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Kenneth E. Milam

Watkins & Eager PLLC
  • Recognized Since:
    1989
  • Recognized in:
    Arbitration
    Employment Law - Management...
  • Law School:
    Harvard University Law School
  • Website:
    http://www.watkinseager.com
  • Phone:
    (601) 965.1900
  • Location:
    The Emporium Building
    400 East Capitol Street
    P.O. Box 650
    Jackson, MS 39205

Kenneth E. Milam was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1969. Exclusively practiced labor and employment law for thirty five years. Successfully litigated numerous employment discrimination cases before both jury and bench trials in state and federal court.  Conducted numerous NLRB union election campaigns, unfair labor practice trials, contract negotiations and arbitrations.  Successfully represented clients before the Wage Hour Division of the Labor Department and Office of Federal Contract Compliance.  Counsel employers on day to day personnel matters.  In addition he maintains an active arbitration  and mediation practice in all types of disputes.

His experience includes: Lead Counsel for multiple public school districts in Mississippi, during the state's only teachers strike; Co-Counsel for the American Truckers Association's constitutional challenge to constitutionality of ERISA restriction for multi-employer pension plans and Lead Counsel in successfully defeating an extension of liability to individual managers and supervisors under Mississippi's at-will employment law. Kenneth has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for the past 25 years and was awarded the Bronze Star for his service to our country as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army in Vietnam.

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Kenneth E. Milam was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1969. Exclusively practiced labor and employment law for thirty five years. Successfully litigated numerous employment discrimination cases before both jury and bench trials in state and federal court.  Conducted numerous NLRB union election campaigns, unfair labor practice trials, contract negotiations and arbitrations.  Successfully represented clients before the Wage Hour Division of the Labor Department and Office of Federal Contract Compliance.  Counsel employers on day to day personnel matters.  In addition he maintains an active arbitration  and mediation practice in all types of disputes.

His experience includes: Lead Counsel for multiple public school districts in Mississippi, during the state's only teachers strike; Co-Counsel for the American Truckers Association's constitutional challenge to constitutionality of ERISA restriction for multi-employer pension plans and Lead Counsel in successfully defeating an extension of liability to individual managers and supervisors under Mississippi's at-will employment law. Kenneth has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for the past 25 years and was awarded the Bronze Star for his service to our country as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army in Vietnam.

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Education:

  • Harvard University Law School , graduated 1994
  • University of Mississippi, B. A., graduated 1966
  • University of Mississippi , B. A., graduated 1966

Bar Admissions:

  • Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar

Affiliations:

  • Mississippi Bar Foundation - Fellow
  • Mississippi Econmic Council - Past Chairman
  • American Employment Law Council - Member
  • College of Labor and Employment Lawyers - Fellow

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Employment Law - Management, Jackson, MS (2014)
  • Arbitration, Jackson, MS (2013)
  • Labor Law - Management, Jackson, MS (2012)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Arbitration
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Mediation
 

Awards:

  • 1st. Lt. U.S Army 1969-1971,Viet Nam, Earned Bronze Star and Army Commendation metals
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers (2010-2014 Employment & Labor; 2011 and 2014 Top 50 in Mississippi)
  • Chambers USA-America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2009-2014, Labor and Employment Law)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Jackson, Mississippi Lawyer of the Year (2014, Employment Law - Management)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Jackson, Mississippi Lawyer of the Year(2013, Arbitration)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Jackson, Mississippi Lawyer of the Year(2012, Labor Law - Management)
  • The Best Lawyers in America® (1989-2015, Labor and Employment Litigation, Arbitration, Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, Mediation)

Areas of Expertise:

  • Affirmative Action Plans
  • Arbitration
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Civil Rights
  • Class Actions
  • Covenants Not to Compete
  • Litigation
  • Management
  • Mediation
  • National Labor Relations Board
  • Title VII Litigation
  • Wrongful Discharge
 

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Watkins & Eager PLLC
http://www.watkinseager.com
 
Headquarters
The Emporium Building
400 East Capitol Street
P.O. Box 650
Jackson, MS 39205
(601) 965.1900
3 Office Locations
in 1 Country

United States

United States

Alabama

Alabama

Birmingham, AL

Lakeshore Park Plaza Office Building, Suite 114

2204 Lakeshore Drive

Birmingham, AL 35209

United States

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Mississippi

Mississippi

Hattiesburg, MS

106 Madison Plaza, Suite C

P.O. Box 16567

Hattiesburg, MS 39404

United States

39404

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