Eric W. Reecher - Bristol, VA
Attorney at Elliott Lawson & Minor, P.C.
Labor & Employment Law - Employer Lawyers in Bristol, VA
230 Piedmont Avenue Suite 300 Bristol, VA 24201
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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28
Years
Experience
Bristol Labor & Employment Law - Employer Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Labor & Employment Law - Employer
- Civil Litigation and Appeals
- Business Litigation and Transactions
- Creditors' Rights
- Corporate Law
- Housing Authority Law
- Insurance Defense
- Bankruptcy - Creditors
- Personal Injury
Litigation: 50%
Attorney Information
Overview
Mr. Reecher's practice focuses primarily in the area of management-side labor and employment law, including both litigation and consultation. His practice also includes civil litigation and appeals, business consultation and transactions, corporate law, higher education law, housing authority law, personal injury, insurance defense, creditors' rights, and bankruptcy law.
Mr. Reecher received his undergraduate degree from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and his law degree from Emory University School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia. He practices in the state courts of both Tennessee and Virginia, as well as in the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the Western District of Virginia, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Sixth Circuit, and the United States Bankruptcy Courts for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the Western District of Virginia. Mr. Reecher also has experience before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and the state administrative agencies of Tennessee and Virginia.
He is involved in the Bristol community as a current member and the past-president of the Bristol Morning Rotary Club. He previously served on the boards of Healing Hands Health Center, Inc., Central Christian Church of Bristol, Inc., River's Way Outdoor Adventure Center, and the Bristol Public Library Foundation.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™
- A.M. Best Recommended Insurance Attorney
- Named Rising Star by 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2008 Virginia Super Lawyers magazine
- Bristol Morning Rotary Club 4-Way Test Award, 2012
- Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow, 2000
- Bristol Leadership Tomorrow, 2000
Other Sources of Feedback About Eric W. Reecher
Included on the 2013 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2012 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2011 Virginia Super Lawyers list
- 2008 Virginia Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Emory University School of Law,
Atlanta,
Georgia, 1998
J.D.
Honors: Moot Court Society
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Emory University School of Law,
Atlanta,
Georgia, 1998
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Non Legal Education
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Duke University,
Durham,
NC, 1995
B.A.
Major: Public Policy Studies
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Duke University,
Durham,
NC, 1995
Current Employment Position(s)
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Managing Shareholder
Representative Cases
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Sutherland v. Santera Rehabilitation, Inc.
- Citation: 2009 WL 3065079
- Court: E.D. Tenn.
- Year: 2009
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Shires v. King
- Citation: 2007 WL 784350
- Court: E.D. Tenn.
- Year: 2007
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Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc.
- Citation: 350 NLRB No. 67
- Court: NLRB
- Year: 2007
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Collins v. Summers Hardware & Supply Company
- Citation: 88 S.W.3d 192
- Court: Tenn. Ct. App.
- Year: 2002
- Serial Number: 2002211878
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Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc. v. NLRB
- Citation: 2001 WL 672063
- Court: 4th Cir.
- Year: 2001
- Serial Number: 2001518647
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Russell County Dept. of Social Services v. O'Quinn
- Citation: 523 S.E.2d 492
- Court: Va.
- Year: 2000
- Serial Number: 2000032433
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Pro Page Partners, LLC v. Message Express Paging Company, Inc.
- Citation: 270 B.R. 221
- Court: Bankr. E.D. Tenn.
- Year: 2001
- Serial Number: 2001531450
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1998
- Virginia, 1999
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1999
- U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1999
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2005
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Labor & Employment Law Section; Litigation Section), 1998 - Present
- Tennessee Bar Association (Labor & Employment Law Section), 1998 - Present
- Virginia Bar Association, 2006 - Present
- Bristol, Tennessee Bar Association, 1998 - Present (President (2004))
- Bristol, Virginia Bar Association, 1998 - Present (President (2009))
- Society for Human Resource Management, 2004 - Present
- Bristol Morning Rotary Club, 1999 - Present (President (2006 - 2007))
- River's Way Outdoor Adventure Center Board of Directors, 1999 - 2016 (Chairman of the Board (2002 - 2005))
- Bristol Public Library Foundation Board of Directors, 2009 - 2015
- Healing Hands Health Center Board of Directors, 2002 - 2007 (Treasurer (2006 - 2007))
Fraternities and Sororities
- Delta Sigma Phi
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Contact
230 Piedmont Avenue
Suite 300
Bristol, VA 24201
Fax: 276-466-8161
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.elliottlawson.com
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