James N. Nolan

James has thirty years’ experience representing employers in all phases of the employment relationship including collective bargaining, union avoidance, arbitration of employment disputes, claims of discrimination and wrongful termination, wage and hour compliance and workers’ compensation. He has represented clients engaged in diverse industries such as steel, coal, equipment manufacturing, telecommunications, healthcare and financial services.

• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® for Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (1995-2022, 2024-2025)
• Alabama Super Lawyers^® (2008-2010)

• Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent^® Peer Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence   

• Alabama Bar Association
• Georgia Bar Association

• “Human Resource Law Update,” presented to National Business Institute, 2008
• “Defending Wrongful Discharge Claims,” presented to National Business Institute, 2007
• “Employee Discharge and Documentation: How Not to Become a Defendant,” presented to National Business Institute, 1999, 2000, 2007 and Lorman Education Services, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
• “Workers’ Compensation Hearings: Techniques and Strategies for Success,” presented to National Business Institute, 2007
• “Alabama Personnel Law Update,” presented to Council on Education in Management, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
• “Alabama Labor and Employment Law,” presented to National Business Institute, 1996, 1998, 2004
• “Basic Wage and Hour Law in Alabama,” presented to National Business Institute, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004
• “Workers’ Comp 101: A Guide to Managing Workers’ Comp Claims,” presented to Council on Education in Management, 2003
• “Writing the Employee Handbook in Alabama,” presented to Lorman Education Services, 1998, 1999