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Laurel K. Cornell

Regional Managing Partner


Louisville

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Service Focus

  • Counseling and Advice
  • Employment Discrimination and Harassment
  • Litigation and Trials

Industry Focus

  • Healthcare
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Overview

Laurel Cornell is the managing partner of the firm's Louisville office and co-chair of the firm's Healthcare Industry Group. Her practice involves representing employers in litigation of employment disputes involving Title VII, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), retaliation, breach of contract, and wrongful termination claims. 

She also has experience advising and representing employers in administrative actions. While in law school, Laurel was a member of the Kentucky Law Journal. 

Laurel was listed in The Best Lawyers in America in 2019 - 2021. She has also been listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, and Kentucky Super Lawyers - Rising Stars since 2013.

Insights

  • Event

    11/16/23

    Louisville Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar

    Laurel K. Cornell, George D. Adams, Daniel R. Graham, Raymond C. Haley III, Emily N. Litzinger, Erin M. Shaughnessy, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Timothy J. Weatherholt, Chad M. Zimlich

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  • News

    06/06/23

    Fisher Phillips Once Again Recognized as a Top Labor and Employment Law Firm by Chambers USA

    Edwin G. Foulke Jr., Andrew J. Sommer, Travis Vance, Kristin R.B. White, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Jocelyn Campanaro, Micah Dawson, Todd A. Fredrickson, Angelica M. Ochoa, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Charles S. Caulkins, Christine E. Howard, Jeffrey E. Mandel, Cathy M. Stutin, Shanon R. Stevenson, Laurel K. Cornell, Raymond C. Haley III, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd B. Logsdon, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Michelle I. Anderson, Edward F. Harold, Timothy H. Scott, David W. Erb, Daniel E. Farrington, Joseph W. Ambash, William E. Altman, Susan Hartmus Hiser, Gregory V. Murray, Steven R. Cupp, Gregory D. Ballew, J. Randall Coffey, James R. Holland II, Brian J. Finucane, David B. Dornak, Scott M. Mahoney, Mark J. Ricciardi, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Rosemary S. Gousman, Michael R. Marra, Mason G. Alexander, Richard A. Millisor, Clarence M. Belnavis, Todd A. Lyon, Nan Sato, Christopher P. Stief, William D. Wright, Michael D. Carrouth, C. F. W. Manning II, Stephen C. Mitchell, J. Hagood Tighe, David S. Jones, Jeff Weintraub, Arthur V. Lambert, Stephen J. Roppolo, Teresa Valderrama, Theresa M. Connolly, Davis C. Bae, Ralph Hua, Radhika Mehta, Suzanne Kelly Michael, Barbara Jean D’Aquila

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  • Insights

    02/16/23

    An Alternative to Laying Off Employees: Kentucky’s New Work Share Program

    Laurel K. Cornell, Chantell C. Foley

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  • Event

    11/09/22

    Louisville Annual Labor and Employment Seminar

    George D. Adams, Laurel K. Cornell, Chantell C. Foley, Raymond C. Haley III, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd B. Logsdon, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Timothy J. Weatherholt, Chad M. Zimlich

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  • Insights

    10/31/22

    FP’s Workplace Law Forecast 2023

    Davis C. Bae, Phillip C. Bauknight, Cheryl L. Behymer, Steven M. Bernstein, Sheldon J. Blumling, Risa B. Boerner, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Kathleen McLeod Caminiti, Laurel K. Cornell, Myra K. Creighton, Jennifer B. Carroll, Michael P. Elkon, David W. Erb, Ilanit Fischler, Jason A. Geller, Rosemary S. Gousman, Susan M. Guerette, Usama Kahf, David R. Kresser, Emily N. Litzinger, Todd B. Logsdon, Todd A. Lyon, Jennifer Mendez, Richard R. Meneghello, Richard A. Millisor, Stephen C. Mitchell, Joshua D. Nadreau, Raymond W. Perez, Cheryl Pinarchick, John M. Polson, Todd B. Scherwin, Evan Shenkman, Adam F. Sloustcher, Kristin L. Smith, Shanon R. Stevenson, J. Hagood Tighe, A. Kevin Troutman, Travis Vance, Sheila M. Willis, Megan C. Winter, Colette F. Wolf, Robert Yonowitz

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  • Insights

    08/01/22

    FP Healthcare Snapshot Takes Deeper Dive into Industry Attitudes Related to Economic Uncertainty

    Laurel K. Cornell, A. Kevin Troutman

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  • Insights

    07/19/22

    FP Healthcare Snapshot: Staffing and Regulatory Issues Continue to Create Workplace Challenges

    Laurel K. Cornell, A. Kevin Troutman

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  • News

    06/01/22

    Fisher Phillips Recognized Again as a Top Labor and Employment Law Firm by Chambers USA

    Kristin R.B. White, Danielle Hultenius Moore, Jocelyn Campanaro, Micah Dawson, Todd A. Fredrickson, Angelica M. Ochoa, Steven M. Bernstein, Suzanne K. Bogdan, Charles S. Caulkins, Christine E. Howard, Jeffrey E. Mandel, Cathy M. Stutin, Shanon R. Stevenson, Laurel K. Cornell, Raymond C. Haley III, Todd B. Logsdon, Craig P. Siegenthaler, Megan Reese U'Sellis, Michelle I. Anderson, Edward F. Harold, Keith M. Pyburn Jr., Timothy H. Scott, David W. Erb, Daniel E. Farrington, Joseph W. Ambash, William E. Altman, Susan Hartmus Hiser, Gregory V. Murray, Steven R. Cupp, J. Randall Coffey, Brian J. Finucane, David B. Dornak, Scott M. Mahoney, Mark J. Ricciardi, Rosemary S. Gousman, Michael R. Marra, Mason G. Alexander, Richard A. Millisor, Clarence M. Belnavis, Nan Sato, Christopher P. Stief, William D. Wright, Michael D. Carrouth, C. F. W. Manning II, Stephen C. Mitchell, J. Hagood Tighe, David S. Jones, Jeff Weintraub, Arthur V. Lambert, Stephen J. Roppolo, Teresa Valderrama, Theresa M. Connolly, Davis C. Bae, Ralph Hua, Radhika Mehta, Suzanne Kelly Michael

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  • Insights

    05/25/22

    FP Forecast: May 2022 Edition

    Davis C. Bae, Laurel K. Cornell, Richard R. Meneghello, John M. Polson, Shanon R. Stevenson, A. Kevin Troutman

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  • News

    12/09/21

    Regional Managing Partner of Louisville Office Joins Panel Discussion on Aging Care

    Laurel K. Cornell

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Credentials

Education

  • J.D., 2007, University of Kentucky College of Law
  • B.A., 2003, summa cum laude, University of Kentucky

Bar Admissions

  • Kentucky

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Recognitions

  • Recommended as a leading practitioner for Workplace and Employment Counseling by The Legal 500 United States (2023)
  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America (2019 – 2024)
  • Chambers USA, Labor & Employment (2013 – 2023)
  • Listed in Kentucky Super Lawyers - Rising Stars since 2013

Affiliations

Professional Activities

  • Chair, Louisville Bar Association's Labor & Employment Section (2012)
  • Vice Chair, Louisville Bar Association's Labor & Employment Section (2011)

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