John H. Goffstein, has been specializing in labor and employment law for 35 years. He was the first Chairman of the Employment Law Section of the St. Louis Metropolitan Bar Association, and served as President of the St. Louis County Bar Association. He was an Editor of the ABA publication, The Developing Labor Law from 1980 to 1990. Mr. Goffstein received both his B.S. and his J.D. from the University of Missouri, and was named Outstanding Young Lawyer of St. Louis County in 1976. He is also a member of the St. Louis City Circuit Court’s Mediation Panel and currently serves as a special counsel to the Office of the City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney. He is a member of the Missouri Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Eight Circuit, and the Eastern District of Missouri.