Bailey Glasser Named to National and Regional “Best Law Firms in America” Lists

We are pleased to announce that we have been listed by U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Law Firms in America on both national and regional tiers. The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from other leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process.

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We are pleased to announce that we have been listed by U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Law Firms in America on both national and regional tiers.

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on an evaluation process that includes client and lawyer evaluations, peer reviews from other leading attorneys, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. The 2023 rankings incorporate more than 12.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 individual leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms.

According to Best Law Firms: “Achieving a tiered ranking in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are recognized on a national and regional-based scale. Firms that received a tier designation reflect the highest level of respect a firm can earn among other leading lawyers and clients from the same communities and practice areas.”

A complete look at BG’s 2023 rankings can be found here.

Trial Update: First St. Louis City Roundup Trial Has Been Resolved

Bailey Glasser’s trial team of Brian Glasser, David Selby, Jackie Olinger-Rochelle, Christina Hutchins, Leslie Brueckner, and Todd Mathews, along with David Wool of Wool Trial Law and Joan Lockwood and Tom Neill of Gray Ritter and Graham, began the presentation of evidence in the first St. Louis City Roundup Trial on Tuesday. By the third day of trial, the case resolved. Brian Glasser said, “We are very happy to have brought this matter to a successful resolution for our client Nathaniel Evans and his family.”

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Bailey Glasser’s trial team of Brian Glasser, David Selby, Jackie Olinger-Rochelle, Christina Hutchins, Leslie Brueckner, and Todd Mathews, along with David Wool of Wool Trial Law and Joan Lockwood and Tom Neill of Gray Ritter and Graham, began the presentation of evidence in the first St. Louis City Roundup Trial on Tuesday. By the third day of trial, the case resolved. Brian Glasser said, “We are very happy to have brought this matter to a successful resolution for our client Nathaniel Evans and his family.”

BG Partner Mark Boyko Quoted In PlanSponsor Magazine

BG partner and ERISA litigator Mark Boyko was recently quoted in a PlanSponsor article discussing ERISA pleading standards and employee rights, including the right of plan participants to request certain key documents about their retirement plans and can help evaluate whether litigation is necessary. Mark was quoted saying if a fiduciary is “confident in [its] process, it makes no sense not to overprovide info including those meeting minutes.” Check out the full article here.

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BG partner and ERISA litigator Mark Boyko was recently quoted in a PlanSponsor article discussing ERISA pleading standards and employee rights, including the right of plan participants to request certain key documents about their retirement plans and can help evaluate whether litigation is necessary. Mark was quoted saying if a fiduciary is “confident in [its] process, it makes no sense not to overprovide info including those meeting minutes.” Check out the full article here.

 

Bailey Glasser tenaciously represents clients that include employees, former employees, retirees, and trust beneficiaries, as well as businesses and other professionals victimized by fraud, investment mismanagement, hidden and undisclosed fees, and illegal benefit cutbacks in a number of these settlements. We have a long history of representing clients harmed by hidden or excessive fees, or imprudent investments, in their 401(k) plans.

Sharon Iskra Speaks at Perrin Conferences Sexual Abuse Litigation & Coverage Conference

Sharon Iskra, Bailey Glasser partner and Institutional Abuse and Neglect Team Leader, spoke at Perrin Conference’s Sexual Abuse Litigation and Coverage Conference in NYC on October 12, 2022. Sharon is deeply dedicated to protecting vulnerable men, women, and children in institutional settings, and was recognized – including Bailey Glasser – by the National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers Awards by winning in the “Disability Rights” category.

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Sharon Iskra, Bailey Glasser partner and Institutional Abuse and Neglect Team Leader, spoke at Perrin Conference’s Sexual Abuse Litigation and Coverage Conference in NYC on October 12, 2022. Sharon is deeply dedicated to protecting vulnerable men, women, and children in institutional settings, and was recognized – including Bailey Glasser – by the National Law Journal Elite Trial Lawyers Awards by winning in the “Disability Rights” category.

Title IX Suit Filed Against the University of Central Oklahoma

Varsity women athletes at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) filed a class sex discrimination lawsuit against the school today for violating Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 by treating its female student-athletes much worse than its male student-athletes and retaliating against them for seeking equal treatment. Title IX, a federal civil rights law, prohibits sex discrimination at UCO and all educational institutions that receive federal funds.

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Varsity women athletes at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) filed a class sex discrimination lawsuit against the school today for violating Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 by treating its female student-athletes much worse than its male student-athletes and retaliating against them for seeking equal treatment. Title IX, a federal civil rights law, prohibits sex discrimination at UCO and all educational institutions that receive federal funds.

The female student-athletes who filed the suit are members of the women’s cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field teams at UCO, which—unlike any men’s teams—are provided no locker room, no competitive facility, and required to practice at a local middle school. When they complained about the unequal treatment they and other women athletes received, UCO fired their head coach.

“UCO’s second-class treatment of its female student-athletes and retaliation against them for seeking equal treatment are both blatant violations of Title IX, “ said Bailey Glasser partner Arthur H. Bryant, lead counsel for the women. “The women on the track & field and cross country teams make up 35% of UCO’s female student-athletes and are treated far worse than all of its male student-athletes. The men on the football and wrestling teams make up 69% of UCO’s male student-athletes and are treated far better than all of its female student-athletes. It is hard to imagine a clearer case of unequal treatment. UCO’s retaliation against the women for challenging its flagrant sex discrimination shows how bad things are. Why is UCO so opposed to equality?”

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