Gary W. Kendall selected "Man of the Year" by the Coalition
of Labor Union Women (CLUW) Western Virginia Chapter
 The
Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) is America’s only national organization
for union women. The Western Virginia Chapter was formed in 1985 in the
Roanoke area. CLUW is an organization within the union movement. We educate
our members, and keep them up-to-date on a variety of issues of concern
that impact our daily lives as working families, i.e. economic issues, fair
trade policies, healthcare, retirement security, public education, and affordable
higher education.  With
men and women members from 60 international and national unions across
the U.S. and Canada, the Western Virginia chapter is just 1 of 75 chapters,
and is endorsed by the AFL-CIO and its international and national unions.
Each year, the Roanoke-based Western Virginia chapter at the Annual
Bread & Roses Labor Awards Dinner recognizes honorees who, through
their work, is an advocate for working people. Gary Kendall, who has helped
and represented workers over the last many years was chosen to receive
our 2007 “Man of the Year” Award.
 Gary
W. Kendall has practiced law in Virginia and throughout the Southeast
for the past 30 years. After graduating from law school at the University
of Richmond in 1976, he began practicing with the law firm of Michie Hamlett
Lowry Rasmussen & Tweel PLLC in Charlottesville, Virginia where he
is a senior partner.
Mr. Kendall has served as a trial lawyer representing consumers and
working people for most of his career. He is a member of the Virginia
Trial Lawyers Association, The Southern Trial Lawyers Association, and
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He has served in national
leadership roles in all of these organizations and is a member of the
National Board of Directors of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
 Mr.
Kendall serves as a member of the Steering Committee for PBM Litigation
presently pending against Express Scripts, Inc. in the United States District
Court Eastern District of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri. He has appeared
before Congress, state legislators, and Attorneys Generals to promote
PBM legislation and transparency in PBM contracts.
 As
General Counsel to the Virginia AFL-CIO, he has worked with many union
fund administrators and has provided advice concerning the negotiation
and implementation of PBM contracts. Mr. Kendall is married and has three
children, two of whom are presently attending law school.
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The
Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) is America’s only national organization
for union women. The Western Virginia Chapter was formed in 1985 in the
Roanoke area. CLUW is an organization within the union movement. We educate
our members, and keep them up-to-date on a variety of issues of concern
that impact our daily lives as working families, i.e. economic issues, fair
trade policies, healthcare, retirement security, public education, and affordable
higher education. 
With
men and women members from 60 international and national unions across
the U.S. and Canada, the Western Virginia chapter is just 1 of 75 chapters,
and is endorsed by the AFL-CIO and its international and national unions.
Gary
W. Kendall has practiced law in Virginia and throughout the Southeast
for the past 30 years. After graduating from law school at the University
of Richmond in 1976, he began practicing with the law firm of Michie Hamlett
Lowry Rasmussen & Tweel PLLC in Charlottesville, Virginia where he
is a senior partner. 
Mr.
Kendall serves as a member of the Steering Committee for PBM Litigation
presently pending against Express Scripts, Inc. in the United States District
Court Eastern District of Missouri, St. Louis, Missouri. He has appeared
before Congress, state legislators, and Attorneys Generals to promote
PBM legislation and transparency in PBM contracts.
As
General Counsel to the Virginia AFL-CIO, he has worked with many union
fund administrators and has provided advice concerning the negotiation
and implementation of PBM contracts. Mr. Kendall is married and has three
children, two of whom are presently attending law school.
