L. Eric Ebbert | Knoxville Personal Injury Lawyer

L. ERIC EBBERT is the owner of the Ebbert Law Firm, which he created in 2020. He is licensed in both Tennessee and Florida. He practices in the areas of Labor & Employment law - Management, business litigation, and health care liability. His emphasis on Labor & Employment law includes counseling and defending employers in state and federal courts and before government agencies under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, National Labor Relations Act, and state employment laws; conducting high-level investigations; management training; and employment contracts. His litigation practice also includes real property, breach of contract, tort liability, products liability, and health care liability, as well as the full spectrum of business-to-business litigation. Eric has tried more than 30 cases, representing regional, national, and multi-national companies, through all stages of litigation and appeals. Eric received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University and his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. He is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee, and the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, and the U.S. Tax Court. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Litigation/Labor & Employment.  Since 2007 Eric has served as a member of the District Investigatory Committee of the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners. He is a member of the Tennessee and Knoxville Bar Associations, a member of SHRM, and a member of the Board of the Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, Inc. He devotes his personal time to family and church.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	The Ebbert Law Firm	Knoxville, TN	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Tennessee College of Law	J.D.	Law School	1996
Brigham Young University	Bachelors	Accounting	1992

State / Court	Date
Florida	1999
Tennessee	1996

• Tennessee Bar Association | Member
  Knoxville Bar Association | Member
  Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) | Member
  Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service, Inc. | Board Member | 2009 to Present; Secretary | 2013 and 2014
  District Investigatory Committee of the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners | 2007 - Present | Member
  Literacy Council of Kingsport | Board Member | 2003 - 2004
  Kingsport Chamber of Commerce Membership Committee | Committee Member | 2003 - 2004
  Exchange Club | Vice President | 2001; Board Member | 1999 - 2000
  Leadership Greene County | Class of 1999
  Keep Greene Beautiful | Secretary | 2001; Board Member | 1999 - 2000
  Greene County Partnership Community Action Team for local government and foreign trade | Member | 1998

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Litigation/Labor & Employment
  Honored by the Tennessee Supreme Court as a 2015 ATTORNEY FOR JUSTICE and included on the Pro Bono Honor Roll
  Voted a TOP ATTORNEY by his peers in CityView Magazine | 2010
  Recipient - Baker Donelson Knoxville Pro Bono Attorney of the Year | 2008
  Recognized by The Pro Bono Project for outstanding public service | 2008
  Awarded the American Bar Association's TORT TRIAL & INSURANCE PRACTICE SECTION CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT for completing the TIPS National Trial Academy | 2006
  Recipient - New Exchangite of the Year | 2000

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