Areas of Practice
Education
- Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, J.D., 1999, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review
- Samford University, B.S. in Biology, 1996, cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1999
Court Admissions
- 11th Cir.
- M.D. Ala.
- N.D. Ala.
- S.D. Ala.
Kary Bryant Wolfe is a special counsel in the firm's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group and practices from the firm's Birmingham office. She practices in the areas of employment law and general litigation, and her experience includes the representation of employers in the banking, fabrication and assembly, real estate development, mining, retail, government, and service industries.
Ms. Wolfe has represented employers in discrimination and retaliation cases, at trial and on appeal, including cases brought under Title VII, Section 1981, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). She also has experience handling claims under the Alabama Workers' Compensation Act and the Federal Black Lung Act, and provides general day-to-day employment advice for her clients.
In addition to her employment law practice, Ms. Wolfe has experience representing financial institutions in a variety of litigation matters, including cases brought under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Ms. Wolfe's general litigation experience also includes representing local and national companies in the areas of products liability, premises liability, commercial contract disputes, and fraud.
Representative Matters
- Fitts v. AmSouth Bank, ___ So.2d ____, 2005 WL 1492022 (Ala. June 24, 2005)
- Brackin v. Trimmier Law Firm, 897 So.2d 207 (Ala. 2004)
- American Automotive Acceptance Co. v. New South Federal Sav. Bank, 867 So.2d 1061 (Ala. 2003)
News
- Jones Walker Presents Alabama Labor & Employment Seminars
- Jones Walker Presents Alabama Health Care Seminar
- Jones Walker Combines with Birmingham-Based Walston Wells
Presentations
- "Compliance 101: How to Stay in Business...and Out of Hot Water" (Birmingham), October 26, 2011
- "Compliance 101: How to Stay in Business...and Out of Hot Water" (Mobile), October 25, 2011
- "Recent Health Care Trends from a Legal and Compliance Perspective", October 4, 2011
Publications
- "Are Your Loan Officers Properly Classified Under the FLSA?"
Banking Traditions, July 1, 2011
Memberships
- Alabama State Bar
- American Bar Association
- Birmingham Bar Association
- Elizabeth Perry Rushton Child Development Center (Member, Board of Directors)
- Society for Human Resources Management
