Mr. Forrest represents employers in complex workplace disputes. In addition to litigating a broad spectrum of employment and traditional labor matters, Mr. Forrest regularly serves as lead counsel in ERISA pension and welfare benefit class actions. He also has expertise in employment contract disputes, including executive compensation, confidentiality, non-compete, non-solicitation, and sales commission litigation.

Some of Mr. Forrest’s recent engagements include: (1) winning a federal trial for Belle Tire Distributors, Inc., in an action challenging the executive exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act; (2) winning a federal jury trial for Ford Motor Company in an action by a former employee alleging age and national origin discrimination; (3) successfully arguing a race, gender, and pregnancy discrimination case in the Michigan Court of Appeals for Ford Motor Company; (4) obtaining summary judgment in an ERISA denial-of-benefits case against a Tier 1 aerospace, marine, rail and auto supplier; and (5) representing a multinational food services and facilities management corporation in an action alleging FMLA retaliation.

Mr. Forrest has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers in the labor and employment law field. In 2014, the Michigan Supreme Court appointed Mr. Forrest to the Committee on Model Civil Jury Instructions.

He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he was a member of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review and was awarded the Order of the Coif. He was also a visiting student at the University of Michigan Law School. He graduated with honors from Michigan State University with a degree in Business Administration.