Tamika R. Nordstrom
Profile
Ms. Nordstrom is an experienced litigator whose legal practice focuses on management defense in the areas of labor and employment law. She specializes in all areas of employment litigation, specifically including claims of discrimination, harassment, ERISA claims, wage and hour disputes and noncompetition/trade secret matters. She also provides ongoing counseling for management on a full range of employment issues as they arise day-to-day.
Ms. Nordstrom has practiced in numerous federal and state courts and before arbitrator tribunals. She has significant trial experience with both bench and jury trials. She has also handled appeals in both federal and state appellate courts.
Ms. Nordstrom was consistently named a “Rising Star” by Minnesota Law & Politics during her ten years of practice in Minneapolis and was selected as an “Up and Coming” attorney by Minnesota Lawyer Magazine in 2007. Since practicing in Georgia, she has been selected as one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite” and was selected for inclusion in Georgia Rising Stars.
Education and Honors
J.D., Hamline University School of Law, 1997
B.A., DePauw University, 1993
- Rising Star by Minnesota Law & Politics
- Up and Coming Attorney by Minnesota Lawyer Magazine (2007)
- Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine
- Georgia Rising Star
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- Georgia Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section)
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
- Georgia Association of Black Women Lawyers
- National Bar Association
- National Employment Law Council
- Women Rainmakers Roundtable
- National Conference of Minority Professionals in ADR - "Corporate ADR Panels" - Columbus - May 16, 2012
- 7th Annual Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys, Inc. - "Secrets of Developing Business (panelist)" - Atlanta - March 22, 2012
In The News
- February 6, 2012 - SHRM.org - "Release of Embarrassing Video Footage Did Not Support Privacy Claim"
- March 26, 2012 - SHRM.org - "$2 Million Jury Verdict Upheld in Retaliation Case "
Georgia
Minnesota
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Sixth and Eighth Circuits
U.S. Supreme Court


