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Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC attorneys to speak at 16th Annual Human Resources & Employment Law Spring Conference on May 13 at Union University Grant Event Center. West Tennessee SHRM in coordination with Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC will present “Aloha HR” and explore timely and important HR topics. This program has been approved […]

Russell Reviere has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Pillars of Excellence Award on behalf of the University of Memphis. This award recognizes attorneys with at least 40 years of exemplary service in the legal community who have made significant contributions to the practice of law in their civic and professional lives. The […]

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC is pleased to announce that John Burleson has been inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN). Mr. Burleson is a member of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC and has been associated with the Firm since receiving his Doctor of Jurisprudence, with honors, in 1983 from the […]

Since its founding in 1975, Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC has grown from a few attorneys to 50+ lawyers. To better serve our clients, the law firm has also expanded geographically over the years to have offices across Tennessee (Memphis, Martin, Jackson, Nashville, and Chattanooga) and Kentucky (Fulton) and represents local, regional, and national […]

Nine Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC lawyers have been recognized in 2024 MID-SOUTH SUPER LAWYERS®-Russell Reviere (Civil Litigation: Defense), Will Bell (Business/Corporate), Marty Phillips (Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense), Brad Box (Insurance Coverage), Amanda Waddell (Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense), John Alexander (Personal Injury Medical Malpractice: Defense), Matthew Courtner (Employment & Labor), Christina McConnell […]

On Friday, November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the United States Department of Labor’s April 23, 2024, final rule changing the standard salary level threshold required in order for otherwise exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees to continue to remain exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) […]

James Thompson has been appointed by State of Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally to serve as a member of the Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation representing employers. James will be one of six voting members on the committee, his seat representing employers throughout Tennessee. James has represented and counseled employers and insurers in workers’ compensation […]

Best Law Firms® Independent Rankings Highlight Top Firms in the Industry Today and Key Trends Driving Successful Firms Toward the Future Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC is honored to be recognized as a 2025 Best Law Firm in the following 13 practice areas:• Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency & Reorganization Law• Commercial Litigation• Employment […]

At its Annual October Meeting, the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (TDLA) announced Chris Frulla as President-Elect and A.J. Parker as Divisional Director for Middle Tennessee for 2024-2025. The TDLA is a group of lawyers primarily engaged in civil defense litigation, who have the opportunity to exchange ideas, techniques, and information through the association. The TDLA strives […]

At its Annual Meeting this month, the Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (TDLA) announced Jordan Gibson Neiderland as the recipient of its Emerging Leaders Award and A.J. Parker the recipient of its Rising Star Award. NATHAN E. SHELBY EMERGING LEADERS AWARDTo honor an emerging TDLA leader and participant in the TDLA Emerging Leaders Program, who has […]

Emily, a member of the Tort and Insurance Practice Group in our Memphis office, is a native of Collierville. She has a bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College. Emily graduated from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis, where she was an Articles Editor of the Law Review and competed in several […]

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC is pleased to announce that Jordan Gibson (Nashville Office) has been selected for inclusion in the 2025 Nashville Bar Foundation (NBF) Leadership Class. In 2014, the Nashville Bar Foundation established the NBF Leadership Forum-a local leadership program for lawyers with three to eight years of experience-designed to bring together […]

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC attorneys (John Burleson, Robert Binkley, Geoffrey Lindley, James Thompson, Matthew Courtner, Meredith Maroney Franz, and Nakota Wood) to speak at 15th Annual Human Resources & Employment Law Fall ConferenceNovember 7 | Union University Grant Event Center West Tennessee SHRM in coordination with Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC will present “HR […]

LOWERING THE BAR: The Degree of Harm Requirement, Revisited and Revised in MULDROW v. CITY OF ST. LOUIS | Nakota Wood and James Thompson, attorneys in our Jackson office, recently contributed this article in HR Professionals Magazine. Click https://lnkd.in/ee6y9Kub to read the article. Connect with us on LinkedIn and visit www.raineykizer.com to see how we can assist […]

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC and All Saints Immigration Services are hosting AN OVERVIEW OF IMMIGRATION LAW Continuing Education Seminar on September 12, 2024, from 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT. Spots are still available! See below for details. This event is in-person only. To register for this seminar, click https://lnkd.in/eTK8T372. To read more […]

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC is proud to announce that Hugh Francis (Memphis) and Jordan Gibson (Nashville) have been included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Best Lawyers recognitions are compiled based on an exhaustive Purely Peer Review® evaluation.

