Find Lawyers in Knoxville, Tennessee for Labor and Employment Law - Management
Rick is a civil litigation attorney. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1987, at which time he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He worked as a systems acquisition officer at the Ballistic Missile Organization at Norton Air Force Base until 1992 and last served as the Reentry Systems Launch Program Acquisition Logistics Manager. Upon separation from the Air Force as a captain, Rick attended t...
J. Keith Coates, Jr. is a member in the firm whose primary areas of practice include employment and labor law litigation, and general commercial litigation. Mr. Coates has represented clients in civil rights litigation before trial and appellate courts nationwide, and in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, U.S. Department of Labor, and various state administrative agencies. Mr. Coates represents clients in all types of...
J. Chadwick Hatmaker is a member of the firm whose primary areas of practice include employment and labor law, commercial litigation, and general civil litigation. He represents his clients in proceedings before administrative agencies such as the EEOC, the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, the Department of Labor and TOSHA, as well as in state and federal trial and appellate courts. Mr. Hatmaker is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell in the areas of Labor, Employment and Torts. He is listed in T...
Steven E. Kramer has over 30 years' experience working with a broad cross-section of industries and management teams in his practice areas of Employment and Labor, Corporate and Transactional, and Sports Law. He provides sound and practical legal advice to his clients and proactively interacts with management teams in some of the most critical aspects of their businesses. He has also given numerous management training and civic group presentations on employment and sports law issues. Prior to...
Jay Mader focuses on employment and business litigation. His employment law practice includes cases involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation with claims relating to age, gender, race, disability, and whistleblower allegations. He also handles wage and hour and FMLA litigation. Jay’s experience in business litigation includes cases involving breach of contract and fiduciary duty, fraud and misrepresentation, consumer protection, and other business torts. In addition to litig...
MARY CELESTE MOFFATT is a Member in the Knoxville office of Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC, which she joined in 1994. Prior to joining Wimberly Lawson, Mary was a partner in a law firm in Kingsport, Tennessee. Her law practice includes Labor and Employment Law - Defense, Commercial and Business Law, and Litigation. She received her Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude , from East Tennessee State University and her law degree from Washington and Lee University. Mary has ...
Edward G. Phillips ("Ward") heads the Kramer Rayson firm's Employment Law Group, and is a former managing partner of the firm. He represents management exclusively in all areas of employment law and labor relations, including federal and state employment litigation and in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, United States Department of Labor (including the 'OFCCP'), the National Labor Relations Board, the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, and the Ten...
John E. Winters, an effective trial lawyer with 20 years' experience, focuses his practice in the areas of Labor and Employment and Commercial Litigation. His vast knowledge and experience coupled with a common sense approach to resolving disputes is vital to helping his clients save not only money, but also valuable time away from their businesses. He takes the time to understand his clients' needs and legal goals and looks for cost-effective solutions that will get them the results they wan...
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