M. Reid Estes, Jr.
Recognized since 2013
Nashville, Tennessee
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
M. Reid Estes, Jr. is the Practice Group Chair for the South Region Labor & Employment Practice. He has nearly 40 years of experience as a trial lawyer and has served as trial counsel for numerous Fortune 500 and smaller companies in the restaurant, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, construction, health care, and other industry sectors, and during his career has handled nearly every conceivable type of case from tort claims, to theft of trade secret, covenant and contract breach, commercial litigation, and “bet the company” cases. He has significant class action experience in employment and consumer cases including FLSA hybrid class/collective actions and consumer class actions under TILA, FCRA, and FCC Truth in Billing Act. Mr. Estes has also served as neutral and/or arbitrator in all types of employment cases, class and collective actions, construction, breach of contract and business dispute cases.
Contact & Links
- E-mail: restes@dickinsonwright.com
- Direct Phone Number: 615-620-1737
- Phone Number: 615-244-6538
- Lawyer Page: https://www.dickinson-wright.com/our-people/mreid_estesjr?tab=0
Location
- 424 Church Street, Suite 800
Nashville, TN 37219
Education
- The University of Tennessee, J.D., graduated 1980
Headquarters:
Detroit, Michigan
176 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
1 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America award
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Employment Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Labor Law - Management
- Labor Law - Union
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Publications
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