Leslie F. Bishop
Knoxville
(865) 546-4646

Education

Tennessee Technological University, B.S., 1985

University of Memphis, J.D., 1988

Bishop

Leslie F. Bishop, a Lewis Thomason shareholder, is responsible for all aspects of a general defense litigation practice, with an emphasis in workers' compensation and employment law. Her employment practice ranges from representation of employers at state agencies to trial on all employment issues. She currently serves as Chair of the firm's Workers' Compensation Practice Group.

Ms. Bishop joined the firm from the Tennessee Department of Labor Workers' Compensation Division where she supervised the Knoxville Regional Office which covered nineteen counties. She has served as a member of the Governor's Task Force charged with reform of ...

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Leslie F. Bishop, a Lewis Thomason shareholder, is responsible for all aspects of a general defense litigation practice, with an emphasis in workers’ compensation and employment law. Her employment practice ranges from representation of employers at state agencies to trial on all employment issues. She currently serves as Chair of the firm’s Workers’ Compensation Practice Group.

Ms. Bishop joined the firm from the Tennessee Department of Labor Workers’ Compensation Division where she supervised the Knoxville Regional Office which covered nineteen counties. She has served as a member of the Governor’s Task Force charged with reform of workers’ compensation laws in the State of Tennessee. She has been a certified Mediator and has successfully participated in over 1,000 mediations, primarily workers’ compensation disputes.

 AFFILIATIONS

  • American Bar Association
  • Knoxville Bar Association
  • Tennessee Bar Association

 PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

  • Named a Cityview Magazine Top Attorney
  • Member, College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America®, Workers’ Compensation Law Employers

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