Frank P. Pinchak
Member
Upon graduation from the College of Law, served as Senior Law Clerk to United States District Judge Frank W. Wilson, Chattanooga, Tennessee
For over twenty-five years has represented management in all areas of labor and employment law including successful representations in NLRB-conducted elections, Fair Labor Standards Act investigations and litigation
EEOC, OFCCP, and state FEP investigations and litigation, as well as providing timely legal counsel to management in this professional area.
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law
- Employment Discrimination
- Labor Law
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Sexual Harassment
- Civil Litigation
- FMLA
- EEOC Proceedings
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1973
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee
- Law Review: Tennessee Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, 1973
- Colgate University
Published Works
- Contributing Editor, The Developing Labor Law, 2d. Ed., 1983
Representative Cases
- Hulgan v. Otis Elevator Co., WL 467556 (2009)
- Benner v. Createc Corp., WL 2437726 (E.D. Tenn. 2008)
- White v. MPW Industrial Services, Inc., 236 F.R.D. 363 (E.D. Tenn. 2006)
- Aslinger v. Price, WL 2521566 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006)
- Frizzell v. Southwest Motor Freight, Inc., 906 F.Supp. 441 (E.D. Tenn. 1995)
- Red Food Stores, Inc., 296 NLRB 450 (1989)
- Whittaker vs Care More, Inc., 621 S.W. 2d 395 (Tenn. App. 1981)
Honors and Awards
- AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbel
- Best Lawyers in America
- Order of the Coif
- National Moot Court Team, 1972
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Tennessee Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Chattanooga Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
Past Employment Positions
- U.S. District Court Judge Frank W. Wilson, Law Clerk, 1973 - 1975
Pro Bono Activities
- Volunteer, Behavioral Health Care System, 1993 - 1997
- Chair, St. Peter's Episcopal School, 1994 - 1998
- Commissioner, Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program, 2008 - Present