James Urban
Partner @Jones Day
Signup · Get unlimited contacts
WORK HISTORY
Partner @Jones Day
Jim Urban has represented and counseled employers regarding complex employment and labor matters for more than 20 years. He has successfully tried employment discrimination claims before state and federal court juries, whistleblower claims before Department of Labor administrative law judges, and labor disputes before arbitration panels and National Labor Relations Board administrative law judges. He also has secured injunctive relief in state courts to enjoin unlawful employee activity during labor strikes.Jim was again selected by peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for both employment and traditional labor law and was selected to The Legal 500 for his effectiveness in labor-management disputes. Jim currently is representing an employer whose facially neutral background check policy is alleged to have had a disparate impact on a minority class of conditional offerees. He has extensive experience defending employers who are accused of failing to pay overtime wages, having represented energy producers, retailers, manufacturers, hospitals, banks, and pharmaceutical companies in such class actions.Jim previously taught trial advocacy at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law for seven years and frequently speaks at CLE seminars regarding issues that are important to employers, such as use of independent contractors, proper classification of employees, defense of joint-employer allegations, and navigating through wage and hour audits.Jim also is active in the community. He is outside pro bono legal counsel to the Veterans Leadership Program of Western Pennsylvania and volunteers in other efforts to assist military veterans.
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh
B.A.
Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University
J.D.
SKILLS
ABOUT JAMES URBAN
Partner at Jones Day
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.