Edward G. Phillips

Edward G. Phillips: Experienced Labor and Employment Law Attorney in Knoxville, Tennessee

Ward Phillips is a distinguished labor and employment law attorney with over two decades of experience representing management exclusively in all areas of employment and labor relations. He provides clients with timely prospective advice on how to manage problem employees and develop workplace policies. Ward has been recognized as one of the top lawyers in Tennessee by Chambers and Partners USA, named Lawyer of the Year for Labor Law - Management (Knoxville) multiple times, and included in The Best Lawyers in America’s list from 1995 through 2024.

Practice Areas

• Litigation avoidance/prospective advice
• Litigation in all types of employment law cases in state and federal courts
• FLSA – collective actions
• Discrimination, retaliation, harassment and whistleblower claims
• Unfair competition and trade secrets
• Religious institutions (Diocesan counsel for the Catholic Diocese of Knoxville)
• Education

Awards & Recognitions

• Lawyer of the Year: Labor Law - Management, Knoxville (2025)
• Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Labor and Employment, Knoxville (2024)
• Lawyer of the Year: Labor Law - Management, Knoxville (2022)
• Lawyer of the Year: Labor and Employment Law, Knoxville (2011) – included in Best Attorney USA recognition since 2003

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

• Firm: Kramer Rayson LLP

Education:
A.B., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
B.A., East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Bar Admissions:
Tennessee

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