Timm W. Schowalter

For many businesses in Missouri and Illinois, Timm is the “Go To” attorney when they are facing a labor and employment, unfair competition, or data privacy and security issue. For many of these clients, Timm is not just their attorney but has become their trusted friend who is dedicated to their overall success.

Timm’s primary goal for all clients is litigation avoidance. To that end, Timm handles clients’ legal needs including providing day-to-day counseling, setting up compliance protocols and drafting personnel policies, conducting HR and health and safety audits, drafting employment contracts, executive compensation agreements, severance agreements, confidentiality and trade secret agreements, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, privacy policies and notices, and third-party and vendor cybersecurity agreements.

If litigation is necessary, however, Timm brings more than 25 years of litigation experience in zealously representing businesses and insurers before administrative agencies and state and federal courts in all facets of labor, employment and privacy law matters. Timm provides an aggressive yet cost-effective defense for companies of all sizes in single action and class action employment litigation matters, including matters related to discrimination and retaliation claims under the Missouri and Illinois Human Rights Acts, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, American with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA); Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), False Claims Act (FCA), and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and various federal and state privacy laws.

Timm’s first introduction to labor unions came in high school while working at a local grocery store that was experiencing labor strife. He developed an interest in labor law and it set forth a path for his future career. Today, Timm represents employers with their labor and union matters, including designing and implementing effective union avoidance and organizing campaigns, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, strike preparation assistance and defeating secondary boycotts. He also has a broad range of experience in proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, union arbitrations, obtaining state and federal court injunctions, and defending ERISA multi-employer pension claims and audits.

Timm also represents clients in the protection of their trade secrets, intellectual property, and proprietary information. He has extensive experience in litigating non-competition and non-disclosures agreements throughout the United States and has successfully obtained or defeated motions for temporary restraining orders and preliminary and permanent injunctions. Timm not only assists clients in enforcing their non-compete agreements and protecting trade secrets, but he also assists them in protecting all their “data” and complying with numerous federal and state privacy laws. To this end, Timm is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), a global organization dedicated to advancing the privacy and data protection industry. Timm counsels on data breach risks and brings a multidisciplinary responses to data breaches. He also assists with information management and data security, such as how to avoid potential privacy claims and liabilities.

In addition to being a lawyer, Timm is a husband, a father of four, a dog owner, an avid golfer and a certified BBQ competition judge.