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Darren focuses his practice on the defense of high-stakes ERISA litigation matters. He defends leading companies in a variety of ERISA class actions involving retirement plan investments, breach of fiduciary duty claims, and other complex employee benefits disputes. Darren also counsels clients in connection with governmental investigations involving employee benefit plans and assists clients with disputes and investigations involving executive compensation arrangements. Darren has been recognized as a Next Generation Lawyer by The Legal 500 for ERISA Litigation in each of the last five years.
Darren's representative clients include The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot, Bank of America, SunTrust Banks, Waste Management, and Aon Corporation.
He graduated, magna cum laude, from The University of Tennessee College of Law, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif.
J.D., The University of Tennessee, Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif
M.A., University of Georgia
B.A., Maryville College, Magna Cum Laude
Florida
Georgia
State Bar of Florida
State Bar of Georgia
Portuguese
January 7, 2026
David Tetrick and Darren Shuler obtain a favorable dismissal on behalf of Home Depot in an ERISA class action dispute over 401(k) management
May 5, 2025
Cunningham v. Cornell University: ERISA Claims Are Now Much More Costly and Difficult to Defend
January 7, 2026
David Tetrick and Darren Shuler obtain a favorable dismissal on behalf of Home Depot in an ERISA class action dispute over 401(k) management
May 5, 2025
Cunningham v. Cornell University: ERISA Claims Are Now Much More Costly and Difficult to Defend
January 7, 2026
David Tetrick and Darren Shuler obtain a favorable dismissal on behalf of Home Depot in an ERISA class action dispute over 401(k) management
J.D., The University of Tennessee, Magna Cum Laude, Order of the Coif
M.A., University of Georgia
B.A., Maryville College, Magna Cum Laude
Florida
Georgia
State Bar of Florida
State Bar of Georgia
Portuguese