Shields Law Partners, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that 3 of the firm’s lawyers have been included as “Best Lawyers” in the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has published their...
The Jefferson Society is an organization of individuals in the US who have degrees in both architecture and law. In the current Winter issue of the Society’s publication, Monticello, Sonny Shields has been the subject of a profile article, begining on pg. 15.
I. THE MEDIATION PROCESS IN A NUTSHELL Mediation is the use of a third party to assist parties in negotiating a resolution or at least narrowing the matters in dispute. At the beginning of the “mediation era,” one publication succinctly defined mediation as follows:
The Mandate On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) released its Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”)[1] mandating employers with 100+ employees require their employees to undergo a COVID-19 vaccination or take weekly COVID-19 tests and wear a mask at work. Employee vaccination requirements were set to begin on January 4, 2022. Failure...
On September 9, 2021, President Joe Biden issued two Executive Orders that will require Federal employees and contractors to be vaccinated.[1] The first is the Executive Order on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees (“Federal Employee Order”), and it requires all Federal employees to be vaccinated with no alternative option for regular testing. President Biden asked the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (“Task Force”) to produce an “issued guidance” for agency implementation of the Executive Order. The Task Force produced the COVID-19 Workplace Safety: Agency Model Safety Principles (“Task Force Model Principles”), which stipulates that all Federal employees, except in “limited circumstances,” must be vaccinated no later than November 22, 2021.
Congratulations to Sonny Shields for being named The Best Lawyers in America’s 2022 Edition’s Lawyer of the Year in the New Orleans Area! Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on particularly...
Shields Law Partners, L.L.P. is pleased to announce that 3 of the firm’s lawyers have been included as “Best Lawyers” in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has published their...
On May 10, 2021, Shields Law Partners presented a webinar on behalf of Lorman Education Services: Job Order Contracting Fundamentals. The webinar provided information for contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers to better understand the process and benefits of Job Order Contracting and how it may be an overall better project delivery method. Click here to purchase/download a...
On April 21, 2021, Shields Law Partners presented a webinar on behalf of Lorman Education Services: Construction Payment Reminders: Using the Right Tools at the Right Time. The webinar provided information for contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers to discover the types of payment remedies available to them and what their rights are when not getting paid. Click...
With great pride, we celebrate Shields | Mott L.L.P.’s 25th anniversary this month. This remarkable milestone would not have been possible without the trust, support, and loyalty of our clients, friends, and colleagues. Our success over the past quarter-century can be attributed to providing the highest quality legal services and obtaining the best possible results...
