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| Practice Areas | Labor and Employment | | | Education | South Texas College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1999, University of Texas, B.A., 1991 | | | Admitted | 1999, Tennessee; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit | |
| Memberships | Memphis and American (Member, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee; Member, Outreach to Government Lawyers Committee, 2008 - 2009) Bar Associations; American Inns of Court; Association of Women Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. | | | Born | Kinston, North Carolina, July 8, 1969 | | | Biography | Order of the Barristers; Order of the Lytae. Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2009. Named a "Rising Star" by Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2008. Selected as one of "Top 40 Under 40" by Memphis Business Journal, 2009. Note and Comment Editor, South Texas Law Review. Winner, 1999 American Bar Association National Appellate Advocacy Competition; Semi-Finalist, 1999 University of San Diego National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition; Finalist, 1998 University of Southern Illinois National Health Law Moot Court Competition. Member, Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Steering Committee, 2007-2008. Member, Wexler Fund Planning Committee at the National Civil Rights Museum, 2007—. Secretary, Board of Trustees, Creative Aging Mid-South, 2005-2007. Planning Committee Member: Symposium Celebrating the Opening of the New Home of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, "Labor and Employment Law Today: Evolution or Revolution?," February 19, 2009; "2005 CLE Symposium Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Title VII: The Civil Rights Act," University of Memphis, 2005; "Executive Level Conference on Diversity in the Work Place," 2005. New Litigator Group Advisor, Baker Donelson's Memphis Office. Member, Baker Donelson Recruiting Committee, 2003—. Vice President, 2005-2007 and Chair, 2008—, Collierville United Methodist Church Board of Trustees. Public Service Chair, Women in Collierville Community Service Group, 2002-2006. Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Sam Nuchi, First Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas, 1999-2000. Contributing Author: "From the Heart: A Woman's Guide to Living Well With Heart Disease," by Kathy Kastan (chapter on employment issues that women with heart disease face regarding the ADA, COBRA, Unemployment Insurance, Long Term Disability, Short Term Disability and FMLA), March 2007; EEOC Litigation and Charge Resolution, Bob R. Livingston (2005 Edition); 2002-2003 Contributing Author (Native American Chapter) - Employment Discrimination Law, Barbara Lindermann & Paul Grossman (2003 Edition). Co-Author: "Sex Based Harassment: Workplace Policies for the Legal Profession," prepared for the American Bar Association in conjunction with the Law Practice Management Section (2007); "Title VII at 40: An Engine for Progress," Memphis Lawyer (March 2005); "Transexualism, Sex Stereotyping, and PriceWaterHouse v. Hopkins: A Staircase to Paradise or a Slippery Slope," University of Memphis Law Review (Fall 2005 edition). Presenter: 2005 American Bar Association EEO Committee Midwinter Meeting; 2005 American Bar Association National Meeting. Planning Committee Member, 2005 CLE Symposium Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Title VII: The Civil Rights Act, Memphis, Tennessee. Speaker/Moderator: "Americans with Disabilities Act Update" 2009 Equal Employment Opportunity Committee Mid-Winter meeting, Orlando, Florida; "Employee Selection Procedures in the New Millennium," 2008 American Bar Association Equal Employment Opportunity Committee Mid-Winter Meeting, Tucson, Arizona; "Analysis of an Investigation, Evidence, Communication and Implementation," Section of Labor and Employment Law National Conference, American Bar Association (2007). Speaker: "Update on revisions to the ADA and FMLA, and other leave issues," SHRM Legal Seminar, Memphis, TN (March 17, 2009); "Employee Selection Procedures in the New Millennium," 2008 American Bar Association Teleconference, (August 20, 2008); EEOC Regional Outreach Seminar in Tunica, Miss. on the "Dos and Don'ts of Discipline and Discharge," (July 2008); "Federal Laws Governing Leaves of Absence: FMLA, Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and ADA - practical advice for distinguishing among these legal issues," National ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Second Annual CLE Conference Denver, Colorado (2008); "In House Investigations," Institute of Management Accountants (November 2007); "Conducting Internal Investigations of Workplace Claims," Society of Human Resources Statewide Seminar, Chattanooga (September, 2007); "Conducting an Internal Investigation - What practical steps should you take if you receive a charge of discrimination? How should you investigate?" United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Memphis Seminar (August 2007); "Hot Topics under the FMLA," Tennessee Healthcare Association (March, 2007); "What You Can Learn From Paris Hilton About Protecting Client Confidentiality," Baker Donelson Women's Initiative Networking Group Ethics Seminar for In-House Counsel (October 2006); "Employment Class Actions," 2006 American Bar Association National Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii; "Ethics and the Perception of Lawyers in Our Society," 2006 American Bar Association Equal Employment Opportunity Committee Mid-Winter Meeting, La Jolla, California; "USERRA," Society for Human Resource Managers Annual Memphis Seminar (2006); "Ethics and the Profession," 2006 Memphis Bar Association CLE; "Top Ten Mistakes Employers Make When Responding to the EEOC," Memphis Area Paralegal Association Luncheon (2006); "The Basics of Employment Law," MBA Program for Engineers, University of Memphis (2006); "Ethical Traps for the Unwary Employment Law Practitioner: The Propriety of Communicating with Current or Former Employee of an Adverse Party," American Bar Association EEO Committee Midwinter Meeting (2005); "How Did Perry Mason Do It? (Effective Cross Examination)," American Bar Association National Meeting (2005). Coordinator/Moderator: Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Memphis Program, "Leadership in Government" (May 2007). Speaker and Planning Committee Member for invitation-only executive leadership conference introducing a new program of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Kicking off at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, the Eradicating Racism and Colorism from Employment (E-RACE) Initiative is a five-year national outreach, education and enforcement campaign implemented to advance the legal right to a workplace free of race and color discrimination through partnership with employers and other stakeholders. Presentation, "Executive Leadership Conference, Human Resources Leadership Program - Tools for HR Professionals including an interactive round table discussion using hypothetical involving race and color discrimination." (April 2008); Coordinator/ Moderator — Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Memphis Program, "Leadership and Community Service" (Distinguished speakers including A.C. Wharton, Mayor of Shelby County; Robert Lipscomb, Director Housing & Community Development City of Memphis, and MLK Panel including Rev. Samuel L. Kyles, Monumental Baptist) discussed opportunities for lawyers to fill leadership roles in Community Service. Coordinated Service Projects at Ronald McDonald House, Target House, and Grizzlie's House highlighting St. Jude as community service leader in Memphis Community. (April 2008). Member, Leadership Academy Master's Program Leadership Development Intensive Class (November 2008). | | | Reported Cases | United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment for the defendant in a case involving race discrimination, retaliatory discharge, and mixed motive issues. | | | ISLN | 914715052 | |
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