Boardman Clark Attorneys Named to the 2020 The Best Lawyers in America©

Twenty-seven Boardman Clark attorneys were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© list 2020 edition in 41 different areas.

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  • Jim Bartzen
    • Commercial litigation
    • Litigation - Banking and Finance
    • Litigation - Construction
    • Litigation - Real Estate 
    • Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Named to Lawyer of the Year

  • James E. Bartzen - Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Michael J. Julka - Labor Law - Management
  • Michael J. Lawton - Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
  • Theodore J. Long - Patent Law
  • Jerry E. McAdow - Real Estate Law
  • Paul M. Schmidt - Litigation - Trusts and Estates

The Latest

Federal Court Strikes Down 2024 Salary Level Rules

The Banking Lawyer | 11.19.24

In April 2024, the Department of Labor issued rules (“2024 Rules”) that increased the salary level that had to be paid to executive, administrative, or professional employees so that the employees were not entitled to overtime pay under the FLSA. The 2024 Rules did not change the primary duties tests, nor did they change the salary basis test. On Friday, November 15, 2024, a federal court in Texas struck down the entirety of the 2024 Rules and ruled his decision applied nationwide.