Faculty Profile: Luther Wright

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Previous Courses Taught (10)
  • Young Lawyers Division Trial College - In Person
  • Making “Difficult Communications” Less Difficult: Best Practices and Strategies for Success
  • Making “Difficult Communications” Less Difficult: Best Practices and Strategies for Success
  • Making “Difficult Communications” Less Difficult: Best Practices and Strategies for Success
  • Better Right Now 2021
  • Sports Law Panel: At the Intersection of Diversity and Sports
  • Understanding and Confronting Unconscious Bias 1.0
  • Understanding and Confronting Unconscious Bias 2.0
  • Understanding and Confronting Unconscious Bias 1.0
  • Corporate Counsel 2020: Understanding and Confronting Unconscious Bias
Biography

After graduating from Vanderbilt University School of Law, Luther Wright, Jr. began his career with a general practice firm in the litigation section. He spent the first several years of his legal career practicing in the general litigation area before joining the Labor & Employment team. He has significant experience in the areas of labor and employment law, corporate business litigation and complex litigation, including class action and collective action lawsuits. He typically represents management in all forms of employment discrimination litigation, including litigation based on federal anti-discrimination statutes, state statutes and common law, violence in the workplace, Fair Labor Standards Act claims and independent contractor disputes. Luther also devotes a significant amount of his practice to day-to-day client advice and supervisor/employee training.