Robert C. Hayden

Robert C. Hayden is Senior Counsel at Ezer Williamson Law and has provided advice and representation to employers since 1978 on a broad range of labor and employment issues, as well as business, insurance and transactional disputes.

Prior to joining Ezer Williamson, Mr. Hayden was a partner at RGLawyers LLP where he practiced for over six years representing both employees and companies in employment litigation, including wage and hour class actions, wrongful termination, and employment litigation.

Prior to RG Lawyers, Mr. Hayden was a partner with K&R Law Group LLP for approximately 11 years where Mr. Hayden created and headed the employment law group. Mr. Hayden also worked on litigation arising out of multi-party commercial disputes.

Mr. Hayden began his career in 1978 in the Labor and Employment Department of Kindel & Anderson, and moved with the head of that department to Overton, Lyman & Prince to develop a Labor & Employment practice at that firm. He became a partner in 1985 and left in 1989 upon the firm’s dissolution. During his time at Kindel & Anderson and Overton, Lyman & Prince, Mr. Hayden represented employers in all aspects of union organizing campaigns, unfair labor practice proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, and state and federal litigation to enjoin mass picketing, strike violence and strikes conducted in violation of union collective bargaining agreements.

Following the dissolution of Overton, Mr. Hayden spent over six years at Lewis, D’Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard (now Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith), leaving as a partner in 1995 to develop the Employment Law practice at K&R Law Group. While at Lewis, D’Amato, Mr. Hayden worked on a wide range of civil litigation matters, including real estate, construction, contract, and commercial disputes.