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Memphis, Tennessee 38119
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David M. Rudolph - davidrudolph@bhammlaw.com

Education:

  • Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee
    Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.), 1988
    Honors: Moot Court Board
    Law Journal: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Editor-in-Chief, 1987-1988
  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), 1985
    Honors: Summa Cum Laude
    Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt Scholar

Judicial Clerkship:

  • Hon. Bailey Brown, United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1988-89

Practice Areas:

  • Civil and Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Business Torts
  • Covenants Not to Compete
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (Rule 31 Listed Mediator)

Bar Admissions:

  • Tennessee Bar
  • Arkansas Bar
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit
  • United States District Court Western District of Tennessee
  • United States District Court Middle District of Tennessee
  • United States District Court Northern District of Mississippi
  • United States District Court Eastern District of Arkansas
  • United States District Court Western District of Arkansas

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • AV Martindale-Hubbell Rating (highest rating)
  • Memphis Bar Association, 1997-1999
    Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section
  • Memphis Bar Association, 1997-1999
    Member, Board of Directors
  • Memphis Bar Association, 1994-1995
    President, Young Lawyers Division
  • American Inns of Court, 1995-1997
    Barrister, Leo Bearman, Sr. Chapter
  • Tennessee Bar Association
    Member
  • Tennessee Bar Association, 1995-96
    Treasurer, Young Lawyers Division
  • American Bar Association
    Member
  • Leadership Memphis
    Member, Class of 1997
  • Downtown Memphis Rotary Club
    Member; Board of Directors 2009-present

Selected Presentations/Seminars Taught:

  • “Employment Law in the Technology Age: E-Discovery and Pre-Trial Issues and Discussion of Proposed Rule Changes,” Memphis Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section, 2006
  • “The Electronic Courtroom: A Demonstration of Age Discrimination Jury Trial Techniques,” Federal Bar Association, 2005
  • “Emerging Trends and New Developments in State and Federal Employment Law,” Council on Education in Management, 2003
  • “Basic Equal Employment Opportunity Law and Procedures: Ethical Issues in Employment Cases,” American Bar Association, 2001
  • “Avoiding the Emergence of Common Exempt/Non-Exempt Classification Mistakes under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” Tennessee Personnel Law Update Conference, Council on Education in Management, 1999
  • “Annual Review of Western District of Tennessee Labor & Employment Law Decisions,” Memphis Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section, 1998-1999
  • “Return-to-Work -- Clearing the Liability and Productivity Hurdles that Trip Up Even the Most Savvy Employers,” Tennessee Workers' Compensation Update, Council on Education in Management, 1998
  • “Implementing Pre and Post-Hire Employment Testing Practices that Get the Right Personnel in the Right Positions – Legally,” Tennessee Personnel Law Update, Council on Education in Management, 1998

Representative Cases:

  • Midgett v. Aetna Life Ins. Co., 2008 WL 2669264 (E.D. Ark. 2008)
  • Vaughan v. Memphis Health Center, Inc., 2006 WL 2038577 (W.D. Tenn. 2006)
  • Hudson v. M.S. Carriers, Inc., 335 F. Supp. 2d 853 (W.D. Tenn. 2003)
  • Schnider v. Carlisle Corp., 65 S.W.2d 619 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001)
  • Disney v. Sheraton Tunica Corp., 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10808 (N.D. Miss. 2000)
  • Bay Area Factors v. Calvert, 105 F.3d 315 (6th Cir. 1997)

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