Kara E. Shea
The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, 150 3rd Avenue South, Suite 1600, Nashville, TN 37201
About Kara E. Shea
Practice Areas
- Employment
Education
- Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 1996J.D.
- Law Review: Vanderbilt Law Review, Associate Editor
- Boston University, 1991B.S.
- Honors: <i>summa cum laude</i>
Classes and Seminars
- Legal Update: Wage & Hour Issues For Auto Dealers, Tennessee Automotive Association, November, - 2010
- Advanced Employment Issues Symposium, HR Hero, 2009 - 2010
- Conducting Workplace Investigations: A Step-by-Step Virtual Summit for HR Leaders, HR Hero, April, - 2010
- Hot Topics in Wage & Hour Law, Middle Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management, May, - 2010
- Background and Credit Checks: Legal Risks and Workable Solutions, Professional Development University, February, - 2010
- Wage & Hour Compliance Virtual Summit, HR Hero, July, - 2009
- MLA Compliance Virtual Summit, HR Hero, June, - 2009
- Avoid 2009 Wage & Hour Traps: New FLSA Compliance Strategies, HR Hero, March, - 2009
- Managing IT Workers: Pitfalls to Avoid When Hiring, Classifying, and Firing, HR Hero Audio Conference, November, - 2008
- FMLA, ADA and Workers' Compensation Laws - Learn How to Negotiate the Bermuda Triangle of Employee Leaves of Absence, October, - 2008
- Tattoos and Nose Rings! Is Your Dress Code Legal?, HR Hero Audio Conference, March, - 2008
- Your Employee Wore WHAT to Work? HR's Dress Code Challenge, HR Hero Audio Conference, May, - 2007
- Too Short, Too Sloppy, TOO MUCH - Reining in Business Casual, HR Hero Audio Conference, September, - 2006
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Employers Counsel Network
- MT-SHRM (Legislative Chair, Board of Directors)
- Nashville Bar Association
- Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)
- Tennessee Bar Association
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Attorney31 years of experienceCommercial Law, Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Construction, Corporate Law, Environment, Financial, Litigation, Government, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Tax, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Aviation & Aerospace, Class Actions, Health Care Law, Energy, Oil & Gas Law
Nearby Lawyers
- Employment
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