Hunter Employment Law is growing with a clear goal: to build more capacity to help employees facing difficult workplace situations while protecting the personal attention that defines our firm.
Ella Crook’s new role as Associate Attorney and the recent additions of Willow Justiss, Legal Assistant, and Paola, Law Clerk, build on the work of Anne Hunter and Erin Shafer, our paralegal. Together, these developments mark a new chapter for our boutique Tennessee employment and civil rights practice.
Building Capacity Around the Work Clients Need
A workplace concern can affect a person’s income, career and sense of what comes next. Understanding that concern takes more than reviewing a form. It requires listening, organizing the facts and helping the person understand the process.
Our investment in the team supports that work: the first conversation, the information gathered for review, legal research and writing, preparation and communication as a matter develops. Our goal is to create room to help more employees whose matters align with our practice, with the support their concerns deserve.
Ella Crook’s Next Chapter as an Associate Attorney
Ella joined Hunter after her first year of law school and found the kind of advocacy she wanted to pursue. Her transition to Associate Attorney continues that relationship with the firm and its clients.
A Belmont University College of Law graduate and former President of its Labor and Employment Law Society, Ella particularly enjoys legal writing, case strategy and negotiation. Her approach begins with understanding the person behind a matter and helping clients feel heard and informed.
Meet Associate Attorney Ella Crook.
The Team Behind Personal Attention
This growth builds on the work of Anne Hunter and our existing team. Erin Shafer, our paralegal, gathers information for client matters and values getting to know clients and their families. Her work reflects the personal approach we are continuing to build around.
Willow Justiss, Legal Assistant, supports intake, client communications, administrative work and court filings. Often one of the first people clients speak with, she recognizes the significance of that first conversation.
“Reaching out to a lawyer takes courage.”
Willow Justiss, Legal Assistant
Paola, Law Clerk, contributes legal research, drafting and employment litigation support while pursuing her Juris Doctor at Belmont. She values using her education and skills to help employees understand and protect their rights.
Growing With Care
Our boutique approach guides how we grow. We want clients to know the people handling their matter, understand the decisions involved and receive thoughtful attention to the facts.
Each inquiry still calls for an individual evaluation of the legal issues, available information and fit with our employee-side practice. Growth gives us a reason to invest in that process and the people behind it.
We are proud to celebrate Ella’s new role, welcome Willow and Paola, and support Tennessee’s newest attorneys as a sponsor of the Lawyers’ Association for Women’s 49th Annual New Admittees’ Breakfast.
If you would like us to evaluate a workplace concern, Request a Confidential Case Evaluation.
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