Bar Admissions
- Indiana
- Washington, D.C.
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- Indiana
- Illinois
- District of Columbia, United States
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court – District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court – Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court – District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals – Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals – Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals – Eleventh Circuit
- Transportation Lawyers Association
Andrew Butcher is a leader in the Firm’s class action defense and complex litigation practice area. He has extensive experience litigating matters in state and federal courts throughout the nation. Butcher has represented various transportation companies in the logistics, motor carrier, courier, brokerage, and warehousing segments in over a hundred cases involving Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions or state wage-and-hour law class actions.
In conjunction with his litigation practice, he also advises clients on contract and employment issues along with the implementation of best practices to minimize litigation risks and manage potential liability. Butcher’s experience includes:
- Defending transportation companies against class actions asserting driver misclassification and state wage law violations
- Compelling individual arbitration of cases brought as class or collective actions
- Represent clients in disputes regarding alleged misclassification of dispatchers, operations supervisors, logistics coordinators, and warehouse managers as exempt from state and federal overtime laws
- Federal court trial and appellate arguments on a variety of transportation industry legal issues
- Counseling on Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act and other state privacy laws
Recognized by the Indiana Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers, and Washington Super Lawyers peer selection survey as a top-rated attorney for his work in class action, transportation, and employment practice areas, Butcher presents at seminars across the country on litigation topics impacting the transportation industry.
- University of Minnesota, B.A.
- University of Tulsa, J.D.
- with honors
- academic scholarship
Recent Developments and Compliance Regarding BIPA and IWPCA
Bar Admissions
- Indiana
- Washington, D.C.
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- Indiana
- Illinois
- District of Columbia, United States
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court – District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court – Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court – District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals – Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals – Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals – Eleventh Circuit
- Transportation Lawyers Association
Bar Admissions
- Indiana
- Washington, D.C.
- Illinois
Court Admissions
- Indiana
- Illinois
- District of Columbia, United States
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court – District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court – Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court – District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals – Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals – Seventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals – Eleventh Circuit
- Transportation Lawyers Association
Andrew Butcher is a leader in the Firm’s class action defense and complex litigation practice area. He has extensive experience litigating matters in state and federal courts throughout the nation. Butcher has represented various transportation companies in the logistics, motor carrier, courier, brokerage, and warehousing segments in over a hundred cases involving Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions or state wage-and-hour law class actions.
In conjunction with his litigation practice, he also advises clients on contract and employment issues along with the implementation of best practices to minimize litigation risks and manage potential liability. Butcher’s experience includes:
- Defending transportation companies against class actions asserting driver misclassification and state wage law violations
- Compelling individual arbitration of cases brought as class or collective actions
- Represent clients in disputes regarding alleged misclassification of dispatchers, operations supervisors, logistics coordinators, and warehouse managers as exempt from state and federal overtime laws
- Federal court trial and appellate arguments on a variety of transportation industry legal issues
- Counseling on Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act and other state privacy laws
Recognized by the Indiana Super Lawyers, Illinois Super Lawyers, and Washington Super Lawyers peer selection survey as a top-rated attorney for his work in class action, transportation, and employment practice areas, Butcher presents at seminars across the country on litigation topics impacting the transportation industry.
- University of Minnesota, B.A.
- University of Tulsa, J.D.
- with honors
- academic scholarship
Recent Developments and Compliance Regarding BIPA and IWPCA
On Thursday, August 17, 2023, Scopelitis Chicago Office Partner Andrew Butcher traveled to Joliet, Ill., to present to the Illinois Trucking Association’s Will County Council Meeting on recent developments and compliance regarding the Biometric Information Protection Act (BIPA) and the Illinois Wage Payment Collection Act (IWPCA). He also discussed how small changes to contract wording can save a trucking company substantial money.
Butcher and fellow Scopelitis Partner Charles Andrewscavage will present How to Fight Back: Defending Against BIPA and Nuclear Verdicts at the upcoming ITA Annual Meeting & Expo on September 19, 2023.
Find more information on these topics on the Scopelitis Workplace & Data Privacy Practice Overview.
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