LAWYER PROFILE

Kara E. Shea

USA 2026

Butler Snow LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Labor & Employment

Tennessee

16 years ranked

About

Provided by Butler Snow LLP

Practice Areas

Advises employers in a variety of industries including: financial services, healthcare, and transportation. Assists with wage and hour compliance, employee leave and accommodation issues, and workplace investigations. Also represents employers before administrative agencies and in litigation, including defending employers in discrimination, whistleblower, FMLA, noncompete, and wage and hour cases, including class actions. Regularly speaks on employment-related topics and provides supervisory training on topics including FMLA and FLSA compliance, conducting workplace investigations, and implementing employee discipline.

Publications

Co-author of a comprehensive guide to wage and hour compliance; Editor of the Tennessee Employment Law Letter.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the USA

Labor & Employment - Tennessee

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Kara Shea offers expertise in ADA compliance training, workplace investigations and litigation assistance. She has experience handling wage and hour collective actions and wrongful termination suits.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Kara is an excellent attorney and understands the complexities of our business.
Labor & EmploymentChambers Guide to the USA
Kara Shea is results-driven, responsive and overall incredible to work with. We trust her judgement without fail.
Labor & EmploymentChambers Guide to the USA
Regardless of the wide range of questions we have had, Kara has been an invaluable resource to us as we have faced new national and state legal challenges and internal challenges. We would not choose to work with any other attorney.
Labor & EmploymentChambers Guide to the USA