Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
Employment Law | Serving Nashville, TN
888-681-5583Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP, a reputable Employment Discrimination firm with an office in Nashville, serving across the country.
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Attorney Jeremy Heisler
Attorney Kevin Sharp
Attorney H. Vincent McKnight Jr.
Attorney Charles Field
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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight is a national public interest law firm focused on high-stakes employment discrimination, whistleblower, and civil rights litigation. Our work focuses not only on securing financial recovery but also on achieving meaningful, long-term changes in workplace practices and institutional accountability.
We represent individuals and groups in complex employment and civil rights disputes nationwide, often on a contingency basis. Our approach emphasizes thoughtful decision-making, long-term outcomes, and meaningful accountability.
Contact us today if you need legal assistance with any of the following:
- Disability
- Discrimination
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) – Employee
- Employment
- Labor
- Sexual Harassment
- Wage & Hour Law – Employee
- Whistleblower – Qui Tam
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Attorney David Sanford
Bar Admissions:
- New York
- Maryland, 1997
- District of Columbia, 1998
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2016
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2017
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2010
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1998
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2006
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2006
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2020
Education:
- Stanford Law School, Stanford, California, 1995
- J.D.
- Law Review: Stanford Law and Policy Review, Symposium Editor, 1994 - 1995
- Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA, 1980
- B.A.
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- M.A.
- Major: Philosophy
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- ABD
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- William B. Bryant Inn of Court, 1996 - Present (Member)
Languages Spoken:
- German
Attorney Jeremy Heisler
Bar Admissions:
- New York, 1980
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1984
Education:
- Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York
- J.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Fifth in Class of 314
- Law Review: Brooklyn Law Review, Senior Editor, 1977 - 1979
- Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
- B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: History
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- American Bar Association (Member)
- New York County Lawyers Association (Member)
Attorney Kevin Sharp
Bar Admissions:
- Tennessee, 1993
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Education:
- J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law
- B.S., Christian Brothers College, summa cum laude
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Sustaining Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Napier-Looby Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Nashville Bar Association
- Member, Tennessee Bar Association
- Member, Federal Bar Association
- Member, National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
- Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Class, 2005
- Board member, Tennessee Supreme Court Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection, 2004-2009
- Member, TBPR Disciplinary Hearing Committee, 2000-2006
- Special Disciplinary Counsel to the Tennessee Supreme Court, 2001
- Former president, ALS Association, Tennessee Chapter (nonprofit organization dedicated to serving patients and families living with Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
- Volunteer Counsel, Jeanne A. Carpenter Epilepsy Legal Defense Fund, 2005-2010
- Former board member (2001-2004) and legal counsel (1994-2004), Girl Scout Council of Cumberland Valley
Attorney H. Vincent McKnight Jr.
Bar Admissions:
- District of Columbia, 1980
- Maryland, 2009
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education:
- J.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Law
- B.A., Brown University
Professional Memberships and Achievements:
- Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund Conference Committee (2017, 2018)
Attorney Charles Field
Bar Admissions:
- California, 1997
Education:
- J.D., McGeorge Law School
- B.A., Indiana University-Indianapolis
- European Legal Studies, The University of Edinburgh and The University of Salzburg