Alicia K. Haynes
Practice Area
Plaintiff's Employment Law
Education
Cumberland School of Law School, J.D., 1987
Northwestern State University, B.S., 1982
Bar Admission
Alabama, 1987
U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama, 1991
U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2003
United States Supreme Court
Memberships
Alabama State Bar
Birmingham Bar (Executive Board Member of the Women's Section)
American Trial Lawyers Association
American Bar Association (Litigation and Employment Law Sections)
National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) Board Member,
Alabama affiliate of NELA and serves on various committees at the
national level for NELA
American Bar Association (Litigation and Employment Law Sections)
In 1995, Alicia successfully litigated a sexual harassment/hostile environment case against Tyson Foods, Inc., resulting in an $8 million dollar verdict. In 2002, she litigated a race discrimination case that stemmed from the denial of promotions to two African-American males, also against Tyson Foods. The jury rendered a verdict of $3.5 and $1.5 million dollars in the case. She has had two separate cases heard before the United States Supreme Court, which resulted in favorable and per curiam opinions. One case, Ash, Hithon v. Tyson, significantly changed the standard in employment discrimination cases involving promotion decisions.
Most recently, Alicia and Kenny tried a sexual harassment and retaliation case against Hyundai Mfg. wherein the jury awarded a $5.75 million dollar verdict. Alicia has been recognized in the 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions of Best Lawyers in America and The Best Lawyers in Alabama in the area of Labor and Employment Law.
Seminars and Papers
2008, The Use of Code Words and Slang in Proving Racial Harassment, 2008 NELA Convention in Atlanta.
