Faculty Profile: Greg Grisham

Greg GrishamFisher Phillips, LLP
Previous Courses Taught (29)
  • 27th Annual Labor & Employment Law Forum
  • Labor & Employment Webcast: ADA Basics for Non-Employment Attorneys
  • Labor & Employment Law 2021: 1st 100 Days under President Biden – Where are we Headed in Employment/Labor Law
  • Labor & Employment 2020: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Workplace Privacy
  • 25th Annual Labor & Employment Law Forum 2021: Day 2 Registration
  • 25th Annual Labor & Employment Law Forum 2021: 2-Day, Full Program Registration
  • COVID-19 Labor and Employment Law Issues and Developments
  • POSTPONED: 24th Annual Labor & Employment Law Forum 2020
  • COVID-19 Labor and Employment Law Issues and Developments
  • An Update and Overview of Federal and Tennessee Whistleblower Laws
  • An Update and Overview of Federal and Tennessee Whistleblower Laws
  • Employment Case Discovery: Best Practices from the Plaintiff and Defense Perspective
  • 22nd Annual Labor and Employment Forum 2018
  • An Update and Overview of Federal and Tennessee Whistleblower Laws
  • Employment Case Discovery: Best Practices from the Plaintiff and Defense Perspective
  • Religious Discrimination and Accommodation in the Workplace
  • Preparing and Defending Against Motions to Dismiss and Summary Judgment
  • An Update and Overview of Federal and Tennessee Whistleblower Laws
  • Religious Discrimination and Accommodation in the Workplace
  • Discovery Disputes and Protective Orders
  • Federal Practice Seminar 2016
  • Preparing and Defending Against Motions to Dismiss and Summary Judgment
  • Discovery Disputes and Protective Orders
  • Court Square Series 2015 in Cookeville
  • Court Square Series 2015 in Clarksville
  • Court Square Series 2015 in Columbia
  • General Practice: Staffing Your Practice
  • General Practice 2013 - Memphis Fast Track
  • General Practice Summit 2013 - Nashville
Biography

Greg Grisham is a Partner in the Memphis Office of Fisher & Phillips LLP with over 30 years of successful experience counseling and representing employers in all aspects of workplace law in Tennessee and across the United States.
He has helped employers avoid claims, charges and lawsuits with a focus on preventative practices. Preventative practices include counseling in situations involving discipline, termination, demotion, promotion and other workplace changes in the terms and conditions of employment, harassment investigations, wage and hour compliance, FMLA Compliance, Reasonable Accommodation assessment, supervisor training and the review of employment policies and procedures.
Greg has successfully litigated hundreds of administrative charges, employment lawsuits, and arbitration demands on behalf of employers, including federal and state law claims alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, defamation, invasion of privacy, breach of contract, wage and hour violations and ERISA violations, among others. He represents employers in the enforcement of post-employment restrictive covenants such as non-compete, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements and related trade secret litigation.  He also advises Tennessee Public Charter Schools on education law and workplace compliance matters.
Greg has extensive experience working with insurance carriers and their insureds in the defense of EPLI claims. He is a regular speaker at public seminars on workplace law issues and has authored numerous articles on a variety of labor and employment law related topics.
Greg holds an AV Preeminent Peer Review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected for inclusion in Mid-South Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America for Employment Litigation-Management side. Greg was named by LawDragon and Human Resources Executive Magazine to their annual list of Top 20 US Traditional Labor and Employment Attorneys in 2017 and 2018. Greg was also elected as a 2016 Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and elected in 2017 as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He currently serves on the Executive Council of the TBA's Labor and Employment Section and is a past Chair of the L&E Section.