Mark Peters is a partner at Waller Lansden. He represents employers in all areas of employment and labor law, including day-to-day advice and counsel and litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and other federal and state wrongful discharge, tort and contract laws. He also has represented employers seeking to enforce non-competition and trade secret agreements. His experience includes providing legal representation to employers in union matters, including the arbitration of grievances.
Mr. Peters has represented employers in both single and multi-plaintiff litigation in federal and state court and in arbitrations throughout the country. He recently obtained a complete defense verdict in a jury trial seeking $20 million in damages in an employment dispute. Mr. Peters also has successfully defended class actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in the healthcare industry and other industries.
Mr. Peters has designed and assisted with the implementation of mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) programs for public and private employers in the hospitality and healthcare industries with nationwide operations.
Education
J.D., with honors, University of Florida, 1996
Order of the Barristers, 1996
Senior Executive Editor and Member, Editorial Board, Florida Law Review, 1996
Member, National Mock Trial Team, 1994-1996
B.A., The University of the South, 1992
Wilkins Scholar, 1989-1992
Professional Activities
Member, Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations
Member, Society for Human Resource Management (National, Nashville, Highland Rim Chapters)
Legislative Chair, Society for Human Resource Management, Middle Tennessee
Member, American Health Lawyers Association and its Labor and Employment and Long Term Care, Senior Housing, In-Home Care, and Rehabilitation Practice Groups
Alumnus, Harry Phillips American Inn of Court
Frequent lecturer on various employment law issues
Civic and Other Activities
Member, Board of Directors of Urban League of Middle Tennessee
Alumnus, Frist Foundation Young Leader's Council
Court Admissions
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Tennessee
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Eleventh Circuits
United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee
