Lisa L. Leach represents management clients in both state and federal employment litigation as well as administrative proceedings before state and federal agencies. Lisa regularly works with employers to determine the legal, as well as the practical, impact of employment decisions and to develop proactive policies and procedures to improve employee morale, strengthen relationships between management and employees, and ensure compliance with employment and labor laws. Lisa also regularly conducts employee and supervisory training programs in various employment law areas.
Lisa served as general counsel for a multi-state sales company, with a significant portion of her job duties being devoted to training supervisors and to human resources and employment law issues.
After law school, Lisa clerked for the Honorable O’Dell Horton, Chief Judge for the United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee. During her third year of law school, Lisa participated in a visiting student program at Columbia University.
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Section - Memphis Bar Association
- Chair, 2013
- Vice chair, 2012
- Secretary, 2011
- Treasurer, 2010
- Member, Labor and Employment Section - Tennessee Bar Association
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Section - American Bar Association
- Head coach, Mock Trial Team - St. George's Independent School, 2006-2013
- Vice Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee
- Trustee, Pink Palace Family of Museums
RECOGNITION
- Named, Super Lawyer - Mid South, Law and Politics, 2011 and 2012
- Recipient, Award for Outstanding Pro Bono Services - Memphis Area Legal Services, October 2012
- Awarded, Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rating
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS
- April 2013New Guns in Parking Lots Statute Effective July 1: What Are The Implications For Tennessee Employers?HR Professionals Magazine
- September 6, 2012Littler ASAP
- September 2012Sixth Circuit Upholds Decertification of FLSA Collective Action Challenging Automatic Meal Break Deductions: Would Your Wage and Hour Policies and Practices Pass Muster?
Co-author: Paul E. PratherHR Professionals Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 11 - Summer 2011A Good Time for Employers to Audit ADA Policies and Practices, The Effect of Final ADAAA Implementing RegulationsEmployment Practices Liability Consultant
- 2011Employee HandbooksHR Professionals of Greater Memphis, Vol. 1, No. 4
- 2011Genetic Information and Nondiscrimination ActHR Professionals of Greater Memphis, Vol. 1, No. 3
- 2010-2011Supreme Court and Sixth Circuit UpdatesLabor and Employment Section Annual Program, Memphis Bar Association
BLOG ENTRIES
- Healthcare Employment Counsel, November 16, 2012
BOOKS & BOOK CHAPTERS
- Religion, Employment Discrimination Law, Chapter 9, Bloomberg BNA, Lindemann and Grossman, 5th ed., contributor, 2012
- Annual Review of Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation, American Bar Association, Sixth Circuit Updates, 2011-2012 Ed.
- Pay and Benefits During Leave, Chapter 7, The Family and Medical Leave Act, 2011 Cumulative Supplement, Labor and Employment Law Section - American Bar Association, contributing chapter author
- Pay and Benefits During Leave, Chapter 7, The Family and Medical Leave Act, 2009 Cumulative Supplement, Labor and Employment Law Section - American Bar Association, contributing chapter author
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- March 21, 2013The ADA in Real Life
Littler Mendelson, Memphis, TN - November 7, 2012The Toxic Employee
Memphis Restaurant Association - October 29, 2012The Toxic Employee
Littler Mendelson and Association of Corporate Counsel, Memphis, TN - October 11, 2012Crossing the Line: Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace
Lunch Byte – Littler Mendelson, Memphis, TN - October 10, 2012Employee From Hell
AR Human Resources Association, Mississippi County - September 13, 2012Crossing the Line: Harassment and Bullying in the Workplace
Lunch Byte – Littler Mendelson, Memphis, TN - July 17, 2012Workplace Violence & Evolving Gun Laws in Tennessee
Memphis Bar Association, Memphis, TN - July 10, 2012Employers and Employees on the Web – Have We All Gone Too Far?
Memphis Better Business Bureau - November 2011Employee Handbooks
Firm Presentation, Memphis, TN - September 2011Employee Handbooks: Issues and Considerations
Better Business Bureau, Memphis, TN - September 2011Best Practices for Effective Investigations
Sterling Education Services Inc., Memphis, TN - July 2011What Employers Need to Know About the ADA Amendments Act
Firm Presentation, Memphis, TN - May 2011Employment and Labor Law Update
CLE Presentation, Bench Bar and Boardroom - Memphis Bar Association, Destin, FL - March 2011Beyond Sex: The New Face of Harassment - Facebook, Bullying, Texting, and More
Memphis Restaurant Association, Memphis, TN - August 2010Family and Medical Leave Act Update: Ensuring Compliance with the FMLA
CLE Presentation, Memphis, TN - May 2010Effective Discipline and Discharge
Better Business Bureau, Memphis, TN - May 2010Employment and Labor Law Update
CLE Presentation, Bench Bar and Boardroom - Memphis Bar Association, Destin, FL - January 2009The New FMLA: Are You Ready?
Firm Presentation, Memphis, TN
