Eric W. Reecher
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    Eric W. Reecher
    Firm: Elliott, Lawson & Minor P.C.
    Address: 110 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 300
    Bristol, VA 24201
    Phone: (276) 466-8400
    Fax: (276) 466-8161
    E-mail: Contact Us
    Web site: http://www.elliottlawson.com

    Position Areas of Practice Litigation Percentage
    Bar Admissions Education Honors
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    Lawyer Profile:

    Mr. Reecher's practice focuses primarily in the area of labor and employment law, including both litigation and consultation. His practice also includes civil litigation and appeals, business consultation and transactions, corporate law, land use law, housing authority law, personal injury defense, creditors' rights and bankruptcy law.

    Mr. Reecher received his undergraduate degree from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and his law degree from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. He practices in the state courts of both Tennessee and Virginia, as well as in the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the Western District of Virginia, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the Western District of Virginia. Mr. Reecher also has experience before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and the state administrative agencies of Tennessee and Virginia.

    He is involved in the Bristol community as the past-president of the Bristol Morning Rotary Club and he serves on the Boards of River's Way Outdoor Adventure Center and the Bristol Public Library Foundation. He previously served on the Board of Healing Hands Health Center.

    Current Employment Position(s):
    Principal

    Year Joined Organization:
    1998
    Areas of Practice:
    Labor & Employment Law
    Civil Litigation and Appeals
    Business Litigation and Transactions
    Creditors' Rights
    Corporate Law
    Housing Authority Law
    Personal Injury - Defense
    Bankruptcy - Creditors
    Litigation Percentage:
    50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
    Bar Admissions:
    Tennessee, 1998
    Virginia, 1999
    U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1999
    U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1999
    U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1999
    U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 2000
    U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2005
    Education:
    Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1998
    J.D.
    Honors: Moot Court Society

    Duke University, Durham, NC, 1995
    B.A.
    Major: Public Policy Studies

    Representative Cases:
    Shires v. King, 2007 WL 784350 (E.D. Tenn. 2007)
    Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 350 NLRB No. 67 (NLRB 2007)
    Collins v. Summers Hardware & Supply Company, 88 S.W.3d 192 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002)
    Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc. v. NLRB, 2001 WL 672063 (4th Cir. 2001)
    Russell County Dept. of Social Services v. O'Quinn, 523 S.E.2d 492 (Va. 2000)
    Pro Page Partners, LLC v. Message Express Paging Company, Inc., 270 B.R. 221 (Bankr. E.D. Tenn. 2001)
    Representative Clients:
    United Southeast Federal Credit Union
    Kiser Supply, Inc.
    Bristol Redevelopment and Housing Authority
    Galaxy Equipment and Maintenance Solutions, Inc.
    Eastman Credit Union
    Alfa Vision Insurance Company
    Bristol Motor Speedway
    Honors and Awards:
    Listed as "Rising Star" by 2008 Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2008

    Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, 2000

    Bristol Leadership Tomorrow, 2000

    Professional Associations and Memberships:
    American Bar Asssociation (Labor & Employment Law Section), 1998 - Present

    Tennessee Bar Association (Labor & Employment Law Section), 1998 - Present

    Virginia Bar Association, 2006 - Present

    Bristol, Tennessee Bar Association, 1998 - Present
    President (2004)

    Bristol, Virginia Bar Association, 1998 - Present
    President (2009)

    Society for Human Resource Management, 2004 - Present

    Bristol Morning Rotary Club, 1999 - Present
    President (2006 - 2007)

    River's Way Outdoor Adventure Center Board of Directors, 1999 - Present
    Chairman of the Board (2002 - 2005)

    Bristol Public Library Foundation Board of Directors, 2009 - Present

    Healing Hands Health Center Board of Directors, 2002 - 2007
    Treasurer (2006 - 2007)

    Fraternities/Sororities:
    Delta Sigma Phi
    Birth Information:
    1973, Pikeville, Kentucky, United States of America
    West Practice Categories:
    Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Collections, Creditors' Rights, Garnishment, Commercial Leasing, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Franchising, Transactions, Uniform Commercial Code, Closely Held Businesses, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Construction Law, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employer, Municipal Employment -- Employer, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employer, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Whistleblower -- Employer, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Labor Law, Collective Bargaining, Labor Arbitration, Labor Disputes, Labor Relations Boards & Proceedings, Unfair Labor Practices, Unions, Wage & Hour Laws, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, Bankruptcy Litigation, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Commercial Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning, Municipal Corporations, Municipal Employment, Workers' Compensation Defense
    Profile Last Updated:
    10/28/2009

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