Arnold W Umbach III

Practice Areas

Trip Umbach chairs the firm’s labor and employment law practice group. For over 25 years, Trip has represented both public and private employers in all types of labor and employment disputes, from defending discrimination claims to handling traditional union labor relations matters. He regularly advises clients concerning non-competition agreements and litigates cases both to challenge and enforce them. A significant aspect of his practice is helping clients make employment decisions and develop policies that reduce the risk of being sued by employees or becoming unionized.

Career

Trip is a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, he is Ranked in the field of Labor and Employment by Chambers USA,

listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, named a "Litigation Star" for the state of Alabama in Benchmark Litigation, named to Who's Who Legal Labour, Employment & Benefits. Trip graduated first in his class from the University of Alabama School of Law and was an editor on the Alabama Law Review. Following law school, Trip clerked for the Honorable Patrick E. Higginbotham on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Professional Memberships

A Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers; Served as Vice-President, Legal and Legislative Affairs, Birmingham Society for Human Resource Management; listed: Best Lawyers in America; Mid-South Super Lawyers; Who's Who Legal Labour & Employment; and Benchmark Litigation.

Publications

Employment at Will, ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law.