MEMBERS OF FIRM
Harry F. Burnette (Partner) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Maryville College (B.A., 1970); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 1973). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America (Employment), 1994-2009. 2006-2009 Super Lawyers Mid-South, Memphis Magazine. Lecturer, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Annual Review Seminar, 1986-2000. Sole attorney representative for the approval of the credentials of arbitrators for U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2000-2007. Member: Chattanooga, Tennessee, Federal (President, Chattanooga Chapter, 1979-1980; Director, 1980-1986, 2001) and American Bar Associations; Chattanooga Trial Lawyers Association (Director, 1980 and 2002-2003); Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1989); National Employment Law Association; Tennessee Employment Lawyers Association, (Vice President, TENNELA, 2002-2007). Special Agencies: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Reported Cases: Davis v. CE; Cooley v. Carmike. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Age Discrimination; Automobile Negligence; Sex Discrimination; Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation; Probate; Estate Litigation.Email: Harry F. Burnette
Steven F. Dobson (Partner) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, May 26, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1970); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1973). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Staff Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1971-1973. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America (Corporate) 2000-2004, (Employment) 2006. Member: Chattanooga (Member, Board of Governors, 1981-1983), Tennessee and Federal (Director, Chattanooga Chapter, 1984-1986) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Edna Anderson v. City of Chattanooga (E.T. Ct. of Appeals), 978 S.W.2d 105 (1998); Coppinger ColorLab Inc. v. Nixon 698 S.W.2d 72 Tn. S. Ct. (1985). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporation Law; Probate Law; Civil Litigation.Email: Steven F. Dobson
Frank P. Pinchak (Partner) born Paterson, New Jersey, February 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Tennessee; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th, 5th and 6th Circuits; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Colgate University (A.B., 1971); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1973). Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Member, National Moot Court Team, 1972. Editor-in-Chief, Tennessee Law Review, 1973. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court Judge Frank W. Wilson, 1973-1975. Contributing Editor, The Developing Labor Law (2d. Ed. 1983). Vestry, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 2005. Chair, Volunteer Behavioral Health Care System, 1993-1997; Chair, St. Peter's Episcopal School, 1994-1998. Member: Chattanooga, Tennessee and American (Member, Section on Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations. Special Agencies: NLRB; EEOC; Tennessee Human Rights Commission; Tennessee Department of Employment Security. Reported Cases: Frizzell v. Southwest Motor Freight, Inc., 906 F.Supp. 441 (E.D. Tenn. 1995); Red Food Stores, Inc., 296 NLRB 450 (1989); Whittaker vs Care More, Inc.; 621 S.W. 2d 395 (Tenn. App. 1981). Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Labor Relations; Employment Discrimination; FLSA Law.Email: Frank P. Pinchak
Donna J. Mikel (Partner) born Hamilton, Montana, July 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Great Falls (B.S., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Order of the Coif. National Bankruptcy Institute Scholar, 1999. Member, National First Amendment Moot Court Team, 1998-2000. Recipient, CJS Award in Criminal Law, 1998. Editor-in-Chief, Georgia League Report, 1999-2000. Author, "Holding Colleges Accountable for Negligent Admissions," Georgia League Report, Vol. 5. Director, 2001; First Vice President, 2003-2004 and President, 2004-2005, Girls Inc. Graduate, Leadership Chattanooga, 2005. Member: Chattanooga, Tennessee (Member, Sections on: Employment; Litigation), American Bar Association and Federal Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation.Email: Donna J. Mikel
Douglas S. Hamill (Partner) born Philadelphia, Mississippi, December 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Tennessee; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: King College (B.A., 1999); University of Tennessee at Knoxville (J.D., 2003). Dean's List. Member, University of Tennessee Law Review. Law Clerk for Hamilton County Chancery Court. Author: "The Fifty Dollar Fines Clause Re-Emerges After Thirty-Five Years of Slumber," 70 Tenn. L. Rev. 887, 2003. Member: Chattanooga and Tennessee Bar Associations; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation.Email: Douglas S. Hamill
H. Eric Burnette (Partner) born Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 21, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Tennessee; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Education: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (B.S., 2000); Appalachian School of Law (J.D., 2005). Phi Delta Phi. Vice President, Blackwell Inn, 2003-2004. Member: Chattanooga and Tennessee Bar Associations; Chattanooga Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Sexual Harassment; Sex Discrimination; Estate Litigation; Civil Litigation.
OF COUNSEL
Jeffrey M. Atherton (Of Counsel) born Atlanta, Georgia, July 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Tennessee; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa; Chi Phi. Member: Chattanooga and Tennessee Bar Associations. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Workers Compensation Law; Personal Injury Law; Education Law; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Probate; Civil Litigation.Email: Jeffrey M. Atherton
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Tammie N. Dickson (Admission pending)
Chad H. Hardeman