Compare Tennessee Employment Law Lawyers

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Employment Law law in Tennessee covers workplace discrimination, wrongful termination, wage disputes, harassment, and retaliation claims. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Tennessee has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to employment law cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

Employment disputes in Tennessee may involve wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, or wage violations. Administrative deadlines for EEOC charges typically run 180 to 300 days, and Tennessee state law may provide additional protections beyond federal minimums. Claims can be pursued through the state human rights commission, federal EEOC, or directly in Circuit Court, depending on the nature of the case.

When selecting an employment law attorney in Tennessee, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Tennessee and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

For a detailed overview of how employment law law works in Tennessee — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to employment law law in Tennessee. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Seamus Kelly - Attorney
Seamus Kelly
0/5 (0 reviews)
Music City Law, PLLC
 1033 Demonbreun Street Suite 300 Nashville TN 37203
(615) 200-0682
Vanderbilt University Law School (2010)
English
Bar #032202
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
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Timothy Leo Bowden - Attorney
Timothy Leo Bowden
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tim L. Bowden, Lawyer
 306 Northcreek Blvd 200 Goodlettsville TN 37072
Nashville School of Law (1991)
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Asbestos & Mesothelioma
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Peter Amoruso - Attorney
Peter Amoruso
0/5 (0 reviews)
Quist, Fitzpatrick, & Jarrard, PLLC
 800 S. Gay Street Ste. 2121 Knoxville TN 37929
8655241873206
Lincoln Memorial University (2019)
Bar #040982
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
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Thomas Wormouth Shumate - Attorney
Thomas Wormouth Shumate
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2900 Vanderbilt Place Suite 100 Nashville TN 37212
(615) 229-7499
University of Notre Dame (1995)
English
Bar #019595
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
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Todd G. Cole - Attorney
Todd G. Cole
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cole Law Group, PC
 1648 Westgate Cir #301 Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 490-6020
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University (2004)
Danish, English
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
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Michelle Blaylock-Howser - Attorney
Michelle Blaylock-Howser
0/5 (0 reviews)
Howser & Associates, PLLP
 1500 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 3A-1 Murfreesboro TN 37129
(615) 801-8602
Nashville School of Law (2002)
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Domestic Violence
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John David Schwalb - Attorney
John David Schwalb
0/5 (0 reviews)
John D. Schwalb, PLLC
 741 Cool Springs Blvd #104 Franklin TN 37067
(615) 794-7100
English
Bar #011671
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Stan Medlin - Attorney
Stan Medlin
0/5 (0 reviews)
Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C.
 530 Oak Court Drive Suite 360 Memphis TN 38117
(901) 762-0535
Lee University
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Employment Law Estate Planning
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Wayne M Bridgham - Attorney
Wayne M Bridgham
0/5 (0 reviews)
Best & Brock PLLC
 1257 Market Street Chattanooga TN 37402
Widener University Commonwealth Law School (2017)
English, Spanish
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Employment Law
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Matthew Z. Huffer - Attorney
Matthew Z. Huffer
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hudson, Reed & Christiansen
 16 Public Square North Murfreesboro TN 37130
(615) 893-5522
University of Tennessee College of Law (2016)
Bar #037564
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Collections Employment Law
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Cameron Watson - Attorney
Cameron Watson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC
 119 South Main Street Suite 700 Memphis TN 38103
(901) 522-2319
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2011)
English
Bar #033613
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Insurance Defense
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Charles Kevin Grant - Attorney
Charles Kevin Grant
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Commerce Center, Suite 1000 211 Commerce Street Nashville TN 37201
(615) 726-5767
Washington and Lee University School of Law (1988)
Bar #017081
Virginia (Inactive) Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law
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Jerry Long - Attorney
Jerry Long
0/5 (0 reviews)
 9111 Cross Park Drive Suite D200 Knoxville TN 37923
University of Tennessee College of Law (2013)
English
Bar #036101
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Estate Planning
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Alyssa J. Devine - Attorney
Alyssa J. Devine
0/5 (0 reviews)
Purple Fox Legal
 3820 Charlotte Avenue, Suite 146-1 Nashville TN 37209
Indiana University Kelley School of Business (2017)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Communications & Internet Law
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Alyssa Castronovo - Attorney
Alyssa Castronovo
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cole Law Group, PC
 1648 Westgate Cir #301 Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 490-6020
Pennsylvania State University
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Employment Law
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Bryce W. Ashby - Attorney
Bryce W. Ashby
0/5 (0 reviews)
Donati Law, PLLC
 1545 Union Ave. Memphis TN 38104
(901) 278-1004
English, Spanish
Bar #026179
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Immigration Law Personal Injury
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Fred R Denson - Attorney
Fred R Denson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Fred Denson
 1550 N Mount Juliet RD STE 110 Mount Juliet TN 37122
(615) 754-4895
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1972)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Elder Law Employment Law
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Jenna McDonald Nichols - Attorney
Jenna McDonald Nichols
