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Tom Greenholtz
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Tom Greenholtz is a member of the firm's Litigation and Risk Management and Labor and Employment Law Groups. He practices primarily in the areas of commercial and business disputes and tort defense, white-collar criminal litigation and appeals, and antitrust and consumer regulation.
Mr. Greenholtz prosecutes and defends discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge and other employment claims in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, and unemployment compensation boards. He counsels employers on matters such as terminations, employment policies, and wage and hour issues. He also handles traditional labor matters, including prosecution and defense of unfair labor practice charges, collective bargaining negotiations, employee grievance arbitrations, and labor organizing.
Presentations
- "Originalism and the Concept of a Living Constitution," University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2010
- "President Obama, Justice Sotomayor, and the Future of the Federal Judiciary," University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2009
- "Presidential Power, the War Powers Resolution, and the Proposed War Powers Consultation Act," University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2008
- "Citizens, Presidential Power, and the War on Terrorism," University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2006
- "Nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr. to the United States Supreme Court and the Future of the Federal Judiciary," University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Panelist, 2005
- "The Presidency and the USA PATRIOT Act," University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2005
Memberships
- American Arbitration Association, Panel on Expedited Commercial Cases and Panel on Consumer Accounts
- American Bar Association
- American Inns of Court, Brock-Cooper Chapter
- Chattanooga Bar Association
- Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, past Public Policy Committee
- Children's Home/Chambliss Shelter, Board member
- Criminal Justice Act Panel, Eastern District of Tennessee, past Member
- Federal Bar Association
- State Bar of Georgia
- Tennessee Bar Association, Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility
- Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, Hearing Committee
- Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization, Commissioner
- United Way of Greater Chattanooga, 2010 Allocation Panel
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Adjunct Professor of Political Science
Honors
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Mid-South Rising Stars, Business Litigation
- Leadership Law Class, Tennessee Bar Association, 2007
- Merit Selection Panel for the Eastern District of Tennessee to Consider Reappointment of Magistrate Judge William B. Mitchell Carter, 2006
- Outstanding Alumni, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 2004
Law Clerk to the Hon. William M. Barker, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1999-2002
