Louis B. Kushner

Background

Kushner, Louis B. was born on March 22, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

Pennsylvania State University (Bachelor of Science in Accounting, 1964). University of Pittsburgh (Juris Doctor, 1967).

Career

Worked at Rothman Gordon Foreman & Groudine, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in Banking, Bankruptcy, Copyright, Communications, Corporations, General Practice, Estates, Trusts and Tax Planning, Health Care, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Land Use Regulation, Litigation, Pension and Profit Sharing, Personal Injury, Probate, Professional Malpractice Defense, Real Estate, Social Security Disability, Taxation, Trademark, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Termination and Land Use. Admitted to the bar, 1967, Pennsylvania. United States. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.

United States.

Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Best Lawyers in America, 1987—. Author: "Survey of Significant Appellate Decisions in Public Labor Law 1978-1981," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, PBI Number.

1981-154.

"Wrongful Discharge - How to Try the Case," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, PBI Number. 1986-330; "Effects of the United States Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Case Law on the Collective Bargaining Agreement," Pennsylvania Bar Institute - PBI Number. 1985-317; "The Big Thaw: Employment Manuals as Enforceable Contracts," Pittsburgh Legal Journal, 133, May, 1985.

"Employment Manuals as Enforceable Contracts: A Second Look," Pittsburgh Legal Journal, 134, July, 1986.

"Strikes: Labor in the Offensive-Legal and Practical Consideration," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1984. Instructor, Labor Law, University of Pittsburgh, 1972.

Speaker/Lecturer, Labor Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Former Examiner, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industries Bureau of Mediation for Prospective Mediators, 1994.

Senior Mediator, Employment and Commercial Panels, JAMS/Endispute.

Director and Board Member, Conflict Resolution Center International, Incorporated. Member, Advisory Board, University of Pittsburgh School of Health Certificate Program. Member: Allegheny County (Vice Chairperson, Prepaid Legal Committee, 1977-1980.

Chairperson, Labor Law Section, 1978-1980.

Member, Arbitration and Mediation Committee), Pennsylvania (Chairperson, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1985-1986. Member, Arbitration and Mediation Committee) and American (Member, Committees on: Development of the Law under the National Labor Relations Acting.

Labor Arbitration and the Laws of Collective Bargaining Agreements. Company-Chairperson, Alternatives to Litigation Subcommittee, Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee) Bar Associations.

Pennsylvania Council of Mediators.

Rothman Gordon Foreman & Groudine, Professional Corporation, is a law firm representing clients before local, state and federal courts, and before administrative and regulatory agencies. The firm counsels individuals, corporations, business associations, lenders, labor and other organizations on all facets of the law. The firm"s practice is national, regional and local in scope.

Achievements

• Louis B. Kushner has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Survey of Significant Appellate Decisions in Public Labor Law 1978-1981," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, PBI No. 1981-154

  • "Wrongful Discharge - How to Try the Case," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, PBI No. 1986-330

  • "Effects of the United States Bankruptcy Code and Bankruptcy Case Law on the Collective Bargaining Agreement," Pennsylvania Bar Institute - PBI No.
    
    1985-317

  • "The Big Thaw: Employment Manuals as Enforceable Contracts," Pittsburgh Legal Journal, 133, May, 1985. "Employment Manuals as Enforceable Contracts: A Second Look," Pittsburgh Legal Journal, 134, July, 1986. "Strikes: Labor in the Offensive-Legal and Practical Consideration," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1984.
    
    Instructor, Labor Law, University of Pittsburgh, 1972. Speaker/Lecturer, Labor Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Former Examiner, Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industries Bureau of Mediation for Prospective Mediators, 1994.
    
    Senior Mediator, Employment and Commercial Panels, JAMS/Endispute. Director and Board Member, Conflict Resolution Center International, Inc.

Membership

Member, Advisory Board, University of Pittsburgh School of Health Certificate Program. Member: Allegheny County (Vice Chairperson, Prepaid Legal Committee, 1977-1980. Chairperson, Labor Law Section, 1978-1980.

Member, Arbitration and Mediation Committee), Pennsylvania (Chairperson, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1985-1986.

Member, Arbitration and Mediation Committee) and American (Member, Committees on: Development of the Law under the National Labor Relations Acting. Labor Arbitration and the Laws of Collective Bargaining Agreements.

Company-Chairperson, Alternatives to Litigation Subcommittee, Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee) Bar Associations. Pennsylvania Council of Mediators.