J. Howard Daniel

Mr. Daniel has managed and/or handled labor and employment issues for clients in over 40 states. Mr. Daniel travels extensively to work face to face with clients on strategic issues. The variety of issues Mr. Daniel has handled or managed for clients run the full spectrum including:

• Represented clients in over 100 certification or decertification elections
• Negotiated dozens of labor agreements and handled accompanying arbitrations
• Managed the labor and employment aspects of due diligence on numerous acquisitions, including working as coordinating council on these issues with some of the nation’s largest and most prestigious corporate law firms
• Tried numerous NLRB ULP trials including a 6 day trial in Brooklyn in 2013 before the NLRB resulting in a total win and dismissal of the charges by the NLRB
• Assisted management in developing and successfully implementing a plan to alleviate the threat of contempt or other unusual remedies for a new client that had a history of labor law violations
• Manages strategy and risk assessment on hundreds of EEO and other litigation matters for a variety of clients.

Representative clients include: Harris Teeter, Brinks, Universal Forest Products, Goya, McLeod Health, The Hartford, Crown Holdings, PM Hospitality Strategies

Education

• J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1976
• B.A., Davidson College, 1972

Admission to Practice

• South Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Sixth and District of Columbia Circuits

• South Carolina Rural Innovation Network – Board Chair (2021)
• Founding Board Chair of the European American Chamber of Commerce-Carolinas
• South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Foundation (Board Member, 2004-15; Vice President, 2007-08; President, 2008-09)
• American Counsel Association (Board Member 2008-15, 2021; President Elect 2010-11; President 2011-12)
• Davidson College (Board of Visitors, 2007-15)
• Greenville Downtown Development Group (Board Member, 2008-2010)
• Greenville Chamber of Commerce (General Counsel, 1990 and 2002; Vice Chair, Economic Development, 2003-2005; Chair Elect, 2006; Chair, 2007; Immediate Past Chair, 2008)
• The Hosiery Association (Labor and Employment Counsel, 1996-2003)
• American Bar Association (Developing Labor Law Committee, 1980-98)
• South Carolina Bar (Employment and Labor Law Section; House of Delegates, 1988-89; Chairman, Employment and Labor Law Section, 1987-88; Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competence, 1991-93; Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Subcommittee, 1982-84)

• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar Moderator – “Workplace Flexibility: Where We Are and Where We Are Headed” – Las Vegas – May 8, 2014
• Carolina Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives – “Social Media Regulations for Employers” – Columbia – July 19, 2012
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar Moderator – “The Workplace and the Regulatory Agenda – An “Intimate” Discussion” – Phoenix – May 9, 2012
• South Carolina Hospital Personnel Association – “Union Organizing in Healthcare” – Columbia – July 29, 2010
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar Moderator – “Portable Devices Freeze Employers in their Tracks” – Las Vegas – May 6, 2010
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar Moderator – “Accommodations Galore – Disability, Religion, Pregnancy, USERRA & More!” – Las Vegas – May 5, 2010
• Coastal Organization of Human Resources – “Bizarre Cases of 2007-2008” – Myrtle Beach – Spring 2009
• National Tank Truck Carriers – “Preparing Your Organization for the Employee Free Choice Act” – Baltimore – 2009
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Mergers and Acquisitions – Avoiding the Employment Law Pitfalls” – New Orleans – May 2008
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar Moderator – “EPLI: Pitfalls and Opportunities” – New Orleans – 2008
• Pee Dee SHRM Chapter – “The NLRB and Its Future Director” – Florence – 2008
• Shriners Hospitals for Children Annual Human Resource Directors Meeting – “Truth is Stranger Than Fiction: Bizarre Legal News from 2007-2008” – Boston – 2008
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Employee Rights in the Workplace – Where Are the Lines Drawn?” – Atlanta – May 2006
• South Carolina/North Carolina Joint Hospital Personnel Association – “Overview of Healthcare Labor Laws” – Hilton Head – 2006
• Ogletree Deakins Workplace Strategies Seminar – “Clarification or Confusion? Employers Litigate Leave Obligations” – San Antonio – May 2005

• 2004 – 2011 – South Carolina Bar, CLE Division – “Labor and Employment Law for South Carolina Lawyers (2d Ed., 3d Ed., 4th Ed.)”
• 1983 – 1992 – BNA – “The Developing Labor Law, 2d Ed., Supplements, 3d Ed. (contributing editor)”

• August 12, 2016 – Greenville Online – “EU official in Greenville: We believe in free trade”
• Winter 2010 – American Counsel Association Bulletin – “ACA Member Profile: J. Howard Daniel, President-Elect”
• May 1, 2009 – Treasure Risk Management – “Age Bias Claims Rise”
• November 2, 2008 – The Greenville News – “Airfares at GSP Among Highest”
• May 16, 2008 – Scottsdale Tribune – “Union Raps Grocery Chain on Spoilage, Environment”
• May 15, 2008 – East Valley Tribune – “Union Raps Fresh & Easy Parent Firm's Practices”
• February 8, 2006 – Entrepreneur – “Chair-Elect Looks to Get Busy – Greenville Attorney Daniel Prepares for Top Chamber Post”

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• American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts, Administrative Law, and Criminal Procedure
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Employment Law – Management (2001-2025)
  • Labor Law – Management (2001-2025)
• Named the Best Lawyers^® 2018 and 2024 Labor Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year” in Greenville
• Super Lawyers
• Greenville Magazine’s 50 Most Influential People of 2010
• AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
• Acritas Star (2019)