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Mark M. Lawson - Bristol, VA
230 Piedmont AvenueSuite 300 Bristol, VA 24201
Elliott Lawson & Minor, P.C.
Bristol Commercial Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Mr. Lawson's practice of over 45 years includes traditional labor law practice, employment law litigation, and transactional work for business and industry, including municipal government entities and boards. He was instrumental in establishing the firm's labor and employment law practice. He has appeared before state and federal courts and agencies, including those outside the Tri-Cities (Bristol/Kingsport/Johnson City) regional area.
Mr...
Mr. Lawson's practice of over 45 years includes traditional labor law practice, employment law litigation, and transactional work for business and industry, including municipal government entities and boards. He was instrumental in establishing the firm's labor and employment law practice. He has appeared before state and federal courts and agencies, including those outside the Tri-Cities (Bristol/Kingsport/Johnson City) regional area.
Mr...
Mr. Lawson's practice of over 45 years includes traditional labor law practice, employment law litigation, and transactional work for business and industry, including municipal government entities and boards. He was instrumental in establishing the firm's labor and employment law practice. He has appeared before state and federal courts and agencies, including those outside the Tri-Cities (Bristol/Kingsport/Johnson City) regional area.
Mr. Lawson has substantial experience before the National Labor Relations Board, and he represents management in union organizing campaigns and collective bargaining. He has appeared in appellate courts on numerous occasions and he is admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Lawson has been active in establishing and maintaining the firm's Employment Lines seminar series and newsletter.
Mr. Lawson has regularly represented clients in business transactions, including acquisition/disposition of assets and entities. He also has worked regularly with various municipal entities and boards dealing with intergovernmental and constituent matters, financings, condemnation, and personnel issues.
Mr. Lawson has been deeply involved in the Bristol Community for many years, and he has served on numerous organizational boards including Girls, Inc., Sullins Academy, Bristol Family YMCA, Theatre Bristol, and Kingsport Theatre Guild. He is active in his church, Christian Science Society of Bristol, Tennessee.
About Mark M. Lawson
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation 50%
- Commercial Transactions 15%
- Governmental Entities and Boards 10%
- Labor and Employment Law 25%
Litigation
- 75%
Current Employment Position(s)
- Shareholder
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Virginia, 1976
- Tennessee, 1994
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
Other Affiliations
- Virginia State Bar, 1976 - Present (Member)
- Tennessee Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Member)
- Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM), 2004 - Present (Member)
Education
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia, 1976
J.D.
Honors: cum laude - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, June, 1973
B.A.
Major: English - The Principia, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, June, 1969
College Preparatory
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
- Kappa Alpha Order
Past Positions
- White Elliott & Bundy, Associate, 1976 - 1979
- White Elliott & Bundy, Shareholder/Managing Shareholder, 1980 - 1994
- Elliott Lawson & Pomrenke, Shareholder, 1994 - 2003
Classes and Seminars
- "Employment Lines Seminar", Elliott Lawson & Minor, 1976 - Present
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Mark M. Lawson
Honors
- "Super Lawyer" in Employment and Labor Law, by Law & Politics Magazine, 2006-2010
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated (5 of 5)-Labor and Employment Law-Martindale Hubbell Law Directory
Representative Clients
- Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co.
- Hapco/American Flagpole
- Penn-Virginia Corporation
- Sandvik Rock Tools, Inc.
- Rosedale Therapeutics, Inc.
- Prime Choice Foods, Inc.
- King College
- WCYB TV-5
- Steel Fab
- Tri City Extrusion
- Barter Theatre
- Washington County Service Authority
References
- Wachovia Bank
- Highlands Union Bank
Office Information
Address
230 Piedmont AvenueSuite 300 Bristol, VA 24201
Fax
- 276-466-8161
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Websites
Publication
Articles
- "Employment Lines Seminar" Workbooks, Elliott Lawson & Minor
- "Business Lines" Newsletter, Elliott Lawson & Minor
Representative Cases
- Jamison v. Wiley, 14 F.3d 222 (C.A. 4 1994)
- Harrison v. KVAT Food Management, Inc., 766 F.2d 155 (C.A.4 (Va.) 1985)
- Ramar Coal Co., Inc. v. International Union, United Mine Workers of America, 814 F.Supp. 502 (W.D. Va. 1993)
- McGlothlin v. Connors, 142 F.R.D. 626 (W.D. Va. 1992)
- Keen Mountain Const. Co., Inc. v. Chambers, 481 F.Supp. 532 (W.D. Va. 1979)
- Ramar Coal Co., 303 NLRB 604 (NLRB 1991)
- Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., 301 NLRB 1008 (NLRB 1991)
- Coppinger-Machinery Service, 279 NLRB 609 (NLRB 1986)
- Westbury Coal Min. Partnership v. J.S. & K. Coal Corp., 355 S.E.2d 571 (Va. 1987)
- Williamson Piggly Wiggly, 1986 WL 53957 (NLRB 1986)
- Barbara George, Inc., 1984 WL 37102 (NLRB 1984)
- Baker Mine Services, Inc., 1986 WL 53777 (NLRB 1986)
- Nicholas County Health Care Center, Inc., 331 NLRB No. 122 (NLRB 2000)
- Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 332 NLRB No. 19 (NLRB 2000)
- Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 332 NLRB No. 20 (NLRB 2000)
- Williamson Piggly Wiggly v. NLRB, 827 F.2d 1098 (C.A. 6 1987)
- Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 2000 WL 1390484 (NLRB 2000)
- Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 2000 WL 1449841 (NLRB 2000)
- Nicholas County Health Care Center, Inc., 2000 WL 1143591 (NLRB 2000)
- Double A Coal Co., Inc. et al, 307 NLRB 689 (NLRB 1992)
- Shenandoah Coal Company, 305 NLRB 1071 (NLRB 1992)
- Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 291 NLRB 693 (NLRB 1988)
- Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc. v. NLRB, 2001 WL 672063 (C.A. 4 2001)
- NLRB v. Double A Coal Co., Inc., 17 F.3d 1434 (C.A. 4 1994)
- Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Inc. v. NLRB, 953 F.2d 638 (C.A. 4 1992)
- Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, 2001 WL 1355192 (D.C.Cir. )
- Collins v. Summers Hardware & Supply Company, 88 S.W.3d 192 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002)
- Trail v. Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co., 2020 WL 104681 (W.D. Va. 2020)
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