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Delaine Smith practices in all areas of employment law. She litigates claims of discrimination and harassment under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, FLSA and the FMLA, similar state fair employment statutes, as well as state law tort, contract and non-compete claims. In addition, Delaine is actively involved in assisting clients with the development and implementation of alternative dispute resolution programs, mediation and arbitration of such claims, and litigation to enforce mandatory alternative dispute resolution programs. She also spends a significant amount of time counseling and training clients on day-to-day employee relations issues, such as harassment, workplace violence and proper disciplinary procedures, all aimed at avoiding litigation.
Delaine has experience representing clients in manufacturing, retail, the public sector and, particularly, in the hospitality/food services industry.
She is admitted to practice in Tennessee and Arkansas state courts, all federal district courts in Tennessee and Arkansas, the Eastern District of Michigan, and the Third, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal. She is an active member of the Federal Bar Association (Past Chair Labor & Employment Law Section, 2006), Memphis Bar Association (Chair, Labor and Employment Section Board, 2008), and is also a member of the American and Tennessee Bar Associations (Labor & Employment Law Sections). Delaine is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Education
University of Memphis School of Law
J.D., 1991
University of Tennessee
B.A., with high honors, 1986
Bar Admissions
Arkansas
Tennessee
Practice Areas
ADA
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Discrimination
FMLA
Litigation
Industries
Hospitality.
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