Overview
Teresa is both a mediator, a relationship partner for her corporate clients in the employment defense space, and for either role, a very practical "problem solver."
Teresa Bult serves as Constangy’s Administrative Partner and General Counsel, guiding the firm through internal matters and ensuring smooth operations. In addition to her leadership role, she is a trusted Mediator and Relationship Partner for employment issues, working closely with multiple Fortune 500 clients. Teresa takes pride in connecting clients with the firm’s top talent and resources, helping them address immediate legal challenges while also advancing their broader business objectives.
Over her nearly 30-year career with Constangy, Teresa has held numerous leadership positions. She was the founding chair of the firm’s Women’s Network and formerly co-chaired the ABA Litigation Section’s Employment and Labor Relations Law Committee. Her professional excellence has been consistently recognized by Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, Martindale-Hubbell, Chambers USA, and the Nashville Business Journal’s Women of Influence.
What Teresa values most are the relationships she builds with clients. She is deeply invested in learning about their businesses, and many clients have become lifelong friends. For Teresa, serving as both counselor and partner is an honor, and she is committed to helping her clients thrive in an ever-changing employment law landscape.
Honors & Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America® for Employment Law – Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment (2013-2026)
- Chambers USA Guide® (2010-2025)
- BTI Consulting Group Client Service All-Star (2023)
- Mid-South Super Lawyers® (2008-2010, 2012-2025)
- Harvard Business School Online, Leading with Finance certificate (2020)
- Top 50: Women Mid-South Super Lawyers® (2013, 2015, 2017-2018)
- Top 50: Nashville Super Lawyers® (2013, 2017, 2025)
- Top 100: 2017 Tennessee Super Lawyers® (2017, 2025)
- Top Labor & Employment Law Attorney, HR Professionals Magazine (2015)
- Women of Influence Finalist, Nashville Business Journal (2013)
- Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
About Me
Teresa enjoys life with her husband, three adult sons, and teenage daughter, whom they adopted from Ethiopia in 2012. Outside of work, she loves spending time near the water (lake or beach!), writing, traveling, and volunteering at DreamStreets, a Nashville inner-city ministry which her husband founded. She’s passionate about adoption, supporting single moms, and finding ways to help others thrive in both their careers and personal lives.
Credentials
Education
Harvard Business School Online
- Certification, Leading with Finance, 2020
Pepperdine University School of Law
- J.D., cum laude, 1996
- Margaret Martin Brock Academic Scholar (1995-96)
- Labor Law Mock Arbitration Panel (Fall 1995)
- Fall Individual Advocacy Tournament (1995)
- London Legal Program Student Representative (1995)
- Judicial Extern, Honorable Thomas Penfield Jackson, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
John Brown University
- B.A., English, magna cum laude, 1993
- Arkansas Governor’s Scholar
- John Brown Division Scholar
- American Studies Program Representative
- Washington, D.C. (Fall 1991)
- Internship with U.S. Senator Don Nickles (Fall 1991)
Media
News
Events
Constangy Streaming
Donald S. Prophete, Partner - New York, NYNeil H. Wasser, Chair of the Executive Committee - Atlanta, GATeresa Rider Bult, Administrative Partner and General Counsel to the Firm - Nashville, TN
Teresa Rider Bult, Administrative Partner and General Counsel to the Firm - Nashville, TN
Professional & Civic Associations
Civic
- West Nashville Inner City Dream Center, volunteer
Professional
- ABA Litigation Section, Book Publication Board
- Harry B. Phillips American Inns of Court, alumni
- Nashville Bar Association
- Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Former Co-chair, Employment and Labor Relations Law Committee, ABA Litigation Section
- Former Nashville CEO Roundtable Member
- Former Editorial Board member, ABA Litigation News Magazine
- Former General Counsel, Outlook Nashville
Services
Admissions
- D.C., 1998
Tennessee, 1997
Virginia, 1996
Arkansas, 2012
Tennessee Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
U.S. District Court - AR- W.D., E.D.
U.S. District Court - MI - E.D.
U.S. District Court - TN - E.D., M.D., W.D.
U.S. District Court - VA - E.D., W.D.
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Theodore Roosevelt (as quoted by Brené Brown)
