Stephen W. Skrainka

314-615-6253 (Office)
314-615-6001 (Fax)

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Areas of Practice:

Commercial Transactions

Employee Benefits and ERISA Matters

Labor and Employment Law

Mr.Skrainka concentrates his practice in labor and employment law.

Mr. Skrainka primarily specializes in the representation of management in labor and employment issues and in mediation of employment, business and commercial disputes.  He has represented employers in almost every field of manufacturing, financial services, retail and service industries, telecommunications, as well as non-profit and public organizations.  He also has represented labor clients and defended employment cases throughout the United States.  Mr. Skrainka has served on the Board of Editors of The Fair Labor Standards Act (BNA 1999) and the 2000-2004 Supplements with editorial responsibility for the chapters on Enforcement and Litigation Issues.  He also was an Adjunct Professor at St. Louis University Law School, teaching an advanced seminar in Labor and Employment Law, 1994-2003.

Mr. Skrainka has tried or argued cases in courts of the Seventh, Eighth and D.C. federal judicial Circuits as well as many state courts.

Bar Admissions and Professional Affiliations:

American Bar Association

• Co-Chair of Federal Labor Standards Subcommittee, Labor and Employment Section, 1988-1991

• Fair Labor Standards and Age Discrimination Sub-Committees, former chair
  Senior Editor, The Fair Labor Standards Act (published in 1998)

Missouri Bar Association

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

• Former Chairman, Labor and Employment Section, 1971

The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Fellow, 2001-present

Certification, Mediation of Civil Cases, University of Missouri Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution, 2001

Education:

J.D., Harvard Law School, cum laude

A.B, Cornell University