Alexis Irene Tahinci

Tahinci Law Firm PLLC

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Practice Areas

Employment Law: Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law

Personal Injury: Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Professional Experience

Owner and Attorney: Tahinci Law Firm PLLC; 2022 - Current; I represent employees and individuals in East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and beyond. Practice areas include discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, noncompete agreements, employment contracts, severance agreements, First Amendment violations, public employee due process violations, Family and Medical Leave Act, disability accommodations, religious accommodations, wage and hour violations, and more. I also serve as East Tennessee Director-at-Large for the Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women (TLAW), co-chair TLAW's annual Empowerment Conference, and serve as President of the Abingdon Chapter of the Virginia Women Attorneys' Association.

Career Judicial Law Clerk: United States Courts; 2015 - 2022; Duties included drafting judicial opinions, researching legal issues, advising district judge regarding resolution of motions, preparing jury instructions, coordinating the recruitment and hiring of term law clerks, supervising interns, performing case management tasks, and additional administrative functions as needed. I also served as the Employment Dispute Resolution Coordinator for the district.

Associate Attorney: Penn, Stuart & Eskridge, PC; 2013 - 2015; Full-service regional law firm with approximately 35 attorneys. Represented businesses, organizations, and individual clients in litigation matters throughout Virginia and east Tennessee. Advised businesses and individuals with respect to employment agreements and other contracts. Litigation practice involved employment, commercial, contract, and tort disputes in state and federal courts.

Law Clerk: United States Courts; 2012 - 2013; Conducted legal research and drafted judicial opinions, jury instructions, and bench memoranda.

Associate Attorney: McNees Wallace & Nurick; 2010 - 2011; Full-service regional law firm with 130+ attorneys. Advocated for a variety of clients in all stages of litigation, from pleading and discovery through final resolution, before agencies and in state and federal courts.

Education

Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law: J.D.; 2007 - 2010; Proudly attended my home-town law school to be near family; Honors: summa Cum laude; Activities: Managing Editor, Penn State Law Review; Second in class and Highest-ranked student at Carlisle campus CALI Awards for highest grade in Basic Federal Income Taxation; Contract; Corporations; Evidence; Employment Law Survey II; Family Law; Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing I; Pennslyvania Practice; and Property

Hollins University: B.A.; 2002 - 2006; First in my family to attend college; Honors: Summa Cum Laude; Activities: Phi Beta Kappa; First Faculty Award for Academic Excellence (Valedictorian); Certificate in Leadership Studies, Batten Leadership Institute