Professional experience

Jonathan T. Swain is a senior attorney for Lindner & Marsack, S.C. Mr. Swain devotes his legal practice to representing management in labor and employment law issues in both the public and private sector. He consults with clients concerning all aspects of labor management relations including union related strategies, contract negotiations and contract administration, including acting as chief spokesperson at the bargaining table. As a business litigation lawyer, he represents employers in the area of individual rights and responsibilities in the workplace with particular emphasis on employment discrimination, including sex discrimination, sexual harassment, ADA, FMLA and ADEA matters.

Mr. Swain has taught courses at the college level in the area of personnel management and labor law. He is a frequent speaker on the law of collective bargaining, the Americans with Disabilities Act, discrimination in the workplace, and other labor and employment law trends. He is a regular course lecturer at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Extension School of Management.

Mr. Swain is contributing author to "Law of Damages" and "Wisconsin Employment Law," both publications of Wisconsin Bar Association. He was a member of the Governor's Advisory Council on Judicial Selection for the State of Wisconsin from 1987 to 2001, having been appointed to that Council by Governor Tommy Thompson in January, 1987. In 1991, he was appointed by Senator Robert Kasten to the Federal Merit Section Commission for the United States District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. In 1994, Mr. Swain was appointed by Governor Thompson to the Wisconsin Labor and Management Council and has served as the Management Co-Chair.