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| | Address | | 2021 Third Avenue North | | Birmingham, Alabama 35203 | | (Jefferson & Shelby Cos.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 11945, Birmingham, AL, 35202-1945 | | | |
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| Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Labor and Employment Law, Management. | | Year Established: 1993 | Firm Profile:
Labor Relations, employment discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, wage and hour, occupational safety and health, employee benefits, immigration, public sector employment law, Affirmative Action (OFCCP) and workers' compensation. | | Firm Size: 12 | Law Firm Affiliations:
Affiliate of a Nationwide Network of Management Labor and Employment Law Firms; National Employers Counsel Network. | Representative Clients:
Allstate Insurance Company; Alyeska Pipeline Service Co.; American Red Cross; Aviagen incorporated; Benchmark Electronics; Big Lots; Books-A-Million; BP- British Petroleum; Burlington Coat Factory; CAS, Inc.; The Children's Hospital of Alabama; Circuit City Stores, Inc.; Colonial BancGroup; Cooper Industries; Cracker Barrel Old Country Store; CRC Insurance Services, Inc.; Decatur General Hospital; Federal Mogul Sealing Systems; FleetPride, Inc.; Gardner-Denver, Inc.; Hercules, Inc.; Hornady Truck Lines; INEOS Chemicals, USA; ITT Educational Services, Inc.; Kellwood Company; LG Electronics; Liberty Mutual Co.; Lloyd's of London; MaxForma Plastics, LLC; NACCO; Nikki America Corp.; North American Bus Industries, Inc.; Norwood Clinic; O'Neal Steel; Palco Telecommunications; Physiotherapy Associates, Inc.; The Reading Group; Regions Financial Corp.; Shelby County, Alabama; Shoe Show of Rocky Mount, Inc.; Southeast Alabama Medical Center; St. Vincent's Health System; Swift Transportation, Inc.; TW Metals; Utility Trailer Corp.; Wells Fargo Financial Alabama, Inc.; Xerox Corp. | | Richard I. Lehr (Shareholder) born Teaneck, New Jersey, January 18, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Alabama and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and Fifth Circuits; U.S. District Court Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1976); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1979). Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Named in: Who's Who Legal: USA, 2006; Chambers USA. Author: "Positive and Aggressive Employment Practices To Help Prevent Employment Disputes From Arising." Chair, Alabama Commission on Manufacturing Workforce Development Committee, 2004-2005. Vice Chair, Manufacture Alabama Workforce Development Committee, 2003-2007. Chair, Alabama Industry and Manufacturers Association HR Committee, 2002. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association (Management Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Section Regional Liaison to the EEOC, 1995, 1996; Industrial Health Council Executive Committee, 2004-2005). Practice Areas: Labor (Management) Law; Wrongful Termination; Employment Discrimination. | | David J. Middlebrooks (Shareholder) born Birmingham, Alabama, September 1, 1949; admitted to bar, 1983, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1971; J.D., 1983); Cornell University (Masters in Industrial and Labor Relations, 1973). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Alabama Law Review, 1982-1983. Named in "Best Lawyers in America," 2007; Who's Who Legal: USA, 2007; Selected, Alabama Super Lawyer by Law & Politics, Chambers USA, 2008. Contributor: "The Alabama Employer's Desk Manual." Author: "An Alabama Employer's Guide to Effective Employment Decisions;" Editor, "Alabama Employment Law Letter," M. Lee Smith, 2007. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Class Actions; Wrongful Termination; Wage and Hour; Affirmative Action. | | Albert L. Vreeland, II (Managing Partner) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, September 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1988); University of Michigan (J.D., with honors, 1991). Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1991. Author: "The Breath of the Unfee'd Lawyer," 90 Mich. L. Rev. 626 (1991); "How to Conduct Internal Investigations," M. Lee Smith Publishers, 1999. Editor, Alabama Employment Law Letter. Contributor, "Alabama Employer's Desk Manual." Planning Committee Member, Tulane Multi-State Labor and Employment Seminar. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Public Sector Employment Litigation; ERISA; Appellate Practice. | | Michael L. Thompson (Shareholder) born Columbus, Georgia, August 17, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 1998, Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit. Education: Samford University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1994); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1997). Associate, Haynes and Boone, LLP, Houston, Texas, 1997-2000. Member: Birmingham and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment) Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; ERISA; Employment Litigation; Class Action Defense; Employment Law; Immigration Law. Email: Michael L. Thompson | | Donna Eich Brooks (Shareholder) born Jacksonville, Florida, July 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: Huntingdon College (B.A., cum laude, English, 1992); University of Alabama (J.D., 1997). Outstanding Oral Advocate and Winning Team, Campbell Moot Court Competition; Lead Articles Editor, Alabama Law Review, 1996-1997; Member, John A. Campbell Moot Court Board. Recipient, Judge Reuben H. Wright Award for Outstanding Oral Advocate. