Jennifer P. Keller
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Years In Practice
Jennifer P. Keller is an employment litigator, member of the Firm's Board of Directors and Chair of the Firm's nationally-recognized Labor & Employment Department. Ms. Keller advises clients on a wide variety of issues, including discipline and terminations, benefits issues, leave, disability accommodation, policy formulation and enforcement, and similar matters. A substantial part of her practice is providing training for employers in the areas of harassment and discrimination prevention, drug-free workplace, union avoidance and other employment law issues. Ms. Keller also has extensive appellate experience including the briefing and argument of appeals before various state and federal appellate courts.
Licensed in Tennessee and North Carolina, Ms. Keller regularly practices in both state and federal courts in those states. She also regularly appears before various administrative agencies, including the Department of Labor, EEOC, Tennessee Human Rights Commission and NLRB. She has significant experience in mediating, arbitrating, and litigating claims based on the Civil Rights Acts, FMLA, ADA, FLSA, NLRA, ERISA, state workers' compensation laws and state-specific employment laws.
- Recognized – 2013 Leader in Christian Service Honoree by Milligan College
- Named to "Women Who Make a Difference" (Girl Scouts of the Appalachian Council)
- Named as one of Tri Cities' Business Journals 40 Under 40 – 2004
- Listed in Marquee magazine's "Laudable Lawyers 2006" in the area of Labor & Employment
- Recipient – Tennessee Bar Association Award for "Best Article Appearing in a Law Review Published by a Law School in Tennessee During the Past Two Years"
- Recognized as one of the "Most Powerful Employment Attorneys, Up and Comers" by Human Resource Executive, 2011, 2012, 2013
- Recipient – Johnson City Pro Bono Award, 2012
- Listed in Mid-South Rising Stars, 2008, 2010
- Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2011 – 2013
- Listed in Lawdragon as one of the 40 Up and Coming Corporate Employment Lawyers, 2011
- Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers as a leading Labor & Employment lawyer in Tennessee, since 2010
Johnson City, Tennessee 37604