Liesel is a member of Butler Snow’s Labor and Employment group. She represents employers and other organizations in labor and employment litigation, arbitration, counseling, and compliance matters, including single-plaintiff discrimination and harassment suits, EEOC proceedings, and related civil rights matters. Her practice includes advising on employment discrimination and harassment matters, wage and hour issues, FLSA exemption classification, independent contractor classification, overtime issues, restrictive covenants, employment agreements, employee discipline and termination, leave requirements, and disability-related accommodations, including the ADA interactive process. She also drafts employment policies and forms and handles matters under the FLSA, FMLA, Title VII, the ADA, the Tennessee Human Rights Act, and state and federal pregnancy laws.
Overview
Liesel is a member of Butler Snow’s Labor and Employment group. She represents employers and other organizations in labor and employment litigation, arbitration, counseling, and compliance matters, including single-plaintiff discrimination and harassment suits, EEOC proceedings, and related civil rights matters. Her practice includes advising on employment discrimination and harassment matters, wage and hour issues, FLSA exemption classification, independent contractor classification, overtime issues, restrictive covenants, employment agreements, employee discipline and termination, leave requirements, and disability-related accommodations, including the ADA interactive process. She also drafts employment policies and forms and handles matters under the FLSA, FMLA, Title VII, the ADA, the Tennessee Human Rights Act, and state and federal pregnancy laws.
Experience
- Represents employers and other organizations in labor and employment litigation, arbitration, EEOC proceedings, and related civil rights matters.
- Defends employers in single-plaintiff discrimination and harassment suits.
- Advises clients in a variety of industries on employment law compliance, employee discipline and termination, and related workplace issues.
- Provides guidance on state and federal leave requirements, disability-related leave and accommodation issues, and the ADA interactive process.
- Handles wage and hour matters, including FLSA exemption classification, independent contractor classification, and overtime issues.
- Drafts employment policies, forms, and employment agreements, and assists in the enforcement of employment agreements and restrictive covenants.
- Handles matters under the FLSA, FMLA, Title VII, the ADA, the Tennessee Human Rights Act, and state and federal pregnancy laws.
Distinctions
- BL Rankings, The Best Lawyers in America®
- Ones to Watch, Labor and Employment Law - Management, 2026
- Ones to Watch, Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2026
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2025
- Alabama, 2017
- U.S. District Courts
- Tennessee: Middle, Western, Eastern
- Alabama: Northern, Middle
Education
- University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2017
- Alabama Law Review, Articles Editor
- Public Interest Student Board, Treasurer
- John A. Campbell Moot Court Board
- Jessup International Law Moot Court Team
- Student Pro Bono Award
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., Political Science and Communication Studies, 2013
- Study Abroad: University College London, Spring 2012
- Clerkship, The Honorable Herman N. Johnson, Jr., U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Alabama, June 2017-August 2019
Associations
- American Bar Association
- Labor and Employment Law Section
- Young Lawyers Division
- Alabama State Bar
- Nashville Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division
- Labor & Employment Section
- Lawyers’ Association for Women
- Butler Snow Pro Bono Committee
- DRI
- Labor and Employment Committee
Civic Involvement
- Junior League of Nashville