Aaron S. Guin

Senior Attorney

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Aaron Guin is a member of Ireland Stapleton’s Employment Law practice group. Aaron advises public and private sector employers on matters ranging from wage and hour issues, managing injured/disabled workers, discrimination/harassment claims, and establishing sound policies and practices. Aaron presents training to managers and employees on issues such as performance management, documentation, the ADA, reasonable suspicion, and legal issues for managers and HR professionals.

Aaron has advised employers of all sizes – from solo practitioners to multi-state organizations with thousands of employees. Prior to joining Ireland Stapleton, Aaron was legal advisor to the Human Resources and Safety and Risk Management departments for the City of Fort Collins – an employer of over 2,400 individuals.

After clerking for the Tennessee Supreme Court out of law school, Aaron spent the next fifteen years of his career as a trial attorney in Nashville and throughout middle Tennessee. Since 2017, however, Aaron has focused his efforts on advising clients on employment law and risk management issues to help them avoid litigation when possible. Aaron serves as the Legislative Chair on the Board of Directors for the Northern Colorado Human Resources Association (an affiliate of SHRM). Aaron also has presented at several conferences and seminars on employment law and civil rights issues

 

Admissions

• Colorado
• Tennessee (inactive)
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• United States District Courts for Tennessee – Eastern and Middle Districts

Education

J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law, 2000, cum laude

B.A., with Honors, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1997. Graduate of distinction

• Defended organizations in litigation against wrongful termination, Title VII discrimination, civil rights violations, and hostile work environment claims

• Served as legal counsel to the City of Fort Collins on employment law, risk management, and planning and development

• Advised the City of Fort Collins’ Planning and Zoning Commission, the Land Use Review Commission, the Building Review Commission, and the Fire Board of Appeals

• Managed outside litigation counsel for the City of Fort Collins

• Judicial clerk to the late Frank F. Drowota, III, Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court

• Rutherford County v. Wilson, 121 S.W.3d 591 (Tenn. 2003)(applying the Class Gift Statute and overruling Walker v. Applebury, 400 S.W.2d 865 (Tenn. 1965))

• First Amendment Rights Panel. February 19, 2019. Frontier Human Resources Association luncheon panel member.
• Privacy and Freedom of Speech in the Workplace. September 18, 2019. Special Districts Association Annual Conference presenter.
• Employers Guide to Pandemics: 2020 and Beyond. May 21, 2020. Digital conference presenter.
• Critical Evaluation of the Injured Worker, Northern Colorado Human Resources Association webinar series presenter 2020-21.

• Legislative Chair, Board of Directors for the Northern Colorado Human Resources Association (an affiliate of Colorado SHRM)