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It is our pleasure to introduce the 2013 Chambers USA list of top labor and employment law attorneys in TN, MS, AR. Chambers and Partners annually publish their leading guides to the legal profession. A team of 100 highly-qualified full-time researchers identify and rank the world’s best lawyers and law firms based on in-depth, objective research. Their researchers conduct thousands of confidential interviews with lawyers and their clients worldwide. For more details about Chambers and Partners research, please visit their website at www.chambersandpartners.com. This list is not inclusive and represents the firms that responded to our inquiry.
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Firm Overview: Ogletree Deakins is one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. The firm has 700 lawyers located in 45 offices across the United States and in Europe. Ogletree Deakins was named “Law Firm of the Year” in both the Litigation – Labor & Employment and the Employment Law – Management categories in the 2013 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list. In addition to handling labor and employment law matters, the firm has thriving practices focused on business immigration, employee benefits, and workplace safety and health law. Ogletree Deakins represents a diverse range of clients, from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies. Timothy W. Lindsay has practiced exclusively in the field of labor and employment law on behalf of management since 1987. With more than 25 years of litigation experience, Tim has served as lead counsel for public and private sector employers in defense of civil actions involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, ERISA, the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and various employment related claims under state law such as wrongful discharge, defamation/slander, infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and breach of contract. In addition to defending civil actions in court, Tim has represented management before various state and federal administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission and Mississippi Department of Employment Security.
Keith Frazier’s practice is in Nashville. Since beginning his practice of law in 1985, Mr. Frazier has represented management in the area of labor and employment law with an emphasis on preventive activity and employment litigation. Mr. Frazier served in the past as President of the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyer’s Division and as a member of the Tennessee Bar Association Board of Governors; Mr. Frazier also serves as the management co-chair for the budget committee of the ABA’s Labor and Employment Section. On the civic front, Mr. Frazier recently completed a term as Vice Chair of Existing Business/Workforce Development for the Nashville Chamber of Commerce. In that capacity Mr. Frazier served on the Chamber’s Board of Governors and Executive Committee. He also is a member and former Chair of the Chamber’s Employers Council. Mr. Frazier was included in the most recent editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA.
Herbert C. Ehrhardt’s law practice in Jackson, MS began January 1977. Bert has extensive litigation experience, and has served as lead counsel in cases throughout the country, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas. He has defended employers in cases arising under Title VII, state fair employment practices statutes, the Equal Pay Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. He has served as lead counsel on numerous class actions, including FLSA collective actions. Bert has obtained summary judgment in over 50 cases, and has tried 17 cases to verdict. He has successfully handled hundreds of EEOC charges, and numerous NLRB hearings and trials.
Tim Palmer is an experienced litigator concentrating on employment litigation and general civil litigation in state and federal courts. Palmer’s legal career spans more than two decades and he is based in Ogletree Deakins’ Nashville office. Palmer’s practice focuses on the defense of employment litigation, including discrimination claims, defense of personnel actions, and defense of employee benefit disputes. He has been selected as one of America’s leading business lawyers in labor and employment by Chambers USA and is named to the Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers lists. Palmer earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law.
Fisher & Phillips LLP Firm Overview: Fisher & Phillips LLP represents employers in the Mid-South and nationally in labor and employment matters. The firm’s attorneys are committed to providing value to our clients. We treat your legal issues as business issues. Founded in 1943, the firm has more than 285 attorneys in 31 offices. Our range of experience and knowledge enables us to bring efficient and practical solutions to today's labor and employment law problems. Jeff Weintraub is the Regional Managing Partner of the Memphis office of the national management-side employment & labor firm Fisher & Phillips LLP. Jeff represents employers in jury trials in employment, harassment, and “whistleblower” lawsuits, wage and hour cases, as well as union elections and the like, in all courts and agencies, including the U.S. Supreme Court. He is licensed in Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri. He teaches the Labor & Employee Relations segment in SHRM’s HR Certification Course and trains supervisors in such matters around the U.S. Jeff has been included in The Best Lawyers in America for the last 16 years, as well as Mid-South Super Lawyers. The Memphis Business Quarterly selected Jeff as a Power Player in Employment Law, and he is included in the World's Leading Labour & Employment Lawyers (UK). www.HRProfessionalsMagazine.com
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