September 20, 2021
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Q&A: Litigator Phelan Talks COVID-19, Adaptability and Employment Law | Connecticut Law Tribune - Law.com

Gary Phelan shareholder with Mitchell & Sheahan. Courtesy photo
Gary Phelan, shareholder with Mitchell & Sheahan. Courtesy photo

What You Need to Know

  • Litigator Gary Phelan sees a greater use today of mediation and arbitration.
  • Phelan believes employment attorneys will continue to stay busy during the pandemic.
  • Phelan says about one-third of his employment practice deals with COVID-19-related issues.

Stratford-based litigator Gary Phelan says the global health pandemic has been “devastating” and that he often feels guilty “watching health care worker struggling to deal with COVID patients suffering and dying while the toughest challenge I faced was how to navigate Zoom.”

Phelan, an experienced employment attorney and shareholder with Mitchell & Sheahan, represents both employers and employees in a wide range of concerns, including disability and age discrimination, wrongful termination and severance negotiations, among others.

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source: https://www.law.com/ctlawtribune/2021/09/20/qa-litigator-phelan-talks-covid-19-adaptability-and-employment-law/

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