Bio

Al Mezny is the Managing Partner of the Firm and provides efficient counsel concerning your employment issues based on his 25 years of legal experience and the practical experience of running the Firm. Al uses his experience to counsel employers concerning complex leave of absence and termination issues, wage and hour issues, sexual harassment investigations, and preparation and review of employee handbooks and personnel policies. Al defends management in wage and hour class action litigation, ERISA and COBRA claims, discrimination claims including sexual harassment, retaliatory discharge claims and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board. Al works with private and public employers in connection with their information asset management including confidentiality and noncompetition agreements. Al has years of experience protecting intellectual property interests such as trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, unfair competition, “typosquatting” and Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution proceedings both through litigation and preventive measures. It is Al’s privilege to represent many employers in Rockford as well as national and multinational employers. Education: University of Illinois JD 1992, Yale University BA (with distinction in the major) 1989.