Neil V. McKittrick

Neil V. McKittrick


Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Recognized since 2013

Boston, Massachusetts

Practice Areas

Litigation - Labor and Employment

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Mr. McKittrick has extensive trial experience in employment and business disputes. He has represented clients in a wide array of litigation, including (1) allegations of workplace discrimination and harassment; (2) cases involving disputes over trade secrets, non-disclosure, non-competition and non-solicitation covenants in financial services, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, high technology and other industries; and (3) the defense of class and collective actions, with particular experience in the hospitality and retail sectors. He also has extensive experience counseling and advising businesses on their compliance with anti-discrimination laws and other employment-related matters, including contract claims, employee privacy rights and workplace security issues. In addition, Mr. McKittrick provides traditional labor law advice and has represented employers in union campaigns, collective bargaining, interest and grievance arbitration, unfair labor practice charges, picketing and other threatened work actions. He created the firm’s pro bono policy and serves on the firm’s Pro Bono Committee, and he is the Chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice Group. He formerly served as the Assistant Director of the White House Security Review (1994-95) and as a law clerk to the Honorable Frank M. Johnson, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (1987-88). He was also previously a partner in the Boston law firms of Hill & Barlow and Goulston & Storrs.

Contact & Links
Location
  • One Boston Place, Suite 3500
    201 Washington Street
    Boston, MA 02108
Education
  • Brown University, AB, graduated 1983
  • University of Virginia, J.D., graduated 1983
Bar Admissions
  • Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Boston Bar Association - Member
  • Boston Municipal Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Project - Pretrial Case Conferencer/Mediator
  • Employment Law Strategist - Editorial Board
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • Governor Deval Patrick Transition Committee, Education Working Group - Member
  • Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic Justice, Boston, MA - Board of Directors
  • Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, D.C. - Northeast Regional Co-Chair, Executive Committee and Board of Directors
  • Massachusetts Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education Commission on Educating a 21st Century Workforce - Chair
  • Order of the Coif - Member
  • Phi Beta Kappa - Member

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
  • Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in the World
  • Arc Massachusetts Distinguished Citizens Award (1996)
  • Charles River Arc Benefit Gala Honoree (2001)
  • Massachusetts Bar Association Access to Justice Pro Bono Publico Award (2001)
  • American Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award (2001)
  • Richard P. Melick Foundation Award (2011)
  • Rose Pessin Memorial Award (2012)
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating (since 1999)
  • Massachusetts Super Lawyer (since 2004)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management

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