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Russell Gunter

PRACTICE AREAS: Labor and Employment. Mr. Gunter, a Director for CGWG in the Little Rock offices, practices labor and employment law before the EEOC, the National Labor Relations Board, the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of Labor, and in federal and state court employment litigation.

ADMITTED: 1975, Texas and Arkansas

LAW SCHOOL: Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D.

COLLEGE: Southern Arkansas University, B.S.

MEMBER: Arkansas (Member, Labor Law Section), Texas (Member, Labor Law Section) and American (Member, Labor & Employment Law Section, Committee on Practice and Procedure Before the National Labor Relations Board) Bar Associations; Society for Human Resources Management (Member, Arkansas State Council); Certified: Senior Professional in Human Resources; Board of Directors, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce; Central Arkansas Human Resources Association and VOCALS – Volunteer Organization, Center for Arkansas Legal Services

BIOGRAPHY: Leadership positions: Chair, SHRM’s National Legislative Affairs Committee; Chair, ARSHRM Labor Law and Legislative Affairs Conference; Chair, ARSHRM State Conference; ARSHRM Government Affairs Director; President and Board Member, Central Arkansas Human Resources Association; Chair, Arkansas Bar Association Labor Section; Chair, Arkansas Bar Association Labor Section Labor Law Conference; Board Member, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce; Chair, Human Resources Committee, Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce; Management Chair, Arkansas Department of Workforce Services Advisory Council; Testified before U.S. Congress on behalf of SHRM’s legislative positions; Appeared on the Today Show on behalf of SHRM’s legislative positions

HONORS: ARSHRM Outstanding Human Resources Professional, 2001; ARSHRM Legislative Advocacy Award, 2005; ARSHRM Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009; CAHRA Outstanding Member Award, 1989,1993, 2001; CAHRA Legislative Advocacy Award, 2006

LISTED IN: Best Lawyers of America (for over 25 years); Best Lawyers’ 2010 Little Rock Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year; Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers; Mid-South Super Lawyers in Labor and Employment Law; and Who's Who in American Law





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