Grace Ann Azar is an associate at Starnes Davis Florie and serves on the firm’s Recruiting Committee. Her practice is devoted to Labor & Employment and Commercial Litigation. Grace Ann regularly deals with Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, and state non-competition laws. She represents both public and private employers in labor and employment litigation in state and federal courts, as well as before administrative agencies.
Experience
Highlights
Prevailed before the Alabama Supreme Court in a non-compete dispute between two federal government contractors, securing affirmation of the trial court’s dismissal of all claims against our clients after nearly three years of litigation.
Obtained a defense verdict on behalf of an oncology clinic in a labor & employment trial in Jefferson County.
Fun Facts
Grace Ann was Captain of the Cheerleading Team at the University of Alabama.
She enjoys traveling and Alabama football.
News & Insights
• Twelve Starnes Attorneys Selected for Mid-South Super Lawyers 2025
• Alabama Supreme Court Affirms Appellate Victory in Labor & Employment Case
• L&E News Alert- Is Your Employee in the Majority or Minority? - June 2025
•Grace Ann Azar Obtains Defense Verdict in Employment Trial
•Alabama Supreme Court Affirms Appellate Victory in Labor & Employment Case
•L&E Newsletter Alert - August 21, 2024
•L&E Newsletter Alert - August 2024
•SDF Labor & Employment Newsletter Alert - July 2024
•SDF Labor & Employment Newsletter Alert - September 2023
•Alfred Perkins & Grace Ann Azar Obtain Defense Verdict for National Retailer
•Are your Policies & Practices Aligned with the Upcoming Enhanced Protections for Pregnant Workers?
•Labor & Employment Group News Alert: What Should You Do in Light of the FTC’s Effort to Ban Non-Compete Agreements?
•SDF L&E News Alert: Employers Can No Longer Force Employees To Arbitrate Sexual Assault/Harassment Claims
•The Families First Coronavirus Response Act Set to Expire in 2021
•SDF Welcomes New Associates to the Firm
•Alabama Employers Are Now Required to Notify Separated Employees About Potential Unemployment Benefits
Professional Recognition
Named a Rising Star in Mid-South Super Lawyers.
Serves as the District Director for the Young Lawyers Section of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.
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