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Affirmative Action; Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Wrongful Termination; OFCCP Compliance. | | Matthew W. Stiles (Shareholder) born Bradenton, Florida, June 5, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1998); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2001). John A. Campbell Moot Court Board; Phillip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team. Order of Barristers. Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society, 2001. Finalist, John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, 2000. Editor, Alabama Law Review, 2000-2001. Associate General Counsel, Regions Financial Corporation, 2004-2007. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Labor Law; Affirmative Action; Corporate Compliance; Executive Compensation; Employment Tax; Employee Benefits. Email: Matthew W. Stiles | | Jennifer L. Howard (Shareholder) born Atlanta, Georgia, November 26, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Managing Editor, Journal of Intellectual Property Law. Member: Alabama State Bar; Birmingham Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Wrongful Termination; Workers Compensation; Occupational Safety and Health. | | Whitney R. Brown (Associate) born Birmingham, Alabama, August 2, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Alabama; U. S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Birmingham-Southern College (B.A., cum laude, English, 2003); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2006). Member: Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Young Lawyer Division; Young Lawyer Labor and Employment Committee). | | Donald M. Harrison, III (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida; admitted to bar, 2001, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Auburn University (B.S., Accounting, 1997); University of Alabama (J.D., 2001). Bench and Bar; Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to the Honorable Houston L. Brown and the Honorable Jack D. Carl, Tenth Judicial Circuit, 2001-2002. Senator, Student Bar Association, 2001-2001. Member: Birmingham and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation. | | WAGE AND HOUR CONSULTANT | | Lyndel L. Erwin born Banks, Arkansas, December 14, 1940; Education: University of Arkansas (B.B.A., 1962). Experience: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, 1962-1998 (Gulf Coast District Director over Alabama and Mississippi at retirement); Past District Director in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Practice Areas: Fair Labor Standards Act; Family and Medical Leave Act; Davis-Bacon Act; McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act; Walsh Healy Public Contracts Act; Employee Polygraph Protection Act; Migrant and Seasonal Workers Protection Act; Wage Garnishment. | | EEOC CONSULTANT | | Jerome C. Rose (Consultant) born Denver, Colorado, April 30, 1932; admitted to bar, 1970, Colorado; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and Fifth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. (Not admitted in Alabama). Education: University of Denver (B.S.B.A., 1955, Beta Gamma Sigma; M.B.A., 1965); University of Denver College of Law (J.D., 1970). Regional Attorney, U.S. EEOC Birmingham District Office (including Alabama and Mississippi), 1979-2001. Supervisory Trial Attorney, U.S. EEOC Atlanta Regional Litigation Center, 1974-1979. Director, Motor Vehicle Division, City and County of Denver, Colorado, 1963-1971. State Representative, Colorado House of Representatives, 1968-1972. Private Practice, 1971-1974. Member: Magic City Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Mediation; Discrimination; Harassment; Internal Risk Assessment Audits; Training; Policy Development; Litigation Defense. | | OSHA CONSULTANT | | John E. Hall born Andalusia, Alabama, May 5, 1943; Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1965). Area Director, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1991-2001. Safety Team Supervisor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1985-1991. District Office Supervisor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mobile, Alabama, 1983-1985. Safety Team Supervisor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mobile, Alabama, 1980-1982. Compliance Safety and Health Officer, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 1972-1980. Practice Areas: OSHA. | | No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers. This web site is designed for general information only. The information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer/client relationship. Persons accessing this site are encouraged to seek independent counsel for advice regarding their individual legal issues. |
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