- George H. Rieger, II
- Member
- 414 Union Street, Suite 1900
- Bank of America Plaza
- Nashville,TN 37219
- 615.324.2737 fax: 615.780.2210
Areas of counseling and litigation include: Defense of employment, transportation, liability, and workers' compensation claims; representation of management in Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act; Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, nationwide state law discrimination claims, unemployment compensation, wage and hour, employment contracts, non-compete agreements, ERISA, and Employment Practice Liability (EPL) Claims.
Prior to receiving his J.D., Chip Rieger was a manager for a national bank, overseeing operations and personnel at the retail level. Mr. Rieger became a partner of the firm in 2001.
In 1997, Mr. Rieger moved from Memphis, TN to Nashville, TN and joined Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan as an Of Counsel attorney to help develop its employment law practice in Nashville. Since then, Mr. Rieger has grown the employment law practice group in Nashville, and diversified his practice to include extensive experience in the defense of transportations, liability and workers' compensation matters.
Representative Client Work
Pre-litigation counseling in all areas of labor and employment relations.
Creation of human resource tools, including Employee Handbooks, Personnel Manuals, and Drug Testing Policies.
Representation of management before state and federal agencies and courts.
Responsible for researching legal issues related to corporate management and advising clients regarding potential exposure to liability.
Litigation and trial of employment, liability, transportation, and workers' compensation lawsuits.
Professional Affiliations
ALFA International, Nashville Office Contact Partner
ALFA International, Labor and Employment Law Practice Group
ALFA International, Transportation Practice Group
ALFA International, Products and Liability Practice Group
ALFA International, Workers' Compensation Practice Group
Society of Human Resource Managers
Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Nashville Bar Association, Employment Law and Civil Rights Committee
Nashville Bar Association, Past YLD Board of Directors
Community Involvement
Nashville Area Junior Chamber of Commerce, Past Legal Counsel and Board of Directors
Southeastern Career Institute, Professor of Employment Law, Tort Law, and Business Organizations.
Publications and Lectures
"Annual Employment Law Seminar," founder, author and faculty member, Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan (2007, 2008, 2009).
"Progressive Discipline and Documentation," author and faculty member, Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan (2009).
"Coordinating the ADA, FMLA, and Workers' Compensation Claims," author and faculty member, Ascension Health Seminar (2009).
"Employment Law Seminar (The Hiring Process; Employee Leave of Absence)," author and faculty member, Kilgore Flares Company (2009).
"Sexual, Racial, and Other Workplace Harassment," author and faculty member, Sterling Education Services (2009).
"Employee Discharge and Documentation," author and faculty member, Lorman Education Services (2003).
"An Employment and Labor Law Update: Beyond the Basics," author and faculty member, Weintraub, Stock (1996).
In The News
Mr. Rieger is scheduled to speak at the 2009 Annual Society of Human Resource Managers Conference to be held in Nashville, TN on October 2, 2009.