Marion Jefferson "Jeff" Starling III

Marion Jefferson "Jeff" Starling III


Balch & Bingham LLP

Recognized since 2008

Birmingham, Alabama

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

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JEFF STARLING is the Chair of the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. His practice is devoted to the representation of employers in the following areas:

  • Employment Litigation - Federal and State court litigation of individual, multi-plaintiff and class action claims of employment discrimination, wage and hour violations and wrongful discharge.
  • Labor Relations - Strategic advice and legal representation in union organizing campaigns and elections, collective bargaining, strikes and picketing; investigation and litigation of unfair labor practice charges; representation in grievance arbitrations and subsequent appellate litigation; advice on labor and employment considerations of mergers and acquisitions.
  • Business Litigation - Prosecution and defense of non-compete agreements, theft of trade secrets and confidential information, and executive employment contracts.
  • Preventive Advice and Counseling - Legal and practical advice on the development of human resources policies and practices, union-free workplaces, and day-to-day issues involving wage and hour laws and other legal considerations; creative and effective training for supervisors and managers on equal employment opportunity, labor relations, union organizing, harassment and positive employee relations.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 1901 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 1500
    Birmingham, AL 35203-4642
Education
  • University of Arkansas, J.D., graduated 1992
  • University of Arkansas, graduated 1992
  • Vanderbilt University, graduated 1989
Bar Admissions
  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association
  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia

Balch & Bingham LLP
Headquarters: Birmingham, Alabama

104 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Labor Law - Management, Birmingham (2025)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Birmingham (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Contract Disputes
  • Defense
  • Management
  • National Labor Relations Board
  • Title VII Litigation
  • Trade Secrets
  • Wage-Hour Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Trade Secrets Law

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