Timothy B. McConnell, a shareholder in the Knoxville office, practices employment litigation and manages the employment law practice group for the Knoxville office. He counsels and defends clients in cases filed in both federal and state courts in matters arising under Title VII, the ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, OSHA and state-specific employment laws. Mr. McConnell regularly represents clients in matters pending before the EEOC and the Tennessee Human Rights Commission.
Mr. McConnell's employment practice also focuses on:
- Providing management and employee training programs on various employment law-related topics, including workplace harassment and discrimination prevention, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Tennessee Drug-Free Workplace Program and union avoidance.
- Counseling and advising employers through reviews and audits of employee handbooks and policies, as well as day-to-day advice on employment law-related issues, including discipline and terminations, leave, disability accommodation, and policy formulation and enforcement.
In addition to his employment law practice, Mr. McConnell has a diverse litigation practice. He has significant experience representing clients in both state and federal courts in commercial and tort matters, including successfully litigating cases involving claims of breach of contract, tortious interference with contract, tortious interference with business relationships and bad faith.
- Author – "The ADA Amendments Act of 2008: A Restoration and Expansion of the Americans with Disabilities Act," DICTA, Knoxville Bar Association Journal (April 2009)
- Frequent lecturer on various labor and employment law issues
- Member – Advisory Committee on Rules, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in Labor and Employment Law since 2010
- Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers as a leading Labor & Employment lawyer in Tennessee
- Voted a Top Attorney by his peers in CityView magazine (2009, 2010)
- Member – Knox County Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association and American Bar Association (Member of Litigation and Employment Sections)
- Member – Society for Human Resource Management
- President – Tennessee Valley Human Resource Association
- Tennessee, 1998
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2008
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1999
- University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, J.D., 1997
- Member – University of Memphis Law Review
- East Tennessee State University, B.S., 1991