Keith Lively Joined the Law Firm of Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC ("DBM") is pleased to announce Keith Lively joined the law firm.  Mr. Lively will focus on Commercial Litigation and Employment Law.

Mr. Lively has been practicing law for over 15 years.  He is licensed in multiple state and federal jurisdictions and represents clients in federal and state courts.  Mr. Lively possesses extensive litigation and counseling experience with a focus primarily on employment matters.  He represents clients in a range of employment cases, including sexual harassment cases; overtime class actions; race and color, age, national origin, disability, and sex discrimination cases; whistleblower claims; non-competition and solicitation agreements; and other contract disputes.  Mr. Lively also represents employers and employees in a range of employment disputes including race, age, and sex discrimination; sexual harassment, overtime class actions; whistleblower claims; retaliation claims; Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA"); Occupation Safety Health Administration ("OSHA"); Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"); and state laws such as wage payment, non-competition and other contract disputes relating to executive compensation, employment and severance agreements.

On behalf of both employers and employees, Mr. Lively litigates matters and resolves cases through the use of mediation and arbitration.  He counsels employers on the development of employment policies and best practices over a broad range of employment situations.  In addition, he conducts wage and hour compliance audits; counsels clients with respect to employee hiring, performance, evaluations, discipline and terminations; and conducts reviews, develops and updates policies and practices and employee handbooks.  Mr. Lively advises employees on the legality of pending or actual terminations; negotiates improvements to employment and other agreements on behalf of individual clients; and drafts, negotiates, interprets and enforces agreements between employers and employees at all levels of an organization.

Mr. Lively's clients include corporations, government agencies, utilities, businesses, sole proprietors, municipalities, healthcare organizations and employees.  Mr. Lively earned his law degree from Columbia University and is a graduate of West Virginia University.  He is admitted to practice in Washington, D.C., Tennessee and West Virginia. 

DBM is a law firm that provides regulatory counseling and advice to entities in the antitrust, international trade, and hospitality arenas.

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