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Leigh Anne St. Charles

Leigh Anne St. Charles

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
  • Employment Law
  • District of Columbia, Tennessee
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Biography

Leigh Anne serves as the Managing Partner of the Nashville office of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight and is also a Co-Chair of the firm’s Discrimination and Harassment Practice Group.

Since joining the firm, Leigh Anne has earned widespread recognition in the legal community. She was named a Mid-South Rising Star by Super Lawyers, selected as one of Tennessee’s Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association, and recognized in both the 2021 and 2022 editions of The Best Lawyers in America as a “Ones to Watch” in the field of Employment Law – Individuals.

Leigh Anne’s practice at Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight centers on discrimination, harassment, and financial services litigation. She has represented both individuals and classes in cases involving gender, age, FMLA, and disability discrimination, as well as retaliation. In her financial services work, she represents workers nationwide in cases involving breach of fiduciary duty and mismanagement of 401(k) plans.

Admitted to the bars of Tennessee and the District of Columbia, Leigh Anne also co-authored the article Brokerage Windows in 401(k) Plans: The Total Abdication of Fiduciary Responsibility, which appeared in the Winter 2021 edition of the Benefits Law Journal.

Practice Area
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Fees
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia
District of Columbia Bar
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Tennessee
Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Managing Partner
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
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Associate
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
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Education
Columbia Law School
J.D. (2014)
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Western Kentucky University
B.A. (2010)
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Awards
Rising Star
Business Insider
Ones to Watch
Best Lawyers
2021-2025
Women Worth Watching in Leadership Award
Profiles in Diversity
Mid-South Rising Star
Super Lawyers
2019-2020
Rising Stars
Super Lawyers
2019-2024
Professional Associations
American Constitution Society
Former Board Member
Current
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Publications
Articles & Publications
rokerage Windows in 401(k) Plans: The Total Abdication of Fiduciary Responsibility
Benefits Law Journal
Websites & Blogs
Website
Leigh Anne's Website Profile
Website
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP Website
Contact & Map
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
611 Commerce Street
Suite 3100
Nashville, TN 37203
US
Telephone: (615) 434-7006