Elliott Lawson & Minor, P.C. | Attorneys

Elliot Lawson & Minor, P.C.

Mark M. Lawson
Elliott, Lawson & Minor P.C.
P.O. Box 8400
Bristol, VA 24203-8400

Communication Center

Phone: (276) 466-8400

E-mail: mlawson@elliottlawson.com

Fax: (276) 466-8161

Web site: http://www.elliottlawson.com

Position	Areas of Practice	Litigation Percentage
Bar Admissions	Education	Honors
Published Works	Affiliations	References
Representative Clients	Representative Cases

Mr. Lawson's practice of over 30 years includes labor and employment law and other commercial litigation. He was instrumental in establishing the firm's labor and employment law practice. He has appeared before state and federal courts and agencies, including those outside the Tri-Cities (Bristol/Kingsport/Johnson City) regional area. Mr. Lawson has substantial experience before the National Labor Relations Board, and he represents management in union organizing campaigns and collective bargaining. He has appeared in appellate courts on numerous occasions and he is admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Lawson has been active in establishing and maintaining the firm's Employment Lines seminar series and newsletter.

Mr. Lawson has been deeply involved in the Bristol Community for many years, and he has served on the boards of Girls, Inc., Bristol Family YMCA, Theatre Bristol, and Kingsport Theatre Guild. He is active in his church, Christian Science Society of Bristol, Tennessee. When not working to pay for his hobbies, he enjoys hiking, sailing, scuba diving, singing, and acting. Mr. Lawson is married and has four children.

Current Employment Position(s):: Principal

Areas Of Practice:: 75% Labor and Employment Law; 25% Commercial Litigation

Litigation Percentage:: 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Virginia, 1976; Tennessee, 1994; U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia, 1976; U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1976; U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1986; U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 2000; U.S. Supreme Court, 1980

Education:: Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, Virginia, 1976; J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence; Honors: cum laude; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, June, 1973; B.A., Bachelor of Arts; Major: English; The Principia, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, June, 1969; College Preparatory

Published Works:: "Employment Lines Seminar" Workbooks, Elliott Lawson & Minor; "Business Lines" Newsletter, Elliott Lawson & Minor

Representative Cases:: Jamison v. Wiley, 14 F.3d 222 (C.A. 4 1994); Harrison v. KVAT Food Management, Inc., 766 F.2d 155 (C.A.4 (Va.) 1985); Ramar Coal Co., Inc. v. International Union, United Mine Workers of America, 814 F.Supp. 502 (W.D. Va. 1993); McGlothlin v. Connors, 142 F.R.D. 626 (W.D. Va. 1992); Keen Mountain Const. Co., Inc. v. Chambers, 481 F.Supp. 532 (W.D. Va. 1979); Ramar Coal Co., 303 NLRB 604 (NLRB 1991); Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., 301 NLRB 1008 (NLRB 1991); Coppinger-Machinery Service, 279 NLRB 609 (NLRB 1986); Westbury Coal Min. Partnership v. J.S. & K. Coal Corp., 355 S.E.2d 571 (Va. 1987); Williamson Piggly Wiggly, 1986 WL 53957 (NLRB 1986); Barbara George, Inc., 1984 WL 37102 (NLRB 1984); Baker Mine Services, Inc., 1986 WL 53777 (NLRB 1986); Nicholas County Health Care Center, Inc., 331 NLRB No. 122 (NLRB 2000); Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 332 NLRB No. 19 (NLRB 2000); Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 332 NLRB No. 20 (NLRB 2000); Williamson Piggly Wiggly v. NLRB, 827 F.2d 1098 (C.A. 6 1987); Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 2000 WL 1390484 (NLRB 2000); Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 2000 WL 1449841 (NLRB 2000); Nicholas County Health Care Center, Inc., 2000 WL 1143591 (NLRB 2000); Double A Coal Co., Inc. et al, 307 NLRB 689 (NLRB 1992); Shenandoah Coal Company, 305 NLRB 1071 (NLRB 1992); Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc., 291 NLRB 693 (NLRB 1988); Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc. v. NLRB, 2001 WL 672063 (C.A. 4 2001); NLRB v. Double A Coal Co., Inc., 17 F.3d 1434 (C.A. 4 1994); Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Inc. v. NLRB, 953 F.2d 638 (C.A. 4 1992); Mid-Mountain Foods, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, 2001 WL 1355192 (D.C.Cir.); Collins v. Summers Hardware & Supply Company, 88 S.W.3d 192 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002)

Representative Clients:: Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co.; Hapco/American Flagpole; Penn-Virginia Corporation; Sandvik Rock Tools, Inc.; Rosedale Therapeutics, Inc.; Prime Choice Foods, Inc.; King College; WCYB TV-5; Vatring Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Olver Incorporated; Trammell Hotel Investments, LLC

References:: Wachovia Bank; Highlands Union Bank

Classes/Seminars Taught:: "Employment Lines Seminar", Elliott Lawson & Minor, 1976 - Present

Honors and Awards:: "Super Lawyer" in Employment and Labor Law, by Law & Politics Magazine, 2006, 2007, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Virginia State Bar, 1976 - Present; Member; Tennessee Bar Association, 1994 - Present; Member; Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM), 2004 - Present; Member

Past Employment Positions:: White Elliott & Bundy, Associate, 1976 - 1979; White Elliott & Bundy, Principal/Managing Principal, 1980 - 1994; Elliott Lawson & Pomrenke, Principal, 1994 - 2003

Fraternities/Sororities:: Phi Delta Phi; Kappa Alpha Order

Birth Information:: 1950, Princeton, West Virginia, United States of America

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