C. Tyson Gorman

Partner

How do you achieve success for clients?

By carefully listening and developing a clear understanding of the adversity faced, accounting for the unique nature of every new matter, and quickly developing a low-risk, cost effective solution to achieve the results desired by the client.

Practices and Industries

Education Non-Competition, Business Information, and Trade Secret Protection Litigation & Dispute Resolution Labor & Employment Tort & Insurance Defense

Tyson Gorman leads the Firm’s Labor & Employment Service Team. He has assisted numerous management teams with collective bargaining agreement negotiations and arbitrations. He also maintains an active litigation practice, assisting clients in all manners of litigation including commercial disputes, employment claims, personal injury/product liability defense, and construction and real property/title matters.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Representation of both private and public sector employers in a number of traditional labor law matters, including employer defense in labor arbitrations of all types, employment discrimination litigation, wrongful discharge and related tort cases, union organizing campaigns, and collective bargaining negotiations.
Creggett v. Board of Education of Jefferson County, 2011 WL 4975742 – Obtained summary judgment in case by current employee alleging workplace discrimination in the terms, privileges, and conditions of his employment because of age, sex, and race. Hostile work environment claims were also alleged and dismissed.
Bryan Beeler, et al. v. Board of Education of Jefferson County – Obtained summary judgment in case filed by seventeen former teachers challenging the school superintendent’s power to non-renew limited teaching contracts before tenure is obtained
Linton v. Riddle, 2010 WL 2870327, W.D.Ky. 2010 – Obtained summary judgment and appellate affirmance in case by former employee alleging assault, libel, and violations of First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
White v. Jefferson County Public Schools, 2009 WL 50195, Ky. App., 2009 – Obtained summary judgment and appellate affirmance in case by former employees alleging race discrimination.
Village Campground, Inc. v. Liberty Bank, 2008 WL 4998478, Ky. App., 2008 – Represented bank through jury trial and appeal against host of claims attributed to failure to timely release and/or an invalid assignment of a mortgage on a commercial campground.
Pamela Bell v. National Amusements – Obtained defense verdict as lead counsel in matter alleging refreshment carry tray was defective and/or unreasonably dangerous and/or theatre premises were negligently maintained.
Conco, Inc. v. Lockheed Martin Ordnance Systems, Inc. – Represented an Army defense contractor through jury trial and appeal in defense of multi-million dollar contract and tort claims asserted by a Government subcontractor.

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS

Jefferson County Board of Education
Reynolds Consumer Products, LLC
Bellarmine University
Nugent Sand Company
American Commercial Lines/Jeffboat

EDUCATION

J.D., cum laude, University of Kentucky

Associate Editor of the Kentucky Law Journal, 1996

B.A. with Honors and with Distinction, Indiana University, 1992 (Journalism and Political Science)

ADMISSIONS

Kentucky State Courts
United States District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

HONORS

Chambers and Partners USA in the area of Labor & Employment
Professional AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America® Commercial Litigation, 2013-present
Recognized by Best Lawyers® Louisville in the area of Commercial Litigation since 2013
Recognized as one of the “Top Lawyers” in the area of Labor/Employment Law – Defense by Louisville Magazine, 2014, 2015
Kentucky Super Lawyers® 2013-present
Bingham Fellows, Class of 2007
Business First’s 40 Under 40, 2006
Leadership Kentucky, 2006
Leadership Louisville, 2005
2004 Young Philanthropist of the Year – Awarded by the Association of Fundraising Professionals and the Fundraising Professionals of Metro Louisville

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Louisville and Kentucky Bar Associations
Defense Research Institute

CIVIC INVOLVEMENT

Leadership Kentucky, Board of Directors, 2009-2014
Actors Theatre of Louisville, Board of Directors, 2009 – 2014 and 2003 – 2005; Generation One Board Chairman, 2005 – 2007; Generation One Board President, 2003 – 2005
Youth Baseball/Basketball Coach, 2005 – present
Legal Aid Society of Louisville, 1997 – 2002, Landlord/Tenant Project, Over 200 hours of Volunteer Legal Service

PUBLICATIONS

“Liability of Directors and Officers under FIRREA: The Uncertain Standard of § 1821 (K) and the Need for Congressional Reform,” Kentucky Law Journal (Vol. 83, Book 3, Spring 1994-95).

PRESENTATIONS

“Recent Labor and Employment Law Developments: What You Need to Know,” Wyatt’s 17th Annual In-House Counsel Seminar, June 2024
“Recent Developments in Employment Law,” Wyatt’s In-House Counsel Seminar, June 2023
“Illuminating Strategies for Managing Difficult Employees,” Wyatt’s In-House Counsel Litigation Seminar, October 2022
“Recent Developments in Employment Law,” Wyatt’s In-House Counsel Seminar, June 2022
“Pandemic Perspectives for Management: The 2021 Employment Law Update,” Wyatt’s In-House Counsel Seminar, June 2021
“Employment Law Update,” Wyatt’s In-House Counsel Litigation Seminar, November 2019
“Recent Employment Law Developments and Tips for Effectively Managing Your Workforce,” Wyatt’s The Art of Successful Litigation & Dispute Resolution Seminar, November 2017
“The Problem Employee Playbook – Understanding Procedural Steps and Strategic Opportunities in Dealing with Employee Complaints,” Wyatt In-House Counsel Litigation Seminar, November 2015
“EEOC Initiatives for the 2nd of 2013 and Beyond,” Wyatt In-House Counsel Seminar, June 2013