Timothy H. Howlett is a Member and the Labor and Employment Practice
Leader. Mr. Howlett focuses his practice on labor & employment counseling
and labor & employment litigation. He has significant trial experience,
including cases defending wrongful termination, race discrimination, disability
discrimination, sex discrimination, due process and religious discrimination
claims. He has represented clients in labor and employment administrative
claims and arbitrations in several states including Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky,
Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, Nebraska, California, New Jersey, Texas, Arizona
and Wisconsin and has counseled clients on a broad spectrum of labor and
employment issues, including plant closings, significant workforce reductions
and the sale of plants including analysis of labor, Warn Act, employment and
discrimination issues. Mr. Howlett also has a strong background in appellate
matters, having served as lead counsel in more than 30 appeals in state and
federal court. He is the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Service Award from
the State Bar of Michigan Labor and Employment Law Section. Mr. Howlett is a
Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He has been recognized
as a Recommended Lawyer by The Legal 500 for the past two years. He is consistently listed in Best Lawyers in
America, Labor and Employment; Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business
Lawyers, Labor & Employment; and Michigan Super Lawyers, Employment and
Labor.