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Tom Greenholtz
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Tom Greenholtz is a member of the firm's Litigation and Risk Management Group. 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
- Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization, Chair Person (2013); Vice Chair Person (2012); Commissioner (2008-2011)
- Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Committee, Member
- Tennessee Bar Association, Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Member (2009-present)
- Rotary Club of Chattanooga, Member, (2012 to present)
- Children’s Home/Chambliss Shelter, Board Member (2010 to present)
- Orange Grove Center, Board Member (2011 to present)
- United Way of Greater Chattanooga, Allocation Panel Member (2010 to present)
- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Adjunct Professor of Political Science, emphasizing Constitutional Law
- Arbitrator, Panel on Expedited Commercial Cases and Panel on Consumer Accounts, American Arbitration Association
- Criminal Justice Act Panel, Eastern District of Tennessee, Member (2006-present)
- American Inns of Court, Brock-Cooper Chapter (past member)
- American Bar Association
- Chattanooga Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
- State Bar of Georgia
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce, Public Policy Committee, past Member
- Executive Editor, Tennessee Law Review
Honors
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Mid-South Rising Stars, Business Litigation
- Law Clerk to the Hon. William M. Barker, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1999-2002
- Order of the Coif
- Tennessee Bar Association’s Leadership Law Class of 2007
- Member, Merit Selection Panel for the Eastern District of Tennessee to Consider Reappointment of Magistrate Judge William B. Mitchell Carter (2006)
- 2004 Outstanding Alumni - Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
