Thomas N. Shorter has been appointed chair of the American Health Lawyers Association's Labor and Employment Practice Group. Shorter's one-year term will begin on June 26. Shorter served as the practice group's vice chair from 2007-2010. Shorter will focus on developing educational materials and events for members about labor and employment law in the healthcare industry. Shorter is a member of Godfrey & Kahn's Labor & Employment and Health Care Practice Groups.