Shayna Giles

Associate

Memphis
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Shayna Giles concentrates her practice in labor and employment litigation, including discrimination, harassment, medical malpractice, and premises liability matters.

Featured Experience

Assisted in the defense of multiple charges against property management company before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Obtained partial summary judgment in favor of a hospital against claims under the Tennessee Health Care Liability Act where the plaintiff alleged that the care rendered deviated from the recognized standard of professional practice.

Obtained dismissal in favor of a hospital against claims under the Tennessee Health Care Liability Act where the plaintiff alleged improper discharge from the hospital's emergency department.

Professional Biography

Ms. Giles assists employers and health care providers in a wide variety of employment and general litigation matters.

Ms. Giles helps employers update employee handbooks to comply with relevant federal, state, and local laws, and has drafted employment policies on a variety of issues, including policies regarding dress code, publication of birthdays and photos, stand-alone devices, and confidentiality, amongst others. She is well-versed in separation agreements and reductions in force as well.

Ms. Giles spends a significant portion of her practice working on litigation matters, helping to defend against charges of discrimination, harassment, medical malpractice, and premises liability.

Assisted in the defense of multiple charges against property management company before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Obtained partial summary judgment in favor of a hospital against claims under the Tennessee Health Care Liability Act where the plaintiff alleged that the care rendered deviated from the recognized standard of professional practice.
Obtained dismissal in favor of a hospital against claims under the Tennessee Health Care Liability Act where the plaintiff alleged improper discharge from the hospital's emergency department.
Assisted in the defense of premises liability claims against a manufacturing plant for actions involving a contractor at the plant.
Assisted in the defense of a lawyer accused of violating the Rules of Professional Conduct.

Selected to Mid-South Rising Stars, Employment Litigation: Defense (2023)
Member – American Bar Association – (Labor & Employment Division and Young Lawyers Division)
Member – Tennessee Bar Association – (Labor & Employment Section and Litigation Section)
Member – Memphis Bar Association – (Labor & Employment Division and Young Lawyers Division)
Member – National Bar Association
Recipient – Robert C. Khayat Award for Outstanding Service and Contribution to the Mississippi Law Journal
Recipient – University of Mississippi 2015 Skills Session Best Lawyer Award in Contract Drafting and Negotiation

"Employers and Health Care Providers Take Note: Recent Announcements Forecast Increased Government Enforcement of Discrimination Laws Regarding Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation," republished September 16, 2021, in Westlaw (August 2021)
"Baker's Dozen: Remembrances of RBG," Women's Initiative Newsletter (October 2020)
"Criminal Prosecution of UN Peacekeepers: When Defenders of the Peace Incite Further Conflict Through Their Own Misconduct," American University International Law Review (November 2017)
"Trade Dress: An Unsuitable Fit for Product Design in the Fashion Industry," Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society (2016)

"Migraine Mondays and Animal Accommodations: Recent Reasonable Accommodation Issues" (December 2019)

An Employer Who Fires an Individual Merely for Being Gay or Transgender Defies the Law (August 2020)

44 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers; 32 Named to Mid-South Rising Stars (November 28, 2023)

An Employer Who Fires an Individual Merely for Being Gay or Transgender Defies the Law (August 27, 2020)

Practices

Education

University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 2017, magna cum laude
- Executive Notes and Comments Editor (Volume 86) and Staff Editor (Volume 85) – Mississippi Law Journal
- Member – Mississippi Moot Court Team
- Chair – Honor Council
Tulane University, B.A. in International Relations and Spanish, 2014, cum laude

Admissions

Tennessee, 2017

Featured Media

44 Baker Donelson Attorneys Named to 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers; 32 Named to Mid-South Rising Stars

Press Release / November 28, 2023

Employers and Health Care Providers Take Note: Recent Announcements Forecast Increased Government Enforcement of Discrimination Laws Regarding Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Publication / August 13, 2021

Baker's Dozen: Remembrances of RBG

Publication / October 8, 2020

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