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Responsive and Experienced Legal Counsel



A Narrow Focus


Labor & Employment Law Counsel


Mediation


Employee and Management Training

At CONNECTD Legal, attorney R. John Kuehn understands that businesses demand responsiveness. And rightly so. Problems need timely solutions, and an employer's legal challenges are no exception.


With more than 22 years of experience practicing labor and employment law, John provides highly attentive and responsive counsel to employers ranging from startups and small businesses to publicly traded companies operating in multiple jurisdictions. In his practice, John:


  • Counsels employers on a full scope of labor and employment law issues.

  • Drafts and updates employee handbooks, employment agreements, and severance agreements.


  • Defends employers in all phases of labor and employment litigation, including administrative charges, labor arbitrations, and trials and appeals in federal and state courts.


  • Mediates disputes with a focus on labor and employment law matters as a registered Indiana mediator and through the mediator registry of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.


  • Educates clients and the business community on timely labor and employment law topics.


R. John Kuehn

Attorney | Instructor | Mediator

Connections are fundamental to the human experience. They fuel our satisfaction and success, both personally and professionally. After more than 20 years in the private practice of law and 18 years of teaching litigation skills to lawyers and law students, John launched CONNECTD Legal LLC to continue his labor and employment law practice and establish a new legal education provider, CONNECTD Litigation Skills Training LLC.

After attending high school in Okinawa, Japan, John earned a B.A. magna cum laude in Philosophy and German from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D. from the Notre Dame Law School.


Since graduating from Notre Dame, John has practiced law and taught litigation skills in Northern Indiana. John also is a registered civil mediator who focuses his mediation practice on labor and employment disputes.


John is admitted to practice in all Indiana federal and state courts, as well as in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan and Northern District of Illinois.


As an adjunct professor at Notre Dame Law School, John has taught deposition and trial advocacy skills since 2004. John also has presented numerous educational programs for business and HR leaders through the local chapter of the Society for Human Resources Management and various professional services firms.


The Best Lawyers in America - a U.S. News & World Report publication - has named John a Best Lawyer annually since 2012 in the areas of:


  • Employment Law – Management
  • Labor Law – Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment


Best Lawyers also selected John as the only Lawyer of the Year for the South Bend, Indiana, region in Labor & Employment Litigation for 2017, 2018, and 2022.

Get in Touch


To consult with John about legal services or mediation, contact him by email, phone, or mail.

Email

john@connectd.legal

Phone

(574) 850-2295

Mail

P.O. Box 392

Notre Dame, Indiana 46556

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