Michael Best and Friedrich LLP: Adds labor and employment pro in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (July 18, 2017) – Michael Best is pleased to announce it has added Bethany C. McCurdy to its Milwaukee office as senior counsel in the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. McCurdy will concentrate her practice on management side employment law.

“As an experienced employment counselor and litigator, Bethany will be a powerful addition to our team,” said Amy Schmidt Jones, Chair of Michael Best’s Labor & Employment Relations Practice Group. “I’m confident that her aptitude for advising clients through various aspects of the employment relationship will continue to accelerate our presence here in the Midwest.”

Prior to joining Michael Best, McCurdy was a member of Petrie + Pettit where she defended employers through a wide breadth of employment related disputes and litigation matters including disability, family and medical leave, wage and hour, discrimination and workplace harassment.

“We’re thrilled that Bethany will be joining us here in Milwaukee,” said Danielle Bergner, Michael Best’s Managing Partner of the Milwaukee office. “Her dedication and determination to resolve client matters, particularly so in the manufacturing sector, will be a huge advantage to those she represents.”

“The decision to join Michael Best presents a wonderful opportunity for me,” said McCurdy. “The firm continues to expand and find new and interesting ways to better advise their clients and I’m certain that my colleagues and I will continue to enrich the L&E group.”

McCurdy received her J.D. from Marquette University Law School and her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.