Matthies Law Firm, P.C.  

Serving as Employment Law Advisors for over 25 years

About Us

Firm Policies and General Information

For over 25 years, our Firm has represented companies of all sizes in dealing with issues involving the management of employees.  We also represent executives and managers in negotiation and drafting of employment contracts, as well as termination agreements.  Occasionally, we accept representation of individual employees on claims which appear to have significant merit.  By limiting our practice to employment issues, and by insuring that our clients will deal directly with principals of the Firm, we believe that we can respond more authoritatively to requests for our advice and counsel.

We recognize that our clients want prompt attention to their legal problems, so we guarantee that we will return all phone calls within one business day (and usually do so within the hour). We also realize that management time is valuable, so we will make every effort to arrange to meet at your offices, at times convenient to you.  Whether the best time to meet is 7am, or 8pm, we will try to accommodate your schedule and handle your legal matters at your convenience.

We know that our clients need timely information about the status of their cases, so we routinely send copies of all pleadings or other papers connected with the case to designated company representatives and provide regular reports on the case at intervals set by the client.

We understand that litigation is time-consuming and expensive, and routinely provide management with our assessment of litigation risks and litigation costs in order to allow our clients to budget effectively and make necessary Risk Management decisions.

We are strong supporters of client-approved litigation budgets, and actively encourage clients to explore mediation or other forms of ADR which may be appropriate to resolve the dispute in a cost-effective manner.

With our convenient central location in Tulsa, Oklahoma (located at almost the geographic center of the United States), our Firm offers employment law advice and litigation assistance to the top management of companies located throughout the United States, as well as in locations all over the world.

Our fees are very competitively priced (and usually are substantially less than bigger firms in Oklahoma, as well as those of mega firms located in the largest U.S. cities).

Services Offered by Matthies Law Firm, P.C.

Handling litigation of wrongful discharge suits or other employment-related claims in federal and state court (including suits under Title VII, NLRA, ADEA., ERISA, FLSA, ADA, FMLA, and APA).

Assisting clients with manager training. which is critically important to all companies doing business within the Tenth Circuit, in light of the recent decision in EEOC v. Wal-Mart (discussed on the Training page), which held that companies are liable for punitive damages if they fail to provide EEO training to supervisors.

Handling administrative agency proceedings before federal and state agencies (such as the EEOC, OFCCP or state human rights commissions), including responding to charge investigations, drafting and review of Affirmative Action Plans, and negotiating resolution of compliance reviews.

Labor relations activities (including grievance/arbitration proceedings, contract negotiations, and union avoidance campaigns).

Assisting management in developing policy and procedure manuals, employee handbooks, employment forms, and training guides for supervisors to minimize litigation, as well as to build employee morale.

Principals

The President and Senior Principal of the Firm is Mary Constance (Connie) Matthies, who has achieved a national reputation as an employment lawyer. Ms. Matthies is one of the few lawyers in the country to have orally argued cases both before the U.S. Supreme Court and the National Labor Relations Board. Ms. Matthies has been listed in Best Lawyers In America; Who's Who in American Law; and Who's Who in the World. She is a Fellow in the American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (a very high honor bestowed only on Ms. Matthies and one other Oklahoma attorney), and was one of the founding members of the American Bar Association's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity Laws (chairing its Subcommittees on Civil Rights Class Actions and on National Origin Discrimination). She also was one of the founding members of the Oklahoma Bar Association's Labor Law Section. Ms. Matthies is a frequent lecturer and author on employment law topics, writing the Chapter on Title VII Jurisdiction for the BNA treatise "Employment Law, 2nd Ed." and writing the Chapters on Discovery and Evidence for the BNA treatise "Sexual Harassment Law". Significant reported cases are Nulf v. International Paper, 656 F.2d 553 (10th Cir. 1981); Merrick v. Northern Natural Gas, 911 F.2d 426 (10th Cir. 1990); Dartt v. Shell Oil Company, 434 U.S. 98 (1977); and NLRB v. Dover Corp., 429 U.S. 978 (1976).  Ms. Matthies also is a soccer coach (USSF Level D license) and soccer referee (08), who has been an active participant on the Soccer Coaches Listserv (chairing the preparation of its Internet Coaching Manual, and writing the section on the Offside law for its LOTG manual).

Our Firm would be happy to assist your organization with any issues related to management of employees.  To contact us, write to: Matthies Law Firm, P.C., 20 East 5th Street, Ste. 310, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103, or call us at 918-582-4400; or Fax us at 918-584-4453; or e-mail us at Mattlawfrm@aol.com

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