THE EBBERT LAW FIRM
L. ERIC EBBERT
OWNER OF
THE EBBERT LAW FIRM
OVER
25 YEARS EXPERIENCE
L. ERIC EBBERT is the owner of The Ebbert Law Firm. He is licensed in both Tennessee and Florida. Eric has tried more than 30 cases, representing regional, national and multi-national companies, through all stages of litigation and appeals. In 2014 Eric represented a client in the Clemency Project, which encourage qualified federal inmates to petition to have their sentences commuted by President Barack Obama.
He is a member of the Tennessee and Knoxville Bar Associations, a member of SHRM, and a member of the Board of the Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, Inc.
Eric is fluent in Italian and he devotes his personal time to family and church.
Published Works:
“States Are Going to Pot: Medical Marijuana Laws Pose Increased Risks for Unwary Employers,” H.R. Professionals Magazine, March 2019
“Get Ready for Medical Marijuana! New Jersey Shoots to the Lead,” H.R. Professionals Magazine, January 2020
Classes & Seminars:
Extensive lectures and course presentations on all topics and recent developments related to Labor & Employment Law
Tennessee Bar Association, Member
Knoxville Bar Association, Member
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), Member
Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, Inc., Board Member, 2009 to Present; Secretary 2013 and 2014
District Investigatory Committee of the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners, 2007 – Present, Member
Literacy Council of Kingsport, Board Member, 2003 – 2004
Kingsport Chamber of Commerce Membership Committee, Committee Member, 2003 – 2004
Exchange Club, Vice President, 2001; Board Member 1999 – 2000
Leadership Greene County Class of 1999
Keep Greene Beautiful, Secretary, 2001; Board Member 1999 – 2000
Greene County Partnership Community Action Team for local government and foreign trade, Member, 1998
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Litigation/Labor & Employment
Honored by the Tennessee Supreme Court as a 2015 ATTORNEY FOR JUSTICE and included on the Pro Bono Honor Roll
Voted a TOP ATTORNEY by his peers in CityView Magazine, 2010
Recipient – Baker Donelson Knoxville Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, 2008
Recognized by The Pro Bono Project for outstanding public service, 2008
Awarded the American Bar Association’s TORT TRIAL & INSURANCE PRACTICE SECTION CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT for completing the TIPS National Trial Academy, 2006
Recipient – New Exchangite of the Year, 2000
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee
J.D. – 1996
Honors: Dean’s List
Honors: Moot Court Board
Honors: Award of Academic Excellence in Advanced Business Associations
Honors: Finalist in the Hunton & Williams Best Appellate Brief Contest
Honors: Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court Honors: Ray Jenkins’ Trial Competition
Honors: Advocate’s Prize Competition
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
B.S. – 1992
Major: Accounting
Tennessee, 1996
Florida, 1999
U.S. Tax Court, 2009
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1999
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 2010
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 2010
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2000
U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 2011
Wimberly Lawson, July 1 2016 -June 16, 2020.
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., Shareholder and Knoxville Recruiting Chair, 2004 – 2016
The Andersen Firm, P.C., Corporate and Trial Lawyer, 1997 – 2004
Lufkin & Henley, P.C., Trial Lawyer, 1996 – 1997
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