Join SL SHRM
Before the pandemic, when we met in person for our Chapter Meetings at Gardner Village, Salt Lake SHRM provided a one hour “Ask a Lawyer” hot topic roundtable. The Ask a Lawyer table has been a great value add to our Salt Lake SHRM Members.
Hosted by one of our Co-Directors of Legal Affairs, Bob Coursey or Mark Tolman, the Ask a Lawyer table presented an opportunity for our members to pick the brains of our employment law specialists, all while Bob and Mark were “off the clock.”
Please join Bob and Mark, and come prepared with your employment law questions for them!
Disclaimer: Although Bob and Mark will try to respond to your employment law questions with general legal information, Bob and Mark cannot provide specific legal advice or legal opinion in this setting.
About Bob Coursey Esq SPHR SHRM-SCP
Bob has been an employment lawyer for over 20 years. He spent his first 10 years of practice at Fisher Phillips, one of the most respected employment law firms in the country, where he defended companies in employment-related litigation. He then spent 11 years at Employers Council, where he focused his practice on keeping employers out of trouble. In 2021, Bob started his own company—Modern Age Employment Law—where he counsels, represents, and trains employers who are looking for a modern approach to their employment law and HR challenges. Bob earned his bachelor’s degree in English from George Mason University in Virginia in 1992. In 1998, he received his law degree, with honors, from Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta, where he also served on the Law Review. Bob is licensed to practice law in Utah and Georgia. He’s also a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP).
About Mark D Tolman Esq
Practices in the area of employment law, commercial litigation, and first amendment law in matters before state and federal courts, the Utah Labor Commission, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Recognized by the Utah State Bar as the 2018 Labor & Employment Attorney of the Year. Works with employers to help them develop preventative employment practices and policies. Litigates cases involving complex factual and legal matters including employment discrimination, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, covenants not to compete or solicit, interference with contract, trade secrets, and defamation. Mark has tried cases before state and federal courts and before the Adjudication Division of the Utah Labor Commission. He has also argued cases to the Utah Supreme Court, the Utah Court of Appeals and to the United States Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Assists news and publishing organizations in obtaining access to public records under the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Utah Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA).