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC is proud to announce that Amanda Waddell has been named Best Lawyers® 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” in Memphis for Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants. “Lawyer of the Year” honors are awarded annually to only one lawyer per practice area in each region with extremely high overall feedback from their […]

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC is proud to have 15 lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 edition released today. For over 40 years, Best Lawyers® has been esteemed by both legal professionals and the public as a premier benchmark for legal integrity and distinction in the United States. Best Lawyers® recognitions are […]

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC is pleased to welcome Wyatt Trevathan to its Nashville office as an associate attorney in the Firm’s Tort & Insurance Practice Group. Originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico, Wyatt attended two years of undergrad at the University of Denver before finishing his studies and graduating from Northern Arizona University […]

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC attorney keely wilson was recently nominated and accepted the membership as a Fellow in the Tennessee Bar Foundation. The Foundation is limited to outstanding lawyers and judges who have demonstrated an uncompromised dedication to integrity and high and personal and professional ethical standards; made outstanding and recognized contributions to the […]

Chris Frulla (Memphis Office), a member of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC, is scheduled to conduct Next Gen Defense Lawyer Training on Experts (retaining, deposing, defending depositions, etc.) during the August 29 Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (TDLA) Next Gen webinar series. Next Gen Defense Lawyer Training is a TDLA webinar series of 10 short virtual CLE programs […]

James Thompson, member of the law firm of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC, gave a presentation today at the Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Bureau’s Educational Conference. Thompson spoke to claims representatives, case managers, attorneys, and the Bureau’s mediators and judges on “Handling Claims with Self-Represented Claimants.” His discussion gave an explanation of the unique roles of the […]

2024 WORKERS’ COMPENSATION UPDATES | James Thompson (Jackson Office), a member of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC, will speak at a quarterly webinar series hosted by the Workforce Development Boards of West Tennessee on Thursday, June 6. To learn how we can assist your organization, visit www.raineykizer.com.

The Current Landscape of Sexual Harassment and Assault Claims in the Workplace | Meredith Maroney Franz, an attorney in our Jackson office, recently contributed this article in HR Professionals Magazine. Click https://lnkd.in/ebpRE_bm to read the article. Connect with us on LinkedIn and visit www.raineykizer.com to see how we can assist your organization.

Geoffrey Lindley (Jackson Office), a member of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC, will speak at Personnel Placements’ Spring Into Success HR Conference on “Hiring Immigrant Workers in Tennessee: I-9 & E-Verify” on Wednesday, April 24. To learn how we can assist your organization, visit www.raineykizer.com.  

Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC attorneys (John Burleson, Robert Binkley, Geoffrey Lindley, James Thompson, Matthew Courtner, Meredith Maroney Franz, and Nakota Wood) to speak at 15th Annual Human Resources & Employment Law Spring Conference May 8 | Union University Carl Grant Event Center West Tennessee SHRM in coordination with Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC will present “HR Fun & Games” and […]

Effective May 21, 2012, venue for filing workers’ comp lawsuits is limited by new law restricting lawsuits against non-governmental employers to the county where the work injury occurred or where the employee resided at the time of the injury.  Previously, such suits could be filed in the county where the employee resided at the time […]

Jackson, TN (January 7, 2013) – Will Bell, an attorney with Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC (Rainey Kizer) provided attorneys and others involved in the probate process with updated information on managing the process from start to finish.  He spoke during a recently completed Jackson training conference presented by National Business Institute. In 2011, […]

Memphis, TN – Latosha Dexter and Cory Brown, attorneys in theMemphis office of Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC (Rainey Kizer), presented an update on 2012 employment law changes and HR related healthcare issues during the December holiday meeting of the West Tennessee Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (WTSHHRA). At Rainey Kizer, Dexter’s practice […]

Memphis, TN (December 12, 2012) – New and evolved types of insurance policies now on the market require that professionals on both the buy and sell sides remain up-to-date on those changes, according to Michael Mansfield, an attorney with Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell PLC (Rainey Kizer). Mansfield’s remarks were made in Memphisto participants during a […]