Warren B. Lightfoot, Jr.

Shareholder

1901 Sixth Avenue North
2400 Regions Harbert Plaza
Birmingham, AL 35203

Direct: 205.254.1085
Fax: 205.254.1999
wlightfoot@maynardcooper.com

Practice Areas:
Labor and Employment
General Litigation
Intellectual Property and Technology
Energy and Natural Resources

Concentration:
Mr. Lightfoot is a labor and employment litigator, and his primary practice area consists of representing management in all types of employment disputes.  He has eighteen years of experience, has tried numerous cases in federal and state courts and before various federal, state and/or local administrative bodies, and has argued in front of the Eleventh Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.  Mr. Lightfoot regularly advises clients in all aspects of the employment relationship including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Mine Safety and Health Act.  He frequently drafts and enforces non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements and advises clients in all aspects of their employment agreements.

 

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Education and Honors:
Vanderbilt University School of Law  (J.D., 1991); Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Editorial Staff

University of Virginia (B.A., 1988)

Alabama Super Lawyers, 2008-2010, Employment Litigation: Defense, Business Litigation

The Best Lawyers in America® , 2010-2011, Labor and Employment Law

Martindale Hubbell AV® Preeminent Rating

Admitted to Practice:

Alabama

United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama

United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits

Professional Affiliations:

American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section

Alabama Bar Association, Executive Committee, Labor & Employment Section

Birmingham Bar Association

Civic Activities:

Mountain Brook Community Church, Local Mission Team, Birmingham Outreach Coordinator

Center for Executive Leadership, Board Member and President

Little League Coach and Commissioner