Bryance Metheny
USA Guide 2023
Band 3 : Labor & Employment
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About
Provided by Bryance Metheny
Practice Areas
Beverage Services
Employer Advising, Policies & Training
Labor & Employment
Manufacturing
Labor Relations
Restaurant Services
OSHA
Wage & Hour
Franchise & Distribution
Class Action
Career
Bryance is Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment practice group. For over 25 years, Bryance has focused his practice exclusively on labor and employment law. He represents employers of all sizes across the country in every aspect of the employment relationship. In addition to legal guidance, Bryance’s clients look to him for practical and strategic advice about workplace management. He advises and counsels CEOs, GCs, and HR professionals on day-to-day decisions that improve employee relations, manage risk, and grow their businesses.
Bryance defends his clients in nationwide complex and class litigation. As lead counsel, he has litigated dozens of class claims under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, in addition to hundreds of individual employee disputes in state and federal court and arbitration. Bryance also focuses his practice on labor relations, and he has served as chief negotiator for numerous collective bargaining agreements with multiple unions, advises those unionized employers in day-to-day contract compliance, and represents them in grievance arbitrations. He works across industries, and Bryance has significant experience in manufacturing, multi-facility retail, banking, health care, and food service and distribution. His focus on these industries over his career has developed a skill set that includes training, counseling, auditing, and litigating in other employment-related areas like restrictive covenants and trade secrets, OSHA, leave management, and federal contract compliance.
As the son of a man who started a manufacturing business with one employee and grew it to an industry leader, Bryance knows how valuable problem-solvers are to a business. He approaches every engagement as an opportunity to help his client find a productive solution rather than act as a mere issue-spotter. Bryance strives to be a responsive business partner to every client he represents.
Professional Memberships
American Bar Association
Alabama Hospitality Association
Alabama Restaurant Association
Tennessee Hospitality Association
Board of Directors for the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Education
Cumberland School of Law at Samford University
J.D.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
B.A.
Awards
Employment Law-Management
The Best Lawyers in America®
Labor Law-Management,
The Best Lawyers in America®
Employment Law - Individuals
The Best Lawyers in America®
Litigation-Labor and Employment
The Best Lawyers in America®
Employment & Labor
Mid-South Super Lawyers
2023
Employment & Labor
Alabama Super Lawyers
2015
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