Jeffrey C. Taylor
JEFFREY C. TAYLOR is a Morristown native. Jeff has been practicing law since 1988. His practice areas include preventative counseling and litigation in labor law, employment harassment and discrimination, workers' compensation defense, wage and hour, wrongful discharge, unemployment compensation, ADAAA, FMLA compliance, union avoidance, management and supervisory training, Tennessee Drug Free Workplace Act, mediation, and business law. Member: Hamblen County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.
Jeff's community activities include Hamblen County Bar Association, President (2005); 2005 - 2011 SunTrust Bank, Advisory Board of Directors; 2004-2011 Board of Directors, East Tennessee State University National Alumni Association, 2009-2011 Vice President; 2004-2005 Board of Directors, Healthstar Foundation; 2003-2011 Board of Directors, Kingswood School, Inc.; 2009-2011 Chairman of Board, Kingswood School, Inc.; 2003-2005 Board of Directors for Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce; 2003 Professional Division Chair - Hamblen County United Way; 2003-Vice President Leadership Division, Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce; Kiwanis Club of Morristown; 1992-1997 Board of Directors, Rose Center Counsel for the Arts, 1997 Chairman; Advisor, Boy Scouts of American - Explorer Division 1992-1997.
Areas of Practice
- Employment and Labor Law
- Employment Discrimination
- Wage and Hour
- Wrongful Discharge
- Unemployment Compensation
- Disabilities Laws
- Workers' Compensation
- FMLA Compliance
- Union Avoidance
- Management and Supervisory Training
- Tennessee Drug Free Workplace Act
- Mediation
- Business Law
- Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act
- Business & Commercial Law
- Business Organizations
- Employment Law
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Insurance Defense
- Wage & Hour Laws
- Wrongful Termination
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee
- J.D. - 1988
- East Tennessee State University
- B.S. - 1985
- Honors: Varsity Tennis Team
- Honors: Phi Kappa Alpha
- Major: Business Administration Management
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Tennessee Bar Association, Employment and Labor Law Section
- American Bar Association
- Hamblen County Bar Association, President, 2005
- SunTrust Bank, Board of Directors, 1998 - 2011
- East Tennessee State University National Alumni Association, Board of Directors, 2004 - 2011
- East Tennessee State University National Alumni Association, Vice President, 2009 - 2011
- Kingswood School, Inc., Board of Directors, 2003 - 2011
- Kingswood School, Inc., Chairman, 2008 - 2011
- Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce, Vice President, Leadership Division, 2003
- Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2003 - 2006
- Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce, Legal Adviser, 1998 - 2002
- Morristown Area Chamber of Commerce, Member
- Boy Scouts of America - Explorer Division, Advisor, 1992 - 2011
- Rose Center Counsel for the Arts, Board of Directors, 1992 - 1997
- Rose Center Counsel for the Arts, Chairman, 1997
- Healthstar Foundation, Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, 2003 - 2006
- Greene County Partnership, Member
- Hamblen County United Way, Chair, Professional Division, 2003
- Kiwanis Club of Morristown, 1992 - 2011
- Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, Member, 1997 - 2011
- Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, Member
