• David E. Long
  • Member
  • 180 Market Place Boulevard
  • Knoxville,TN 37922
  • 865.523.0404 fax: 865.673.0260

David Long's practice focuses in employment law, all aspects of personal injury (including premises liability, medical malpractice defense and automobile and trucking defense), products liability defense, construction law, as well as workers' compensation defense.

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Mr. Long returned to practice in his hometown after graduating from Harvard Law School with honors.

Representative Client Work

Represented company in high value personal injury case arising from a vehicle accident with a pedestrian; trial defense verdict in 2009

Represented company in first impression escalator case in USA regarding common carrier liability; obtained summary judgment in federal court; won issue on appeal in 6th Circuit

Defended multimillion dollar construction/mold case with key defendant and obtained a favorable low settlement.

Represented the key defendant in a large construction case involving an MSE wall collapse into an apartment complex and was able to resolve issue for minimum settlement after successfully utilizing contract documents to prove huge subrogation amounts could not be litigated successfully.

Represented multiple products liability cases for defendants in state and federal court

Represented major retail outlets successfully in slip & fall cases obtaining a number of summary judgments and other successful outcomes.

Represented defendants in motor vehicle and trucking accident cases, successfully winning  a number of defense verdicts in trial.

Represented employers in Title VII, retaliatory discharge, ERISA, FMLA, ADA and FLSA cases with successful outcomes through mediation as well as winning several key summary judgment issues.

Provided continuing seminars and training to HR professionals in the area of employment law

Bar & Court Admissions

Tennessee; US District Court of Eastern, Middle and Western Tennessee; US Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

Knoxville Bar Association

Defense Research Institute (Construction & Employment Committees)

DICTA (monthly publication of Knoxville Bar Association; Editorial Board)

The Best Defense (LWDN quarterly employment law puclication; Editor-in-Chief)

Harvard Alumni Association

Community Involvement

Mr. Long volunteers for special education events and issues; has a minor child who is autistic; plays music and is a volunteer musician for charitable events.

Publications and Lectures

Editor in Chief of  "The Best Defense", an employment & labor publication: January 2007; May 2007; October 2007; February 2008; May 2008; September 2008; November 2008:

Representative Articles:
"Electronic Discovery: What You Don't Know Will Hurt You," The Best Defense (May 2007)

"Employee Free Choice Act: The Proposal to Change the National Labor Relations Act," The Best Defense (May 2007)

"Liberty, Equality and The Employee Free Choice Act," The Best Defense (May 2007)

"Red-Flagging the FMLA and ADA Issues in Worker's Compensation Cases," The Best Defense (Nov. 2007)

"The Family and Medical Leave Act Catches Up With Uncle Sam: Amendments Designed For Military Families Pursuant to the National Defense Act Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2008, Section 585," The Best Defense (Feb. 2008)

"Congress Moves to Expand the Scope of The Americans With Disabilities Act," The Best Defense (Sept. 2008)

"Editor's Corner," The Best Defense (2007-2008)

"Mythbusters: Late-filed Exhibits," DICTA: A Monthly Publication of the Knoxville Bar Association (Feb. 2009)