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June
25, 2009
NBA
NEWS BRIEF
National Bar Association, 1225 11th Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C., 20001
BIRMINGHAM ATTORNEY BEVERLY P. BAKER ELECTED INTO
THE COLLEGE OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS
 BIRMINGHAM,
AL – June 22, 2009 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,
P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), the nation’s third largest labor
and employment law firm, is proud to announce that Beverly
P. Baker, a shareholder in its Birmingham office, has been
elected a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
Ms. Baker will be initiated into The College at a special
induction dinner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, November
7, 2009. Ogletree Deakins now has 24 Fellows in The College
nationwide.
Ms.
Baker, who was selected this year as one of the “Top Birmingham
Women” by the Birmingham Business Journal, has served since
October 2008 as Ogletree Deakins’ Chief Diversity Officer,
overseeing all 35 of the firm’s offices nationwide in that
capacity. She has practiced employment law counseling and
litigation for more than 20 years, handling wrongful termination
and promotion cases, discrimination claims, wage and hour
disputes, and racial and sexual harassment claims. She also
assists employers in developing policies and programs, and
conducts on-site employee and management training on diversity
and other employment issues affecting the workplace.
Ms.
Baker has been certified by the Alabama State Bar Association
as a Mediator and an Appellate Mediator. She also has served
as a Commissioner on the American Bar Association’s (ABA’s)
Commission on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession
and on the Council of the Litigation Section of the ABA. Ms.
Baker is listed in the 2008 and 2009 editions of Best Lawyers
in America, was inducted into the Alabama Law Foundation (limited
to one percent of lawyers in Alabama), and recently was selected
for membership in the Federation of Defense and Corporate
Counsel.
Ms.
Baker earned her B.A., summa cum laude, from the University
of Alabama in 1982, and her law degree from Cumberland School
of Law in 1985.
About the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers is a non-profit
professional association honoring the leading lawyers nationwide
in the practice of labor and employment law. Its Fellows are
elected by their peers from management (in-house and outside
counsel), unions (in-house and outside counsel), neutrals
(government officials, arbitrators, or scholars), and lawyers
representing individual employees. The goals of the College
are to promote achievement, advancement, and excellence in
the practice of labor and employment law.
About
Ogletree Deakins
Ogletree Deakins is the nation's third largest labor and employment
law firm, representing management in all types of employment-related
legal matters. The firm has 450 lawyers located in 35 offices
from Miami to Los Angeles. In addition to handling labor and
employment law matters, the firm has thriving practices focused
on business immigration, employee benefits, and workplace
safety and health law. Ogletree Deakins represents a diverse
range of clients, including more than half of the Fortune
50 corporations in the U.S.
For
more information, please contact Dave Carew, public relations
manager, at (615) 332-0718 or visit www.ogletreedeakins.com.
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