MEMPHIS, TN (April 16, 2012) - Jackson Lewis LLP, one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce that J. Gregory Grisham has joined the firm’s Memphis office as Partner. Mr. Grisham, a native of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, joins the firm from Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan and brings with him over 20 years of experience in the labor and employment field. He is the fourth attorney to join Jackson Lewis’ Memphis office since December 2011, bringing the office’s total to nine after opening with just three attorneys in 2008.
Mr. Grisham regularly defends employers in discrimination, harassment, retaliation wrongful discharge and whistleblower claims. He also advises and defends employers in Wage & Hour matters and lawsuits, unfair labor practice and union representation proceedings before the NLRB. In addition, Mr. Grisham represents employers in the enforcement of post-employment restrictive covenants such as non-compete, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements and is well-known in the region for successfully handling housing discrimination claims for business owners under the Fair Housing Act.
He also has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution, having represented employers in the arbitration of employment and labor related claims throughout the United States.
“I am pleased to welcome Greg to our growing office,” said Jim Mulroy, Managing Partner of Jackson Lewis’ Memphis office. “We are all excited to have him on board, and I am confident that his arrival and the added depth it brings will help us serve our clients in Memphis better than ever. Greg’s track record of successfully litigating cases throughout the state is a major boost in our quest to provide comprehensive legal services to employers throughout the mid-South.”
Mr. Grisham is admitted to practice in Tennessee; the United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits; United States District Courts for Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Tennessee; and the United States District Court for Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas.
Mr. Grisham is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell and has been selected for inclusion in Mid-South SuperLawyers. He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America and a 1997 graduate of Leadership Collierville, where he then served as Secretary for the Board of Trustees from 1997-2000. In addition, he was recently appointed by Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey to the Tennessee Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission for a six-year term ending June 30, 2017. He is currently serving as President of the Memphis/Mid-South Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and is a Member of the Tennessee Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. Further, Mr. Grisham is a Master of the Bench in the Leo Bearman Sr. American Inn of Court, an invitation-only organization designed to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar.
Mr. Grisham received his B.S. from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, his M.B.A. from The University of Mississippi and his J.D. with honors from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at The University of Memphis where he was a Member of The University of Memphis Law Review.
Jackson Lewis’ Memphis office can be reached by calling (901) 462-2600.
About Jackson Lewis
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis, dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law, is one of the fastest growing workplace law firms in the U.S., with almost 700 attorneys practicing in 49 locations nationwide. We have a wide-range of specialized practice areas, including: Affirmative Action and OFCCP Planning and Counseling; Disability, Leave and Health Management; Employee Benefits, including Complex ERISA Litigation and Executive Compensation; Global Immigration; Labor, including Preventive Practices; Litigation, including Class Actions, Complex Litigation and e-Discovery; Non-Competes and Protection Against Unfair Competition; Wage and Hour Compliance; Workplace Safety Compliance and Corporate Diversity Counseling. In addition, Jackson Lewis provides advice nationally in other workplace law areas, including: Reductions in Force, WARN Act; Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations; Drug Testing and Substance Abuse Management; International Employment Issues; Management Education, including e-Based Training; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Public Sector Issues; Government Relations; Collegiate and Professional Sports; and Privacy, Social Media and Information Management.
For the 11th consecutive year, Jackson Lewis has been recognized for delivering client service excellence to the world’s largest corporations, once again earning a spot on the BTI Client Service A-Team. Jackson Lewis has also been recognized by in-house counsel of Fortune 1000 companies after a comprehensive survey, as “the single highest-ranked firm clients want by their side in employment battles.” In addition, Jackson Lewis is ranked in the First Tier nationally in the category of Labor and Employment Litigation, as well as in both Employment Law and Labor Law on behalf of Management in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers ® “Best Law Firms,” and is recognized by Chambers and Legal 500. As an “AmLaw 100” firm, Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of over 5000 litigations and approximately 300 class actions. And finally, Jackson Lewis is a charter member of L & E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide, an alliance currently of 12 workplace law firms in 12 countries.
Additional information about Jackson Lewis can be found at www.jacksonlewis.com.
For more information, please contact:
Lara Hamm
T: (703) 483-8373
Email: hamml@jacksonlewis.com