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William H. Pickering
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Bill Pickering concentrates his practice in the areas of labor and employment law and litigation. He regularly advises and represents management in all areas of employment law, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, affirmative action, retaliatory discharge, and individual employee rights issues. He has successfully defended numerous employment-related lawsuits as well as administrative charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Tennessee Human Rights Commission.
Mr. Pickering serves as City Attorney for Lookout Mountain, Georgia.
Memberships
- Alabama State Bar
- American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law and Litigation Sections, member
- Chattanooga Bar Association, past President
- Grace Episcopal Church, former Vestry member and Senior Warden
- Lookout Mountain Bar Association
- State Bar of Georgia
- Tennessee Bar Association
Honors
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Labor & Employment Law)
- Fellow, Chattanooga Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review
