Rebecca James devotes her legal practice to the representation of management clients in labor and employment law disputes.
Rebecca has significant experience representing corporate clients as well as school districts and municipalities against claims under the ADA, EEOC, MCHR, FMLA, FLSA, and the Missouri Sunshine Law. She also provides proactive counsel on employee relations, benefits, and union negotiations, and assists in drafting and negotiating complex contracts for her clients.
In addition to her employment and education law practice, Rebecca is experienced in commercial and civil litigation. She has a strong background in motion drafting, discovery, legal research, and motion practice. Rebecca served as first chair in a bench trial involving a property dispute and as second chair in a bench trial defending a large municipality against MAPA claims.
Before attending law school, Rebecca gained valuable experience in human resources and retail banking, where she worked extensively in management, employee benefits, and organizational training development and delivery.
Rebecca earned her law degree from Saint Louis University School of Law with a concentration in Employment Law. During her studies, she received Academic Excellence Awards in Alternative Dispute Resolution and E-Discovery. She served as Editor-in-Chief of the ABA Journal of Labor and Employment Law and was Vice President of the Employment Law Association. Rebecca also honed her advocacy skills through Trial Advocacy and the Human Rights at Home Clinic, where she successfully represented a client who achieved release after more than 20 years of incarceration.