ATTORNEY
W. Michael Hamilton
Since Michael (Mike) joined the firm in 1998, he has focused his practice on fighting for workers regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including a class settlement of $160 million in unpaid overtime. Mike also represents whistleblowers who bravely expose and speak up against corruption.
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Phone: 615-297-1932
Fax: 615-297-1986
Email: Contact Mike
Mike is admitted to practice in Arkansas, Tennessee, the U.S. District Courts of Nebraska, Eastern District of Arkansas, Western District of Tennessee, Middle District and Eastern Districts of Tennessee, Western District of Michigan, and Central District of Illinois, as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th and 8th Circuits.
Michael has earned Martindale Hubbell’s AV Preeminent rating, a peer review ranking him at the highest level of professional excellence. He is a member of Taxpayers Against Fraud and was selected as a Super Lawyer: Mid-South for 2014-2023 by Thomson Reuters. He is also a member of the AFL-CIO-Lawyers Coordinating Committee and the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. His previous positions include partner at Gardner, Middlebrooks, Fleming and Hamilton, P.C., United Paperworkers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC, Associate General Counsel and Of Counsel with Kaplan Brewer & Belheimer, P.A.
After completing his undergraduate degree from the University of Denver, Michael earned a jurisdoctor from the University of Arkansas, Leflar Law Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Areas of Practice
- Consumer Class Actions
- FLSA Actions
- Product Liability
- False Claims Act
- ERISA
Bar Admissions
- Arkansas, 1977
- Tennessee, 1983
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
Education
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Leflar Law Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Doctor of Jurisprudence
University of Denver
- Bachelor of Arts
Honors and Awards
- AV” Rating from Martindale Hubbell
- Mid-South Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters, 2014-2022
- The Best Lawyers in America®, US News, 2019-2023
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Taxpayers Against Fraud
- AFL-CIO, Lawyers Coordinating Committee
- College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
Significant Settlements/Verdicts
- Home Health Care Agency that committed Medicare/Medicaid fraud settled for $25 million
- $160 million class settlement awarded to VA nurses for unpaid overtime
- $5.8 million class-action award for unpaid work for plant employees
- DTPA Light Cigarette Litigation that resulted in a class settlement of $45 million
- Class-action dispute with workers seeking back pay that resulted in a $5.8 million verdict against Tyson Foods
- Nursing home settles for $11.2 million for fraudulently billing Medicare and Medicaid
