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Joseph (JoJo) Lee
Adams

Position
Partner
Office
Jackson

JoJo Adams is a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group. He focuses his practice on discrimination, harassment, and other employment-related litigation.


JoJo has extensive experience in employee and supervisor training related to workplace conduct issues and litigating wage-and-hour collective actions. He also has experience in unfair labor practice litigation against unions and in collective bargaining negotiations. JoJo also provides daily employment advice to clients in public and private sectors and has drafted numerous employment agreements and covenants not to compete.

Noteworthy

  • Chambers USA, Labor & Employment (2004-2009)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management (listed annually since 2010); Labor and Employment (2010, 2019)
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor (listed since 2014); "Rising Star," Employment & Labor (2010-2011)

Experience

  • Served as counsel to public and private employers in wage-and-hour matters and wage-and-hour issues as they relate to salaried/hourly employees
  • Served as counsel to corporate entities in regard to alleged unfair labor practices
  • Served as counsel to public and private employers regarding discrimination and harassment matters

Memberships

  • The Mississippi Bar
Jackson
Suite 800
190 E Capitol St
Jackson, MS 39201
D: 601.949.4856
F: 601.949.4804
Emailjojoadams@joneswalker.com

Education

  • University of Mississippi School of Law
    JD, cum laude, 1997
    Associate Editor, Mississippi Law Journal
  • Mississippi State University
    BBA, magna cum laude, 1994

Bar Admissions

  • Mississippi

Related Practices

  • Litigation
  • Labor & Employment

Related Industries

  • Gaming
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