Stites & Harbison, PLLC

The Employment Law Service Group practices much like a boutique firm within Stites & Harbison. The group focuses on providing clients with creative, competitive and cost effective employment law solutions. The diverse and experienced attorneys within the group all recognize that responsiveness to employers in the avoidance of immediate employment law problems is critical. The group provides a high level of service with a seamless team approach for our clients.

In addition, the group is dedicated to providing employers with a vigorous and zealous defense of all employee driven lawsuits. Many of the group's attorneys have extensive first chair trial experience before arbitrators, judges and juries in both employment matters and in business litigation, and are adept at developing and implementing first chair strategy. The members of the group also understand when it is in the client's best interest to reach a settlement in order to prevent extensive litigation. Members will not hesitate to recommend and facilitate as favorable a resolution for the client as quickly as possible.

In addition to handling EEOC and state administrative charges, the group litigates complex civil suits involving a wide variety of federal and state discrimination claims. These claims include cases alleging sex, age, race, religion, national origin discrimination, sexual harassment, ADA, FMLA, wrongful discharge, and wage and hour disputes. With respect to litigation involving the breach of covenants-not-to-compete, confidentiality agreements and nonsolicitation agreements, these seasoned litigators successfully prosecute and defend TROs and other injunctive relief motions, at both the state and federal level.

Applying in-depth litigation knowledge to develop practical solutions for clients in the preventative counseling aspect of the practice is a strength of this group. The Employment Law Service Group also provides materials to fit specific client needs for in-house training. Group members also regularly draft and review employment documents such as employee handbooks, employee contracts and severance agreements.

The members of the group are frequent speakers on a variety of employment law topics and have authored numerous articles on employment law issues. The group also regularly sends out Client-Alerts via e-mail to ensure that clients receive up-to-date information regarding employment law developments which could impact their businesses. Several members of the group have also authored treatises on employment law and personnel practice published by the state Chamber of Commerce.

The Employment Law Service Group is always "On the Job for You."