Richard S. Cleary

Honors and Awards

• Recognized in the "Top 50 Attorneys in Kentucky" of the 2008-2009 Kentucky Super Lawyers® lists
• Recognized in the 2007-2009 Kentucky Super Lawyers® lists
• Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
• Listed in Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Labor & Employment, 2003-2009 (first tier)
• Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2003-2010 in the field of Labor and Employment Law
• Listed in The International Who's Who of Management Labour & Employment Lawyers 2007, Who's Who Legal

Civic and Charitable Involvement

• Advisory Board, 2008 Ryder Cup
• Co-Chair, University of Louisville Labor-Management Center Advisory Board, 2008
• Member, Parents Council, Washington and Lee University, 2005-Present 
• President, Kentucky Country Day School, Athletic Boosters Club, 2006-2007 
• National Alumni Board, Washington and Lee University, 1997-2001
• National Alumni Board, Georgetown University Law Center, 1992-96
• Leadership Louisville, 1990-1991
• American Heart Association, Louisville Chapter Board of Directors, 1996-2001
• The Denbarr Club
• Lawyers Club, President, 2005-06
• St. Francis Xavier Society, St. Xavier High School, 2001-Present

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Kentucky Employment Law Letter , M. Lee Smith Publishing Co., Editor, 1991- present
• Moderator, "As the Pendulum Swings: The Role of Precedent in National Labor Relations Board Decisions," 3rd Annual CLE Conference, Washington, D.C., November 6, 2009
• "Ask the Arbitrator," Speaker, University of Louisville Labor Management Center, October 31, 2008
• American Bar Association: Co-Editor (Management) ABA Labor and Employment Law Section Newsletter, 2003-2006
• The Developing Labor Law, BNA, Co-Editor, 2000, 2001 and 2002, Supplements; Associate Editor, 1997-1999; Assistant and Contributing Editor, 1987-1996
• "Master FMLA Program," May 24, 2007
• "National Labor Relations Board Update," Speaker, ABA Annual Meeting, August 13, 2002
• National CLE Conference , "The Year In Review: An Update of the Most Significant NLRA Decisions of 2001," Steamboat Springs, Colorado, January 2002
• University of Louisville Labor-Management Center , "Technology, The Workplace and Legal Issues," December 2001
• Society for Human Resource Management : "Workplace Privacy," August 2001
• "National Labor Relations Board Update," Speaker, ABA Annual Meeting, August 7, 2001
• "Developments at the National Labor Relations Board," Speaker, ABA Annual Meeting, July 9, 2000
• National Conference on Labor - Management Relations: "Labor Law in the Year 2000 and Beyond," Speaker, June 8, 2000, Washington, D.C.
• "Labor Arbitration Advocacy Institute," Instructor, December 13, 1999, Louisville, Kentucky
• "Employment & Labor Law in Kentucky," Lorman Business Center, 1992, 1993
• "Plant Closures and Corporate Reorganizations: Employers' Rights and Employees' Responses," Committee on the Development of the Law Under the NLRA, ABA, Co-Author, March 1991
• The Strike Replacement Debate, University of Louisville Labor-Management Center, April 1991
• The Americans with Disabilities Act, University of Louisville Labor-Management Center, August 1991
• Trends in Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, September 1991
• Human Resources Management Reporter , Warren, Gorham & Lamont, Editorial Board, 1987-1990
• How Arbitration Works (5th Ed., BNA), Topic Editor, 1990 and 1988 Supplements
• "Labor and Employment Law," Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Kentucky, Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development, 1990
• Personnel Director's Legal Guide , Warren, Gorham & Lamont, 2d Ed., Co-Author, 1989
• "The Railway Labor Act," "The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service" and "The National Mediation Board," West's Federal Practice Manual , Vol. IA, Labor and Employment Law, Co-Author, 1986
• "The Railway Labor Act," "The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service" and "The National Mediation Board," West's Federal Practice Manual , Vol. IA, Labor and Employment Law, Co-Author, 1986
• "Smoking in the Workplace: Claims by Fuming Employees," Human Resources Management Reporter , Warren, Gorham & Lamont, Co-Author, March 1989
• "Employers' Rights During an OSHA Inspection," Human Resources Management Reporter , WG&L, Co-Author, November 1988
• "How to Meet Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Safety and Health," Human Resources Management Reporter , WG&L, April 1988
• "Emerging Construction Labor Law Issues," Tri-State Chapter, Business Roundtable, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 1988
• "Winning in Labor Arbitration," Louisville Personnel Association, March 1988
• "Hazardous Chemicals: New Obligations Under OSHA's Expanded Standards," Human Resources Management Reporter , WG&L, December 1987
• "The Legal Ramifications of AIDS in the Workplace," Human Resources Management Reporter , WG&L, Co-Author, October 1987
• University of Louisville Annual Labor and Employment Law Institutes, Moderator, 1986 - present