GARY W. WRIGHT is Of Counsel with Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC which he joined in 1983. He practices in the areas of labor and employment law, with a particular emphasis on NLRB work, collective bargaining, contract administration, and arbitration law. He has served on the Executive Council of the Tennessee Bar Association, Labor Law Section, and is a member of the American Bar Association. Gary received his Certification in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations. Prior to entering private practice, Gary was a federal prosecutor for the National Labor Relations Board working in its Peoria and Atlanta Regions. He has also served as an instructor of business law at Virginia Tech and Carson Newman College. Gary received his BS degree, cum laude in 1974 and his J.D. degree in 1977, both from the University of Tennessee. Gary is currently serving as Branch Chief for Employment Litigation with the U.S. Forest Service, where he manages and supervises the Agency's defenses in labor and employment lawsuits.