Ogletree Deakins Welcomes Margaret Carroll Alli to its Bloomfield Hills Office as a Shareholder

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI – August 20, 2008 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), the nation’s third largest labor and employment law firm, is pleased to announce Margaret Carroll Alli has joined the firm’s Bloomfield Hills, Michigan office as a shareholder.

“Meg brings more than two decades of extensive, top-level experience to this position,” said Thomas A. Cattel, managing shareholder of Ogletree Deakins’ Bloomfield Hills office. “Meg’s highly respected legal and litigation skills will be of superior value to our clients and our firm.”

Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Ms. Alli was a partner in the law firm of Kienbaum Opperwall Hardy & Pelton, PLC in Birmingham, MI. She has practiced in employment litigation and counseling for twenty-two years, representing corporations, educational institutions, and healthcare providers in employment law and civil rights legal issues. In addition to litigating claims in state and federal courts, she provides preventative counseling and training for management and education administration on a wide range of issues, including sexual and racial harassment, The Americans with Disabilities Act, The Family and Medical Leave Act, and complex wage and hour requirements under state and federal law.  

Ms. Alli received her law degree from Wayne State University Law School, magna cum laude, in 1985. In 1981, she graduated, magna cum laude, from Michigan State University.
 
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 more than 400 lawyers located in 33 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.

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