Leigh Schultz is a Member in the firm’s Kalamazoo office and Chair of the Employment and Labor Practice.

Leigh regularly provides both public and private sector employers of all shapes and sizes with advice, counsel and training on day-to-day employment-related issues related to hiring, firing, discipline, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Michigan Persons with Disabilities Civil Rights Act (PWDCRA), wage and hour issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Michigan Payment of Wages and Fringe Benefits Act, and time off and leaves of absence under their policies, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and as an accommodation under the ADA.

Leigh is also a litigator. She regularly defends employers against lawsuits and administrative charges (EEOC and DOL) filed by current, former, and prospective employees.

In addition, Leigh is an experienced traditional labor lawyer. She negotiates collective bargaining agreements, arbitrates labor grievances, represents employers in interest arbitration, helps employers during union organizing campaigns and in preparing for and managing labor strikes, and defends unfair labor practice charges filed with MERC and the NLRB. Leigh also frequently assists employers in drafting personnel policies, employee handbooks, employment agreements, and severance agreements.

Professional Affiliations, Activities and Honors
Leigh is a member of the American Bar Association, Michigan Bar Association, Illinois State Bar Association and Kalamazoo County Bar Association.

Leigh has been recognized in the Best Lawyers 2026 Kalamazoo Lawyer of the Year for Litigation – Employment & Labor and listed in the Best Lawyers in America® for Litigation – Labor and Employment since 2019. She has been named a Michigan Super Lawyers for Employment since 2018 and was identified as a “Rising Star” by Michigan Super Lawyers from 2011-2015. She was also listed in Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Women in the Law,” Class of 2020.

Leigh is also listed in Chambers USA : America’s Leading Business Lawyers for Labor and Employment Law.

Education
Leigh earned her law degree with honors from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2005. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 2002.  She is admitted to practice law in the State of Michigan and Illinois.