Paul F. Mickey, Jr.

Partner

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Paul Mickey is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP, where he focuses primarily on employment law.  Mr. Mickey regularly advises regional and national organizations on matters of unjust dismissal, discrimination, and other workplace issues.  He has been particularly active in defending EEO and contract claims; handling internal investigations; negotiating and resolving controversies under executive employment agreements; dealing with claims involving law firms; training executives and managers; and counseling organizations through challenging workforce transitions, from reductions-in-force to executive-level departures and reorganizations.  He previously served as Chair of the DC Bar's Committee on Individual Employment Rights and has handled several leading employment cases, including the first wrongful discharge case in Washington.

Mr. Mickey has argued successfully before the US Supreme Court, authored numerous briefs in that tribunal, and was counsel to the defendant in Harris v. Forklift Systems, the US Supreme Court's first ruling on environmental sexual harassment.

Mr. Mickey serves as an arbitrator or mediator in contract, commercial, workplace, and environmental matters, in both neutral and party-appointed capacities.  He is a member of the Panels of Distinguished Neutrals maintained by the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution and is a member of the AAA Panel of Arbitrators.  He serves as a mediator in the Appellate Mediation Program of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit.

Prior to joining Steptoe, Mr. Mickey spent eight years as Managing Partner of another large Washington law firm.  Mr. Mickey's contributions with respect to the use of technology, marketing, and strategic planning have been recognized through his election to the College of Law Practice Management and his appointment to the Legal Advisory Board of Martindale-Hubbell/Lexis Nexis.  He is a former chair of the International Bar Association's committee on information technology, and he serves on the Board of Editors of the Corporate Compliance & Regulatory Newsletter.  Additionally, Mr. Mickey served for six years as Executive Vice President-Law and Public Affairs of Amtrak.  He also previously served in the US State Department's Office of the Legal Adviser.

News, Seminars & Events

• Pro Bono Victories in Asylum, Adoption Cases
• Paul Mickey Named to Mediators Panel in Appellate Mediation Program
• Steptoe Welcomes Paul Mickey to DC Office
• Annual Employment Law Update: What In-House Counsel and HR Executives Need to Know, March 4, 2008, (A Steptoe-Sponsored Event)
• Paul Mickey and Lynda Zengerle in Strafford Teleconference, May 31, 2006

Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Making Your Employee Handbook Work for You, Not Against You
  June 20, 2006, Corporate Counselor
• Nonunion Does Not Mean Nonprotected in Labor Law
  May 2005, Washington Business Journal
• Noncompetes Require Details to Work, Protect
  March 4, 2005, Washington Business Journal
• What Private Companies Need to Know About Sarbanes-Oxley
  March 2004, Corporate Compliance and Regulatory Newsletter
• Tips for Handling Terminations
  January 1, 2004, Corporate Counsel
• Close to Home: An Analysis of Clackamas
  December 1, 2003, California Employment Lawyer
• The Challenges of International Marketing
  September 2000, Journal of Legal Marketing
• The Challenges of Law Firm Branding
  July 2000, Strategies
• Paul Mickey Chairs ALI-ABA Program at Georgetown Law School, February 9, 2006

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Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• College of Law Practice Management
• International Bar Association