Bill D'Armond is Of Counsel to the Baton Rouge office of Kean Miller. He is a founding member of the firm and has more than 40 years of legal experience. Bill represents management clients in a wide variety of labor law issues in diverse industries such as manufacturing, petrochemical, construction/maintenance, health care, and banking.

In addition to counseling clients on compliance with state and federal labor and employment laws, he has actively represented employers in court, administrative and arbitration proceedings. He has experience with the major federal agencies with employment related jurisdiction, including the NLRB, EEOC, OFCCP, and OSHA. Bill's experience includes assisting employers with the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements, advice and counsel regarding labor contract interpretation and grievances, and assisting in complex arbitrations.

Bill served as an Adjunct Professor at the Louisiana State University Law Center from 1974 until 1984. He practiced with Baker & Botts in Houston for 5 years (1964 – 1969) before returning home to Baton Rouge. He has been listed for 20 years in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), and is listed in "Chamber USA-America's Leading Business Lawyers."

Education

Bill earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School, cum laude, in 1964. He earned his B.A. from Louisiana State University in 1961.

Admissions

• Admitted, Texas, 1964
• Admitted, Louisiana, 1970
• Admitted, U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana
• Admitted, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
• Admitted, United States Supreme Court

Memberships

• Baton Rouge, Louisiana State (Labor and Employment Section) and American (Labor and Employment Section) Bar Associations
• State Bar of Texas

Articles, Publications and Presentations

Joint Employers/Co-Employers/Alter Egos/Single Employers/Statutory Employers: A Guide Through the Confusion
Labor and Employment Notes, September 2005

Community Service

• Member, Louisiana Elections Integrity Commission
• President, Louisiana Art and Science Museum
• Chairman, Lawyers Division, Capital Area United Way
• President, St. James Place Retirement Community
• President, St. James Episcopal Day School
• Trustee, Episcopal High School

Authorships

• Defending EEOC Cases—A Beginner's Guide, 19 Louisiana Bar Journal 53.
• The Americans With Disabilities Act with Cynthia Chemay – 90 minute videotape – 1992.
• Joint Employment, Various Chemical Companies Seminar, 2003.
• Ten Steps to Help Win Your Discrimination Case, Greater Baton Rouge Society for Human Resource Management, 2002.
• Nondiscrimination in Employment – A Few Things To Do, Chambers of Commerce of West Baton Rouge and Iberville Parishes, 2001.
• Nondiscrimination in Employment – A Few Things To Do, McNeese State University/Louisiana Department of Labor, 2001.
• Joint Employers/Co-Employers/Alter Egos/Single Employers/Statutory Employers: A Guide Through the Confusion, Kean Miller CPA Breakfast, 2001.
• Employment Law – A Few Selected Things Employers Should Know, McNeese State University/Louisiana Department of Labor, 2000.
• Joint Employment, Calcasieu Human Resource Management Association, 1998.
• Co-Employment, St. James Business Association, 1998.
• Salting, Industrial Contractors Council, Associated Building Contractors, 1996.
• Sexual Harassment, Louisiana Municipal Association, 1994, 1992.
• Joint Employment, Various Chemical Companies, 1994.
• The Americans With Disabilities Act, Dupre Management Services, 1992.
• ADA Compliance: Employment Law (Overview and Checklist), LSU, Office of Government Programs, 1992.
• The Americans with Disabilities Act, Dautrive Hospital, 1992.
• History and Development of Labor and Employment Laws, Kean Miller Seminar, 1991.
• References and Employee Background Checks, Council on Education in Management, 1991.
• Selected Issues in Employment Discrimination Law, Kean Miller CPA Breakfast, 1991.
• Sexual Harassment, Kean Miller CPA Breakfast, 1991.
• Selected Employment Topics – Public Employee Overtime, ADA and Sexual Harassment, Louisiana Municipal Association, 1991.
• Ethical Problems in Negotiations, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1988.
• Discharge of Public Employees, Louisiana City Attorneys Association, 1983.
• The Art of Negotiation, Gulf Coast Law Institute, 1983.
• Picketing, Secondary Boycotts and Injunctions, United Contractors Association, 1976.
• Negotiations and Judicial Settlements, LSU Law Center, 1974.
• Labor Relations in Baton Rouge Construction Industry, Industrial Management Club, 1974.