Band 4
Provided by Frederick T Smith
Labor and Employment; Former National Chair, Employment Litigation & Counseling Practice Group; Office Managing Partner, Charlotte
Mr. Smith is an employment litigator based in the Southeast (with offices in Charlotte and Atlanta) who manages several of the Firm’s largest employment portfolio relationships, leveraging his teams’ collective experience and his commitment to client service to deliver superior results and value. He was a principal architect of the SeyfarthLean administrative agency charge and employment litigation flat fee service offerings and an early adopter of Six Sigma business process improvement methodologies to deliver legal services. Mr. Smith employs the same philosophy and methodologies in efficiently managing and successfully resolving class and other complex employment litigation actions.
Mr. Smith regularly counsels clients regarding their employment policies and practices to help them comply with local, state, and federal laws and to avoid the expense and other wasted resources associated with state and federal court litigation. He is nationally recognized in the areas of workplace drug and alcohol testing policies and practices.
American Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; Mecklenburg County (NC) Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Illinois State Bar.
JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School; BA, Wake Forest University.
Provided by Chambers
Frederick Smith of Seyfarth Shaw LLP is noted for his extensive employment law expertise, which includes FCRA disputes and discrimination claims. His practice also sees him advise on drug testing policy.
Provided by Chambers
"He's a pleasure to work with."
"He's a pleasure to work with."
