I have been practicing labor and employment law since entering private practice in 1990. In addition to practicing out of Miller & Martin's Chattanooga and Nashville offices, I spent ten years in Southern California serving as "captive counsel" for the firm's largest client. While in that capacity, I was directly involved in the client's labor and employment matters in fourteen states from New Mexico to Wisconsin and from Washington to California. Throughout my career, I have represented clients in all phases of proceedings in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. I have experience in contested equal employment opportunity matters, employee and management training, alternative dispute resolution and traditional labor law including representation elections, contract administration, arbitrations and negotiations. I have worked regularly in partnership with human resources representatives and all levels of management to creatively and proactively identify and resolve issues impacting the workplace. I have advised and represented clients in matters including, but not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, National Labor Relations Act, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act and their state and local counterparts.