⚖️ Legal Roundtable: A Must-Attend Breakfast for HR Leaders⚖️ 

☀️ Start your morning with one of SETN SHRM’s most anticipated programs of the year!
This highly interactive Legal Roundtable Breakfast brings together leading local employment attorneys and HR professionals for timely, candid conversations on the legal issues shaping today’s workplace.

🔹 What You Can Expect

🔵 Fast-paced, interactive roundtables (20–30 minutes each) allowing you to rotate through multiple legal topics that matter most to HR leaders
🟢 Direct access to trusted legal experts sharing real-world insights, emerging trends, and practical guidance
🟣 Open, collaborative discussions focused on real challenges—compliance, risk mitigation, investigations, and evolving workplace issues

💡 Why This Session Stands Out

🚫 This is not a lecture.
✅ This is a hands-on, discussion-driven experience designed to equip you with clarity, confidence, and actionable strategies you can immediately apply within your organization.

🤝 Connect with peers.
📘 Gain practical legal insight.
🛡️ Strengthen your HR decision-making.

If staying ahead of employment law, mitigating risk, and confidently advising your leaders is a priority, this is a session you don’t want to miss.

📌 Seats fill quickly—register early to secure your spot!

Meet the Attorney's:

Kenshandra T. Mitchell // Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. // Topic: Religion in the Workplace: Religious Accommodation, Discrimination, and Harassment

Kenshandra is an associate in Chambliss' Labor and Employment group. Her practice is focused on advising employers of all sizes on common workplace issues and defending employers before state and federal administrative agencies and in state and federal court against claims of discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful discharge brought under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, and FLSA. She also drafts, edits, and reviews employment agreements, separation agreements, employee handbooks, and employment policies with special consideration for compliance with state and federal laws.

Maury Nicely // Evans Harrison Hackett PLLC // Topic: HR/Employment Law Predictions: What to Expect in 2026

Maury Nicely concentrates his practice in the areas of employment litigation, labor law, and general business litigation. He has addressed issues pertaining to all areas of labor and employment law in order to assist clients in preparing and maintaining employee records, making proactive decisions to prevent workplace issues from arising, and addressing formal complaints if and when they arise. He has represented clients in defending against a wide variety of lawsuits brought in both federal and state courts, claims for unemployment compensation, and complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and corresponding state agencies. Maury has prepared contractual agreements and documents associated with a broad range of employment decisions, including employment contracts, separation agreements, non-competition and confidentiality agreements, and programs for alternative methods of dispute resolution (ADR) in the workplace. He has also drafted employment policies and procedures for a wide range of clients, from small start-up businesses to established, multinational employers.

Rusty W. Gray // Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC // Topic: “Dealing with Meta Glasses and New Technology in the Workplace.”

Russell W. Gray represents local, regional and national clients on a full range of labor and employment matters, including wage and hour, drug testing, policy manuals, covenants not to compete, response to union activity, various employment forms, compliance advice and employment litigation.  Mr. Gray also has more than 25 years of experience in commercial and business litigation, including litigation involving contractual matters, trade secrets, stock valuation and real property. He has litigated matters before courts or government agencies in approximately 20 states.

Scott Simmons // Miller & Martin // Topic: Has It Really Been A Year Already?  Updates, New Laws, and Other General Musings

Scott Evan Simmons focuses his practice on employment litigation and preventative counseling in the firm's Labor & Employment practice. Mr. Simmons regularly counsels clients on a wide range of employment-related topics, including wage-and-hour compliance, hiring, termination, and the creation and modification of general personnel policies. He also has significant experience defending a wide variety of employment-related lawsuits in front of a variety of employment-related forums, including state and federal courts in multiple states, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, similar state agencies, and the National Labor Relations Board. As a former business owner with a master’s degree in business administration, Scott draws on his business-management background in communicating with clients on day-to-day legal issues, including risk management, employee relations, labor negotiations, and employer compliance matters. 

Stacie Caraway // Miller & Martin // Topic: ADA/FMLA

Stacie advises employers of all sizes on how to comply with applicable state and federal laws concerning employee leave and pregnancy, disability, and religious accommodation as well as anti-discrimination, harassment, and retaliation laws while still effectively running their businesses.

Everett "Rett" L. Hixson III // Chartwell Law // Topic: Winning the Employment-Practices Liability Claim Before It Begins: Proactive Steps to Protect Coverage and Achieve Early Resolution

Everett “Rett” L. Hixson III is a partner in the Chattanooga office of Chartwell Law, a national firm with almost 40 offices across the country. He is licensed in Tennessee, Georgia, and Kentucky. Rett maintains a robust defense litigation practice representing insurance carriers, businesses, and individuals in a variety of matters such as employment law, professional liability, commercial litigation, and general liability claims.

A significant portion of Rett’s practice focuses on employment law and labor relations. He handles discrimination, retaliation, wrongful‑termination, and sexual harassment claims; Title IX matters; FCRA matters; section 1981 claims; section 1983 claims; and disputes involving non‑compete and non‑solicitation agreements, as well as misappropriation of trade secrets. Rett represents employers before the EEOC and in state and federal courts in cases involving Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FLSA, TPPA, and THRA. He has successfully resolved employment-related matters in nearly every state in the Southeast and several others across the country.

Rett also advises clients on the wide range of issues surrounding workforce management, including layoffs, reductions in force, WARN Act compliance, terminations, disciplinary measures, and hiring practices. He negotiates employment agreements and severance packages, conducts internal investigations, and provides day‑to‑day counseling on employment issues. Additionally, Rett is experienced in drafting and updating employee-related policies, including handbooks, disciplinary guidelines, and other workplace protocols.

Kathleen Siciliano // Chambliss, Bahner and Stophel, P.C. // Parental Leave Laws

Kathleen Siciliano counsels employers of all sizes on discrimination or retaliation claims under Title VII, FMLA, FLSA, ADA, and ADEA. She also advises educational intuitions on issues involving Title IX and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Her experience further extends to advising employers on employment agreements, medical leave and disability concerns, LGBTQ matters, workplace investigations, and restrictive covenants and trade secret enforcement, all while ensuring state and federal employment law compliance.

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