Fredrick R. "Fred" Baker
Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC
Recognized since 2018
Cookeville, Tennessee
Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
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.
- 1420 Neal Street, Suite 201
Cookeville, TN 38501
- Transylvania University, B.A. summa cum laude, graduated 1997
- Tennessee, 2001
- Upper Cumberland Society for Human Resource Management - Legislative Co-Chair
- National Workers' Compensation Defense Network - Member
- 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
6 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers, Nashville (2022)
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
- COVID-19
- Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability
- Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers® in the area of Workers' Compensation
- Litigation - Insurance
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
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