M. Scott McIntyre
Scott McIntyre’s practice is concentrated in employment and labor law litigation, civil rights litigation and appeals. Mr. McIntyre also advises union and non-union employers on litigation avoidance strategies. He has substantial experience in the areas of class actions, business litigation, product liability and appeals. Mr. McIntyre has defended companies in lawsuits and proceedings initiated by federal and state administrative agencies, including the EEOC, Civil Rights Commissions and the Department of Labor. He has obtained summary judgment or dismissals on behalf of employers defending claims of sex, race, age and disability discrimination, as well as harassment, retaliation and FMLA claims. He has experience negotiating and arbitrating labor contracts, as well as arbitrating wrongful discharge cases, and has wide-ranging experience involving injunctive relief, including non-compete, trade secret and unfair competition litigation, fiduciary duty claims, as well as fraud and RICO.
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. McIntyre served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Daniel A. Manion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and South Bend, Indiana, and as a law clerk to the Honorable Karl S. Forester, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. He is a frequent speaker and author on employment and litigation topics, including punitive damages and constitutional law, published in the Kentucky Law Journal, and a wage and hour update, published in the Northern Kentucky Law Review. He has also taught employment law at the University of Cincinnati.
Mr. McIntyre is active in the community as a member of the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce/Regional Partnership Business Retention Committee and Executive Board Member of the Federal Bar Association Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter. He is a past member of the Hamilton County (Cincinnati) Tax Levy Review Committee and former member of the Thomas More College Board of Trustees. He is a former President of the Kentucky Chapter of the Federalist Society and is a graduate of the United Way Volunteer Leadership Development Program.