Hayley R. Wells

Wells, Hayley R.

Contact Information

P: 828.348.6018
F: 828.348.6077
hrw@wardandsmith.com

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82 Patton Avenue, Suite 300
Asheville, NC 28801
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Mailing Address:
 Post Office Box 2020
Asheville, NC 28802-2020

Practice Groups

Practice Concentrations

  • Employment Contracts and Covenants Not to Compete
  • Employment Discrimination and Harassment
  • Employment Law
  • Employment Litigation
  • Wage and Hour Law

Biography

Ms. Wells' practice primarily focuses on labor and employment law.  She regularly advises individual and corporate clients in matters of covenants not to compete, employment discrimination, discipline and termination, harassment, wrongful discharge, wage and hour matters, and personnel policies and procedures.

Admitted to Practice

  • North Carolina, 2008
  • All state courts in North Carolina
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Education

  • J.D., cum laude, The University of Georgia School of Law, 2008.  Editorial Board member, Journal of International and Comparative Law.
  • M.B.A., The University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, 2005
  • B.A., cum laude, International Business, The University of Georgia, 2001

Professional and Community Affiliations

  • 28th Judicial Bar—Section: Young Lawyers Division
  • American Bar Association—Sections: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation
  • Asheville Helpmate (member, board of directors)
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Junior League of Asheville (Leadership Development)
  • Leadership Asheville Fellow, Class 28
  • North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys
  • North Carolina Bar Association—Sections: Construction Law; Labor & Employment Law; Young Lawyers Division
  • Pisgah Legal Services' Mountain Area Volunteer Lawyers Program
  • Rotary Club of Asheville
  • Society for Human Resource Management