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, Rob Coursey, Tim Kegan or Mark Tolman, the Ask a Lawyer table presents an opportunity for our members to pick the brains of our employment law specialists, all while Rob, Tim and Mark are “off the clock.”
Please join Rob, Tim and Mark, and come prepared with your employment law questions for them!
Disclaimer: Although Rob, Tim and Mark will try to respond to your employment law questions with general legal information, Rob, Tim and Mark cannot provide specific legal advice or legal opinion in this setting.
About Rob Coursey Esq SPHR SHRM-SCP
Rob 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, Rob 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. Rob 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. Rob 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 Tim Keegan Esq
Tim is a shareholder in the Salt Lake City and San Diego offices of the national employment law firm of Ogletree Deakins. Tim’s practice focuses on the defense of employers against claims for discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour violations. Tim is also a member of the firm’s Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Practice Group.
Tim’s extensive experience includes defending employers in trial in state and federal courts, in arbitration, and before the NLRB, the EEOC and state agencies.
Beyond Tim’s litigation practice, he also regularly counsels and assists employers on a wide array of matters, including disability accommodations and the interactive process, employee leaves of absence, employee handbooks and policies, and litigation avoidance.
Tim is admitted to practice law in state and federal courts in California, Utah, and Idaho
About Mark D Tolman Esq
Mark is the Co-Chair of the Employment Department at Parsons Behle & Latimer. Mark represents employers in matters before state and federal courts, the Utah Labor Commission and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mark also helps his clients avoid litigation by daily counseling on employment law problems, developing preventative practices and policies and providing regular inhouse training. He was recognized by the Utah State Bar as the 2018 Labor & Employment Attorney of the Year.
