Background
Gosnell, Devon L. was born on July 6, 1951 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States.
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Devon L. Gosnell
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West Virginia University (Bachelor of Arts 1972, Juris Doctor 1975). University of Memphis (Master of Business Administration, 1982). Harding Graduate School of Religion (M.Div., 1995).
Career
Worked at Ford & Harrison LLP (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Labor Relations, Equal Employment, Wage and Hour, Airline Labor Law, OSHA, Environmental Law, Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits and Immigration Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Tennessee, West Virginia, U. S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, United States. District Court, Western District of Tennessee and United States.
District Court, Southern District of West Virginia. 1980, United States. Supreme Court. 1996, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee.
1997, United States. District Court, District of Hawaii. Member: West Virginia University Law Review, Moot Court Board and Team, 1973-1975. Local Rules Revision Committee, United States.
District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1991-1993. Assistant United States. Attorney, Western District of Tennessee, 1975-1994.
Chief, Criminal Division, 1987-1994. Acting Director, Office of Legal Education, 1991-1992, Department of Justice. Member: Memphis, Tennessee and Federal Bar Associations.
(Resident, Memphis, Tennessee Office). Ford & Harrison LLP represents employers in all areas of labor and employment law including National Labor Relations Act, Railway Labor Act, Title VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964, amended 1991), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). We also represent our clients in grievance and arbitration cases, negotiation of contract disputes, union election cases, unfair labor practice proceedings, employment litigation and administrative proceedings, unfair competition and trade-secret disputes, pension and benefit plan design, environmental law matters and business immigration.
Membership
Member: West Virginia University Law Review, Moot Court Board and Team, 1973-1975. Local Rules Revision Committee, United States. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1991-1993.
Assistant United States. Attorney, Western District of Tennessee, 1975-1994. Chief, Criminal Division, 1987-1994.
Acting Director, Office of Legal Education, 1991-1992, Department of Justice. Member: Memphis, Tennessee and Federal Bar Associations. (Resident, Memphis, Tennessee Office).
