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U.S. News & World Report names LMVT to its best law firms list for 2015

U.S. News & World Report named Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland P.C. to its Best Law Firms list for 2015, ranking LMV in Tier 1 for both Employment Law (Management) and Labor Law (Management).The 2015 rankings are based on the highest…

LMVT wins client choice award and receives Top Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers and Chambers ratings

LMVT was recognized by The Chambers 2017 Client’s Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a Tier 1 firm in our field, the eleventh consecutive year we have been in the top tier of labor and employment lawyers. Chambers…

Whitney R. Brown has been named as a shareholder in the firm

Selected as a Rising Star by SuperLawyers and listed on Birmingham Magazine’s Top Attorneys List for Employment, Whitney represents businesses in employment-related disputes and advises employers on avoiding these disputes.Whitney served as co-counsel in a matter to separate and defend…

The firm will now be known as Lehr Middlebrooks Vreeland & Thompson, P.C.

Michael L. Thompson has been an invaluable member of the firm since 2000, advising businesses on key labor and employment issues, including immigration and benefits. In 2011, Mike was recognized by the Birmingham Business Journal as one of Birmingham’s Top 40…

Ten questions to ask before you terminate an employee

1. Did the employee know the job was at risk? Sometimes a manager will say, “Well, he should have known.”  Although it is true that an individual should inherently know that certain actions, like theft, lead to termination, do not…