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John W. Hargrove

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John W. Hargrove

Partner

John Hargrove is a partner in the Birmingham office in the Labor and Employment and Construction and Procurement Practice Groups. He is chair of the Labor and Employment Group and is listed in Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, and Alabama Super Lawyers.

John regularly represents public and private companies in mining, construction, manufacturing, medical, communications and warehousing industries, among others. He also represents municipal and quasi-public organizations such as police and fire departments and school boards. John also has represented several nonprofit agencies, ranging from national sports organizations to small local charities.

Experience

John’s labor practice extends to almost every area of employer-employee regulation. He has broad trial experience in both federal and Alabama state courts, handling primarily labor matters but a wide variety of other interesting cases as well. He regularly handles union campaign issues, labor contract negotiations, employment discrimination cases, employment contract disputes, layoff issues, and drug testing matters. In the construction area, he handles cases in federal, state, and arbitral forums, both inside and outside of Alabama, and he advises owners and contractors with respect to various contract negotiation and dispute resolution issues.

Distinctions

  • Listed in Alabama Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor, 2011-2013
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®
    • Employment Law-Management, 2011-2013
    • Labor and Employment Law, 2009-2010
    • Labor Law-Management, 2011-2013
    • Litigation-Labor & Employment, 2011-2013
  • Listed in Chambers USA, Labor & Employment, 2011-2012

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Alabama Bar Association
  • Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Society for Human Resources Management

You May Not Know

John is a member of the firm's Diversity Committee and Associate Committee, having served as the Chairman of the latter for over seven years.

John also is on the Board of Preschool Partners, a Birmingham non-profit organization dedicated to preparing at-risk three and four-year old children with quality preschool education.