Camille Olson Recognized by HR Executive Magazine as One of Top 50 Management Attorneys

The cover story, "Best Defense," in the March 2008 issue of HR Executive Magazine highlights the top 50 "of the nation's most powerful employment attorneys;" Camille Olson is among the attorneys recognized. The article notes "When you're in trouble, finding a good management attorney is a lot like finding a good doctor. You have to go for the best." Attorneys named to the list "...represent the best of the best, and embody the qualities that HR leaders should look for when picking a defense lawyer." In addition, "while skill and experience are essential, a good management lawyer is someone who becomes a partner with the HR executive, someone who fully understands and is committed to the company's objectives." For the HR Executive list, "a few key achievements are virtually essential: An attorney has to be a law firm partner who has practiced for 20 years; in all likelihood, he or she chairs the firm's labor and employment group, or, at some juncture, did; most likely, he or she belongs to the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, the most important member-only association for this practice specialty. In addition, this type of attorney has headline clients who he or she is steering through the toughest issues facing employers: backdating, wage-and-hour, and class-actions for discrimination, among others."