Ryan McCabe Poor

Ryan Poor is a partner at Ice Miller and chair of the firm's Workplace Solutions Group.

Ryan helps employers solve tough workplace problems, develop positive employee relations, deal with unexpected crises and prevent unnecessary litigation. He also guides employers through the minefields of government investigations and defends them when they’ve been sued or received administrative charges. He works directly with human resources and safety professionals, in-house counsel and corporate officers to build better workplaces.

Ryan is a counselor to and advocate for employers. He provides guidance during times of crisis, from difficult terminations to workplace fatalities. He helps clients avoid employment-related disputes and litigation with proper training, development and implementation of policies and procedures and drafting of employment and separation agreements. He represents clients in state and federal courts and in administrative proceedings before agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, state and local civil rights departments, occupational safety and health agencies (such as IOSHA) and the National Labor Relations Board. He also helps employers create strong workplaces to make third-party representation unnecessary, and he negotiates and administers contracts and arbitrates disputes where unions currently represent employees.