Ebbert, L. Eric
Ebbert, L. Eric - Knoxville, TN
Bank of America Center550 Main AvenueSuite 900P.O. Box 2231Knoxville, TN 37901- 2231
Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC
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Knoxville Labor & Employment Law - Management Lawyer
L. ERIC EBBERT is a Member of Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC, in the Knoxville, Tennessee office, which he joined in 2016. He is licensed in both Tennessee and Florida. He practices in the areas of Labor & Employment law - Management, business litigation, and health care liability. His emphasis on Labor & Employment law includes counseling and defending employers in state and federal courts and before...
L. ERIC EBBERT is a Member of Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC, in the Knoxville, Tennessee office, which he joined in 2016. He is licensed in both Tennessee and Florida. He practices in the areas of Labor & Employment law - Management, business litigation, and health care liability. His emphasis on Labor & Employment law includes counseling and defending employers in state and federal courts and before government agencies under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, National Labor Relations Act, and state employment laws; conducting high-level investigations; management training; and employment contracts. His litigation practice also includes real property, breach of contract, tort liability, products liability, and health care liability, as well as the full spectrum of business-to-business litigation. Eric has tried more than 30 cases, representing regional, national and multi-national companies, through all stages of litigation and appeals. Eric received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University, and his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. He is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee, and the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, and the U.S. Tax Court. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Litigation/Labor & Employment. Since 2007 Eric has served as a member of the District Investigatory Committee of the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners. He is a member of the American, Tennessee, and Knoxville Bar Associations, a member of SHRM, and a member of the Board of the Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, Inc. He devotes his personal time to family and church activities.
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Labor & Employment Law - Management
Tennessee, 1996
U.S. Tax Court, 2009
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1999
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 2010
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 2010
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2000
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2011
American Bar Association (Member)
Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
Knoxville Bar Association (Member)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) (Member)
Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, Inc. (Board Member, 2009 to Present; Secretary 2013 and 2014)
District Investigatory Committee of the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners, 2007 - Present (Member)
Literacy Council of Kingsport (Board Member, 2003 - 2004)
Kingsport Chamber of Commerce Membership Committee (Committee Member, 2003 - 2004)
Exchange Club (Vice President, 2001; Board Member 1999 - 2000)
Leadership Greene County Class of 1999
Keep Greene Beautiful (Secretary, 2001; Board Member 1999 - 2000)
Greene County Partnership Community Action Team for local government and foreign trade (Member, 1998)
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Litigation/Labor & Employment
Honored by the Tennessee Supreme Court as a 2015 ATTORNEY FOR JUSTICE and included on the Pro Bono Honor Roll
Voted a TOP ATTORNEY by his peers in CityView Magazine, 2010
Recipient - Baker Donelson Knoxville Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, 2008
Recognized by The Pro Bono Project for outstanding public service, 2008
Awarded the American Bar Association's TORT TRIAL & INSURANCE PRACTICE SECTION CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT for completing the TIPS National Trial Academy, 2006
Recipient - New Exchangite of the Year, 2000
Extensive lectures and course presentations on on all topics and recent developments related to Labor & Employment Law
Represented client in the Clemency Project of 2014
Past Positions
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., Shareholder and Knoxville Recruiting Chair, 2004 - 2016
The Andersen Firm, P.C., Corporate and Trial Lawyer, 1997 - 2004
Lufkin & Henley, P.C., Trial Lawyer, 1996 - 1997
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1996
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Moot Court Board
Honors: Award of Academic Excellence in Advanced Business Associations
Honors: Finalist in the Hunton & Williams Best Appellate Brief Contest
Honors: Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court
Honors: Ray Jenkins' Trial Competition
Honors: Advocate's Prize Competition
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1992
Major: Accounting
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