Teresa Rider Bult

Practice Areas

Class/Collective Actions

Employment Litigation Prevention & Defense

Wage and Hour Compliance & Litigation

Career

CredentialsMediaProfessional & Civic Associations

Teresa is both a mediator, a relationship partner for her corporate clients in the employment defense space, and for either role, a very practical "problem solver."​

Teresa Bult serves as Constangy’s Administrative Partner and General Counsel, guiding the firm through internal matters and ensuring smooth operations. In addition to her leadership role, she is a trusted Mediator and Relationship Partner for employment issues, working closely with multiple Fortune 500 clients. Teresa takes pride in connecting clients with the firm’s top talent and resources, helping them address immediate legal challenges while also advancing their broader business objectives.

Over her nearly 30-year career with Constangy, Teresa has held numerous leadership positions. She was the founding chair of the firm’s Women’s Network and formerly co-chaired the ABA Litigation Section’s Employment and Labor Relations Law Committee. Her professional excellence has been consistently recognized by Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, Martindale-Hubbell, Chambers USA, and the Nashville Business Journal’s Women of Influence.

What Teresa values most are the relationships she builds with clients. She is deeply invested in learning about their businesses, and many clients have become lifelong friends. For Teresa, serving as both counselor and partner is an honor, and she is committed to helping her clients thrive in an ever-changing employment law landscape.

Professional Memberships

ABA Litigation Section, Book Publication Board

Harry B. Phillips American Inns of Court, alumni

Nashville Bar Association

Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce

Former Co-chair, Employment and Labor Relations Law Committee, ABA Litigation Section

Former Nashville CEO Roundtable Member

Former Editorial Board member, ABA Litigation News Magazine

Former General Counsel, Outlook Nashville

Publications

"Attorney Teresa Rider Buld on law firm diversity," Nashville Post, 2023

Personal

Teresa enjoys life with her husband, three adult sons, and teenage daughter, whom they adopted from Ethiopia in 2012. Outside of work, she loves spending time near the water (lake or beach!), writing, traveling, and volunteering at DreamStreets, a Nashville inner-city ministry which her husband founded. She’s passionate about adoption, supporting single moms, and finding ways to help others thrive in both their careers and personal lives.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

D.C.

Tennessee

Virginia

Arkansas

Tennessee Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Virginia

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit

U.S. District Court - AR- W.D., E.D.

U.S. District Court - MI - E.D.

U.S. District Court - TN - E.D., M.D., W.D.

U.S. District Court - VA - E.D., W.D.

Education

Awards