Award-Winning Labor & Employment Lawyers

More than 200 years of labor and employment law experience throughout the Midwest

Clark Baird Smith LLP is comprised of  the Midwest’s foremost attorneys practicing labor and employment law on behalf of public and private sector management clients. 


Clark Baird Smith LLP is based on the principle that clients facing complex challenges in a difficult or declining economy should not have to sacrifice quality, value or results in the name of cutting costs.


Clark, Baird, & Smith, the name partners, are each fellows of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. The other partners and attorneys are similarly highly regarded legal leaders.

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    National PELRA and Clark Baird Smith LLP Release 2023 Results of Public Employer Labor Survey

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    CBS LLP Welcomes Margaret Sewell as Partner

    Clark Baird Smith Bolsters Its Workplace Safety, Training and Trial Practice with High-Ranking U.S. Department of Labor Official and Experienced Litigator

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    Roxana M. Underwood Named Management Co-Chair for ABA State and Local Government Bargaining & Employment Law Committee


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