FOULSTON SIEFKIN - Key Persons
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Boyd Byers is the team leader of Foulston Siefkin's Employment and Labor Law practice group. He has 30 years' experience counseling on workplace-related matters and litigating employment-related disputes of all kinds. Working with clients that include Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and nonprofits, Boyd has established a reputation throughout the Midwest as an astute problem-solver who is accessible, frank, and driven to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Boyd has successfully represented clients in class and individual employment law claims of all kinds (discrimination, harassment, retaliation, non-compete, wage-and-hour, employee benefits, labor disputes, etc.), including numerous class and collective action cases. In addition to his significant litigation practice, Boyd is also known for devising and implementing labor and employment strategies, drafting employment contracts and policies, navigating wage-and-hour compliance issues, structuring reduction-in-force programs, preparing affirmative action programs, and handling day-to-day HR issues.
Named by Best Lawyers as Wichita's 2022 "Lawyer of the Year" for Labor and Employment Litigation. The 2017, 2020, and 2023 Wichita "Lawyer of the Year" for Labor Law (Management Side), and 2015 and 2024 "Lawyer of the Year" for Employment Law (Management Side), and regularly honored by Chambers USA, Martindale-Hubbell, and Super Lawyers, Boyd credits his success to carefully evaluating the issues at hand, understanding his clients' objectives, and striving to achieve their goals with efficiency and economy. Praised by clients as being "highly intelligent and very practical," his service approach is forthright and honest. Boyd believes that telling a client what they need to hear - not what they want to hear - is the most effective way to devise the best resolution strategies and establish trusted partnerships.
Widely recognized as an authority on employment law issues, Boyd shares his insight with legal peers, business owners, company managers, and HR professionals around the country. He has published hundreds of articles and is a sought-after speaker at seminars and conferences. Boyd is a co-editor of BLR's Kansas Employment Law Letter, co-founder and co-editor of the Foulston Employment Law Blog, and a member of the board of editors for both the Journal of the Kansas Bar Association and HR Insight, a national newsletter.
Boyd grew up in a small farm town and learned the value of hard work early by mowing lawns, delivering newspapers, and working in the fields. An accomplished basketball player, Boyd - he was the career scoring leader of his high school team - he still takes the court twice a week.
Education
University of Iowa (J.D., 1993)
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Topeka, the state capitol, is a link to Kansas' historic pioneer past and current political arena. Foulston Siefkin's Topeka office, located just blocks from the capitol, was established to better serve our clients with administrative/regulatory and appellate needs. With Foulston attorneys practicing from the Topeka office, we are able to provide a full range of legal services to our clients in north central Kansas and connect our attorneys and clients to government agencies in the capitol city.
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Overland Park, the heart of commerce in Greater Kansas City, is a thriving center that mixes the economic boom of a major metropolitan city with the relaxed lifestyle of a Midwestern community. Foulston Siefkin's Overland Park office allows us to serve our clients' needs in northeast Kansas and the Kansas City metropolitan area. Providing a full range of legal services, our Overland Park office is able to represent clients ranging from individuals and emerging businesses to Fortune 500 companies.
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