Stan Graham is a partner at Waller Lansden and past-Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment practice. He has since 1996 represented management exclusively in all aspects of employee relations, including trial, litigation, arbitration, and day-to-day counseling.
Mr. Graham regularly assists clients in both the boardroom and the courtroom, including extensive jury trial experience in both federal and state courts. In a recent example, he led the trial team defending a multi-national manufacturer on claims of retaliatory discharge brought by an employee discharged from employment while serving on a state court jury in Alabama. The 12-person jury returned a complete defense verdict following 35 minutes of deliberation.
Mr. Graham has successfully defended claims brought under the full range of workplace laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, and the civil rights laws of Indiana, Florida, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee. He also has broad experience in ERISA litigation, noncompete disputes, medical peer review actions, drug testing and medical inquiries, and business disputes.
Mr. Graham serves as counselor and litigator for national and multi-national companies in a variety of industries, including in the retail, hospitality, automotive, healthcare, distribution, and financial services industries. He also serves as nationwide and regional employment counsel for a number of companies that in the aggregate employ over four hundred thousand workers.
Mr. Graham is past-Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section. He has for several years served on the Steering Committee for the Labor and Employment Section of DRI, an international organization of attorneys defending the interests of business in civil litigation. He is peer-review rated ‘AV’ by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized as a Mid-South Super Lawyer in the field of Employment Law by Law and Politics magazine.
Education
J.D., cum laude, Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, 1996
Executive Editor, Cumberland Law Review
Presidential Scholar, Curia Honoris and Phi Kappa Phi Honors
B.S. in Business Administration, University of Florida, 1991
Clerkships and Previous Affiliations
Assistant Attorney General, Complex Civil Litigation Division, Alabama Office of the Attorney General, 1996-1998
Professional Activities
Past Chair, Tennessee Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section
Steering Committee, Defense Research Institute (DRI) Employment Law Section
Chapter Editor, Lindemann and Kadue, Age Discrimination in Employment Law (American Bar Association)
Graduate, Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Program
Past Associate Barrister, Harry Phillips American Inns of Court
Past Faculty, Alabama Judicial College
Fellow, Tennessee Bar Association/YLD
Frequent speaker and author on workplace issues
Civic and Other Activities
Board of Directors, Exchange Club of Nashville
Board of Directors and Chair of the Human Resources Committee, W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School
Vestry Member, 2004-2007, St. George's Episcopal Church, Nashville
Former Member, Board of Directors, St. George’s Kindergarten
Former Member, Steering Committee, United Way of Metropolitan Nashville Sennet Society
Professional Licenses
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Tennessee
Court Admissions
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Alabama
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Supreme Court of Georgia
Supreme Court of Tennessee
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits
United States District Court for the Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama
United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia
United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Previously admitted by special permission to other courts, including Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, and New Jersey
Stan Graham is a partner at Waller Lansden and past-Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment practice. He has since 1996 represented management exclusively in all aspects of employee relations, including trial, litigation, arbitration, and day-to-day counseling.
Mr. Graham regularly assists clients in both the boardroom and the courtroom, including extensive jury trial experience in both federal and state courts. In a recent example, he led the trial team defending a multi-national manufacturer on claims of retaliatory discharge brought by an employee discharged from employment while serving on a state court jury in Alabama. The 12-person jury returned a complete defense verdict following 35 minutes of deliberation.
Mr. Graham has successfully defended claims brought under the full range of workplace laws, including the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Labor Management Relations Act, and the civil rights laws of Indiana, Florida, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Tennessee. He also has broad experience in ERISA litigation, noncompete disputes, medical peer review actions, drug testing and medical inquiries, and business disputes.
Mr. Graham serves as counselor and litigator for national and multi-national companies in a variety of industries, including in the retail, hospitality, automotive, healthcare, distribution, and financial services industries. He also serves as nationwide and regional employment counsel for a number of companies that in the aggregate employ over four hundred thousand workers.
Mr. Graham is past-Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section. He has for several years served on the Steering Committee for the Labor and Employment Section of DRI, an international organization of attorneys defending the interests of business in civil litigation. He is peer-review rated ‘AV’ by Martindale-Hubbell and has been recognized as a Mid-South Super Lawyer in the field of Employment Law by Law and Politics magazine.
Clerkships and Previous Affiliations
Assistant Attorney General, Complex Civil Litigation Division, Alabama Office of the Attorney General, 1996-1998
Professional Activities
Past Chair, Tennessee Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section
Steering Committee, Defense Research Institute (DRI) Employment Law Section
Chapter Editor, Lindemann and Kadue, Age Discrimination in Employment Law (American Bar Association)
Graduate, Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Program
Past Associate Barrister, Harry Phillips American Inns of Court
Past Faculty, Alabama Judicial College
Fellow, Tennessee Bar Association/YLD
Frequent speaker and author on workplace issues
