Thomas M. Eden III

Member, Capell & Howard P.C.

Mr. Eden, a native of Auburn, Alabama, was born in 1953. He graduated from Auburn University in 1976 and then attended Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, where he graduated in 1980 cum laude. After graduation, Mr. Eden worked in Atlanta, Georgia, with the management labor law firm of Constangy, Brooks & Smith, and subsequently joined the Birmingham firm of Spain and Gillon in 1983, where he continued his management labor and employment law practice. Also, while at Spain and Gillon, Mr. Eden defended a number of insurance companies in substantial fraud and bad-faith litigation.

Mr. Eden joined Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, L.L.C. as a member in September 1996. He is now associated with the law firm of Capell & Howard, P.C. located in Auburn/Opelika, Alabama. Mr. Eden's law practice has been principally in the areas of preventative management labor relations and counseling of employers in the resolution of employment disputes; defense of employers in federal court in all aspects of employment litigation including claims under Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA, ADEA, and retaliatory discharge actions; defense of employers in charges brought with the EEOC, Wage and Hour Division, National Labor Relations Board, and the Department of Labor; and litigation over employee benefits under ERISA.

Other preventative services offered include:

• Employee Handbook drafting
• Essential Employment Forms
• Effective and defensible discipline and termination counseling
• FMLA compliance programs and counsel
• Drug-Free Workplace programs and counseling
• Employment compliance audits
• Employee Misconduct Investigations
• Harassment Prevention programs, training and investigation
• Affirmative Action programs and training
• Employee Arbitration programs
• Church Handbooks
• Child Protection First! Programs
• Customized Employee Orientation Videos