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Luther Wright Jr

Luther Wright Jr

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Employment Law, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Compliance, Workplace Violence Prevention

Career

After graduating from Vanderbilt University School of Law, Luther Wright, Jr. began his career with a general practice firm in the litigation section. He spent the first several years of his legal career practicing in the general litigation area before joining the Labor & Employment team. He has significant experience in the areas of labor and employment law, corporate business litigation and complex litigation, including class action and collective action lawsuits. He typically represents management in all forms of employment discrimination litigation, including litigation based on federal anti-discrimination statutes, state statutes and common law, violence in the workplace, Fair Labor Standards Act claims and independent contractor disputes. Luther is a member of Ogletree’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Compliance Practice Group and routinely provides timely client advice and guidance on diversity related matters. Luther devotes a significant amount of his practice to day-to-day client advice, general supervisor/employee training, training and advising on diversity and inclusion issues and advising on workplace violence issues. Luther also acts as the Assistant Director of Client Training as part of the Ogletree Deakins Learning Solutions (ODLS) team. ODLS provides employee and supervisor training in a variety of formats, including in-person training, training by webinar/webcasts and customized video training products.

Professional Memberships

National Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Association

Nashville Bar Association (Board Member and Chair of the Minority Opportunities Committee)

Tennessee Bar Foundation (Fellow)

Nashville Bar Foundation (Fellow)

Napier-Looby Bar Association (Past President)

Napier-Looby Bar Foundation (Fellow)

Growth Enterprises Nashville, Inc. (Past Board Member)

The Healing Trust (Board Member and Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee)

Lawyers’ Association for Women, Marion Griffin Chapter (Member and Past Programming Chair)

Renewal House (past Board Member and member of the Personnel Committee)

Students Taking A Right Stand (STARS) (past Board Chair)

Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors (Past Governor)

100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee

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Labor & Employment - Tennessee

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Individual Editorial

Luther Wright has a strong background in litigation and is seasoned at defending complex employment law suits, including class action and collective action lawsuits. He has particular expertise in representing senior management in employment discrimination claims.

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