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John Burleson is a member of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC and has been associated with the Firm since receiving his law degree, with honors, in 1983 from the University of Tennessee.

Burleson is also distinguished as a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator, a certification he obtained in 2013. He is one of only eight attorneys located in the Jackson, Tennessee area listed in the U.S. District Court Mediator Directory. Since 2013 Burleson has mediated cases in both state and federal courts in Middle and West Tennessee. He is an experienced mediator in cases involving age, gender, and race discrimination, FMLA violations, sexual harassment, civil rights violations, landowner disputes, auto accidents, wage and hour issues, construction litigation, violation of noncompete agreements, contract disputes, premises lability, and ADA violations. Furthermore, John was recently inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN). The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals is a professional association whose membership consists of ADR professionals distinguished by their hands-on experience in the field of civil and commercial conflict resolution. Membership is by invitation only and all Academy members have been thoroughly reviewed and found to meet stringent practice criteria. Members are amongst the most in-demand neutrals in their respective states, as selected by their peers and approved by local litigators.

For more information on available mediation services visit https://www.nadn.org/john-burleson or contact John’s paralegal, Carilyn Jordan, at 731-426-8135 ([email protected]).

COUNTIES SERVED BY JOHN D. BURLESON, MEDIATOR

 

 

Beckham v. City of Waynesboro, 2024 Tenn. App. LEXIS 215, at *1 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 14, 2024).

King v. Town of Selmer, 2024 Tenn. App. LEXIS 9, at *1 (Tenn. Ct. App. Jan. 8, 2024).

Henning v. City of Jackson, 2022 WL 3686659 (W.D. Tenn. Aug. 25, 2022), aff’d 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 14813 (6th Cir. June 14, 2023).

Pack v. Freed-Hardeman Univ., 2023 WL 2207390 (Tenn. Ct. App. Feb. 24, 2023).

Paar v. City of Jackson, 2020 WL 1822476 (W.D. Tenn. Apr. 10, 2020).

Riverland, LLC v. City of Jackson, Tenn., 2018 WL 5880935 (Tenn. Ct. App. Nov. 9, 2018).

State v. Farris, 562 S.W.3d 432 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2018).

Holmes v. Southwest Human Resource Agency, 2017 WL 3741557 (W.D. Tenn. Aug. 30, 2017).

Bobo v. City of Jackson, Tenn., 511 S.W.3d 14 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015).

West Tennessee SHRM Human Resources and Employment Law 2024 Spring Conference, May 8, 2024, Union University

Inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN).

West Tennessee SHRM Human Resources and Employment Law 2024 Fall Conference, November 7, 2024, Union University

Since 2008, John has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of Workers’ Compensation Law and Employment Law-Management. He also has the distinction of having an AV® Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Former Board Member of the Red Cross

Former Chairman of the Board for University School of Jackson

Former Chairman of the Deacons at Englewood Baptist Church

Education

Union University B.A., 1979 (cum laude)
University of Tennessee, J.D. 1983 (with honors)

Bar Admissions

Tennessee Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, Cincinnati

Interests

When not working, he is involved in activities with his church, following the Tennessee Volunteers in all sports, spending time with his seven grandchildren and watching their various activities, and when time allows, sitting on the porch of his house at the Tennessee River reading a good book and watching the river go by.