W.V. Bernie Siebert
Title
Partner, Sherman & Howard
Areas Of Practice
Mr. Siebert is a member of the law firm of Sherman & Howard in the Denver, Colorado office. His practice has been exclusively in the area of labor and employment law throughout his career.
Mr. Siebert and his firm represent employers exclusively. Over the past more than 35 years, Mr. Siebert has represented international, national, regional and local businesses in all areas of labor and employment law. He has advised and counseled clients in employee-relations matters, wage-hour issues, union-management relations and claims of discrimination.
Education
Juris Doctor, University of Nebraska College of Law, 1972
Bachelor of Arts, University of Nebraska, 1970
Professional Experience
Chair, Editorial Board ABA Journal of Labor and Employment Law, 2009-2012
Editor-in-Chief, 2008 and 2007 Supplements to The Developing Labor Law; Senior Editor, The Developing Labor Law, Fifth Edition; Associate Editor 2000-2005
Author, “There is No Precedent for Precedent at the National Labor Relations Board” The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Newsletter, Vol. 6 No. 1 (Spring 2004)
Author, "The Brief Career of St. Elizabeth Manor: Once Again An Incumbent Union Is Entitled Only To A Rebuttable Presumption Of Continuing Majority Status In Successorship Situations", The Labor Lawyer (Summer 2003)
Author, "Downsizing: An Overview of Legal Considerations", CCH Labor Law Journal (August 1992)
Professional Affiliations
Admitted to practice before Colorado, Nebraska and Nevada state and federal courts; U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 1996; Chairman, Tenth Circuit Credentials (selection) Committee, 2001-2008
Member, Labor and Employment Law section of the American Bar Association
Member, ABA Committee on Development of Law under the National Labor Relations Act, Chairman, 2005-2008; Program Co-Chairman 2003-2005
Member, Labor Law Committee of the Colorado Bar Association
Founding Member and Management Chairman, NLRB Region 27 Practice and Procedure Committee
Past President, Industrial Relations Research Association, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Professional Honors and Achievements
Among the first 100 lawyers nationwide to be elected a Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 1996
Who's Who Legal, listed for Labor and Employment Law
Chambers USA, listed in publication in Best Employment Law Defense Attorneys in Colorado
The Best Lawyers in America for Labor and Employment Law
Named one of Colorado's Super Lawyers for Labor and Employment
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America