Martin, Heather White

Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Lawyer Overview

HEATHER is an Associate in the Jackson, Mississippi office. Her practice focuses on labor relations and employment law issues, as well as general litigation.

Heather has experience in matters arising out of numerous issues of federal and state law, including:

Heather counsels employers concerning human resources issues and in developing employee policies and procedures while also representing clients in maintaining non-union status; in defending claims regarding race, sex, age and sexual/workplace harassment discrimination and retaliation; in responding to EEOC claims; and in drafting employment severance, noncompetition and confidentiality contracts.

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment
• Litigation
• Corporate

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi, 2004
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Mississippi Bar Association
• Hinds County Bar Association
• Bar of the Federal Fifth Circuit
• Missisippi Women Lawyers Association
• American Bar Association

Education

• Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi, 2004
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Moot Court Board
  Law Review: Mississippi College Law Review, Executive Editor
• University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi, 2000
  B.S.
  Honors: summa cum laude
  Major: Psychology

Published Works

• The Current Status of the Wrongful Discharge Tort, Mississippi Lawyer Magazine, January-March, 2005
• Tax Code Amendment Benefits Plaintiffs of Employment Claims, Mississippi Lawyer Magazine, January-March, 2005
• Criminal Background Checks for Health Care Providers, Mississippi Hospital Association Newsletter, August, 2004

Address

401 East Capitol Street
Suite 200
Jackson, MS 39201-2608

Phones

(601) 965-8174

Faxes

(866) 883-6419

Emails

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Websites

http://www.balch.com