Fisher Phillips has appointed David S. Jones regional managing partner of its Memphis office. Jones, who has 18 years’ law experience, represents clients exclusively in immigration-related employment and compliance matters, and that will continue to be his primary focus as regional managing partner. In addition, he will oversee development of the office, attorneys and staff, and will play a greater role in the management of Fisher Phillips as a whole as a member of the operations group. Jones takes the reins from Jeff Weintraub, who served in the role for six years, as part of a routine leadership rotation.

2. Cai to Lead Memphis Chamber’s International Business Efforts - Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Jinliang (Jin) Cai has joined the Greater Memphis Chamber as vice president of international business development. In that role, Cai will be directing efforts both to grow foreign direct investment in Memphis and Shelby County and to increase the volume of local exports to foreign markets. 

3. Chamber Launches Mentor Program for Small Business - Saturday, July 30, 2016

The Greater Memphis Chamber has launched a mentorship program that puts fledgling businesses in conversation with the region’s leading professionals. As part of the Advice on Tap program, small to mid-sized businesses can be mentored by experts in sectors including finance and accounting, human resources, public relations, IT, business law, marketing and sales. The 30-minute phone consultation is free and only available to chamber members. The majority of the program’s 40 advisers have more than 25 years of experience in their professions.

4. Chamber Launches Small-Business Mentorship Program - Monday, July 25, 2016

The Greater Memphis Chamber has launched a mentorship program that puts fledgling businesses in conversation with the region’s leading professionals. As part of the Advice on Tap program, small to mid-sized businesses can be mentored by experts in sectors including finance and accounting, human resources, public relations, IT, business law, marketing and sales. The 30-minute phone consultation is free and only available to chamber members. The majority of the program’s 40 advisers have more than 25 years of experience in their professions.

5. Fisher Phillips Joins HR Collaboration - Saturday, July 9, 2016

Management-side labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips LLP and Inspired eLearning, a security and compliance training company, have launched a new human resources compliance training program.

6. Fisher Phillips Collaborates on New HR Training Program - Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Management-side labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips LLP and Inspired eLearning, a security and compliance training company, have launched a new human resources compliance training program.

7. Chamber Names Simmons Director of Public Policy - Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Haley Simmons has joined the Greater Memphis Chamber as the director of public policy, a new position in the chamber’s community development department. In this role, Simmons will be focused on enhancing the chamber’s advocacy efforts to inform and engage its members on important policy issues, and he’ll also be responsible for growing the chamber’s role in education initiatives.

8. Shibata Named UTHSC Chair of Surgery - Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Dr. David Shibata has been named the Scheinberg Endowed Chair of Surgery and a professor in the Department of Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

9. Chism Opens Capital Advisors/Bellwether Enterprise's Memphis Office - Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Jeremy Chism has joined Capital Advisors/Bellwether Enterprise as vice president to open the company’s Memphis commercial real estate loan production office. The firm provides financing solutions through a vast network of insurance companies, CMBS lenders and commercial lenders for commercial real estate.

10. Bohannon to Chair Junior Achievement Board - Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Morgan Bohannon has been named chairman of the board of director of Junior Achievement of Memphis & the Mid-South Inc. Bohannon, the regional market manager for iHeartMedia, became engaged with Junior Achievement when iHeartMedia sponsored the “Broadcast Center” at JA BizTown in 2012. He joined the board soon thereafter and has been involved ever since.

11. Meritan’s Branch Named Among Top Nurses - Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Cindy Branch, Meritan’s associate vice president for health services, has been selected to represent Tennessee as one of the nation’s top 50 home care and hospice nurses by the National Association for Home Care & Hospice and the Home Healthcare Nurses Association. Branch, a registered nurse, has oversight of Meritan’s nursing programs, including home health, private duty nursing and medical residential homes. She will be recognized at NACH’s annual meeting in October.

12. Meadows Appointed to State Dentistry Board - Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Dr. Dan T. Meadows has been appointed to the Tennessee Board of Dentistry by Gov. Bill Haslam. Meadows, who has a private practice on Walnut Grove Road, will serve as the Rotating Dentist member through June 2016.

13. Webinar Looks at Employment Law - Thursday, December 6, 2012

At least from a regulatory perspective, the fog is starting to lift on what the next several years will bring in the way of employment law changes and updates.

