Abigail J. "Abby"

Cote

• Associate

My journey to becoming an attorney is slightly different from others’. I began my career in child development and social work – having worked as a child life assistant at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital and in home-based care for a number of years before attending law school. I was also an accredited representative for the United States Department of Justice in immigration law, representing low-income families in humanitarian immigration cases – which only furthered my passion for the law. Those experiences confirmed my fervor for working with people to address their challenges. In the law, this has translated to a passion for working with employers to overcome a variety of labor and employment challenges. I enjoy being the anchor for clients and creatively and proactively solving their problems, no matter how complex.

Abby Coté counsels employers through a multitude of labor and employment issues while proactively protecting their employees and workplaces. Her practice encompasses: employee handbook drafting and review; state law assessments for employers with out-of-state employees; employment agreement drafting and review; NLRB, EEOC, FLSA, FMLA and ADA matters; harassment and discrimination claims; drafting position statements; employment investigations; and responding to and researching day-to-day inquiries of all sorts.