Tim K. Garrett
Tim Garrett helps employers solve complex issues related to all aspects of labor and employment law, providing in depth counseling and developing creative solutions to underlying business issues. He is an experienced trial lawyer, defending employers of all sizes in employment litigation claims across the country. His work has ranged from defending a major university during a significant wage and hour collective action involving thousands of employees to the successful defense of a major healthcare provider in a gender discrimination / retaliation case. In addition, Tim has served as nationwide labor and employment counsel for the largest nonprofit dialysis company in the U.S.
Memberships
Tennessee Bar Association
Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management (MT|SHRM) — Board of Directors, Legislative Affairs Director
Representative Experience
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Represented a government contractor in the defense of a discrimination charge brought by a former employee
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Represented an industrial technology company in the settlement of allegations by a former employee of wrongful discharge
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Defended the purchasers of a physician practice in the dissolution of a business partnership wherein substantial claims were made relating to the business agreement
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Represented a private university in a misconduct case filed by a former student alleging gender bias in violation of Title IX and various state law claims
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Represented a global engineering company in a Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration complaint filed by a former employee
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Obtained summary judgment for a home improvement retailer in a multi-claim case filed by a former employee
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Recently settled a sensitive matter for a non-profit dialysis provider in which an employee had alleged that her employer’s treatment of her amounted to disability discrimination
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Represented the dermatology platform of a private equity firm in the settlement of complex litigation in two jurisdictions relating to the unwinding of a physician practice group purchase
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Recently won dismissal of a lawsuit filed against a Middle Tennessee strip mall property owner for Title III Americans with Disabilities Act violations
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Represented an industrial equipment supplier based in Greenville, Tennessee in contentious union negotiations
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Accolades
Chambers USA — Labor & Employment (2003-2019)
Best Lawyers® — Nashville Labor Law: Management “Lawyer of the Year” (2018, 2015); Nashville Employment Law: Management “Lawyer of the Year” (2017, 2013); Nashville Litigation: Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” (2016)
The Best Lawyers in America© — Employment Law: Management; Labor Law: Management; Litigation: Labor and Employment (2003-2020)
Benchmark Litigation — Labor & Employment Star: South (2019)
Mid-South Super Lawyers (2006-2018)
Nashville Business Journal “Best of the Bar” (2011-2012)
HR Professionals Magazine “2013 Top Labor & Employment Law Attorneys”
Phi Beta Kappa
Wilkins Scholar
NCAA Post-Graduate Scholar — Wrestling
Vanderbilt Law Review — Associate Editor (1985-1986)
Education
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Vanderbilt Law School - J.D., 1986
Order of the Coif
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The University of the South - B.A., 1983
Admissions
- Tennessee, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
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Chambers USA
"Tim Garrett is a prominent trial lawyer, with substantial experience acting for employers in discrimination, wrongful termination and wage and hour disputes. He is also very adept at advising on union organization. Sources describe him as 'smart, cordial and knowledgeable,' adding: 'He is very well respected' in the Tennessee market."
From Chambers USA 2019