D. Scott Crook is a founding member and the managing partner of Crook & Taylor Law PLLC, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of employment and labor, commercial litigation, appellate practice, land use, and water law. He is a member of both the Utah and Idaho state bars and has extensive experience in both states. Mr. Crook has spoken on or written articles about employment issues, local government law, jury selection, boundary law, road and access law, law firm management, and appellate practice. He is a member of the Utah State Bar (Employment and Labor Section, Litigation Section, Solo Small Firm & Rural Practice Section, and Appellate Practice Section). He earned his B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from Weber State, and his J.D. degree, magna cum laude, from Brigham Young University - J. Reuben Clark Law School.
Nancy McCoy is an attorney and director at Simpson, Garrity, Innes & Jacuzzi, P.C. Ms. McCoy has comprehensive experience handling employment law matters before all state and federal courts, as well as before various state, federal, and local agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB), and the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB), among others. She has extensive expertise in the areas of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; wrongful termination; management of employees with disabilities, protected leaves of absence, and requesting reasonable accommodation; wage and hour compliance; drug testing and substance abuse management; privacy; hiring practices; employment contracts; terminations and reductions in force; workplace safety and violence prevention; workplace investigations; whistle-blowing; trade secrets; and unfair business practices. Ms. McCoy earned her B.A. degree from the University of California and her J.D. degree from Golden Gate University School of Law.
Ralph R. Smith III is a shareholder and co-chair of the labor & employment group of Capehart & Scatchard, P.A. Mr. Smith focuses his practice in employment litigation and preventative employment practices, including counseling employers on the creation of employment policies, non-compete and trade secret agreements, and training employers to avoid employment-related litigation. He represents both companies and individuals in related complex commercial litigation before federal states courts and administrative agencies in labor and employment cases, including race, gender, age, national origin, disability, workplace harassment and discrimination matters, wage-and-hour disputes, restrictive covenants, grievances, arbitrations, drug testing, and employment-related contract issues. Mr. Smith earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Temple University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Temple University School of Law.
Matthew P. Tyrrell is an attorney at Schoenberg Finkel Newman & Rosenberg, LLC, in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Tyrrell concentrates his practice in a wide variety of employment and commercial litigation matters. He has years of experience handling all aspects of the litigation process in both state and federal courts, including motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, injunctive relief, written discovery, depositions and settlement negotiations. The primary focus of his employment experience and litigation practice involves employment disputes, including wrongful termination, restrictive covenants, retaliatory discharge, employment discrimination, and whistleblower claims in federal and state courts and administrative agencies. Mr. Tyrrell also counsels and represents clients in connection with all aspects of the employment relationship, including employment agreements, severance agreements and non-compete agreements, reductions in force, EEO laws, and human resource practices. From 2015 to 2020, Mr. Tyrrell has been recognized as an Emerging Lawyer in the area of employment law by the
Leading Lawyers Network in the state of Illinois. He has also been selected to the Rising Stars list by Illinois
Super Lawyers from 2014 to 2019. Mr. Tyrrell earned his J.D. degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where he served as lead articles editor for the
Loyola University Chicago Law Journal.
