Bio
Rebecca Wells Demaree is of counsel with Cornelius & Collins, LLP, and specializes in the areas of health care and labor and employment law, including federal and state regulatory appeals, employment contracts, non-compete agreements, and civil rights actions. She also serves as Associate General Counsel for Tennessee Health Management, Inc. She is admitted to all state and federal courts in Tennessee, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
In addition to practicing law, Rebecca provides in-house, interactive training seminars for her clients in all aspects of employer/employee relations. She has acted as the featured speaker at professional conferences on topics of compliance with laws dealing with workers’ compensation, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Rebecca also serves on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Assault.
Rebecca received her law degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law, where she served as a student writing editor for the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. She obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Louisville, in Louisville, Kentucky, graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in English. She also studied as an undergraduate at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky.
Bar Admissions:
Tennessee Supreme Court
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Representative Cases:
Bundren v. Peters, 732 F.Supp.1486
(E. D. Tenn. 1989).
Carr v. UPS, 955 S.W.2d 832 (Tenn. 1997)
Jackson v. City of Cookeville, 31 F.3d 1354
(6th Cir. 1994)
Suggs v. Servicemaster, 71 F.3d 1228
(6th Cir. 1995)
Professional Associations & Memberships:
Nashville Bar Association, Director,
Young Lawyers Division, 1992 - 1995
Tennessee Bar Association, Director,
Young Lawyers Division, 1992 - 1997
American Bar Association
Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic
and Sexual Violence, Board of Directors, elected
2005
Employment Positions:
Associate General Counsel, Tennessee Health
Management, Inc., 2007 – Present
Seminars & Training:
Employment Issues, Women of Color Leadership
Institute, June 22, 2006
Wage & Hour, Women of Color Leadership
Institute, June 22, 2006
Confidentiality in Employment Situations, Sterling
Education Services, 2005
Confidentiality of Medical Records, Lorman
Education Services, 2004
Confidentiality of Medical Records, Lorman
Education Services, 2003
Civic & Community Activities:
Tennessee Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual
Assault, Board of Directors, 2005 - Present