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 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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Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a home improvement retailer in a sexual harassment case involving a current employee of the retailer
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Obtained dismissal of a lawsuit accusing a national home improvement retailer of failing to properly address a female employee’s sexual harassment complaint
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Represented a privately-owned beverage distributor in a collective action filed by three route supervisors of a beverage distributor, claiming that they were not properly classified as exempt, or had lost their exemption due to improper deductions from salary, and should be awarded overtime pay
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Obtained favorable resolution for a private university in response to potentially volatile allegations asserted by opposing counsel
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Accolades
Chambers USA — Labor & Employment (2003-2018)
Best Lawyers in America® — 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)
Best Lawyers in America® — Employment Law: Management; Labor Law: Management; Litigation: Labor and Employment (2003-2019)
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 applies his broad labor and employment expertise to the resolution of major disputes through litigation and arbitration. He handles large-scale discrimination claims, wage and hour cases and retaliation matters, as well as advising on union organization. Clients say: 'He's very experienced and has an excellent overall knowledge of labor and employment law.'"
From Chambers USA 2017