Maryville
Employment Lawyers
Compare 15 top rated Tennessee attorneys serving Maryville.
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(865) 474-1284
9041 Executive Park Drive
Suite 121
Knoxville,
TN 37923
Employment, Administrative and Probate
California Western School of Law
Katherine A. Young has been a resident of East Tennessee for over twenty years. She previously taught at the University of Tennessee as an Assistant Professor for five years and additionally for four years as a Lecturer. She also has been a Human Services Hearing Office and a Human Rights Investigator for the State of New Mexico. She is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and California (inactive). She is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Tax Court, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, the Middle...
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Mycol E. Scott
Knoxville, TN Employment Law Lawyer with 1 year of experience
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Tennessee College of Law
Mycol Scott assists firm clients with commercial and real estate transactions and land use, estate planning and employment law issues.
Mycol, a Knoxville native and alumnus of the University of Tennessee (undergraduate and law school), enjoys spending time with his wife Hannah, a Kindergarten teacher, working out, shooting sports, playing and creating music, writing and training in mixed martial arts (having previously trained with several professional UFC fighters).
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Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
University of Memphis
Heather G. Anderson graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee where she was Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her law degree from the University of Memphis School of Law and while there, received the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy as well as served on the Tennessee Journal of Practice & Procedure. In her time practicing, Heather has represented clients ranging in size from individuals to small businesses to Fortune 100 companies. She has the rare distinction of being named a Top 40 Under 40 attorney in two cities and regions in the state, by the Greater...
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Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Tennessee College of Law
Civil trial attorney in private practice since 1976. Mr. Burkhalter has extensive trial and appellate experience in both State and Federal courts. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
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Employment, Civil Rights, Medical Malpractice and Municipal
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Dan Pilkington is a member at the firm of Watson, Roach, Batson and Lauderback in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mr. Pilkington practices civil litigation in federal and state courts, with an emphasis on public officials and law enforcement. His experience includes defending municipal clients in civil rights actions, including police misconduct ligation.
An East Tennessee native, Dan Pilkington attended East Tennessee State University where he obtained his Bachelor Degree in Business Administration. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Law. Mr. Pilkington was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 2005. In addition, he is also admitted before the United...
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Kirk Angel
Knoxville, TN Employment Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Employment
University of Tennessee College of Law
Kirk J. Angel, attorney and founder of The Angel Law Firm, PLLC, is a native of Western North Carolina. He received his BA in Philosophy from the University of North Carolina at Asheville. After graduating from UNC-Asheville, Mr. Angel attended the University of Tennessee where he received a Masters in Philosophy and his law degree in 1997. After graduating from UT, Mr. Angel practiced law with a small firm in Knoxville, Tennessee focusing his practice on employment law for employees as well as personal injury and worker's compensation. He returned to his home state to work as a Trial...
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James W. Friauf
Knoxville, TN Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Employment, Civil Rights, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
The mission of James W Friauf, Attorney at Law is "Helping Everyday People and Those Who Serve Everday People." Specifically, we assist Everyday People in the areas of the law that are most relevant to them on a daily basis: employment matters, on-the-job injuries, car and truck accidents, divorce and child custody, and wills and trusts. We also provide a wide range of legal services to charities and nonprofit organizations at rates lower than those of larger firms. We do so because we recognize it is important that these organizations receive quality legal representation while minimizing the expenditure of precious...
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Employment, Civil Rights, Divorce and Elder
Margaret Held has known she wanted to be a lawyer since she was 8 years old, hearing the stories of her grandfather's practice in Knoxville. "When you decide to become a lawyer when you are a kid, it's because you want to stick up for the little guy and take down the bully."
As a new attorney, that attitude landed Ms. Held a prestigious Equal Justice Fellowship, awarded by the National Association for Public Interest Law to honor lawyers who make unique contributions in public law. The Fellowship allowed Ms. Held to represent entrepreneurs and non-profit rganizations to create and retain...
