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Regina Molden is a trial lawyer and Managing Partner of Molden & Associates. She focuses her practice on complex commercial litigation, and employment matters, including wrongful termination, employment discrimination, wage/hour and overtime law, disability and medical leave, sexual harassment, retaliation, and employment and non-compete agreements. With a winning record as a trial lawyer, Regina understands the benefit of settling without litigation, but also knows and is completely undaunted by the prospect of taking a matter all the way to trial if needed. She knows what it takes to win regardless of whether her client is a plaintiff or defendant.. RECENT VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTSFOR THE PLAINTIFF:Jury Trial Verdict in favor of Plaintiff for Race and Age Discrimination—Plaintiff awarded $250,000 plus attorney’s fees. (Northern District of Georgia)Jury Trial Verdict in favor of Plaintiff for Sexual Harassment against a male employee. Jury awarded $182,000 to Plaintiff plus attorneys’ fees. (Northern District of Georgia)Recovered $3 Million dollars for wrongfully terminated employees.Reached favorable settlements in excess of $500k on behalf of wrongfully terminated Plaintiffs.Recovered almost $1 Million in damages for employees.Successfully argued appeal of $425,000 jury verdict in favor of Plaintiff in sexual harassment case (Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals)$730,289 jury verdict in a contract dispute case. (Fulton County Superior Court)$401,727 jury verdict in a contract dispute case. (Fulton County Superior Court)$425,000 jury verdict (plus attorney’s fees) in employment discrimination case. (Northern District of Georgia)$2,000,000 verdict (bench trial) in a breach of contract/fraud case. (Fulton County Superior Court)FOR THE DEFENDANT:Tried a sexual harassment case before a federal court jury in the Northern District of Georgia, and obtained a defense verdict. Although the trial lasted 3 days, the jury took less than 40 minutes to render its verdict in favor of our client.Represented a doctor’s office/defendant accused of violating wage and hour laws, and obtained summary judgment on behalf of our client.The court held that the plaintiff/employees were “administrative employees” and not entitled to overtime pay.Prevailed at trial against the EEOC on behalf of small doctor’s office, defeating claims of religious discrimination. (Northern District of Georgia)Obtained summary judgment in favor of Fortune 500 Company, defeating claims of race and pay discrimination. (Northern District of Alabama)Obtained summary judgment in favor of commercial cleaning company, defeating claims of sexual harassment. (Northern District of Georgia)Settled case on behalf of Athletic Institution for less than 1% of the amount sought by the plaintiff, defeating claims of breach of contract and fraud. (Dekalb County Superior Court)BEFORE MOLDEN & ASSOCIATESPrior to founding The Molden Law Firm, Regina was an associate in the Securities Litigation Group at Alston & Bird, LLP where she successfully defended a number of directors and officers against business related claims, including fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste and misrepresentation. Prior to practicing law, Regina worked as an advertising account executive. Her experience includes television, radio and newspaper advertising sales.. RECOGNITIONRegina is continually acknowledged as a leader in the legal field. In 2016, she recognized by the American Institute of Legal Counsel as one of the 10 best Labor and Employment Law Attorneys in Georgia based on client satisfaction. She was recognized by The Daily Report as one of Georgia’s Top 10 lawyers under the age of 40 “predicted to leave their mark on the profession,” and has been profiled by Small Firm Magazine regarding her work as a trial lawyer. Regina was also profiled in Georgia Super Lawyers Magazine and has appeared on the cover of Atlanta Woman Magazine. Year after year, she receives the AVVO award for client satisfaction. Visit www.avvo.com to read Regina’s client review.. EDUCATION/BAR ADMISSIONSRegina earned her J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law, and her undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Stillman College, where she was a Presidential Scholar.. Regina is admitted to practice before all courts in the State of Georgia. Her federal employment practice also takes her to a number of States outside of Georgia.

