HOWARD B. JACKSON is a Member of firm, which he joined in 2001. Located in the Knoxville office, his practice includes substantial experience with labor law, employment litigation, including both discrimination cases of all kinds and employee restrictive agreements, frequent training and counseling of employers on a wide variety of employment law issues, and commercial litigation. Howard graduated from Georgia Tech in 1983, with a B.S. in Industrial Management, from Duke University in 1987, with a Masters of Divinity, and from Georgia State University in 1994, with a Juris Doctor. He graduated summa cum laude from Georgia State University, where he was Lead Articles Editor of the Law Review and First Honor Graduate. He is a member of the bar in Georgia and Tennessee. Howard lives in Maryville, where he is active in the Blount Chamber Partnership.  He enjoys running and serves as Director of the Wimberly Lawson Townsend 10K, a road race benefitting Second Harvest Food Bank.