Kerin E. Stackpole

Kerin Stackpole leads the Employment + Labor Law Group. She provides practical and proactive advice to senior leaders and management teams regarding a wide range of labor and employment issues, including: workforce planning; hiring and on-boarding; FLSA analysis and classification; performance management; legal and recordkeeping compliance; leave management; employee engagement; policy development and implementation. Kerin is a skilled labor attorney, on the management side. She develops labor relations strategies for clients and engages in union negotiations, grievance proceedings, as well as unfair labor practice disputes, litigation and resolution. Kerin firmly believes that the best defense against legal claims begins well before those claims are made - with positive and continuous employee engagement, good education for supervisors and managers, fair and consistent practices, and solid documentation. Kerin is also an experienced litigator and a skilled teacher. She has taught at numerous law schools and colleges on the East Coast, and she regularly designs and presents training programs for businesses and municipalities seeking to strengthen the skills of their management team. Kerin has been a featured speaker at state and regional conferences on management, payroll and human resources issues.