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The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, headquartered in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1995 on the 60th anniversary of the
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"I value membership in the College of
Labor and Employment Lawyers as a source of both important professional knowledge and as a stimulating, friendly discourse upon interesting subjects of particular importance."
- Archibald Cox,
Harvard Law School
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National Labor Relations Board and the 30th anniversary of Title VII and Executive Order 11246. It is a non
-profit professional association honoring the leading lawyers nationwide in the practice of labor and employment law.
Three lawyers, Stephen E. Tallent of Washington, DC, Charles A. ("Butch") Powell, III of Birmingham, Alabama and Don MacDonald
of Denver, Colorado played a strong role in the establishment of the College. With the support of then Section Chair, Max Zimny, the Council of the American Bar Association's Section of Labor
and Employment Law voted to assist in the establishment of the College and sponsored the installation of the inaugural class of elected fellows in Orlando, Florida in August of 1996.
The elected Board of Governors assumed office with members from four constituencies: management lawyers, primarily representing employers (both as in-house and outside counsel); union lawyers, primarily representing unions (both as in-house and outside counsel); neutrals,
who are government officials, arbitrators or scholars, and plaintiff's lawyers, who represent individual employees.
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"It was most appropriate that the
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers should be founded to give proper recognition to those lawyers who have made and are making an outstanding contribution to the labor law field.
It is a great honor indeed to be included among the members of the college."
Leonard S. Janofsky,
Santa Monica, CA
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PURPOSE
The goals of the founders of the College were to promote achievement, advancement and excellence in the practice of
labor and employment law. The Fellows of the College are dedicated to the study and enhancement of professional ethics in the practice of labor and employment law and to the improvement
of the delivery and quality of labor and employment legal services. As part of this process, the College provides a forum for discussion and collegiality among the Fellows and sponsors an
annual lecture by a prominent speaker. In addition, thanks to a generous co-sponsorship by the Section of Labor and Employment Law, the College has initiated a project using the
medium of videotape to preserve and perpetuate the history of significant events in the field of labor and employment law.
To further its activities, the College maintains the following standing committees: Circuit
Credentials Committee, Lecture Committee, Video History Committee, Standards of Practice Committee, Newsletter Committee, Website Committee and Induction Dinner Mentor Program Committee.
BYLAWS
For your convenience, the current bylaws are available in PDF format. To view and/or print the current bylaws, click here. To view current amendments to the Bylaws, click here.
PRINCIPLES OF CIVILITY AND PROFESSIONALISM FOR ADVOCATES
The Board of Governors, in keeping with its tradition of representing the highest standards and ideals of the profession, has approved Principles of Civility and Professionalism for Advocates. A dedicated committee of Fellows, chaired by Max Zimny and Debra Millenson, drafted this
document which is designed as a statement of the standards we hope the members of the College will follow and disseminate throughout the profession as a reminder of the importance of
civility, collegiality, and professionalism in our daily lives as advocates in the field of labor and employment law.
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