Balch & Bingham LLP

117 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

JEFF STARLING is the Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. His practice is devoted to the representation of employers in the following areas:

  • Employment Litigation - Federal and State court litigation of individual, multi-plaintiff and class action claims of employment discrimination, wage and hour violations and wrongful discharge.
  • Labor Relations - Strategic advice and legal representation in union organizing campaigns and elections, collective bargaining, strikes and picketing; investigation and litigation of unfair labor practice charges; representation in grievance arbitrations and subsequent appellate litigation; advice on labor and employment considerations of mergers and acquisitions.
  • Business Litigation - Prosecution and defense of non-compete agreements, theft of trade secrets and confidential information, and executive employment contracts.
  • Preventive Advice and Counseling - Legal and practical advice on the development of human resources policies and practices, union-free workplaces, and day-to-day issues involving wage and hour laws and other legal considerations; creative and effective training for supervisors and managers on equal employment opportunity, labor relations, union organizing, harassment and positive employee relations.
    Balch & Bingham LLP

    117 Best Lawyers awards

    Balch & Bingham LLP logo

    Overview

    • University of Arkansas, J.D., graduated 1992
    • University of Arkansas, graduated 1992
    • Vanderbilt University, graduated 1989

    • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association
    • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
    • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association
    • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
    • University of Arkansas, J.D., graduated 1992
    • University of Arkansas, graduated 1992
    • Vanderbilt University, graduated 1989

    Client Testimonials

    Awards & Focus

    Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2015 - Litigation - Labor and Employment
    Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
    • Labor Law - Management, Birmingham (2025)
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Birmingham (2015)
    Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
    • Employment Law - Management
    • Labor Law - Management
    • Litigation - Labor and Employment
    Additional Areas of Practice:
    • Trade Secrets Law
    Special Focus:
    • Arbitration and Mediation
    • Contract Disputes
    • Defense
    • Management
    • National Labor Relations Board
    • Title VII Litigation
    • Trade Secrets
    • Wage-Hour Law

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