Bryan Pieper

Areas of Practice

Labor and Employment Law - Compliance and Litigation
Commercial Litigation

Education

Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1991
Vanderbilt University School of Law, J.D., 1994

Memberships, Affiliations and Distinctions

Licensed to practice in Tennessee
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee
Administrative Law Judge for Nashville Electric Power Board and the Electric Employees Civil Service and Pension Board
American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section&
Tennessee Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section
Nashville Bar Association, Employment Law and Civil Rights Committee
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association

Experience

Mr. Pieper practices in the areas of labor and employment law and commercial litigation. He serves as an Administrative Law Judge, presiding over disputes between Nashville Electric Service (NES) and its employees. Mr. Pieper has considerable trial and appeals court experience in state and federal court, as well as with hearings and investigations conducted by administrative agencies including the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, the Tennessee Human Rights Commission, and the United States Department of Labor.

Mr. Pieper’s labor and employment law practice focuses not only on dispute resolution, but also on dispute prevention through preventive measures such as policy preparation, HR training and corporate compliance. His commercial litigation practice involves a variety of business areas, including corporate officer and director liability, fraud, theft of trade secrets, breach of contract, copyright infringement and antitrust violations. Mr. Pieper speaks frequently to trade associations and at legal seminars on employment law topics such as wrongful termination, discrimination, ADA, FMLA, FLSA overtime regulation, and drafting and enforcing covenants not to compete.