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LEIGH GROSS LATHEROW

Ashland, KY

Licensed in 3 States

About LEIGH

Leigh Gross Latherow is an AV rated attorney and a veteran civil litigator and appellate attorney whose experience includes two appearances as lead counsel before the Supreme Court of the United States, and numerous appearances before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the Kentucky Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. She has served as first chair counsel in multiple federal and state court jury trials and arbitrations. She regularly represents clients before government agencies and administrative bodies, including the United States Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Kentucky Civil Rights Commission and Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. Leigh’s litigation and trial experience includes a broad range of areas, including breach of contract, non-compete agreements, wrongful discharge, retaliation, wage and hour, harassment, discrimination, right-of-way disputes, boundary disputes, mineral lease rights, collection matters, Title VII claims, breach of fiduciary duty, premises liability, construction disputes, and medical malpractice defense. Leigh regularly represents employers and employees in employment litigation cases. She has obtained numerous injunctions and summary judgment decisions in federal and state courts on behalf of her clients. Drawing upon her extensive labor and employment experience, Leigh has developed a strong human resources consulting practice. She teams with her clients to identify and prevent problems in the workplace before they arise. She works closely with her clients to guide them through complex issues related to leave and accommodations. Other services to employers include developing employee handbooks and policies, conducting supervisory harassment training, counseling to avoid whistle-blowing and wage and hour claims, conducting harassment investigations, defending unemployment claims, and providing legal advice on employment laws such as the FMLA, Title VII, ADA and ADEA. Applying her experience with these workplace problems, she has developed a human resources law training program and is regularly requested to present those topics to HR managers throughout Kentucky.