Mr. Ballow concentrates his practice on labor and employee relations matters. He has represented clients before the courts and before the various government agencies regulating labor and employment law matters. He has successfully negotiated numerous collective bargaining agreements, regularly gives advice on the administration of those agreements, and has been responsible for over 60 representation or decertification elections in a variety of industries including waste, media, corrections, construction, and manufacturing. Mr. Ballow regularly provides advice, training, and representation for management on labor and employment issues, including the ADA, the FMLA, privacy issues, discrimination laws, noncompete issues, employment contracts, wage and hour laws, and matters arising under the Service Contract Labor Standards Act. Practice Groups Labor & Employment Education J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1988 Recipient, Dean's Award for Outstanding Research and Writing M.B.A, University of Tennessee, 1985 Received teaching fellowship to teach Statistics in the College of Business Administration Recipient, Outstanding Teaching Award in the College of Business Administration B.S., Economics and Management Centre College of Kentucky, 1982 Bar Admissions Tennessee Civic and Charitable Activities Served on Alumni Board, Centre College Other Professional Accomplishments Former Chair of Labor and Employment Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association Served as adjunct professor in First Amendment Issues at Utah State University. |