Firm Profile
The MSE Difference
McGillivary Steele Elkin LLP (formerly Woodley & McGillivary) is a top-rated law firm devoted to protecting and enforcing the rights and interests of labor organizations and workers in both the public and private sectors. Established over 50 years ago in the nation’s capital, McGillivary Steele Elkin’s attorneys have over a century in collective experience litigating on behalf of workers and unions across the country.
The firm provides its clients with a wide-range of legal services covering all aspects of labor and employment law. Its experienced litigators handle complex cases (including class action cases) in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies, as well as in arbitrations. The firm’s practitioners have substantial experience in both jury and non-jury trials and appellate court proceedings. In addition, McGillivary Steele Elkin LLP offers services in drafting and negotiating all forms of collective bargaining agreements, and drafting and promoting passage of legislation designed to protect worker rights and benefits.
How We Help
McGillivary Steele Elkin LLP’s attorneys have extensive experience in advising employees and labor organizations on claims relating to:
- Minimum wage and overtime pay
- Violations of federal pay and benefit statutes applicable to federal employees
- Adverse personnel actions taken in response to employees exercising their rights of free speech and freedom of association
- Retaliation for engaging in union activities
- Violations of labor-management relations laws (statutes affecting public and private sector employment)
- Sexual harassment and gender discrimination cases
- Equal Pay Act cases
- Pension rights and benefits
- Protections for workers and retirees in bankruptcy proceedings
- Discrimination in employment (race, age, sex, etc.)
- Family and medical leave rights
McGillivary Steele Elkin LLP co-counsels with other attorneys and law firms and welcomes referrals across the nation seeking employment and labor law counsel.
