Kevin J. Allis, an associate with PilieroMazza PLLC, primarily concentrates in management labor and employment law. He represents clients on a wide range of labor and employment related matters before administrative agencies, state courts, and federal courts. Such representation has included wage and hour administration, wrongful termination claims, employee non-competition agreements, and employment discrimination. He also advises on various aspects of government contracting with concentration on small and disadvantaged businesses.

Mr. Allis frequently conducts workshops and supervisory training across the country for employers on various labor and employment topics such as the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and the National Labor Relations Act. He works closely with several Native American tribes, tribal enterprises, and Native American associations on labor and employment law issues impacting Indian Country. His work in this area has included active participation in a national workgroup sponsored by several of the largest Native American associations in the country.

Mr. Allis is a tribal member of the Forest County Potawatomi Community and serves on the board of directors for the Potawatomi Business Development Corporation. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore. He attended Louisiana State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Baltimore. Mr. Allis is admitted to practice law in the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia.

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Richard G. McGee, Law Offices

Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Steve Wheeless is a Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner based in the Phoenix office. He represents management in labor relations and employment matters. He also represents commercial clients in business litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Wheeless was an F-16 Instructor Pilot, a Diplomatic Exchange Officer to the Royal Danish Air Force, and a Program Manager in the Intelligence Industry.

Mr. Wheeless represents employers in all aspects of labor relations, including union avoidance planning, training, and organizing campaigns; NLRB representation hearings and unfair labor practice proceedings; labor-related RICO actions; and collective bargaining, contract interpretation, and grievance arbitrations.

Mr. Wheeless represents employers responding to employment-related charges and lawsuits. He was lead trial and appellate counsel in Tempesta v. Motorola, Inc., 21 Fed. Appx. 700 (9^th Cir. 2001) (affirming the grant of summary judgment on race claims challenging the employer’s system-wide reduction-in-force policy). He was also lead trial counsel and co-counsel on appeal in Osuna v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 214 Ariz. 286 (Ct. App. 2007) (affirming denial of class certification and dismissal of wage-and-hour class claims by putative class of 50,000 current and former employees). He regularly counsels employers and appears before government investigating agencies regarding employee termination and discipline decisions, sexual harassment claims, wage and hour issues, employment contracts and restrictive covenants, and other Human Resources matters.

Mr. Wheeless also represents businesses in state and federal court at the trial and appellate level in complex commercial litigation involving contract, partnership, and financial disputes. See, e.g., State ex. rel. Goddard v. Western Union Financial Serv., 216 Ariz. 361 (Ct. App. 2007).