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I have been a litigation attorney in Nashville, Tennessee for thirty-nine years and I am in good standing. I am admitted to practice in the courts of Tennessee and the federal district courts here as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. I am experienced in civil rights litigation in Nashville, although most of my litigation work has been with state government. I have never had any disciplinary charges filed during my career and I have had a BV peer review rating from since the 1990s. I worked in the attorney general’s office for three years and have been with the state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation in the field of workers’ compensation law and have served both as a litigation attorney for the Subsequent Injury and Vocational Recovery Fund and as a hearing officer.. I am a community-oriented and forward-thinking person who works well with others. My core values are focused on appreciation of others and helping progress toward The Beloved Community. I have served on numerous committees, including the ACLU state and local boards and the litigation committee, several church committees, and the Napier-Looby Bar Association, which traditionally served the African American legal community. I have presented continuing legal education programs and I am active in the Psychedelic Bar Association and the Nashville Psychedelic Society.

I advise and represent a wide variety of individuals and organizations in immigration cases, federal civil rights matters, labor and employment cases, government transparency and accountability under federal and state sunshine laws, First Amendment issues, and class and collective actions.. My practice focuses on providing timely, high-quality representation with rates and payment plans working people can afford.. Visit our website for more information, or to schedule an appointment.

Greg Oakley has more than twenty-five years of experience in many types of litigation in federal and state courts. For the past fifteen years, Mr. Oakley’s practice has been focused on complex commercial litigation, including contract disputes, franchise litigation, real estate litigation and employment litigation. Mr. Oakley has extensive experience in litigation involving business torts such as fraud and contract interference. Mr. Oakley has extensive experience with jury and non-jury trials and has handled everything from half-day bench trials to a multi-week complex commercial class action trial.

Chris Cardwell is a trial lawyer in GSRM’s Litigation and Labor and Employment practice groups.  He represents life sciences, healthcare, railroad and transportation, and entertainment companies in complex commercial, employment, and intellectual property lawsuits.. Chris’ employment law experience includes defending cases brought under Title VII, the ADA, the ADEA, the FMLA, USERRA, and the FLSA.  He also frequently handles lawsuits involving non-competition agreements and the misappropriation of trade secrets.