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Ms. Smith concentrates her practice on employment and employment litigation. She currently represents businesses, including clients in the soft-drink bottling industry, a number of doctors' groups and hospitals, and warehousing and manufacturing companies, in EEOC and employment litigation matters. She has handled discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage and hour lawsuits in both state and federal courts across the country. In addition to litigation matters, Ms. Smith has worked with clients undergoing OFCCP, EEOC, and wage and hour audits. She offers general employment counseling and advice, including assistance with employee handbooks and policies, FLSA and FMLA compliance issues, review of discharge and disciplinary actions, investigations of workplace complaints, and conducting of employee training. She has helped conduct comprehensive employment audits for a nationally recognized fast food chain, including spot check investigations at various facilities and regional offices. Practice Groups Labor & Employment Education J.D., with Honors, University of Tennessee School of Law, 1991 Academic Review Board B.S., cum laude, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1987 Bar Admissions Tennessee Court Admissions United States District Courts, Eastern and Middle Districts of TN United States Courts of Appeal, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits United States Supreme Court Professional Memberships Chattanooga Bar Association Tennessee Bar Association American Bar Association Presentations FMLA/ADA/Workers' Comp, Chattanooga Area Human Resources Administrators, March, 2006 FMLA Hot Topics, Chattanooga Area Human Resources Administrators, January, 2008 FLSA Master Class for M. Lee Smith Publishers, December, 2007 FMLA Master Class for M. Lee Smith Publishers, October, 2007 Miller & Martin Lunch and Learn seminar series presentations: The Treacherous Triangle, 2006 FMLA Hot Topics and "Workplace Violence", 2005 FLSA, 2004. | 