- Areas of Practice
- Employment Discrimination
Employment Discrimination
Discrimination in the workplace can make earning a living a difficult proposition. Our employment discrimination lawyers are dedicated to protecting our clients' rights and exposing unfair practices.
… - Wage and Hour
Wage and Hour
Are you overworked and underpaid? Do you work more than 40 hours a week and not earn extra income for your overtime? Are you paid on a salary, yet have no management or professional job duties? Is your salary docked when you…
- Estate Litigation & Probate
Estate Litigation & Probate
The process of transferring wealth from one generation to the next can be complicated. At Burnette, Dobson & Pinchak our probate and estate administration attorneys have extensive experience helping clients…
- Auto & Truck Accidents
Auto & Truck Accidents
If you have suffered a serious injury due to a car accident, truck wreck, dangerous products, construction accident, slip and fall, or some other mishap, we can help you get the money to which you are entitled. If you have…
- Personal Injury
Personal Injury
If you have suffered a serious injury due to a car accident, truck wreck, dangerous products, construction accident, slip and fall, or some other mishap, we can help you get the money to which you are entitled. If you …
- Whistleblowing & Retaliation
Whistleblowing & Retaliation
Whistleblowers are employees who suffer retaliation for reporting illegal actions to company management or governmental agencies. Many federal laws protect whistleblowers from retaliation. The Tennessee Public Protection Act (…
- Insurance Bad Faith
Insurance Bad Faith
What is Insurance Bad Faith?There are two basic types of Insurance Bad Faith Claims
First Party Insurance Bad Faith Claims
First Party Bad Faith Claims arise when an Insurance Company refuses to pay a claim without a reasonable basis for the denial, or when an Insurance Company fails to properly investigate the claim in a timel…
- Mediation
Mediation
Litigation can be expensive and emotionally taxing on the party litigants. The attorneys at Burnette Dobson & Pinchak have extensive experience in Alternative Dispute Resolution or ADR for short. Many times ADR is the most advantageous track for clients either prior to or during the pendency of litigation. The attorneys at BDP have the experienc…
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- Harry Burnette
Harry Burnette
Harry Burnette is a founding partner in the law firm of Burnette, Dobson & Pinchak. Mr. Burnette has worked in civil litigation since 1973. He has represented employees and companies in employment matters including discrimination, contracts, and severance review. Mr. Burnette has had many seven figure verdicts in automobile and truck accident cases as well as employment discrimination cases. Harry Burnette truly enjoys rep…
- Steven Dobson
Steven Dobson
Steve Dobson founding partner in the law firm of Burnette, Dobson & Pinchak. Steve concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, probate, corporate, and contract law. Steve is known for his calm demeanor and creative solutions to legal problems.
BURNETTE, DOBSON & PINCHAK founding partner
Education
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knox…
- Frank Pinchak
Frank Pinchak
Frank Pinchak has engaged in the practice of labor and employment law for four decades. He has represented management and individual employees in discrimination, retaliation, Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Pay Act, and Taft-Hartley Act cases. He is a graduate of Colgate University and the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Tennessee Law Review.
Mr. Pinchak has extensive experience practicing before judges an…
- Donna Mikel
Donna Mikel
Donna has practiced in the area of employment law and litigation since graduating with honors from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2000. She spent the first half of her career representing primarily employers on topics such as wage and hour issues, termination considerations, and litigation strategies in a wide array of employment lawsuits.
Driven by a passion to help others, her practice then shifted to representing employees and th…
- Douglas Hamill
Douglas Hamill
Doug primarily focuses his practice on employment law, representing victims of employment discrimination, unlawful retaliation, and sexual harassment. He has successfully tried employment cases to juries in both federal and state courts. While Doug specializes in retaliatory discharge and whistleblower claims, he has handled employment claims involving age discrimination, race discrimination, disability discrimination, sexual harassment, and military discriminati…
- Eric Burnette
Eric Burnette
H. Eric Burnette is a partner in the firm who practices in the area of civil litigation and is a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed Mediator. Eric has successfully tried jury trials in both State and Federal courts. Eric has been named to the top 40 trial lawyers under 40 and holds the highest ethical rating issued by Martindale's Peer Review system. His practice areas include insurance bad faith, estate litigation, personal injury and employment law (including unemployment appeals). He i…
- Chad Hardeman
Chad Hardeman
Chad Hardeman is a paralegal with our firm. He joined Burnette, Dobson & Pinchak in 2001. His specialties include employee benefit issues, federal and state anti-discrimination law, and personal injury claims.
Chad received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland with a concentration in Legal Studies. He is also a passionate musician who previously studie…
- Tammie Dickson
Tammie Dickson
Tammie Dickson has been a paralegal with Burnette, Dobson & Pinchak since October 1987. Tammie works primarily in the employment, personal injury, and probate areas of the firm's practice. During the 26 plus years that Tammie has been a part of the firm team, she has most enjoyed the successful trials that have made Burnette, Dobson & Pinchak a premier firm in the southeast. Tammie likes helping clients work through their legal ma…
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- Harry Burnette
Harry Burnette is a founding partner in the law firm of Burnette, Dobson & Pinchak. Mr. Burnette has worked in civil litigation since 1973. He has represented employees and companies in employment matters including discrimination, contracts, and severance review. Mr. Burnette has had many seven figure verdicts in automobile and truck accident cases as well as employment discrimination cases. Harry Burnette truly enjoys representing a party in asserting his or her employment rights. He has a gift in presenting a case before a jury and is a strong advocate on behalf of his client.
BURNETTE, DOBSON & PINCHAK founding partner
Education
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, J.D. 1973
Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee – B.A. , 1970; Four year member of the varsity wrestling team and has been inducted into the Blount County - Maryville College Hall of Fame.
Baylor School, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Bar Admissions
Tennessee Bar, 1973
Court Admissions
U. S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts in Tennessee
Sixth Circuit Court of AppealsAreas of Practice
Employment Discrimination (age, race, gender/sex, religion, disability, and retaliation)
Sexual Harassment
FMLA
Employment Law
Wrongful Termination
Personal Injury (Auto Accidents, Truck Accidents, slip/fall)
Auto and Truck Negligence
Civil Litigation
Probate and Estates
Wills and Trusts
Severance AgreementProfessional Memberships
Tennessee Bar Association
Chattanooga Bar Association
Federal Bar Association (has served as President of the Chattanooga Chapter)
The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (Employee), Fellow
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (served on Board of Governors)
National Employment Lawyers Association
Tennessee Employment Lawyers AssociationAwards and Recognitions
AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell for more than 25 years
Super Lawyers, 2006 – present, Employment and Labor
Best Lawyers in America for more than 20 years, U.S. News and World Report
Lawyer of the Year, 2014 – Best Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyer
Labor and Employment Top LawyersHobbies and Interests
Spending time with his wife, three children, and seven grandchildren
Boating
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