National Minority-Owned Law Firm Adds Labor & Employment Attorney

Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan, L.L.P., one of the largest minority-owned law firms in the United States, would like to announce that Jesús José Villa has joined the firm as an Associate in the firms Equal Opportunities & Employment Law Group.

MILWAUKEE, WI (PRWEB) April 21, 2004 --- Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan, L.L.P., one of the largest minority-owned law firms in the United States, would like to announce that Jesús José Villa has joined the firm as an Associate in the firms Equal Opportunities & Employment Law Group.

We are pleased to have attracted the talent of Mr. Villa. His extensive labor and employment law experience will serve as a tremendous asset to our firm and to our clients," said Emery K. Harlan, Partner, Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan, L.L.P.

Jesús José Villa received an A.B. in Sociology, magna cum laude, from Princeton University and a M.A. in public policy studies from Duke University. Mr. Villa received his J.D. from Duke University where he was a Crawford-Robertson Scholar. His practice is focused on labor and employment relations law, including law affecting municipalities and institutions of higher education. Mr. Villa has defended clients against state and federal discrimination claims before administrative agencies and the federal courts. He has represented clients before the National Labor Relations Board on representation issues and unfair labor practices. Mr. Villa has also defended clients against claims of labor standards violations, employee leave law violations, and entitlement to unemployment benefits. Mr. Villa has spoken at numerous seminars and has trained clients on a wide variety of legal issues, including workplace harassment, dealing with employee disabilities, I-9 compliance, civil rights laws, employee rights in non-union settings, Wisconsins Open Meetings and Public Records laws, and conducting effective workplace investigations. He is proficient in Spanish. Prior to joining Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan, L.L.P., Mr. Villa was associated with a regional law firm headquartered in Milwaukee.

Gonzalez, Saggio & Harlan, L.L.P. (www.gshllp.com) is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and maintains offices in Chicago, Illinois; Indianapolis and Merrillville, Indiana; Cincinnati, Ohio and West Des Moines, Iowa. The firm provides corporations, governmental entities and individuals with a full spectrum of legal services. Among the firm's major clients are: Bank One, Briggs & Stratton, DuPont, Fifth Third Bank, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Luxottica Group S.p.A., McDonald's Corporation, MidAmerican Energy, Midwest Airlines, Pitney Bowes Inc., SBC, Target Corporation, U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo.