Robert L. Abell
Robert Abell Law
- Biography
Good lawyering is a combination of communicating with particularly listening to clients and a clear-eyed assessment of their legal situation drawn from experience and expertise. The law should work for clients that work hard and play fair and by the rules. These clients are the best clients, and the ones I’ve been most proud to have represented and helped.
- Practice Areas
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Workers’ Compensation
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Fees
Fees
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Free Consultation
In some instances and not as a matter of general policy. -
Contingent Fees
The terms of a contingent fee agreement vary depending upon factors particular to the client and the case.
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Colorado
- Since 1988
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- Languages
Languages
- English:
Spoken, Written
- Professional Experience
- Trial Lawyer
- Robert Abell Law
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1991 –
Current
- Public Defender
- Legal Aid Society of New York City
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1989 –
1991
- Associate
- Greenebaum Doll & McDonald
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1987 –
1989
- Intern Law Clerk
- Hon. A.J. McNamara, U.S. District Court, EDLa
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1986 –
1987
- Intern Assistant Dist. Attorney
- Orleans Parish District Attorney
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1986 –
1987
- Research Assistant
- M. David Gelfand, Professor of Law
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1985 –
1987
- Research Assistant
- Center for Legal Studies on Intergovernmental Relations
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1985 –
1987
- Education
- Tulane University School of Law
- J.D. (1987) | Law
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1984
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1987 - Honors: cum laude
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- University of Kentucky
- B.A. (1983) | History
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1979
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1983 - Honors: With Distinction
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- Awards
- Kentucky Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2015
- Kentucky Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2014
- Kentucky Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2013
- Kentucky Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2012
- Kentucky Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2011
- Kentucky Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- 2010
- Professional Associations
- National Employment Lawyers Association
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1998 –
Current -
- American Association for Justice
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1994 –
Current -
- Kentucky Justice Association
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1994 –
Current -
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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1994 –
Current -
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Kentucky Bar Association
 # 82253
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1987 –
Current -
- The Association of the Bar of the City of New York
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1989 –
1992 -
- Publications
Articles & Publications
- Governor Bevin Joins Suit Against New Overtime Rules
- www.RobertAbellLaw.com
- September 22, 2016
- Tennessee Athletics Settles Sex Discrimination Claims $2.48 Million
- www.RobertAbellLaw.com
- July 6, 2016
- Walmart Seeks Supreme Court’s Help In Unpaid Wages Case
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- March 24, 2015
- Gender Discrimination – Novartis Hit With Class Action
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- March 18, 2015
- Lawyers Accused of Overcharging Their Clients (Dog Bites Man)
- … and Justice for All
- March 18, 2015
- Ferguson — Part of What We First Heard Was a Lie
- … and Justice for All
- March 17, 2015
- Retaliation – Is the Denial of Leave Proof of Retaliation?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- March 17, 2015
- Mortgage Loan Officers Overtime Rule Upheld by Supreme Court
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- March 15, 2015
- Ferguson Assholes Open Fire on Police
- … and Justice for All
- March 12, 2015
- Ferguson, Missouri City Manager, John Shaw, Resigns in Wake of Scathing Justice Department Report
- … and Justice for All
- March 11, 2015
- Hack Judge, Ronald Brockmeyer, in Ferguson, Missouri Resigns
- … and Justice for All
- March 10, 2015
- “We close by noting our disappointment with Hospira’s approach to summary judgment practice”
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- March 5, 2015
- Sheriff Employees Allege Sexual Favoritism, Retaliation
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- March 5, 2015
- Must Employers Get the Lowest Fees for Employees 401k Plans?
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- March 4, 2015
- Retaliation & Temporal Proximity – “We reject the idea that the passage of a particular amount of time between protected activity and retaliation can bar the claim as a matter of law.”
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- March 4, 2015
- False Claims Act – Disclosures during Government Audit Are Not a “Public Disclosure”
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- March 2, 2015
- Police Officer’s Complaint About Quotas Are Protected Speech
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- March 1, 2015
- Really a Manager? Misclassification & Overtime
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- February 28, 2015
- An Employer Who Knows or Has Reason To Know That An Employee’s Time Records Underreports Their Work Hours May Not Escape FLSA Liability Based on the Employee’s Failure to Fully Report the Hours Worked
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- February 14, 2015
- Technical Writers Seek Overtime
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- February 14, 2015
- Nurses and Work Injuries
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- February 7, 2015
- What Happens When USDA Gives Up on Food Safety Inspections?
