Mark M. Lawson - Bristol, VA

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Mark M. Lawson Overview

Mr. Lawson's practice of over 35 years includes traditional labor law practice, employment law litigation, and transactional work for business and industry, including municipal government entities and boards. He was instrumental in establishing the firm's labor and employment law practice. He has appeared before state and federal courts and agencies, including those outside the Tri-Cities (Bristol/Kingsport/Johnson City) regional area.

Mr. Lawson has substantial experience before the National Labor Relations Board, and he represents management in union organizing campaigns and collective bargaining. He has appeared in appellate courts on numerous occasions and he is admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Lawson has been active in establishing and maintaining the firm's Employment Lines seminar series and newsletter.

Mr. Lawson has regularly represented clients in business transactions, including acquisition/disposition of assets and entities. He also has worked regularly with various municipal entities and boards dealing with intergovernmental and constituent matters, financings, condemnation, and personnel issues.

Mr. Lawson has been deeply involved in the Bristol Community for many years, and he has served on numerous organizational boards including Girls, Inc., Sullins Academy, Bristol Family YMCA, Theatre Bristol, and Kingsport Theatre Guild. He is active in his church, Christian Science Society of Bristol, Tennessee. When not working to pay for his hobbies, he enjoys hiking, sailing, scuba diving, and motorcycling. Mr. Lawson is married and has four children.

Frequent Case Types

Read more about the types of cases I often handle.

• Employee training attorneys in Bristol, VA

Practice Areas

• Labor and Employment Law 50%
• Commercial Litigation 12%
• Business Transactions 19%
• Governmental Entities and Boards 19%

Litigation

• 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Current Employment Position(s)

• Shareholder

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 1976
• Tennessee, 1994
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1976
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 2000
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1976
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1986
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1980

Other Affiliations

• Virginia State Bar, 1976 - Present (Member)
• Tennessee Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Member)
• Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM), 2004 - Present (Member)

Education

• Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia, 1976
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
• University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, June, 1973
  B.A.
  Major: English
• The Principia, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, June, 1969
  College Preparatory

Past Positions

• White Elliott & Bundy, Associate, 1976 - 1979
• White Elliott & Bundy, Shareholder/Managing Shareholder, 1980 - 1994
• Elliott Lawson & Pomrenke, Shareholder, 1994 - 2003

Classes and Seminars

• "Employment Lines Seminar", Elliott Lawson & Minor, 1976 - Present

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Delta Phi
• Kappa Alpha Order

Photos

Address

110 Piedmont Avenue
Suite 300
Bristol, VA 24201

Phones

276-466-8400
800-814-1892 (Toll free)

Faxes

276-466-8161

Emails

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Websites

http://www.elliottlawson.com

Articles

"Employment Lines Seminar" Workbooks, Elliott Lawson & Minor

"Business Lines" Newsletter, Elliott Lawson & Minor

Representative Cases

• Jamison v. Wiley, 14 F.3d 222 (C.A. 4 1994)
• Harrison v. KVAT Food Management, Inc., 766 F.2d 155 (C.A.4 (Va.) 1985)
• Ramar Coal Co., Inc. v. International Union, United Mine Workers of America, 814 F.Supp. 502 (W.D. Va. 1993)
• McGlothlin v. Connors, 142 F.R.D. 626 (W.D. Va. 1992)
• Keen Mountain Const. Co., Inc. v. Chambers, 481 F.Supp. 532 (W.D. Va. 1979)
• Ramar Coal Co., 303 NLRB 604 (NLRB 1991)
• Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., 301 NLRB 1008 (NLRB 1991)
• Coppinger-Machinery Service, 279 NLRB 609 (NLRB 1986)
• Westbury Coal Min. Partnership v. J.S. & K. Coal Corp., 355 S.E.2d 571 (Va. 1987)
• Williamson Piggly Wiggly, 1986 WL 53957 (NLRB 1986)
• Barbara George, Inc., 1984 WL 37102 (NLRB 1984)
• Baker Mine Services, Inc., 1986 WL 53777 (NLRB 1986)
• Nicholas County Health Care Center, Inc., 331 NLRB No. 122 (NLRB 2000)
• Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 332 NLRB No. 19 (NLRB 2000)
• Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 332 NLRB No. 20 (NLRB 2000)
• Williamson Piggly Wiggly v. NLRB, 827 F.2d 1098 (C.A. 6 1987)
• Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 2000 WL 1390484 (NLRB 2000)
• Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 2000 WL 1449841 (NLRB 2000)
• Nicholas County Health Care Center, Inc., 2000 WL 1143591 (NLRB 2000)
• Double A Coal Co., Inc. et al, 307 NLRB 689 (NLRB 1992)
• Shenandoah Coal Company, 305 NLRB 1071 (NLRB 1992)
• Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 291 NLRB 693 (NLRB 1988)
• Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc. v. NLRB, 2001 WL 672063 (C.A. 4 2001)
• NLRB v. Double A Coal Co., Inc., 17 F.3d 1434 (C.A. 4 1994)
• Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Inc. v. NLRB, 953 F.2d 638 (C.A. 4 1992)
• Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, 2001 WL 1355192 (D.C.Cir.)
• Collins v. Summers Hardware & Supply Company, 88 S.W.3d 192 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002)