About Us at The Ebbert Law Firm

Over25Years Experience

Owner of The Ebbert Law Firm

L. Eric Ebbert

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 encouraged 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.

Contact Eric(865) 229-8509

Published Work, Classes & Seminars

• 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

Honors and Awards

• 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

Education

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

Bar Admissions

• 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

Past Employment Positions

• 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