Michael Stapp

Shareholder

Michael Stapp joined Blake & Uhlig in 1983, became a Shareholder in 1987, and moved to Of Counsel status in July 2023. Mr. Stapp served as General Counsel to the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers, AFL-CIO. Mr. Stapp concentrates his practice on the representation of Unions and their affiliated Trust Funds in all aspects of federal, state and regulatory practices.

Mr. Stapp’s publications include:

Michael J. Stapp, Ten Years After: A Legal Framework of Collective Bargaining in the Hospital Industry, Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 3. (1984), available here.

Joseph Moreland & Michael J. Stapp, Primer on Hiring Halls in the Construction Industry, 37 Labor Law Journal 817 (1986).

Education

  • B.S., Business and Economics, University of Kansas (1979)
  • J.D., University of Kansas (1983)
  • M.B.A., University of Kansas (1983)

Admissions

  • Kansas
  • Missouri
  • U.S. District Court for District of Kansas
  • U.S. District Court for Western District of Missouri
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
  • U.S. District Court for District of Nebraska
  • U.S. District Court for District of Colorado
  • U.S. District Court for Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for Central District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for Southern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for Western District of Michigan
  • U.S. District Court for Western District of Oklahoma
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court