With that in mind, the labor and employment law firm of Fisher & Phillips LLP is hosting two separate hour-long webinars this month for employers to get a sense of what change might be on the horizon. Especially of interest to employers will be insights from Fisher & Phillips attorneys on what to expect from agencies like the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

14. Weintraub Continues Family Tradition at Fisher & Phillips - Thursday, August 2, 2012

Jeff Weintraub is among what might be one of the few third-generation lawyer families in Memphis.

His father Sam made a name for himself in labor and employment law in this area after coming out of World War II. He attended Georgetown and then was sent to Memphis by the National Labor Relations Board to open a field office before leaving that to start his own firm.

15. Cowart Finds Perfect Fit At Fisher & Phillips - Thursday, June 28, 2012

Craig Cowart, a partner in the Memphis office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, joined the firm’s local office after it opened here in January.

16. Attorneys Warn Against Workplace Political Talk - Thursday, March 29, 2012

Memphis attorney Jeff Weintraub was involved in a case recently that involved an employee who took offense at some political comments her employer made.

17. Fisher & Phillips Law Firm Opens Memphis Office - Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Fisher & Phillips LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, has opened an office in Memphis.

18. Events - Friday, July 30, 2010

The Memphis Central Rotary Club will meet Friday from noon to 1 p.m. at Chickasaw Country Club, 3395 Galloway Ave. Ellen Rolfes, development consultant for Memphis Symphony Orchestra, will be the speaker. Cost is $25 for guests. For reservations, call Karean Shea, 683-9099.

19. Whistleblower Lawsuits Focus of Chamber Event - Thursday, July 29, 2010

The Greater Memphis Chamber’s Small Business Council will host a legal presentation on whistleblower lawsuits at an Aug. 3 breakfast featuring Jeff Weintraub, managing partner of Weintraub Stock PC.

20. Dishmon Joins UT Medical Group - Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Dr. Dwight “Dan” Dishmon has joined the Department of Medicine at UT Medical Group.
Dishmon is an interventional cardiologist and cares for adults with ischemic heart disease and peripheral arterial disease.
He earned his medical degree and completed his internal medicine residency and general cardiology fellowship training at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He later completed additional fellowship training at Michigan State University’s Borgess Medical Center. 

21. Influence 1 Foundation Names Hartsfield COO - Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Felicia Hartsfield has been named chief operating officer of Influence 1 Foundation.

Hartsfield will oversee the continued stability and growth of the foundation’s fiscal, strategic, organizational and operational functions. Her duties also will include building and maintaining relationships with community leaders, as well as creating collaborations, which will enhance the foundation’s strategic model.

22. Events - Wednesday, June 4, 2008

The Memphis Regional Chamber will host its Metro Business Council Breakfast today from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at The Crescent Club, 6075 Poplar Ave., ninth floor. The meeting will cover new laws and legal issues that can affect small-business owners. Jeff Weintraub of Weintraub, Stock & Grisham PC will be the speaker. The cost is $20 for members and $30 for nonmembers. To R.S.V.P, contact Ericka Milford at 543-3518 or emilford@memphischamber.com.

23. Events - Tuesday, June 3, 2008

The Memphis Rotary Club will meet today at noon at the Memphis Cook Convention Center, 255 N. Main St. The speaker is U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Timothy Dremann, who will speak on Iraq. The cost is $18, including a lunch buffet. R.S.V.P. by contacting Taylor Hughes at 526-1318 or taylor@memphisrotary.org.

24. Events - Monday, June 2, 2008

The Engineers’ Club of Memphis Inc. will hold its weekly lunch meeting today at noon at the Holiday Inn-University of Memphis, 3700 Central Ave. Matt Thompson, curator of mammals for the Memphis Zoo, will speak on “Becoming a World-Class Zoo.” The cost is $12 and no reservations are required.

25. Smith Named President at Zycron Inc. - Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Steven Howard Smith of Zycron Inc., Tennessee's largest minority-owned information technology services firm, has been chosen as the company's new president.

Smith joined Zycron in July as executive vice president. He has more than 21 years of management experience in the information technology consulting industry.

26. Harmon Receives Pro Bono Award - Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Whitney Harmon, an attorney at Glankler Brown PLLC, has received the first Frank J. Glankler Jr. Pro Bono Award.

Glankler Brown committed this year to taking a minimum of 35 pro bono cases each year from Memphis Area Legal Services, an organization that provides legal assistance for people unable to afford representation. Harmon practices in the area of civil litigation and is a member of the American, Tennessee, Kentucky and Memphis Bar Associations, as well as the Association for Women Attorneys.

