Sean Christopher Pierce

Sean Christopher Pierce

Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, LLC • Birmingham, AL
Employment LaborClass ActionsEmployment LawGeneral PracticeInsurance

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Contact

Email
Phone
(888) 528-6023
Address
800 Shades Creek Parkway, Birmingham, AL, 35209-4518, US

Professional

About

"Good lawyers provide answers; great lawyers provide solutions." Sean C. Pierce is a problem solver. He is a member of Wallace, Jordan, Ratliff & Brandt, L.L.C. and practices across Alabama and the Southeast from its Birmingham office. Sean is rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell and has over 23 years of experience handling management (labor and employment, D&O, corporate and commercial litigation), technology (intellectual property, cyber security and data privacy and protection), and professional liability (including E&O and malpractice) claims and cases, with an emphasis on restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation, complex litigation and class actions, RICO and whistleblower claims, and other bet-the-company and save-your-career litigation. Sean is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Alabama and the 11th and Federal U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. His experience includes defending his clients in state and federal court, before municipal, state and federal administrative boards, and in arbitration. He serves as outside General Counsel for several clients, and as both a mediator and an arbitrator. Perennially ranked among the Best Lawyers by U.S. News & World Reports, Super Lawyers and by The Best Lawyers in America, Sean represents management and employers in all aspects of labor and employment matters, and is particularly experienced in restrictive covenant (non-competes, non-solicitations, confidentiality and trade secrets) litigation, and litigation through trial and appeal of matters arising under state and federal laws and regulations. He has represented employers and the wrongly accused in the #MeToo Movement. Sean’s practice also focuses on the counsel and defense of professional liability claims against attorneys, accountants, financial advisers and institutions (including under FINRA), engineers, architects and other design professionals (including intellectual property disputes), insurance and real estate agents and brokers, officers and directors, and health care providers, from physicians to hospitals. Sean has also developed expertise in diversity and inclusion, ethics, compliance and internal investigations for both medical and non-medical institutions and companies. He is also experienced in shareholder, trust and estate litigation, product liability and mass, environmental and toxic tort litigation.

About Employment Labor Law

Employment and labor attorneys handle workplace legal matters including discrimination, wrongful termination, and wage disputes. They represent both employees and employers. Common matters include wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage disputes.

Credentials

Education
2001 The University of Alabama School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1997 The University of Alabama BS - Bachelor of Science in Business
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
2015 Top Rated Employment Litigation Attorney, Alabama Super Lawyers 2015 Top Lawyer, B-Metro 2012 Rising Star, Alabama Super Lawyers 2011 Rising Star, Alabama Super Lawyers 2010 Rising Star, Alabama Super Lawyers
Publications
2013 Sterling Education Services’ Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law "FLSA: Wage and Hour Compliance" 2012 “Professional Liability Insurance Coverage: A Compendium of State Law.” Co-author of the Mississippi Chapter of DRI’s 2012 “Professional Liability Insurance Coverage: A Compendium of State Law"
Associations
American Bar Association Member Defense Research Institute Member Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Member Birmingham Bar Association Member Alabama State Bar Member
Speaking
2016 Harbuck Keith & Holmes LLC’s Annual Labor & Employment Seminar in Birmingham, AL “Pregnancy Complications: Revisiting the Bump in Pregnancy Discrimination Law” 2015 Professional Liability Attorney Network (PLAN) Conferences “Lawyer Malpractice: Trends and Defense Strategies" 2012 Professional Liability Attorney Network Conferences in Atlanta, Chicago, Hartford and New York “Evaluating & Stopping High Exposure Employment Claims”
Updated: Mar 08, 2026