Orlando's practice concentrates on business litigation, civil rights litigation, financial services litigation, and several other areas of litigation, including labor and employment. Previously, Orlando served as a Federal Law Clerk to the Honorable W. Leon Barfield, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Staff Attorney to the Honorable Ural D. Glanville, Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, Litigation Associate in the Financial Services Practice Group of a national law firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, and Assistant District Attorney in the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit.. Although born in Peoria, Illinois, Orlando was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where he attended Chamblee Magnet High School. Thereafter, Orlando attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduating with High Honors in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in International Affairs after spending a couple of years studying Mechanical Engineering. While attending Georgia Tech, Orlando was actively involved in Mock Trial, the Investment Committee, and other organizations. Subsequently, Orlando attended the University of Georgia School of Law, where he obtained a Juris Doctorate in 2006. At the University of Georgia, Orlando served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Steve C. Jones, Judge, Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County (Judge Jones currently serves as a U.S. District Court Judge in the Northern District of Georgia), Advocate for the University Judiciary, and Investigator for the School of Law Honor Court.. Orlando is admitted to practice before all Georgia State Courts, as well as the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Furthermore, Orlando is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and Savannah Bar Association.. Outside of the practice of law, Orlando has served, since 2006, as a Judge-Evaluator and an Attorney Coach with multiple High Schools participating in the Georgia High School Mock Trial. In 2010, Orlando co-founded and chaired the Judicial Law Clerk Committee for the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia. Orlando also participated in the 2011 Young Lawyers Division Leadership Academy and 2013-2014 Leadership DeKalb Class. Through these experiences, Orlando was recruited to serve on the Board of Directors for the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, recently being elected Secretary.. Orlando has also been extremely involved in education. Prior to attending law school, Orlando served as a Substitute Teacher for Peoria Public Schools and Academic Tutor at Illinois Central College. Furthermore, while attending law school, Orlando was an Academic Tutor for the University of Georgia Athletic Association. In recent years, Orlando has served as an Adjunct Professor at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University.

My practice focuses primarily on the areas of Employment and Labor Law, FLSA Minimum Wage and Overtime Litigation and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) litigation. I also have extensive experience in employee benefit disputes (e.g., pensions, group life insurance), forced labor and human trafficking, and various forms of illegal retaliation.. Much of my career has been dedicated to combatting misclassification and tip theft on behalf of nightclub and food service workers. In recent years, my focus has grown to include protection of employees from predatory employment contracts seeking to enforce illegal "tuition repayment" provisions (a/k/a "TRAPs," training repayment agreement provisions). I regularly work in federal courts throughout Georgia and nationwide, both at the trial and appellate levels.

Mitchell Benjamin is a partner at DeLong, Caldwell, Bridgers, Fitzpatrick, & Benjamin, LLC with 26 years of experience. Mitchell was born and raised in New York City and began his practice in NYC.. Mitchell focuses primarily on the practice areas of wage and hour law and commercial litigation He has represented more than a thousand employees in a variety of employment-related disputes involving retaliation, unpaid overtime, minimum wages, sexual harassment, and discrimination claims based on race, age, gender, national origin and disability in both the state and federal courts.. He is dedicated to the unique interests of each individual, business, and union that comes to him for help. Mitchell applies his mediation skills to resolve claims by settlement and agreement when possible. However, he is ready to aggressively litigate cases in court when necessary to achieve justice.. Mitchell frequently represents public safety officers — such as police, firefighters, corrections officers, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics — in overtime cases brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), in addition to handling their grievances, appeals, and civil service hearings. He also represents firefighter unions in the Georgia counties of Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Rockdale, and Coweta. In 2008, Mitchell represented more than 600 City of Atlanta police officers in an overtime lawsuit, resulting in a $7,500,000 settlement. In 2013, Mitchell won a $2.6 million jury verdict in a single employee race discrimination case.. Because of his extensive knowledge of labor laws, several proactive businesses and public entities have retained Mitchell’s services to review their overtime and wage policies for compliance issues and to recommend important changes.. Mitchell has appeared as a guest on The Layman’s Lawyer on PBS.

