About Marion
JEFF STARLING is the Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. His practice is devoted to the representation of employers in the following areas:Employment Litigation - Federal and State court litigation of individual, multi-plaintiff and class action claims of employment discrimination, wage and hour violations and wrongful discharge.Labor Relations - Strategic advice and legal representation in union organizing campaigns and elections, collective bargaining, strikes and picketing; investigation and litigation of unfair labor practice charges; representation in grievance arbitrations and subsequent appellate litigation; advice on labor and employment considerations of mergers and acquisitions.Business Litigation - Prosecution and defense of non-compete agreements, theft of trade secrets and confidential information, and executive employment contracts.Preventive Advice and Counseling - Legal and practical advice on the development of human resources policies and practices, union-free workplaces, and day-to-day issues involving wage and hour laws and other legal considerations; creative and effective training for supervisors and managers on equal employment opportunity, labor relations, union organizing, harassment and positive employee relations.
JEFF STARLING is the Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. His practice is devoted to the representation of employers in the following areas:
Education
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Labor Law - Management, Birmingham (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Labor and Employment, Birmingham (2015)
- Recognized: Employment Law - Management
- Recognized: Labor Law - Management
- Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Practice Area: Trade Secrets Law
- Special Focus: Arbitration and Mediation
- Special Focus: Contract Disputes
- Special Focus: Defense
- Special Focus: Management
- Special Focus: National Labor Relations Board
- Special Focus: Title VII Litigation
- Special Focus: Trade Secrets
- Special Focus: Wage-Hour Law