Mr. Conine is a strategic HR consultant and former senior human resources and labor relations executive with 34 years in the hospitality and retail industries at the field and corporate level. Mr. Conine has testified before Federal and State courts, NLRB, EEOC and FEP enforcement agencies. Mr. Conine has led varied employer-level investigations concerning harassment/discrimination, failure to hire, wrongful termination, retaliation, back pay, and union/non-union issues. He has served as a chief HR officer, chief labor spokesperson, chief compliance officer and has been the principal employer representative in numerous complex employment litigation and arbitration matters.
Background
Q: Please list your professional accreditations, degrees, licenses, and certificates granted:A: Cornell University, B. S.
December 2008 Candidate for Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA)
Former Chairman, Santa Monica Hotel/Restaurant Welfare & Retirement Funds
Cornell Hotel Society
Q: Please list any teaching or speaking experience you have had, including subject matter:
A: University of Central Florida: Guest Lecture on Employer-Level Investigations
National Human Resources Association: Guest Speaker on "HR in the Boardroom"
Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce: Monthly Guest Speaker
Wayne County Community College, Detroit: Part-Time Instructor
Speaker & Session Leader at numerous training sessions, local and national employer conferences
Q: Have any of your accreditations ever been investigated, suspended or removed? (if yes, explain)
A: No
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: See below for description of areas for which I am qualified
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: Approximately 50 times
Q: When was the last time you had your deposition taken?
A: 2007
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
A: See below
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
A: I have testified on behalf of various employers before arbirators, mediators, in Federal/State courts, and before the National Labor Relations Board
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: I have been the principal employer representative in numerous employment-related matters since 1979
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Evaluation of and testimony concerning adequacy of employer-level investigations
Evaluation of and testimony concerning alleged discriminatory acts (failure to hire, train or promote; negligent hiring/negligent retention; sexual harassment
Evaluation of and testimony concerning wage/hour matters; union grievances and retaliation; independent third party investigations, back and front pay calculations/lost income evaluations; litigation preparation; document evaluation
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: Quoted upon request; depends upon volume of work
Q: What is your hourly rate to review documents?
A: Quoted upon request; depends upon volume of work, complexity of documents and need for written summaries and comments
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
A: Quoted upon request; depends upon case complexity
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
A: Quoted upon request; depends upon case complexity and time commitment
Q: Please list any fees other than those stated above (E.g.: travel expenses, copy fees, etc.)
A: Reasonable travel and office expenses in support of the client's engagement
References
William D. Claster, EsquirePartner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher (Employment Matters; Wage/Hour Matters)
949-451-3804
James J. McDonald, Esquire
Managing Partner
Fisher & Phillips LLP (Employment Matters)
949-851-2424
Richard F. Taylor, Jr., Esquire (Workers Compensation Matters)
Managing Partner
Richard F. Taylor & Associates
949-475-0025
