Labor and Employment and Litigation Practice Areas
Kerby Bowling has practiced labor and employment law exclusively since 1980. However, his preparation for his career began long before he received his law degree when he started working with his father, an early pioneer in devising aggressive responses to union organizing activity. Kerby's father wanted his son to learn labor law not only from a book, but also from actual experience in the field. Consequently, Mr. Bowling's training began in the manufacturing plants of the South where, as a teenager, he assisted his father prepare his campaigns. Later, Mr. Bowling would continue his preparation by working at Kellogg Company, where he learned what it was like to punch a clock as a rank and file member of a labor union.
After graduating from law school Mr. Bowling was soon waging his own campaigns against organized labor. He quickly realized that there is a set of principles common to every union campaign. Experience taught him, however, that few individuals understand the dynamics of these principles and even fewer have mastered them. These principles and the universe of forces at play in the workplace during a union campaign have become Mr. Bowling's lifelong study.
Mr. Bowling does not believe that labor unions are obsolete, but confesses that presently, employees are more likely to seek the services of a lawyer or a government agency to challenge a management decision. He believes, however, that his experience as a labor lawyer gives him a keener insight into the countless employment issues confronting human resource managers in a wide variety of work environments. This has allowed him to better assist his clients in achieving their employment objectives with minimum risk, or when necessary, by structuring their response to a government agency's investigation or employment litigation.
Mr. Bowling's goal is to add value to his clients' organization by assisting them to maintain a productive work force within the framework of laws that regulate the work environment. Mr. Bowling takes immense pride in his personal associations with his clients and will continue to extend to them the close individual attention they deserve. He is a frequent speaker for corporations conducting in-house training and at various functions sponsored by local and regional chambers of commerce. He has also appeared as a guest on local television programs. His outside interests include golf and bonsai.
A-V Martindale-Hubble Rated
Education: University of Mississippi, B.B.S., 1977
University of Memphis, J.D., 1980
Admitted to Practice:Tennessee, 1980
Contact:phone: 901.474-6140
fax: 901.374.7567
email: kbowling@evanspetree.com
for assistance: 901.474.6167 (Treka)
After graduating from law school Mr. Bowling was soon waging his own campaigns against organized labor. He quickly realized that there is a set of principles common to every union campaign. Experience taught him, however, that few individuals understand the dynamics of these principles and even fewer have mastered them. These principles and the universe of forces at play in the workplace during a union campaign have become Mr. Bowling's lifelong study.
Mr. Bowling does not believe that labor unions are obsolete, but confesses that presently, employees are more likely to seek the services of a lawyer or a government agency to challenge a management decision. He believes, however, that his experience as a labor lawyer gives him a keener insight into the countless employment issues confronting human resource managers in a wide variety of work environments. This has allowed him to better assist his clients in achieving their employment objectives with minimum risk, or when necessary, by structuring their response to a government agency's investigation or employment litigation.
Mr. Bowling's goal is to add value to his clients' organization by assisting them to maintain a productive work force within the framework of laws that regulate the work environment. Mr. Bowling takes immense pride in his personal associations with his clients and will continue to extend to them the close individual attention they deserve. He is a frequent speaker for corporations conducting in-house training and at various functions sponsored by local and regional chambers of commerce. He has also appeared as a guest on local television programs. His outside interests include golf and bonsai.
A-V Martindale-Hubble Rated
Education: University of Mississippi, B.B.S., 1977
University of Memphis, J.D., 1980
Admitted to Practice:Tennessee, 1980
Contact:phone: 901.474-6140
fax: 901.374.7567
email: kbowling@evanspetree.com
for assistance: 901.474.6167 (Treka)
