For the third consecutive year, Adams and Reese has been named among the “Mid-South’s Healthiest Employers,” according to the Memphis Business Journal and the firm will be featured in the newspaper’s special section published in the March 28th edition. The Adams and Reese Memphis office will be featured in the Small Business Category (1-99 employees).
Recognizing the efforts of area companies to address wellness in the workplace, this year’s program is sponsored by BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and the YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South. Winners and finalists will be formally recognized at an awards breakfast and program to be held March 28th at the Hilton Memphis Hotel from 7:30 – 9:30 a.m..
Every year, Adams and Reese, across its offices nationwide, conducts a wellness, weight-loss challenge for its employees. In addition to discounted gym memberships and routine health care clinics, Adams and Reese has focused on improving the wellness of its employees through installing an annual weight loss program, beginning in 2008, and most recently named “Get Lean in 2013.”
In the previous five years, more than 400 employees have participated and combined to lose more than 5,000 total pounds. The challenge consists of a 10-week, weight-loss program designed to lose at least 10 pounds individually, and create a fun atmosphere for weight loss and physical activity, including a chance to win cash prizes.
Adams and Reese is a multidisciplinary law firm with offices strategically located throughout the southern United States and Washington, DC. American Lawyer includes Adams and Reese on its distinguished list of the nation's top law firms - "The Am Law 200". The National Law Journal also includes the firm on the "NLJ 250" list of the nation's largest law firms.