Practice Areas
- Class Actions & Multi-District
- Employment & Labor
- Employment & Noncompetition Agreements & Trade Secrets Protection
- Employment Discrimination & Retaliation Law
- Employment Litigation
- FMLA, ADA, & Employee Leave
- General Workplace Issues
- Government Contractors/ Affirmative Action
- Labor Relations
- Layoffs, Terminations, & Reductions in Force
- Litigation
- OSHA
- Sarbanes-Oxley, Whistleblower, & Internal Investigations
- Wage & Hour Compliance & Litigation
- Workers Compensation & Workplace Safety
Education
- B.S., Boston College, 1967
- J.D., University of Florida, 1973
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 1973
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, 1995
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina, 1998
Richard (Dick) F. Kane
A former North Carolina Assistant Attorney General handling state employment and civil rights matters, Dick Kane provides diverse employers a full range of sophisticated labor and employment law services, including labor-organizing counsel and employment class-action defense.
He possesses extensive experience in advising management on issues associated with union organizing activity, and has engaged in collective bargaining on behalf of companies involved in initial contract negotiations as well as contract renewals. Additionally, Mr. Kane has represented companies before the National Labor Relations Board and various Federal Circuit Courts throughout the United States.
Further, Mr. Kane has defended numerous companies in class-action litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as well as in collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act. He has represented companies in litigation brought under the ADEA, ADA, Title VII, and various other statutory rights and common law claims. In addition, he regularly advises companies during affirmative-action compliance reviews conducted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance.
Mr. Kane has practiced in multiple jurisdictions throughout the country.
Of Note
- Former Associate and Assistant Attorney General, North Carolina Department of Justice
- Served in Education and Labor Division, representing the North Carolina Department of Labor, including litigating Occupational Safety and Health Act cases on behalf of the state
- Represented universities within16-member University of North Carolina system in matters relating to civil rights and constitutional claims
- Involved in various civic organizations
- Past president, Youth Homes, Inc.
- Former board member, Drug Education Center, Charlotte