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Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC

United States 2024

Overview

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At Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones PLLC, we are a labor, employment, and defense law firm providing representation to businesses, nationally and internationally. We also protect the interests of companies, insurers, and governmental entities. We have offices in Knoxville, Cookeville, and Nashville, Tennessee, and maintain our affiliation with the firms of Wimberly, Lawson, Steckel & Schneider, P.C., in Atlanta, Georgia and Wimberly, Lawson, Daniels & Fisher, LLC in Greenville, South Carolina. Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones PLLC is a successor to the labor law practice of the former firm of Mitchell, Clarke, Pate, Anderson & Wimberly, which was founded in 1948 and known for its representation of the Mitchell family and its "Gone with the Wind" movie interests.

Our attorneys share a philosophy designed to prevent problems and to improve our client's profitability. Our preferred client relationship is based on regular on-site and telephone discussions related to current and future employment practices. Experience shows that regular consultation is the most economical use of legal services in that it can help avoid costly legal entanglements.

At Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones PLLC, our system uses a number of preventive and cost-effective methods. An example of our preventive philosophy is the review of our clients' compliance posture in their employment practice and employee benefit programs. These reviews are designed to maximize employee benefit dollars as well as to avoid costly legal problems. While our lawyers remain successful in representing our clients' interests in union organizing campaigns, employment law litigation matters, and immigration and nationality issues, our distinction rests on this preventive law philosophy.

Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones PLLC also renders more traditional legal services. In addition to the firm's well-proven approach to preventive maintenance, its sophisticated litigation practice ranges from proceedings before state and federal governmental agencies, to trials at all levels of state and federal courts. The firm's attorneys have successfully defended against all types of employment discrimination and wrongful discharge claims. Our affiliated firms have successfully defended class actions, trade secrets, tax, pension and benefit lawsuits.

To consult a lawyer about your labor or employment law, human resources, immigration, workers' compensation, ERISA, insurance defense, or business/commercial matter, contact the law firm of Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones PLLC.









Rankings

Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC is metro ranked in 4 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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Metro Rankings

Knoxville
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Nashville
Tier 2 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Tier 3 for Commercial Litigation

Rankings

Metro Rankings

Knoxville
Tier 1 for Employment Law - Management
Tier 1 for Litigation - Labor and Employment
Tier 1 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Nashville
Tier 2 for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Tier 3 for Commercial Litigation

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Government Relations Practice
  • Immigration Law
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Insurance
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Mediation
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

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Awards

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  • Martindale Hubbell Peer Rated for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability

Main Location

Knoxville, TN
550 Main Street, Suite 900
P.O. Box 2231
Knoxville, TN 37901-2231
United States
865-546-1000 Call our Knoxville, TN location at 865-546-1000 Get Directions Get directions to our Knoxville, TN location

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Management and Personnel

Managing Member
Jeffrey G. Jones

Contacts

Office Coordinator
Mitzi Gresham
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