Background
Bland, Timothy S. was born on August 10, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Bland, Timothy S. was born on August 10, 1967 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Memphis State University (Bachelor of Business Administration, human resources management, magna cum laude, 1989). University of Illinois (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1992).
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, 1992, Tennessee. Phi Alpha Delta. Harno Fellow.
Recipient, Best Brief for Petitioner for Section, Moot Court. Semi-Finalist, Law School American Bar Association Negotiation Competition. Member, University of Illinois Law Review, 1990-1992.
Listed in: Who's Who Worldwide Registry of Business Leaders. International Who's Who of Professionals. Author: "The Required Content of Employees' Notice to Employers of the Need for Leave Under the FMLA," 12 The Labor Lawyer 2, 1997.
Member: Memphis and American 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.
Member, University of Illinois Law Review, 1990-1992. Listed in: Who's Who Worldwide Registry of Business Leaders. International Who's Who of Professionals.