Forrester, Eugene Stone Jr.

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Lawyer Overview

Mr. Forrester's practice concentrates in the areas of labor and employment, workers compensation and litigation. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University and his Juris Doctor degree from Washington & Lee University. Mr. Forrester is a member of the Memphis and Tennessee Bar Associations and the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association. In addition, he has been a frequent speaker regarding employment law issues.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law/Government Relations/Lobbying
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Employment Law
• Litigation
• Workers' Compensation

West Practice Categories

Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1983

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Memphis Bar Association, 1992 (President)
• Memphis Bar Association, 1991 (President-Elect)
• Memphis Bar Association, 1990 (Treasurer)
• Memphis Bar Association, 1987 (Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division)
• Memphis Bar Association, 1989 (Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division)
• Tennessee Bar Association, 1994 - 1996 (Chair, Greater Access and Assistance Project, Young Lawyers Division)
• Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division (Member)
• Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Recipient: Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year, 1994

Classes and Seminars

• Frequent Speaker, Employment Law Issues

Education

• Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia, 1983
  J.D., Juris Doctor
• Vanderbilt University, 1980
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: cum laude

Published Works

• "Cain-Sloan and the Employment At Will Doctrine; The Beginning of the End?" (Co-Author with Frederick J. Lewis), Tennessee Bar Journal, November, 1984

Address

999 S. Shady Grove Road
Suite 500
Memphis, TN 38120

Phones

(901) 259-7100

Faxes

(901) 259-7150

Emails

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