Balch & Bingham LLP

Labor & Employment

Partner

Jeff Starling is the chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice. For over 25 years he has devoted his practice to the representation of employers across the full range of legal issues, from litigating and trying cases involving trade secrets, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, to defending clients against whistleblowers, as well as individual and class claims of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, to  FLSA collective actions and various state law tort claims. While Jeff helps clients develop human resources policies, minimize legal risks and avoid disputes, he also aggressively represents clients in responding to union organizing and elections, bargaining with unions, defending NLRB charges, and arbitrating claims.

America Bar Association, Labor & Employment and Litigation Sections

Alabama State Bar

Birmingham Bar Association

ABA Committee on the Development of the Law Under the NLRA management

University of Arkansas School of Law, J.D., 1992, with Honors; Arkansas Law Review, Note and Comment Editor

Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1989