committee; Co-Chair of the Developing Issues Sub-Committee

The Colorado Lawyer, Editor of bimonthly labor and employment column

Colorado Employment Law Letter, Editor

The Colorado Safety Association, Director and Officer

National Labor Relations Board, Management Chair of the Practices and Procedures Committee for Region 27

University of Toledo, College of Law, Board of Governors

Leadership Denver Association, participant and Leadership Denver Alumni Association

Mr. Husband speaks frequently at seminars on fair employment and labor relations, and has provided training to over 30,000 professionals on a wide range of labor and employment-related topics. He is a frequent presenter at meetings of the American Bar Association, Colorado Bar Association and on programs for Council on Education in Management, Continuing Legal Education of Colorado, Inc. and M. Lee Smith Publishers. He is listed among Who's Who in America, Who's Who In Business, and Who's Who In the World.

PUBLICATIONS

"Supreme Court Further Limits Americans with Disabilities Act," The Colorado Lawyer, April 2002.

"Getting Inside The Mind Of The Factfinder: Creating Compelling Themes In Employment Litigation," Employee Rights and Responsibilities Newsletter, American Bar Association, Winter 2002.

"How Much Is Enough? Supreme Court To Determine Age Bias Standard," Employee Rights and Responsibilities Newsletter, American Bar Association, Winter 2000.

"U.S. Supreme Court Sets Age Discrimination Proof Requirements," The Colorado Lawyer, October 2000.

"Corrective Measures in the Determination of Disability Under the ADA," The Colorado Lawyer, November 1999.

"U.S. Supreme Court: Take the Employer's Money and Still Sue," Employee Rights and Responsibilities Newsletter, American Bar Association, Winter 1998.

"The Conflict Between Duty to Accommodate and Providing a Safe Work Place," Employee Rights and Responsibilities Newsletter, American Bar Association, Summer 1997.

"The Colorado Coal Wars of 1913 and 1914: Some Issues Still Debated Today," The Colorado Lawyer, June 1997.

"Age Discrimination: Supreme Court Decision and New EEOC Guidelines Create More Uncertainty," Employee Rights and Responsibilities Newsletter, American Bar Association, Spring 1997.

"Religious Discrimination: The Risks Associated with Workplace Worship," Employee Rights and Responsibilities Newsletter, American Bar Association, Summer 1996.

"Judicial Enforcement of Employee Handbook Disclaimers," The Colorado Lawyer, August 1994.

"The Civil Rights Act of 1991: Expanding Remedies in Employment Discrimination Cases," The Colorado Lawyer, May 1992.

"Arbitration of Employment Disputes After Gilmer," The Colorado Lawyer, November 1991.

"Keenan v. Continental Airlines: Employee Handbooks and Employment at Will in Colorado," The Colorado Lawyer, June 1987.

"Drug and Alcohol Abuse in the Workplace," The Colorado Lawyer, January 1986.

"Federal Preemption Under the NLRA: A Rule in Search of a Reason," Denver University Law Review, 1985.

"An Overview of the Law of Sexual Harassment," The Colorado Lawyer, September 1983.

"Establishing and Operating Both Union and Nonunion Subsidiaries: A Trap for the Unwary," Labor Law Journal, June 1983.

"Determining Appropriate Bargaining Units in Health Care Institutions  The Gap Widens," Labor Law Journal, December 1981.

"Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Insider Trading Involving IssuerGranted Employee Stock Options," Denver University Law Review, 1979.

EDUCATION

University of Toledo J.D. 1977
- Valedictorian
- Editor, Law Review

The Ohio State University B.S. 1974
- Scholar Athlete Award Winner
- Rose Bowl