Colleen Sweeney is an associate with Waller Lansden and practices in the firm's Labor and Employment group, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of employment law, labor relations and all employer/employee-related issues. Ms. Sweeney provides counsel to employers in a wide range of industries in matters involving 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 the Tennessee Human Rights Act. Her experience includes responding to EEOC charges involving allegations of race discrimination, gender discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation. She also has defended governmental entities in employment issues and matters involving alleged civil rights violations.
Before joining Waller Lansden, Ms. Sweeney was an associate with Dickinson Wright PLLC where she focused her practice on employment litigation.
Education
B.S., University of Georgia, 1999
M.Ed., University of Texas, 2002
J.D., University of Mississippi, 2005
Recipient, Mississippi Litigation/General Practice Scholarship
Regional Competitor, Jessup Moot Court Team
Co-President, Gorove Society of International Law
Professional Activities
Member, Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations
Member, Defense Research Institute, Commercial Litigation and Young Lawyers Section
Member, Employment Law Committee
Member, ABA Young Lawyers Division
Board Member, TBA Young Lawyers Division
Member, NBA Appellate Practice Group and Federal Court Committee
Board Member, NBA Young Lawyers Division
Associate Member, Harry Phillips American Inn of Court
Civic and Other Activities
Risk Management and Policy Advisor, Alumna Advisory Committee, Pi Beta Phi, Vanderbilt Chapter
Sneak-A-Peak Chair, Christmas Village, annual fundraising event benefitting Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center
Provisional Member, Junior League of Nashville
Member, Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Professional Licenses
Tennessee
Court Admissions
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
