Overview
Tommy’s law practice is principally in the areas of Management Labor and Employment Law; Drug Testing Law (DOT Regulated and Non-Regulated) throughout the United States; defense of employers in federal court in all aspects of employment litigation including claims under Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, ADEA, and retaliatory discharge actions; defense of employers in charges brought with the EEOC, Wage and Hour Division, National Labor Relations Board, and the Department of Labor; and litigation over employee benefits under ERISA. He also counsels employers on Immigration compliance under the Alabama Immigration Act and conducting I-9 audits under the Federal Immigration Act.
Honors & Recognitions
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence
Professional & Civic Associations
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
- American Employment Law Council
- State Bar of Georgia
- Alabama State Bar
- Birmingham Bar Association
- Lee County Bar Association
- East Alabama SHRM Chapter, Board of Directors
- SAPAA, Board Member
- SAPAA State Laws-at-a-Glance Blogs, Editor
- Auburn Bicycling Committee
- Auburn Kiwanis Club
- Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lee County, Board Member
- Boy Scouts of America
- Chattahoochee Council Board
- First Baptist Church of Opelika
About Me
Enjoys road cycling, hiking and attending Auburn University football games. Tommy is married and has two sons.
News & Analysis
Client Presentations & Firm Publications
- Webinar: FMCSA’s coronavirus guidance - 4.30.20Webinar
- Constangy FYI
- WEBINAR - Reporting to the FMCSA Clearinghouse: Supervisor landmines, and how to sidestep them - 3.23.20Webinar
- Webinar
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- Top 5 DOT policy fixes for 2018 - 4.11.18
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- Colorado Supreme Court Beats the Reefer - 6.16.15
Blogs, Videos & Podcasts
Blog Posts
Videos
- "You may gain temporary appeasement by a policy of concession to violence, but you do not gain lasting peace that way."
- Sir Anthony Eden, Former British Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary to Winston Churchill
Practice Emphasis
- Workplace Drug Testing Law and Consultation
- Management Labor and Employment Law
- Employment Law Compliance Consultation and Training
- Workplace Immigration Compliance and Training
- Civil Litigation
- Administrative Law
- Church Law and Consultation
- Union Avoidance
Industries
Education
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
- J.D., cum laude, 1980
Auburn University
- B.A., 1976
Bar & Court Admissions
- Alabama, 1980
- Georgia, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Alabama
- U.S. District Courts for the Districts of Georgia