Background
Mason, Donald F. was born on February 26, 1954 in Florence, Alabama, United States. Son of Donald F. Senior and Betty (Hill) Mason.
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Donald F. Mason Jr.
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University of Tennessee (Bachelor of Science, with honors, 1976. Master of Business Administration, 1979). University of Tennessee College of Law (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Career
Worked at Shine & Mason Law Office (Kingsport, Tennessee) specializing in General Practice, Labor Relations, Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), Employment Law, Mediation (ADR), Administrative, Trademark/Copyright, Corporate, Trial and Appellate Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Mediation.
Admitted to the bar, 1980, Tennessee and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee.
1986, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and United States. Tax Court; 1991, United States. Supreme Court.
Co-Author: ESOP: The American Workers' Leveraged Buyout, Volume 95, Case & Comment, No.
1 (1990); "A Primer on Unemployment Insurance Law for The General Practitioner," Volume 23 No 2. Tennessee Bar Journal, 1987. Guest Lecturer: Jobs and Capital Formation, Milken Institute, Santa Monica, California, 1996.
Chairman, Kingsport Young Lawyers Association, 1986-1987. District 1 Representative, Tennessee Young Lawyers Conference, 1987-1988. Executive Committee, Labor Law Committee of American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, 1987-1988.
Practice before Interstate Commerce Commission, 1980. Member, Executive Committee, Law Student Outreach, American Bar Association Young Lawyers' Division, 1989-1990. 1990-1991. Member: Kingsport, Tennessee (Member, Executive Committee, Section on Labor Law, 1991-1992) and American Bar Associations.
Shine & Mason maintains a national practice from Kingsport serving a diverse clientele. The firm has intentionally limited its size to assure a personalized client relationship with direct attorney access. Shine & Mason harnesses Fifty (50) years of experience, in a myriad of complex legal areas, before state, federal and administrative tribunals throughout the country.
Principal D. Bruce Shine has lectured nationally and internationally on labor/employment law, education law and employee stock ownership.
Achievements
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Chairman Sullivan County, Tennessee March of Dimes, Johnson City, 1983. Member American Bar Association ( Executive Committee labor law committee young lawyers division 1987-1988, Executive Committee law student outreach committee since 1988), Kingsport Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association.
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Married Cynthia Roberson, October 6, 1990.
