Employment Law • Divorce and Family Law
Two Attorneys, Two Focused Practices
James Becker and Misty Becker are a husband and wife team offering experienced and client-centered legal representation in the greater Memphis area and West Tennessee.
James Becker has practiced law in Tennessee for more than 10 years, and devotes his practice almost exclusively to employment law. He has brought successful suits on behalf of employees under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act (ERISA), and other federal and state laws.
Mr. Becker is an experienced trial lawyer who has represented clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), United States Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and Tennessee state, federal and local agencies such as civil service boards.
Misty Becker practices only in the area of divorce and family law. Ms. Becker graduated from the University of Memphis with her J.D. and M.B.A. She has been a member of the Tennessee Bar since 2000 and is currently practicing law in Shelby and the surrounding counties.
Misty was born in Washington state and lived in various states and Australia before moving to the Memphis area in 1996. She and James reside in Fayette County with their three children. She is a practitioner of and instructor in the Pa Sa Ryu style of Taekwondo and pursuing her black belt.
