Gulf Coast Office
Tel: (228) 861-4788
Email: ann.bowden-hollis@butlersnow.com

The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law- Management
Certified Project Management Professional (P.M.P.), 2009
Vice-Chairperson, Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions
Member, Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam Committee, National Conference of Bar Examiners, 2010-11
Top Ten Community Leaders in South Mississippi, Sun Herald, 2005
Career Woman of the Year in South Mississippi, Sun Herald/Business & Professional Women, 2004

University of Mississippi, J.D., First-ranked in graduating class, magna cum laude, 1981
Research Editor, Mississippi Law Journal

Project Management Institute
American Bar Association
- Labor and Employment Law Section
Society for Human Resource Management
Mississippi Bar Association
- Chairperson, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1997-98
Harrison County Bar Association
- President, 2008

Coordinate development loan, construction and rehabilitation projects, regulatory compliance and payment of funds under CDBG grants totaling over $68,000,000.
Shepherded small (350 employees) and mid-size (4000+ employees) private corporations and two public agencies through major restructuring and downsizing, including use of W.A.R.N. notices and ADEA/OWBPA-compliant notifications and releases.
Served as outside mediator for U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for two years.
Handled all labor and employment advisory, transactional, and litigation matters for 200+ bed general acute care hospital for 15+ years.
Substantially revised four-volume policy and procedure manual for general operations, human resources, administrative, and departmental operations of 2000+ employee health care provider.
Conduct investigations of allegations by whistleblowers.
Create and conduct client-management training programs on subjects such as hiring, disciplining, and firing employees; conducting internal investigations; avoiding harassment claims; administering the Family and Medical Leave Act.

"Hey, you’re a lawyer; let me ask you a question." The Journal of South Mississippi Business, May 2012.
“Use of Nonconformity with Sexual Stereotypes as Basis for Employment Decision Can Land Employers in Court,” Workplace, March 2010.
“Employee Reliance: When the Company Mistakenly Designates Absence as FMLA Leave,” Workplace, August 2009.
"Minimum Wage Hike Effective July 24, 2007" Workplace, July 2007.
"Mississippi Employment-Related State Law Claims" chapter in Mississippi Employment Law Practice Handbook (published 2003, 2000 by University of Mississippi Continuing Legal Education Center).
Conducted management training on a number of topics, including:
- Harassment, Dicipline, Evaluation, and Documentation
- Strategies for Avoiding Claims under the FMLA
- Sexual Harassment - Management
- Sexual Harassment - Staff
- Dealing with Difficult Employees
- Employer Dos and Donts