Jeffrey S. Hiller has a national practice representing employers in class actions, discrimination litigation, unfair competition litigation, traditional labor litigation, and appellate litigation.
Jeff has secured dismissals through dispositive motions and prevailed on appeal in dozens of state and federal courts on discrimination, retaliation, and other employment law claims.
For example, when representing a manufacturing company, Jeff obtained summary judgment against nine plaintiffs, then obtained a full defense verdict after a six-day jury trial against the one remaining plaintiff. For a communications company, Jeff obtained the dismissal of religious discrimination claims on summary judgment, which award was upheld on appeal by the Ninth Circuit. He obtained summary judgment for a manufacturer, which decision was upheld on appeal by the Eleventh Circuit. He obtained a full defense verdict after a five-day jury trial in state court, and separately obtained a directed verdict in another trial in federal court. While defending a large retailer, Jeff located evidence proving the plaintiff had stolen from the company, resulting in her attorneys’ decision to dismiss her lawsuit. He obtained summary judgment in a race discrimination case against a service industry employer, which was upheld by the Sixth Circuit. He secured an arbitration victory for a healthcare company on retaliation and discrimination claims. In another case, he discovered evidence impeaching an age discrimination plaintiff’s trial testimony, which led to the plaintiff dismissing the lawsuit in the middle of the trial.
Jeff has successfully defended businesses from unfair competition, including:
- A case in which he secured an order awarding attorneys' fees as a sanction for a former employee's perjury related to his restrictive covenant agreement violations
- A case in which he secured the former employee's written apology to his client along with other favorable terms of resolution
In the traditional labor area, he successfully argued for the reversal of union election results in the Fourth Circuit and defeated a second union organization effort for the same employer at the same location. He successfully argued for the Eighth Circuit to reverse an NLRB decision finding unfair labor practices against a large retailer. For the same employer, he successfully opposed ten separate attempts in multiple jurisdictions by the NLRB to obtain injunctive relief under Section 10(j) of the NLRA. He also has successfully arbitrated many contract interpretation and discipline cases. Jeff has handled cases before the NLRB as well as strike litigation in state courts. He is the past program co-chair (Management) for the ABA Committee on Practice and Procedure Under the NLRA.