Michael J. Lissau

Mr. Lissau is a 12-year attorney who practices in the areas of Labor & Employment, Healthcare Litigation and General Litigation.  He has an individual BV rating through Martindale-Hubbell and was named an Oklahoma Rising Star in Employment & Labor by Super Lawyers.

Highlights of his practice include successfully defending  numerous employers and supervisors in employment litigation and administrative proceedings; defending claims brought by or through the Department of Health & Human Services and the Office of Civil Rights; handling of mass tort defense; and successfully represented clients in various other proceedings.

Mr. Lissau is a frequent speaker on employment litigation and has conducted management training for employers since 2001. In addition, he has authored numerous publications, including, but not limited to:

• Author, "Federal Family and Medical Leave Act", The Business Owner, September/October 2004 Vol. 28, No. 5
• Author, "Ask the Experts: Age-Based Discrimination Laws," The Business Owner, December 2004
• Author, "Avoid Sexual Harassment Claims", The Business Owner, November/December 2005, Vol. 29, No. 6
• Author, "Reducing Problems with Employee Terminations", The Business Owner, October 2005, Vol. 29, No. 5
• Author, "It’s The Law: Complete I-9 for Every Employee", The Business Owner, May/June 2007
• Author, "Employees on Military Leave Due Benefits", The Business Owner, March/April 2009

• Shareholder

• Employee & Management Training
• Employment Counseling
• Employment Litigation
• Healthcare
• Insurance
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation

• University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 1998)
• Westminster College (B.A. in Business Administration, 1994)

• Handled several cases in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas
• Oklahoma, 1998
• Oklahoma Supreme Court 
• U. S. District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

• 2004 - Present, Committee of 100 - Organization supporting the families of Police and Firefighters killed in the line of duty
• 1998 - Board of Directors - Big Brothers and Sisters of Green Country

• 2001 - Present Hall Estill
• 2000 - 2001 Bullock & Bullock
• 1998 - 2000 Barkley & Rodolf
• 1991 - 1997 Barkley Rodolf & McCarthy (Law Clerk)

• American Bar Association
• Oklahoma Bar Association
• Tulsa County Bar Association
• Member, Friends of Finance

• 2001 - Lorman Series on Employment Law. "ABC's of Employee Relations"
• 2002 - HIPPA basics for Healthcare Organizations
• 2005 - Basics of Sexual Harassment
• 2005 - Laws Governing Employee Leaves of Absence
• Author, "Federal Family and Medical Leave Act," The Business Owner, September/October 2004 Vol. 28, No. 5
• Author, "Avoid Sexual Harassment Claims," The Business Owner, November/December 2005, Vol. 29, No. 6
• Author, "Reducing Problems with Employee Terminations," The Business Owner, October 2005, Vol. 29, No. 5
• Author, "Ask the Experts: Age-Based Discrimination Laws," The Business Owner, December 2004.
• Author, "It's The Law: Complete I-9 for Every Employee," The Business Owner, May/June 2007.

Michael J. Lissau

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