Mr. Noel is an Equity Member of the firm and located in our Nashville office. The greater part of Mr. Noel's practice hours is spent in the representation of management in Employment Law litigation and related matters, pre-litigation corporate counseling, and the creation of human resource tools. He has handled all aspects of litigation in matters involving Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, ERISA, FMLA, common law employment actions, workers’ compensation, workers’ compensation retaliation, and premises liability claims. Advises clients on a daily basis with regard to issues of employment law, workers’ compensation law, and premises liability. Mr. Noel has extensive experience counseling employers on employment law and workers’ compensation law compliance and litigation avoidance. Mr. Noel also drafts personnel policies and employee handbooks.
Areas of counseling and litigation include Defense of employment, liability, and workers' compensation claims; representation of management in Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family, and Medical Leave Act, nationwide state law discrimination claims, unemployment compensation, wage and hour, employment contracts, non-compete agreements, ERISA, and Employment Practice Liability (EPL) Claims.