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- 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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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 lost a loved one in such an accident, we can help you in a case for wrongful death. One person's negligence can take away the life you were leading and leave you with enormous problems. We can help you fight to get a fair settlement, or if a reasonable settlement is not offered, we can help you present your case to a judge and jury. We have extensive trial experience and we are not afraid to go to court to protect our clients' rights.
Our car accident lawyers have particular experience in assisting clients who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents, including truck accidents and motorcycle accidents. With the proximity of I-75, I-65, I-24, and I-59, we help many clients who have been involved in semi accidents and auto accidents on the interstate. We understand these cases and we can help you get a proper and just settlement or jury verdict.
Contact us as at (423) 266-2121 soon as possible to schedule an appointment with one of our knowledgeable personal injury and car accident lawyers.
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