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M. Scott McIntyre

Scott McIntyre practices employment and labor law litigation and counseling, civil rights litigation, class actions, business litigation and appeals. He also advises union and non-union employers on litigation avoidance strategies and best practices. Mr. McIntyre is certified as a Specialist in Labor & Employment Law by the Ohio State Bar Association and has been named a Leading Lawyer for Business by Chambers USA. According to Chambers: “Clients laud trial lawyer Scott McIntyre for his intelligence, practicality and fine presentational skills. He is respected for his performance in employment law, civil rights litigation, and regulatory disputes.” Mr. McIntyre has also been named an Ohio Super Lawyers “Rising Star.” He has obtained successful results for clients in the media, technology, transportation, healthcare, financial, retail, automotive, manufacturing and service industries, among others.

Mr. McIntyre handles matters both locally and nationally and has defended companies in lawsuits and proceedings instituted 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, False Claims Act allegations, ERISA, FMLA claims and various tort actions. Mr. McIntyre has experience negotiating and arbitrating labor contracts, as well as arbitrating wrongful discharge cases. He has wide-ranging experience involving noncompete matters and injunctive relief, including trade secret and unfair competition litigation, fiduciary duty claims, fraud and RICO. He also has experience defending product liability matters and various consumer litigation claims. His recent decisions include: Nerswick v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 692 F.Supp.2d 866 (S.D. Ohio 2010); Tracy v. Northrop Grumman, 2009 WL 690255 (S.D. Ohio); Baldock v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 2009 WL 585890 (S.D. Ind. 2009); and EEOC v. Unitrin Specialty et al., 2008 WL 4372680 (S.D. Ohio 2008). He advises employers on all aspects of federal and state employment law, including hiring and termination practices, employee discipline, interviewing, employee handbooks, drug testing, anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies, background checks and employee safety.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. McIntyre served as a law clerk to the Honorable Daniel A. Manion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, Illinois, and South Bend, Indiana. In this capacity, Mr. McIntyre’s duties included advising the Judge on various matters, assisting in the management of the appellate docket and drafting opinions. Before serving as a law clerk on the Seventh Circuit, Mr. McIntyre clerked at the federal trial level for the Honorable Karl S. Forester, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Mr. McIntyre’s duties included advising the judge, drafting jury instructions, assisting at trial and drafting opinions.

Mr. McIntyre is a frequent speaker and author on employment and litigation topics. His publications include: an employment law update published as the feature story in Bloomberg Law Reports; a discussion of punitive damages and constitutional law published in the Kentucky Law Journal, 88 Ky.L.J. 719; and a wage and hour update published at 32 N.Ky. L. Rev. 651. He received his law school’s award for best law review publication, as well as the highest grade award in numerous law school classes. Mr. McIntyre is active in the community as a member of the executive board of the Federal Bar Association Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter and as a board member for the local Diocesan Catholic Charities. He is a past member of the Hamilton County (Cincinnati) Tax Levy Review Committee and has served on the Thomas More College Board of Trustees. In addition, he has taught employment law at the University of Cincinnati.