0/5 (0 reviews)
Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee P.C.
 530 Oak Court Drive Suite 360 Memphis TN 38117
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2011)
English
Bar #033430
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Employment Law Estate Planning
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Jared Renfroe - Attorney
Jared Renfroe
0/5 (0 reviews)
Spicer Rudstrom, PLLC
 119 South Main Street Suite 700 Memphis TN 38103
(901) 522-2317
University of Tennessee College of Law (2007)
English
Bar #029359
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Trademarks
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Jeffery Shane Roberts - Attorney
Jeffery Shane Roberts
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeff Roberts & Associates, PLLC
 213 Rep. John Lewis Way N Suite 300 Nashville TN 37219
(615) 425-4400
Trial Lawyers College (2013)
English
Bar #020263
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Employment Law
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Douglas B. Janney III - Attorney
Douglas B. Janney III
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Douglas B. Janney III
 5115 Maryland Way Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 742-5900
Ohio Northern University (1997)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Employment Law
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Audrey J. Anderson - Attorney
Audrey J. Anderson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bass, Berry & Sims
 150 Third Avenue South Suite 2800 Nashville TN 37201
(615) 742-6296
University of Michigan Law School (1990)
Bar #031910
U.S. District and Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Education Law Employment Law
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Emily Hunter Plotkin - Attorney
Emily Hunter Plotkin
0/5 (0 reviews)
 204 Fourth Avenue South Franklin TN 37064
(615) 786-9943
Columbia Law School (2000)
Bar #022978
Middle District of Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Employment Law
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George Jordan Phillips - Attorney
George Jordan Phillips
0/5 (0 reviews)
PHILLIPS│RALSTON
 131 Saundersville Road Suite 130 Hendersonville TN 37075
(615) 780-7988
University of Tennessee College of Law (1989)
Bar #013916
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law International Law
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Jeffrey Mark Griffee - Attorney
Jeffrey Mark Griffee
0/5 (0 reviews)
 530 Oak Ct Dr, Suite 360 Memphis TN 38117
9017620535112
Vanderbilt University Law School (1977)
Bar #007220
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Employment Law
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Alexis Irene Tahinci - Attorney
Alexis Irene Tahinci
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tahinci Law Office PLLC
 105 Ford Ave Suite 3 Kingsport TN 37663
(423) 406-1151
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law (2007)
Bar #031808
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Employment Law Personal Injury
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David Harold Dunaway - Attorney
David Harold Dunaway
0/5 (0 reviews)
 550 East Broadway Avenue Maryville TN 37804
(865) 617-7085
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1973)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Asbestos & Mesothelioma Employment Law
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Darrell Newman Phillips - Attorney
Darrell Newman Phillips
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2095 Exeter Rd., Suite 80 Germantown TN 38138
(901) 609-3476
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2008)
Bar #030299
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Construction Law
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Charles Cain - Attorney
Charles Cain
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cain Law Office
 219 3rd Avenue North Franklin TN 37064
(615) 599-1785
Nashville School of Law (2006)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Employment Law
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Alan Grady Crone - Attorney
Alan Grady Crone
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alan Grady Crone Law Firm
 88 Union Avenue Memphis TN 38103
(901) 737-7740
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1987)
English
Arkansas Bar
Active License
Employment Law Trademarks
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David Alexander Burkhalter - Attorney
David Alexander Burkhalter
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burkhalter, Rayson & Associates, P.C
 111 South Central Street Knoxville TN 37902
(865) 524-4974
University of Tennessee College of Law (1976)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Civil Rights Employment Law
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Jason Andrew Lee - Attorney
Jason Andrew Lee
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burrow Lee, PLLC
 611 Commerce Street, Suite 2603 NASHVILLE TN 37203
(615) 540-1004
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2000)
Bar #022890
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Employment Law Estate Planning Personal Injury
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Angela Kay Washington - Attorney
Angela Kay Washington
0/5 (0 reviews)
Washington Law & Government Relations
 610 N Garden Street BSMT Columbia TN 38401
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1989)
English
Bar #015454
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Entertainment & Sports Law
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Mycol E. Scott - Attorney
Mycol E. Scott
0/5 (0 reviews)
Long, Ragsdale & Waters P.C.
 1111 N. Northshore Dr. S#700 Knoxville TN 37919
(865) 584-4040
University of Tennessee College of Law
English
Bar #037625
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Entertainment & Sports Law
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James W. Friauf - Attorney
James W. Friauf
0/5 (0 reviews)
 6515 Clinton Hwy Suite 207 Knoxville TN 37912
(865) 236-0347
Bar #027238
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Consumer Law
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Michael Russell - Attorney
Michael Russell
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gilbert Russell McWherter Scott Bobbitt PLC
 341 Cool Springs Blvd Suite 230 Franklin TN 37067
(615) 354-1144
Bar #020268
Active License
Verified
Education Law Employment Law Insurance Claims
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Tracy Provo Knight - Attorney
Tracy Provo Knight
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael K. Williamson
 114 Franklin St. Clarksville TN 37040
Middle Tennessee State University
Bar #032210
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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