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Matthew Tae Phillips
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Labor & Employment Attorney who maintains a client-centric approach to practicing law. Extensive experience representing and advising local, regional, and national clients on all matters involving labor & employment law.
Regularly defends clients before federal and state courts and agencies involving all types of employment claims. Also represents employers in traditional labor matters such as Union avoidance, election campaigns, collective bargaining, and labor arbitrations.
Significant experience in drug and alcohol testing with particular expertise in medical marijuana issues in the workplace. Also represents clients in disability access disputes arising under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Experience in drafting, defending, and enforcing non-compete agreements.
In addition to adversarial matters, extensive experience in advisement and counseling of clients on day-to-day employment and workplace-related decisions and matters, including development of employment policies, handbooks, and employment agreements.
Regularly defends clients before federal and state courts and agencies involving all types of employment claims. Also represents employers in traditional labor matters such as Union avoidance, election campaigns, collective bargaining, and labor arbitrations.
Significant experience in drug and alcohol testing with particular expertise in medical marijuana issues in the workplace. Also represents clients in disability access disputes arising under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Experience in drafting, defending, and enforcing non-compete agreements.
In addition to adversarial matters, extensive experience in advisement and counseling of clients on day-to-day employment and workplace-related decisions and matters, including development of employment policies, handbooks, and employment agreements.
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Practice Areas
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Licensed in Alabama for 16 years
State: Alabama
Acquired: 2009
No misconduct found
Location
Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC
420 20th St N, Suite 1900, Birmingham, AL, 35203-3212
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Experience
Honors
2018
Top Flight Attorney, B-Metro Magazine
2018
Top Flight Attorney, B-Metro Magazine
2017
Rising Star, Mid-South Super Lawyers
2017
Rising Star, Mid-South Super Lawyers
2017
Top Flight Attorney, B-Metro Magazine
2016
Rising Star, Mid-South Super Lawyers
2016
Top Flight Attorney, B-Metro Magazine
2016
Top Flight Attorney, B-Metro Magazine
2015
Rising Star, Alabama Super Lawyers
2014
AV Preeminent Peer Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Future Leaders Forum, Birmingham Bar Association
2013
Legal Leaders of Greater Birmingham, Muscular Dystrophy Association
2009
Inductee, Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society
N/A
Notes Editor, Alabama Law Review
Work Experience
2012 - Present
Attorney, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC
2009 - 2012
Associate, McDowell Knight Roedder & Sledge, LLC
Associations
2013 - Present
Alabama Self-Insured AssociationMember
2009 - Present
Defense Research Institute, Law InstituteMember
2009 - Present
Alabama State Bar AssociationMember
2009 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2009 - Present
Birmingham Bar AssociationMember
2015 - 2016
American Bar Association, Young Lawyers DivisionVice-Chair of the Labor & Employment Committee
2014 - 2015
Hands on BirminghamJunior Board of Directors
2009 - 2012
Mobile Bar AssociationYoung Lawyers Executive Committee
Sample of Legal Cases
Age Discrimination in Employment Act Discrimination Lawsuit
Dismissal
Title VII Race Discrimination Lawsuit
Voluntary Dismissal by Plaintiff
Title VII Race Discrimination Lawsuit
Voluntary Dismissal by Plaintiff
Age Discrimination in Employment Act - Appeal to 11th Circuit
Affirmed in Favor of Client
Education
2009
University of Alabama School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
2006
University of Montevallo
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2015
Tupelo Employment Law Seminar
Pre-Employment Testing – Conditional Offers, Background Checks, and Prescription Drugs in the Workplace
2015
Human Resources Meeting
Dealing with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
2015
Cullman, AL Area Society for Human Resources Management
Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations
2014
Huntsville Employment Law Briefing
Americans with Disabilities Act and Pre-Employment Testing
2014
Gulf Coast Seminar
Americans with Disabilities Act and Pre-Employment Testing
2014
Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web
Locating Persons and Background Information and Ethics of Internet Research
2014
Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web
Government Internet Resources, Public Records, and Publicly Available Information
2014
Birmingham Employment Seminar
Conducting Effective Workplace Investigations
Publications
2017
2017
2017
SHRM Online
Vermont Cracks Down on Employer Drug Testing
2017
2016
ABA YLD Labor & Employment Law Committee Newsletter
The New DOL Persuader Regulations
2015
Ogletree Deakins Blog
Alcoholism and the ADA: The DOs and DON'Ts of Alcohol Testing in the Workplace
2013
Birmingham Business Journal
What is a Key Issue, Change, or New Regulation Employers Should Be Aware Of As They Plan for 2014
2009
Alabama Law Review
Un-Equal Protection: Preferential Admissions Treatment for Student Athletes
Languages
English