- … and Justice for All
- February 7, 2015
- Punitive Damages Assessed for Corporate Wrongdoing are Deductible as “Ordinary Business Expense”
- … and Justice for All
- February 4, 2015
- That Ain’t the Law: the Dilemma Posed by “Unpublished” Opinions
- … and Justice for All
- February 3, 2015
- Retiree Benefits “Are Not A Form of Deferred Compensation” Supreme Court Rules, They Are ….
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- January 30, 2015
- “Professionalism” A Medical School’s Academic Judgment, Sixth Circuit Rules Taking Away Medical School Diploma
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- January 28, 2015
- Stopping the Double-Cross: Equitable Estoppel and the FMLA
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- January 28, 2015
- Toxic Pollution of Kentucky’s Waters Approved by Sixth Circuit
- … and Justice for All
- January 28, 2015
- Temporal Proximity When the Employer Retaliates at the Earliest Opportunity, Although 15 Months Later
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- January 27, 2015
- Wage Theft – 9 out of 10 Fast Food Workers Are Victims
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- January 27, 2015
- More Than Six Months Between Protected Activity and Retaliation Does Not Preclude Causative Link, Sixth Circuit Again Emphasizes
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- January 26, 2015
- Whistleblower – Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Air Marshal
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- January 26, 2015
- Should Judges Be Able to Personally Solicit Campaign Contributions?
- … and Justice for All
- January 25, 2015
- What Happens When A Prosecutor Lies Under Oath and Presents Knowingly False Testimony From A Witness?
- … and Justice for All
- January 24, 2015
- Blood Money – South Carolina Killed A Mentally Disabled Inmate by Holding Him Naked in Solitary Confinement for 11 Days and Will Pay $1.2 Million
- … and Justice for All
- January 12, 2015
- Unjust Sentencing Guidelines and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
- … and Justice for All
- January 11, 2015
- “Injustices That Are Going on Every Day in the Federal Courts”
- … and Justice for All
- January 6, 2015
- Kentucky Supreme Court Affirms ALJ’s Finding of Psychological Impairment
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 22, 2014
- Damages in Kentucky Wrongful Termination Suits
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 21, 2014
- Police Officers Bill of Rights Applies to All Complaints, Internal and Citizen, Kentucky Supreme Court Rules
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 19, 2014
- Call Center Employees Seek Overtime Pay
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- December 18, 2014
- Police Officers Bill of Rights Applies to All Complaints
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- December 18, 2014
- Political Coercion in the Workplace – A Legacy of Citizens United
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 18, 2014
- Wage Theft – $187 Million Verdict Against Walmart Upheld
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- December 18, 2014
- Wage Theft – The Good Guys Win One in Braun v Walmart
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 18, 2014
- Getting Paid for Work Done: Doesn’t the Employer Define The Employee’s Principal Activity?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 13, 2014
- What Is the Individualized Inquiry Required by the ADA?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 12, 2014
- Are FDA Experts Compromised? Money Doesn’t Talk It Swears
- … and Justice for All
- December 11, 2014
- Pregnancy Discrimination in the Supreme Court
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 11, 2014
- Time Spent Waiting In After-Shift Security Checkout Line Not Compensable, Supreme Court Rules
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 10, 2014
- Noncompetes & Dog Walkers
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 3, 2014
- The Pregnancy Discrimination Act and Justice Ginsburg Come Full Circle
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 2, 2014
- Must a Plaintiff Sue Over the First Act of Discrimination or Forfeit Her Right to Sue Over Any Act of Discrimination?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 1, 2014
- Does a Defendant Forfeit Acceptance of Responsibility Credit, If He Contests the Application of a Role in the Offense Enhancement?
- … and Justice for All
- November 29, 2014
- Noncompetes & Low-wage Workers
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- November 26, 2014
- The Grand Jury and Ferguson, Missouri
- … and Justice for All
- November 25, 2014
- The Ripples from Vance v. Ball State University
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- November 24, 2014
- Overtime & Salaried Workers – So Why Did Overtime Disappear?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- November 19, 2014
- Outback Steakhouse Overtime Suit
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- November 17, 2014
- “Pretext” In “Substantial Factor” and “Mixed-Motive” Cases
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- November 6, 2014
- Do Innocent People Plead Guilty? Part 2
- … and Justice for All
- November 4, 2014
- FMLA – Measuring the Temporal Proximity Between the Exercise of FMLA Rights and Retaliation
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- November 3, 2014
- Tort Reform Leads to More Medical Errors, Higher Healthcare Costs and No More Patient Care Physicians, Studies Conclude
- … and Justice for All
- November 2, 2014
- Corporations, Campaign Contributions, Lobbyists and State Attorney Generals …. and Justice for All
- … and Justice for All
- October 30, 2014
- Employer’s Failure to File Alleged Arbitration Agreement In the Record Dooms Its Effort to Compel Arbitration, Sixth Circuit Rules
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- October 1, 2014
- ERISA Plans May Have Two Types of Administrators
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- September 18, 2014
- Case Managers – Exempt from Overtime?
