Adam W. Childers is a director and shareholder with Crowe & Dunlevy's Labor and Employment Section. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (1997) and his Juris Doctorate degree (2000), both with honors, from the University of Oklahoma. He also attended the Summer Program at the Queens College at Oxford University in Oxford, England. Mr. Childers is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the Order of the Barristers. Mr. Childers is also a member of the Board of Visitors for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Oklahoma, and he is a graduate of Leadership Norman's 2007-2008 class. He is a past member of the Board of Governors of the Oklahoma County Bar Association Young Lawyers' Division, the Oklahoma Academy for State Goals and the Robert J. Turner Inn of Court. Mr. Childers has achieved the “BV” peer review rating given by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Childers was selected as a "Rising Star" in the October 2008 publication of "Super Lawyers."
Since joining Crowe & Dunlevy in 2000, Mr. Childers has successfully represented management in cases brought by employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Americans With Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Oklahoma's Workers' Compensation laws, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Oklahoma's non-compete and non-solicitation statutes and Oklahoma's Open Meeting and Open Records Acts.
In addition to his litigation work for employers, Mr. Childers has handled Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Oklahoma Human Rights Commission investigations as well as Oklahoma Employment Security Commission hearings. Mr. Childers has trial experience, both in jury and bench trials.
Mr. Childers is very involved in counseling employers who have questions about personnel decisions, ranging from how to properly terminate an employee to the proper procedures for garnishing an employee's paycheck. Mr. Childers has also crafted employment policies for employee handbooks, including drug and alcohol policies.
Building on his experience in oratorical skills that he gained as the college captain of the University of Oklahoma's Speech and Debate team, Mr. Childers is very active on the legal lecture circuit. Mr. Childers speaks to other lawyers, high level executives, human resource professionals, and clients about the various nuances of the laws affecting the workplace. These speaking engagements have included discussions on the ADA, FMLA, ADEA, Title VII, FLSA, Oklahoma's Workers' Compensation laws, as well as strategies for keeping the workplace free of litigation.