Dean Owens Appointed as Chief of the Contempt, Compliance, and Special Litigation Branch
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Today, National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel William B. Cowen announced the appointment of Dean Owens as Chief of the Contempt, Compliance, and Special Litigation Branch (CCSLB). In this position, Mr. Owens will manage CCSLB, which represents the Board and the General Counsel in special litigation matters and conducts civil contempt litigation to obtain compliance with Board orders.
Mr. Owens began his career in 2000 as an NLRB field attorney in the Memphis, Tennessee Regional Office and he also served the Houston, Texas Resident Office starting in 2006. Mr. Owens joined CCSLB as a trial attorney in 2014, and was promoted to supervisory attorney in 2020. A native of Lexington, North Carolina, Mr. Owens earned his bachelor’s degree from East Carolina University, M.A. from the University of Tennessee, and J.D. from the University of Tennessee School of Law.
“The NLRB’s CCSLB is lucky to have Mr. Owens leading it. His extensive field and Branch experience, relationships within and without the Agency, and proven leadership will serve his colleagues and the public well,” said Acting General Counsel William Cowen.
Established in 1935, the National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects employees from unfair labor practices and protects the right of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve wages, benefits and working conditions. The NLRB conducts hundreds of workplace elections and investigates thousands of unfair labor practice charges each year.