Overview
Brittany Hopper is a labor and employment attorney in Holland & Knight's Nashville office. Ms. Hopper represents healthcare employers, manufacturers, transportation companies and financial institutions in all aspects of federal and state court litigation involving allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wrongful discharge. Approachable and easy to talk to, she builds rapport with clients as she investigates the underlying facts of employment disputes. Ms. Hopper works strategically and efficiently to help clients find creative solutions to their concerns.
Her experience includes, but is not limited to:
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA)
She also assists employers in drafting policies, providing training seminars and conducting internal investigations of alleged violations of state and federal anti-discrimination laws. In addition, Ms. Hopper works with employers in obtaining temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions against former employees who violate the contractual terms of non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.
Credentials
- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D., cum laude
- Samford University, B.A., History, summa cum laude
- Alabama
- Tennessee
- All U.S. District Courts in Alabama
- All U.S. District Courts in Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Birmingham Bar Association
- Alabama Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Birmingham Multiple Sclerosis Leadership Class of 2014
- Special Equestrians, Volunteer
- The Best Lawyers in America guide, Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2024