About the Law Firm
Stephen H. Biller, Esq.
Direct Telephone: 901-259-5383
Fax: 901-259-5380
sbiller@thebillerlawfirm.com
Experience & Credentials:
Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Wage and Hour Law; Securities Arbitration; Construction Arbitration; Family and Medical Leave Act; Age Discrimination in Employment; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; National Labor Relations Act; Americans with Disabilities Act; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation
Peer Review Rating: AV Rated
Education: Boston University, J.D., 1965, Boston University, B.A., 1963
Licensed: 1966, Tennessee; 2010, Mississippi
Admitted: United States and Tennessee Supreme Courts; 6th & 8th Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals; U.S. District Courts of Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas, Eastern District of Wisconsin; all State Tennessee Courts; and all Mississippi Courts
Memberships: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Bar Foundation (Fellow, 1996; Trustee 2000-2003; Chairman 2005-2006); American Bar Foundation (Fellow, 2005); Memphis and Shelby County Bar Foundation (Fellow, 2006)
Biography: Best Lawyers in America, 2008 – 2011. Author: The Physician in the Court Room, Developmental Behavioral Disorders, Volume 1, Chapter 7, Plenum Medical Book Company, 1988; Juvenile Delinquency: The Interface Between Pediatrics and the Law (Children’s Rights), Developmental Behavioral Disorders, Volume 2, Chapter 4, Plenum Medical Book Company, 1989
Reported Cases: Chism v. Mid-South Milling Co., 762 S.W.2d 552 (Tenn. 1998); Peete v. American Standard Graphic, 885 F.2d 331 (6th Cir 1989); Stein v. Davidson Hotel, 945 S.W.2d 714 (Tenn. 1997); Muller Optical Company v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 743 F.2d 380 (6th Cir 1984); Sullivan v. Baptist Memorial Hospital, 995 S.W.2d 569 (Tenn. 1999)
Brian L. Yoakum, Esq.
Associate
Direct Telephone: 901-259-5385
Fax: 901-259-5380
byoakum@thebillerlawfirm.com
Experience & Credentials:
Practice Areas: Civil/Commercial/Business Litigation; Premises Liability Defense
Education: University of Memphis, J.D., 2005; Rhodes College, Political Science and International Studies, B.A., 2001
Licensed: 2005, Tennessee
Admitted: United States and Tennessee Supreme Courts; U.S. District Courts of Western District of Tennessee, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; all Tennessee State Courts
Memberships: Memphis Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division of Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Bar and American Bar Associations; Memphis University School’s D. Eugene Thorn Society: Emerging Leaders; Director/Treasurer of Horseshoe Lake Recreational Club, Inc.
Biography: Recipient of Robert and Elaine Hoffman Memorial Scholarship; Dean’s Award of Academic Excellence for Best Legal Brief; CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Professional Responsibility; Dean’s Distinguished Service Award; President, The Federalist Society; Who’s Who Among American Law Students; Recipient of Rhodes College Political Science Department Award for Outstanding Research for project entitled A Study of Pretrial Release: The Two Classes of Accused; President, Sigma Nu Fraternity; Secretary, Inter-Fraternity Council.
