Fredrick R. "Fred" Baker

Fredrick R. "Fred" Baker


Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC

Recognized since 2018

Cookeville, Tennessee

Practice Areas

Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
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FREDRICK R. BAKER is a Member in the Cookeville, Tennessee, office of Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC, which he joined in 2001. His law practice includes an emphasis in workers' compensation and employment discrimination, as well as ADA and FMLA compliance. Fred is the Editor of the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Handbook, published by M. Lee Smith Publishers. He is also Legislative Co-Chair of the Upper Cumberland Society of Human Resource Management, and is Tennessee's representative for the National Workers' Compensation Defense Network. Fred has an AV Preeminent® Rating - which is the highest possible rating given by Martindale-Hubbell, the leading independent attorney rating entity. He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Workers' Compensation Law/Employers, was named 2022 LAWYER OF THE YEAR by Best Lawyers for Workers' Compensation Law/Employers (Nashville Region), and is listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers® in the area of Workers' Compensation. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, summa cum laude, from Transylvania University and his law degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Tennessee.

Location
  • 1420 Neal Street, Suite 201
    Cookeville, TN 38501
Education
  • Transylvania University, B.A. summa cum laude, graduated 1997
Bar Admissions
  • Tennessee, 2001
Affiliations
  • Upper Cumberland Society for Human Resource Management - Legislative Co-Chair
  • National Workers' Compensation Defense Network - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 2002
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2009
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2010
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2011

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers, Nashville (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Awards:
  • Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability
  • Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers® in the area of Workers' Compensation
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

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