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- September 15, 2014
- Health Insurance Case Managers File Class Action for Unpaid Overtime
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- September 15, 2014
- How Flexible Is the Similarly-Situated Employee Doctrine?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- September 8, 2014
- Independent Contractor or Employee – One Way to Steal Overtime
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- September 7, 2014
- Wages & Overtime: Getting Paid What You’ve Earned
- Robert Abell Law Blog
- September 6, 2014
- “They Just Want Somebody Younger” = Direct Evidence of Age Discrimination
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- September 5, 2014
- An Employer Cannot Fire An Employee Because the Employee Refuses to Commit Perjury
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- August 25, 2014
- FMLA: Equitable Relief Enough to Support Claim
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- August 20, 2014
- Fraudulent Inducement; Did An Employer’s Misrepresentations About Continuing Healthcare Insurance Convince an Employee to Work for Free?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- August 18, 2014
- How Did Sex Discrimination Get Included in the Civil Rights Act?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- July 27, 2014
- The Gender Wage Gap: An Infographic
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- July 13, 2014
- Lane v. Franks: Even Though It Would be A Crime, Supreme Court Rules that Public Employer Is Entitled to Qualified Immunity From Any Damages
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- June 23, 2014
- Noncompete Agreements: Are They Proliferating for No Good Reason?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- June 10, 2014
- False Claims Act: Sixth Circuit Rejects Arbitration of Retaliation Claims
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- May 27, 2014
- Does a New Arbitration Agreement Apply to an Already Pending Lawsuit?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- May 17, 2014
- FMLA: A “Strong Presumption In Favor of Liquidated Damages” Says the Eighth Circuit
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- May 14, 2014
- Shift Supervisors and Overtime Pay
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- May 5, 2014
- ADA: How To Tell Whether a Job Function Is Essential
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- April 29, 2014
- ADA: An Employer’s Good Faith Obligation
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- March 3, 2014
- ADA: Determining What Is an “Essential Function” Of a Job
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- February 28, 2014
- Pregnancy Discrimination: Who Is Similarly-Situated?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 30, 2013
- Pregnancy Discrimination: Do Pregnancy-Related Restrictions Mean That The Employee Is No Longer Qualified For Her Job?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 27, 2013
- The Conduct of a Nondecisionmaker May Be Probative of Whether an Adverse Action Was Motivated by Discrimination
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 3, 2013
- Who Are Comparable Employees In A RIF Case?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 2, 2013
- “It Strains Credulity to Imagine That the Qualifications for a Sales Position … Are Unrelated to Demonstrated Sales Ability,” Sixth Circuit Observes in Reversing Summary Judgment
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- December 1, 2013
- Is Wage Theft A National Epidemic?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- November 13, 2013
- Kentucky Supreme Court Ethics Rules for Lawyers Do Not Represent Public Policy, Sixth Circuit Rules
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- November 12, 2013
- FMLA Retaliation: What Is An “Adverse Employment Action?”
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- October 7, 2013
- What Is An Equivalent Position Under the FMLA?
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- October 1, 2013
- Employee Cannot Waive Claims Under the Equal Pay Act, Sixth Circuit Rules
- Kentucky Employment Law Blog
- August 27, 2013
- In Farmer Case, We Could Push Law So Far to Criminalize Politics
- Lexington Herald-Leader
- April 30, 2013
- The Executive, Administrative & Professional Exemptions to the Overtime Requirement
- Kentucky Justice Association
- January, 2010
- Tort Reformers Want Cruel Cure for Fictional Ill
- Lexington Herald-Leader
- January 4, 2010
- There You Go Again: Admissibility of Other Bad Evidence Under KRE 404(b)
- Kentucky Justice Association
- May, 2009
- Ask An Attorney Questions, Demand Straight Answers
- Lexington Herald-Leader
- March 2, 2009
- Law Helps Workers Recover Fair Pay
- Lexington Herald-Leader
- February 10, 2009
- Congress Must Fix Inequitable Drug Sentences
- Lexington Herald-Leader
- February 14, 2005
- Liability Suits Are Path To Justice
- Lexington Herald-Leader
- February 28, 2000
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