Lisa A. Krupicka

MEMBER

Lisa Krupicka joined the firm in 1987 and has been a member since 1995. Her practice is focused primarily on advising and representing employers on a variety of employment-related matters, including employee handbooks, training, wage and hour issues, labor relations, and employee discipline and termination. She also advises businesses on compliance with the accessibility requirements of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Her litigation experience includes claims for race, sex, age, disability, religious and age discrimination; constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, Title III ADA litigation, ERISA discrimination and benefits claims, as well as wage and hour class actions. Ms. Krupicka is also a frequent speaker on employment-related topics for various professional and industry groups.

EDUCATION
• Rhodes College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1983). Phi Beta Kappa.
• Duke University (J.D., with high honors, 1986). Order of the Coif. Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1985-86.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND HONORS
• Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White) in the areas of Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Labor & Employment
• Named an "MBQ Power Player" in Employment Law by Memphis Business Quarterly in 2010, 2011 & 2012
• Named by Mid-South Super Lawyers as one of "Tennessee's Top 100" attorneys and named a Mid-South Super Lawyer in the area of Employment and Labor
• Law Clerk to the Honorable Julia Smith Gibbons, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 1986-1987.
• Hearing Panel Member, Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, 2001-2007
• Board of Directors, National Civil Rights Museum (2005 to present; Executive Committee, 2010 to present)
• Board of Directors, The Work Place, Inc., 1997-2002 (Secretary 2002).
• Commissioner, Memphis Landmarks Commission, 1993-2003 (Chairman, 1995-1997)
• Member, Duke University Alumni Advisory Committee, 1987 to present
• Adjunct Professor, University of Memphis School of Law, 1987-1992
• Member, Association for Women Attorneys

PUBLICATIONS AND RECENT PRESENTATIONS
• "Employment Law Primer for Business," TN Society of Professional Engineers, March 2012
• "Social Media and Other Hot Topics," Burch, Porter & Johnson Client Seminar, January 2012 
• "Social Media Update," University of Mississippi CLE Program, December 2011 
• Moderator: "That Fateful Day: Legal and Historical Perspectives on the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," University of Memphis School of Law, April 2011
•  "Staying Ahead of the Game: How Employers Can Cope with Changing Laws & Increased Regulatory Scrutiny," ALFA Client Seminar, November 2010  
• "FMLA & ADA for the Personnel Administrator," Burch, Porter & Johnson Client Seminar, October 2010 
• "Employment Law Primer for Business," Memphis Chapter, American Council of Engineering Companies of TN, October 6, 2009
• "Avoiding Employment-Related Lawsuits," Memphis Dental Society, September 20, 2007
• "Employment Law Class Actions," University of Mississippi CLE Program, December 11, 2007
• “Supreme Court and Sixth Circuit Update,” Memphis Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, December 1, 2006, University of Mississippi CLE Program, December 11, 2006
• “Protecting Your Company from Illegal Hiring and Termination Lawsuits,” National Business Institute, April 2006
• “Avoiding Legal Pitfalls in Employee Selection and Termination,” National Business Institute, July 2005
• “Class Actions,” Federal Practice Seminar, September 2004
• “Recent Employment Law Decisions in the Western District of Tennessee,” Memphis Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section, December 2004
• New Life for Arbitration of Employment Disputes, THE MEMPHIS LAWYER (May/June 2001)
• The Insanity Defense in Shelby County, Tennessee,1 J. POLICE AND CRIM. PSYCH. 24 (Oct. 1985)
• Co-author: Note, Developments Under the Freedom of Information Act – 1984, 1985 DUKE L. J. 742 (June 1985)