27. Richman, Weintraub to SpeakAt Chamber Lunch & Learn - Monday, April 9, 2007
     Barbara Richman, senior consultant with HR Mpact and Jeff Weintraub, managing partner of Weintraub, Stock & Grisham PC, will be the guest speakers at the Memphis Regional Chamber's Lunch & Learn program April 17.
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28. Women's Foundation Director Shines as Woman of Character - Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Ruby Bright has been recognized as a 2006 Woman of Character by the Girl Scout Council of the Mid-South. Bright, who is the executive director of the Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis, was recognized for her courage, confidence and leadership.

29. Weintraub to Conduct Workplace Discrimination Workshop - Thursday, February 23, 2006

Jeff Weintraub and his colleagues at Weintraub, Stock & Grisham PC plan to conduct a one-day seminar March 28 called "Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace in Tennessee" at the Memphis Marriott hotel.

30. Archived Article: Newsmakers - Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Crye-Leike CEO Named Secretary of International Organization

New Assistant District Attorneys Appointed

Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons announced the reappointment of former assistant district attorney Ray Lepone and the appointme...

31. Archived Article: Memos - Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Susan C. Te Paske

Susan C. Te Paske was appointed director of student disability services for the University of Memphis. She has served as the departments assistant director since 1993. She received the 2002 Dona Sparger Professional Service Awar...

32. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, November 30, 2001
Congressman Ed Bryant is hosting a series of town hall meetings to hear constituent concerns and provide updates on current fe Weintraub, Stock & Grisham PC hosts "The American Workplace After Sept. 11: Balancing Security Concerns with Work...

33. Archived Article: Calendar - Monday, November 26, 2001
Calendar of events Nov

Calendar of events Nov. 26-Dec. 2

Nov. 26

Flying Colors Cancer Resource Center, 1068 Cresthaven, Suite 550, hosts Movement Without, Movement Within at 12:30 p.m. Jean Sullivan leads a 30-minute session focused on slow...

34. Archived Article: Law Column - Thursday, March 18, 1999
A look back a look ahead A look back a look ahead By Jeff Weintraub Special to The Daily News 1998 was another interesting year in labor relations. Both the NBA and Northwest Airlines pilots struck, and Federal Express narrowly avoided a strike. The...

35. Archived Article: Law Analys - Thursday, February 12, 1998
A look back A look ahead A look back A look ahead By JEFF WEINTRAUB Special to The Daily News A strong economy led the headlines for 1997, with low inflation and a tight labor market. The UPS strike and huge settlements, such as those against Home D...

36. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, January 22, 1998
By SUZANNE THOMPSON Challenging the boundaries Same sex sexual harassment cases challenge confines of Title VII By SUZANNE THOMPSON The Daily News When most people think of sexual harassment, they picture a scenario in which a female employee is the...

37. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, March 13, 1997
Washington lawmakers are currently reviewing legislation mutually benefitting employers and employees concerning overtime compensation. Family friendly legislation Proposed bill gives employees, employers flexibility in overtime compensation and tim...

38. Archived Article: Law Analys - Thursday, February 20, 1997
A look back A look ahead A look back A look ahead By Jeff Weintraub Special to The Daily News As expected, 1996 was another eventful year in the labor and employment arena. 1996 saw a number of important Supreme Court decisions, the passage of healt...

39. Archived Article: Employ Relations Jys - Tuesday, February 20, 1996
2/20 jts employee relations Can you fire a man with a gun? Local firm offers seminar on employment relations issues By JAMES SNYDER An employee comes to work with a gun. Packing heat violates company policy. So the company cans the guy with the gun....

40. Archived Article: Law Analys - Thursday, January 11, 1996
01/11 Law analys A look back, a look ahead By JEFF WEINTRAUB The Daily News In 1995, employers ran headlong into the pro-labor agenda of the President, the Secretary of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board. Governmental activism in the labor...

41. Archived Article: Milestones - Friday, December 8, 1995
12/08 Milestones Carol B. Blinder has been named an account manager for Thompson & Price Dialogue marketing, a division of Thompson & Co. Blinder formerly worked as an account executive for Weintraub and Associates Advertising in St. Louis. ...

42. Archived Article: Law Focus - Thursday, November 30, 1995
11/29 jts law focus Clinton-appointed National Labor Relations Board more aggressive Injunctions, expanded jurisdiction, decision reversals indicate an assertive, pro-labor panel By JAMES SNYDER The Daily News In the warring arena of management-labo...