Background
Wakefield, Stephen D. was born on April 20, 1952 in Alton, Illinois, United States.
Wakefield, Stephen D. was born on April 20, 1952 in Alton, Illinois, United States.
Indiana University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1974. Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1977). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa.
Recipient, Indiana Law School Estate Planning Award, 1977.
Worked at Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell (Memphis, Tennessee) specializing in Employment and Labor Law, Administrative Procedures Litigation, Wage and Hour, Workers Compensation, American Dental Association and Discrimination Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Tennessee and United States. District Court, Western District of Tennessee.
1983, United States.
Supreme Court and United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. 1994, United States. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee.
Phi Eta Sigma.
Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Indiana Law School Estate Planning Award, 1977. Contributor, Employment Discrimination Law, Schlei and Grossman.
American Bar Association/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Memphis Regional Liaison, 1990. Member: Memphis (Member, Minorities in the Profession Committee, 1991-1992), Tennessee (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section.
Equal Employment Opportunity Committee) Bar Associations.
Defense Research Institute.
Member: Memphis (Member, Minorities in the Profession Committee, 1991-1992), Tennessee (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section. Equal Employment Opportunity Committee) Bar Associations. Defense Research Institute.