For over 30 years, Cary has represented clients in all phases of labor relations and employment law on a national basis. In addition to his active litigation and counseling practice, Cary is a frequent speaker before management and legal groups. He is the former Management Chairperson of the American Bar Association’s Subcommittee on Privacy in the Workplace. Cary also has served as the American Bar Association’s Sports and Entertainment Law Committee’s liaison to the American Bar Association’s Section on Labor and Employment Law.

• Education

  • J.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1981
  • B.A., Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1978

• Professional Memberships & Associations

  • American Bar Association
  • American Bar Association’s Sports &Entertainment Law Committee’s liaison to the American Bar
  • Association’s Section on Labor and Employment Law
  • Management Chairperson of the American Bar Association’s Subcommittee on Privacy in the Workplace
  • Tennessee Bar Association

• Seminars & Presentations

  • “Seven Instructive 2019 Sixth Circuit Employment Cases,” Memphis Bar Association, 2019
  • “Firing Employees Who Steal the Employer’s Stuff to Build a Case,” Memphis Bar Association, 2017
  • “Additional Leave as an Accommodation under the ADA,” Memphis Bar Association, 2017
  • “Privacy Issues in Discovery Disputes,” American Bar Association ADR in Labor and Employment Law, 2008
  • “Shredding Documents and Keeping Secrets – Identity Theft in the Workplace,” American Bar Association Employment Rights and Responsibilities, 2007
  • “Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own,” American Bar Association Employment Rights and Responsibilities, 2006
  • “We Can Search and We Can Inspect – And We Have Documents That Say So!: The Effect and Legal Implications of Employer Anti-Privacy Disclaimers,” American Bar Association Employment Rights and Responsibilities, 2005
  • “This Marital Spat May be Monitored for Quality Assurance: Employee Privacy Rights in the European Union and Canada,” American Bar Association Employment Rights and Responsibilities, 2004
  • “I Spy: High-Tech Surveillance in the Workplace,” American Bar Association Employment Rights and Responsibilities, 2003
  • “Multi-Perspective Discussion of the Collision between Employers’ Interests and Employees’ Personal Lives. Is it an Invasion of Privacy or a Legitimate Prerogative of the Employer?,” American Bar Association Employment Rights and Responsibilities, 2000