Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Memberships Skills
Certification
Timeline
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Brandon Gearhart

Brandon Gearhart

Summary

Experienced and tenacious Labor and Employment attorney with a proven track record of collective bargaining experience, as well as extensive experiencing providing counsel on a broad range of Human Resources matters.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Corporate Counsel, Labor and Employment

Aldi
11.2023 - Current
  • Provided training sessions on legal topics to various departments within the company, increasing awareness of potential risks.
  • Advised executive team on corporate governance, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Handled NLRB reports and EEOC filings.
  • Supported human resources department in handling employment law matters such as discrimination claims or wage disputes efficiently.

General Counsel

LG Energy Solutions
01.2023 - 11.2023
  • Consult and advise on all legal risks for a $4.5 billion joint venture
  • Consult and advise on all legal risks related to North American business operations
  • Advise leadership on labor and employment issues, including immigration, federal and state employment regulations, and labor relations matters.

Labor Counsel

First Student
04.2021 - 01.2023
  • Negotiate collective bargaining agreements impacting 10,000 employees
  • Manage arbitrations
  • Respond to charges of unfair labor practices
  • Advise management on various labor and employment issues.

Employment and Policy Legal Professional: Office of General Counsel

University Of Notre Dame
06.2014 - 03.2021
  • Investigate employment claims and complaints
  • Facilitate training on employment issues and policy developments
  • Benchmark and develop University policy
  • Serve on the University Policy Committee
  • Manage University-wide conflict of interest program.

Employment Attorney

Frost Brown Todd
10.2012 - 06.2014
  • Advised human resources professionals on training priorities, employee relations, and dispute resolution
  • Investigated legal claims and defenses
  • Defended expert and fact witness depositions
  • Drafted and argued motions for circuit court
  • Conducted witness interviews
  • Participated in mediations and arbitrations or disputes
  • Reviewed employee handbooks
  • Drafted practice guides for Kentucky Employment Law Letter.

Law Clerk and Student Coordinator

Michigan Unemployment Insurance Project
05.2010 - 05.2012
  • Trained and supervised student advocates
  • Developed training materials and policies for future advocates
  • Represented clients at administrative hearings before the Unemployment Insurance Agency
  • Conducted intake interviews with new clients
  • Drafted memos and fact-sheets on labor and unemployment issues.

Education

Master of Business Administration -

INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND
South Bend, IN
05.2018

Juris Doctor -

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL
Ann Arbor, MI
05.2012

B.A., Political Science -

INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE
Ft. Wayne, IN
05.2008

Skills

  • NLRB Charges

  • EEOC Charges

  • Negotiation

  • Mediation

  • Title IX

  • Title VII

  • Collective Bargaining

  • Collective Bargaining Agreements

  • Workplace Grievances

  • Arbitration

  • Workplace Investigations

Memberships Skills

  • Kentucky Bar Association - Member 2012-present
  • Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Volunteer
  • Teen Court - Volunteer Judge
  • Six Sigma Yellow Belt
  • Mensa - Member 2012-present

Certification

Human Resources Associate Professional Certificate

Six Sigma Yellow Certificate

Certificate of International Study

Certificate Civic Education and Public Advocacy

Timeline

Corporate Counsel, Labor and Employment

Aldi
11.2023 - Current

General Counsel

LG Energy Solutions
01.2023 - 11.2023

Labor Counsel

First Student
04.2021 - 01.2023

Employment and Policy Legal Professional: Office of General Counsel

University Of Notre Dame
06.2014 - 03.2021

Employment Attorney

Frost Brown Todd
10.2012 - 06.2014

Law Clerk and Student Coordinator

Michigan Unemployment Insurance Project
05.2010 - 05.2012

Master of Business Administration -

INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND

Juris Doctor -

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL

B.A., Political Science -

INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE

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