Stephanie D. Coleman

Stephanie Coleman represents businesses, local governments, utility districts, and public boards throughout East Tennessee. Her practice focuses on business law, employment law, municipal law, contract drafting and negotiation, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance. As general counsel to businesses across the region, Stephanie advises clients on a wide range of day-to-day legal matters, including business formation and dissolution, contract review and negotiation, employment policies, workplace compliance, collections, and risk management. She regularly assists employers with issues involving the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), unemployment claims, employee handbooks, policy manuals, and affirmative action compliance. Stephanie also has extensive experience representing local governments and public entities. She advises boards and governing bodies on public meetings, contracts, easements, policy development, regulatory matters, and municipal operations. She currently serves as City Attorney for the City of Alcoa and has represented utility districts, municipalities, and public boards throughout East Tennessee. Stephanie joined the firm in 2008 after clerking with the firm during law school. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where she was named to the Order of Barristers, earned Dean’s List honors, received Certificates of Excellence in Contracts II and Contract Drafting, and competed nationally on the Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Team. She graduated summa cum laude from Lee University in 2005.

Stephanie was a member of the Tennessee Bar Association’s Leadership Law Class of 2014 and has been recognized by Legal Aid of East Tennessee for her pro bono service.