Kathleen Hall, Esq., is an attorney, mediator, and consultant with over 25 years experience in human resource management, law and organizational consulting, managing conflict and resolving disputes in the private and public sectors – in both union and non-union settings.
Having served as an employment and labor law attorney, chief human resource officer, chief hearing officer, and chief negotiator, Kathleen has been responsible for the management of conflict and the resolution of numerous workplace and civil disputes.
In addition to the practice of law, Kathleen most recently served as Vice President of Human Resources for an international transportation company. Prior to this, she served as the Chief Human Resource Officer/Associate General Counsel for Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, Vice President for Community and Human Relations at St. Vincent Hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Chief Human Resource Officer for the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
Kathleen is a licensed attorney with membership in three state bars. She is also a member of the Labor and Employment Law Section and Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. In addition to her many years of experience in HR consulting, coaching and training, Kathleen is also a recognized expert in dispute resolution, speaking at the 2000 World Mediation Forum in Sardinia, Italy. Kathleen has served on mediation panels for The National Center for Dispute Settlement, EEOC, Detroit Edison and the Michigan State Commission for Human Rights. Teaming with clients throughout the U.S., Kathleen has mediated multi-million dollar contract disputes in addition to numerous multi-party, construction, negligence, healthcare and workplace disputes.
Working with clients throughout the country as a third party neutral, she has conducted numerous workplace investigations – including complex claims of pattern discrimination and class action suits. Kathleen has also conducted HR due diligence for potential multi-national mergers and acquisitions. With her work in labor relations, she brings significant experience to client organizations interested in developing and managing a labor strategy.
A lifelong student and advocate of collaborative models, Kathleen’s work has focused on building relationships and transforming organizations through effective communication and interest-based decision-making, problem solving, training, coaching and conflict resolution. |