Employment, Business, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Employment, Insurance Defense and Products Liability
Employment, Criminal, DUI and Workers' Comp
Employment, Business and Environmental
Employment, Insurance Defense and Workers' Comp
Employment, Business and Criminal
John Marshall L.S. (Atlanta)
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Employment, Bankruptcy, Business and Construction
137 Harness Rd
New Tazewell,
TN 37825
Employment, Bankruptcy, Business and Communications
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law - Texas Wesleyan University
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Personal Injury
Employment, Appeals, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
Employment, Administrative, Criminal and Workers' Comp
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Free ConsultationEmployment, Criminal, Divorce and Workers' Comp
The George Washington University Law School
A graduate from the George Washington University Law School (GW), Kent T. Jones is the Owner and Managing Partner of Jones & Associates PC. Kent's undergraduate work at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville was in English and Honors Political Science. At GW, Kent placed first as an oralist in the Mid-Atlantic Regionals of the Phillip Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and was appointed to be a Member of the GW Moot Court Board. Additionally, he served as President of the GW International Law Society, sponsoring speaker panels on international trade law, international criminal law, international...
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651 E 4th St
#100
Chattanooga,
TN 37403
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Employment, Elder, Medical Malpractice and Workers' Comp
University of Memphis
Mr. Higgins is a Nashville native. He attended the University of Tennessee where he graduated with honors and returned to home to work with a large insurance defense law firm. About 17 years ago Mr. Higgins left the defense practice and created a firm that only represents injured victims and their families. To better serve his clients the firm is broken down into specific litigation groups, such as the nursing home neglect division and serious injury division.
Mr. Higgins is a member of the million dollar advocates forum, recognized by Best Lawyers and is a board...
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Free ConsultationEmployment, Criminal, Family and Personal Injury
University of Tennessee College of Law
Estes has been practicing law since 1974. He started in Memphis, TN where he worked for the best criminal and personal injury lawyers in that City. He moved to Chattanooga in 1976 where he again worked under the tutelage of one of Chattanooga's premier criminal attorneys. In 1999 he joined ERMC and eventually became the Chief Legal Officer and Sr. Vice-President of that company. In that capacity he oversaw civil personal injury litigation in over 40 states and supervised up to 100 outside top-notch personal injury lawyers around the country, attending numerous trials and mediations regarding...
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Jay Perry
Chattanooga, TN Employment Law Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Criminal, DUI and Divorce
University of Colorado Law School
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(423) 499-3044
100 W. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Suite 504
Chattanooga,
TN 37402
Employment, Education and Insurance Claims
Mr. Gilbert assists families in both the employment law and in special education law. He believes a wrongful termination affects an entire family. Additionally, Mr. Gilbert has long been active in upholding the rights of schoolchildren with disabilities—those who have individual education plans (IEPs) or 504 plans.
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Employment and Personal Injury
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Employment, Business, Family and Medical Malpractice
Washington University School of Law
Employment and Business
University of Tennessee College of Law
Stephen Duggins
Chattanooga, TN Employment Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Harry Ray
Chattanooga, TN Employment Law Attorney
Employment, Antitrust, Business and IP
Emory University School of Law
Employment, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Tennessee College of Law
Employment, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Employment, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Georgia
Employment
University of Georgia
Employment, Antitrust, Business and IP
Employment, Divorce and Family
Ian Leavy
Chattanooga, TN Employment Law Lawyer
Employment, Business, Divorce and Workers' Comp
Maryville Employment Legal Aid & Pro Bono Services
Knoxville Legal Aid Society, Inc. Pro Bono Project
(423) 525-3425
Knoxville, TN
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Problems in the workplace?
Employment law governs the relationship between workers and their employers. This law, contained in federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions, specifies the rights and restrictions applicable to each party in the workplace.
This area of law regulates such issues as employee benefits, discipline, hiring, firing, leave, payroll, and health and safety in the workplace. It also encompasses non-compete agreements, retaliation, severance, unemployment compensation, pensions, whistle-blowing, worker classification, wage garnishment, work authorization for non-U.S. citizens, worker's compensation, and employee handbooks.
Both federal and state laws govern the relationship between employees and employers. Federal laws such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on certain characteristics. Many states have enacted their own laws similar to federal ones (and sometimes are more stringent). Cities and counties also can enact ordinances that affect employee rights, such as local minimum wage laws.
Employment lawyers can choose to accept only employees as clients, only employers, or both. Some attorneys focus on a specific area of employment law, such as workers' compensation, whistleblowing or discrimination, but many can handle a wide range of employment law issues.
Essential job functions:
The fundamental job duties of the employment position that the individual with a disability holds or desires. The term essential functions does not include marginal functions of the position.
Exempt employee:
An employee who is not entitled to the minimum wage or overtime pay protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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