About Us

Employment Essentials is a labor and employment law blog written by the Labor & Employment team at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. To read about the regular authors who contribute to the Employment Essentials blog, click here.

Steptoe & Johnson is a business-focused firm with particular strengths in energy, labor, employment, and litigation. For nearly a century, Steptoe & Johnson has demonstrated its commitment to quality, devoting personal attention, experience, skill, and resources to client-focused service.

Steptoe & Johnson Fast Facts:

• More than 200 attorneys
• 11 offices in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia
• Over 30 areas of practice
• Two Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers
• Three Fellows of the American College of Labor & Employment Lawyers
• AV peer-review rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest ranking given
• 82 lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
• Top listed firm in the U.S. in the area of Professional Malpractice by The Best Lawyers in America®
• Top listed firm in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia in a combination of areas including Energy Law, Oil & Gas Law or Natural Resources Law
• 20 attorneys ranked Leaders in Their Field by Chambers USA
• Five practices (Corporate/Commercial, Litigation/General Commercial, Real Estate, Natural Resources and Labor & Employment) top-ranked by Chambers USA
• Law360 Litigation Almanac ranked Steptoe & Johnson 5th in the nation among full-service firms with the highest concentration of employment lawyers
• Two attorneys have served as General Counsels to former Governors of West Virginia
• Exclusive West Virginia member of TerraLex legal referral network, providing clients with access to legal resources from trusted lawyers in 100 countries worldwide
• 2007-2010 Law Firm Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Representation of West Virginians
• Only firm in region to employ an in-house director of recruiting and professional development; career-long training and professional coaching services for lawyers