Joshua W. Solberg

Josh Solberg is a trial lawyer who counsels and represents businesses in all areas of labor and employment law, including litigation matters involving all types of wrongful discharge claims, wage and hour disputes, unemployment claims, employment contracts, and other disputes arising from the employer-employee relationship. His experience includes first-chair management of discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful discharge matters in both federal and state courts, trial and appellate, as well as in mediation and arbitration. He has also assisted employers in conducting internal investigations and in preparing for audits conducted by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.

Josh routinely represents employers in a wide variety of litigation matters, including claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and other federal and state laws governing employers. He also has experience resolving matters before governmental agencies, having represented employers in wage and hour disputes before the Oklahoma Department of Labor and in appellate matters before the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission.

Josh’s achievements have earned him inclusion in Oklahoma Super Lawyers’ list of “Oklahoma Rising Stars,” which recognizes the state’s top up-and-coming attorneys.

Prior to Hartzog Conger Cason, Josh worked as in-house counsel for an independent oil and gas company with offices around the United States, where his role was primarily to assist the company’s legal department and human resources department in employment-related matters, including overseeing employment litigation, drafting policies and procedures, and assisting in day-to-day personnel matters, including hiring, terminations and employee leave issues.

Josh is a contributing writer to the Oklahoma Employment Law Letter and has been a featured speaker on various employment topics at the firm’s EmployerLINC labor, employment and employee benefits law seminars.

Beyond the labor and employment area, Josh has also represented clients in a variety of complex commercial disputes and has actively participated in litigation involving commercial contracts and business relationships.