Michael Caldwell has accumulated close to a half-century of legal expertise in Employment and Labor Law. He is admitted to the Bars of Georgia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, and to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, numerous federal appellate courts, and all of the state courts in Georgia. A 1968 honors graduate of Catholic University in Washington, D.C., he attended Catholic University’s Law School where he was a Law Review Editor and Legal Services Office Student Director. After receiving his J.D. in 1971, Michael began his career in the General Counsel’s Office of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and later served as a Trial Attorney in the NLRB’s Baltimore Regional Office. He entered private law practice with a nationally prominent Labor and Employment Law firm in Washington D.C. before relocating to Atlanta in 1977.. He is former Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia and Editor of its Labor Law Newsletter. His clients include manufacturing and healthcare companies, municipalities and public employers, individual public officials, executives, managers, and private and public employees. He is an expert in cases arising under the Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act. As an arbitrator and trained mediator, Michael serves as a Personnel Hearing Officer for numerous cities and agencies and is recognized for his skill in drafting and interpreting individual employment contracts, severance agreements, and covenants not to compete.. Michael was General Counsel for the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, the FBI Academy National Associates, (Georgia Chapter), and Parliamentarian for the International Association of Chiefs of Police for many years. He is an adjunct professor of Human Resources Management and Law at the Law Enforcement Command College of Columbus State University and has served as an adjunct instructor in Human Resources Law and Ethics at the Beebe Personnel Institute of Georgia State University’s Graduate College of Business.. Michael A. Caldwell co-founded and is Past President of the Saint Thomas More Society of Atlanta. He has held an AV (the highest level) peer rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory for over 20 years and has been named a Georgia SuperLawyer for over ten years.

Mark D. Sperry is a Partner as The Molden Law Firm, LLC where he serves the firm’s clients in the areas of employment law and civil litigation. Mark received his Juris Doctor from Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, Louisiana, graduating with an “Honors” designation in Trial Advocacy. Prior to attending law school, Mark received both his Master of Business Administration, and Bachelor of Science in Management, from the University of Wyoming College of Business in Laramie, Wyoming, where he was a member of both Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma academic Honor Societies.. Mark has a wide range of legal experience, and has held Attorney positions with a prominent Atlanta civil litigation firm, the Fulton County Attorney’s office, and an international financial services corporation based in Atlanta. Mark is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, and the North Fulton Bar Association. Mark is admitted to all state courts in Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has litigated civil cases throughout the state of Georgia.. Mark also is a military veteran, having served ten years on active duty in the United States Air Force as a Health Services Administrator, where he attained the rank of Major.

I am a litigation and employment law  attorney with the 21-lawyer Atlanta law firm, Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP.  I have been practicing law in the greater Atlanta area since graduating from Emory University School of Law in May, 1994.  I am licensed to practice law in Georgia, Florida and Massachusetts, and have also practiced before many federal district, bankruptcy and appeals courts.

Charles Bridgers graduated from Emory University with a double major in history and biology. He received his law degree from Georgia State University College of Law and obtained his law license in 1993, which qualified him to practice before all Georgia state courts. He also holds a license to appear before the U.S. district courts for the northern and middle districts of Georgia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd, 6th and 11th districts.. He has been practicing law in Atlanta since he graduated cum laude from Georgia State University School of Law in 1993. Mr. Bridgers handles civil litigation for employees, executives, and employers having served as counsel in over 600 federal litigation matters including approximately 350 Fair Labor Standard Act cases. He is experienced in complex labor and employment matters; employment contract issues including non-competition, trade secrets, and other restrictive covenants; as well as the Fair Labor Standards Act. Mr. Bridgers also applies his experience in litigating problems to assist executives and employers to avoid disputes through initial employment agreements and, if necessary, through negotiation of fair severance agreements. He also organizes and advises a variety of exempt non-profit and religious organizations.. Mr. Bridgers serves as general counsel for several Atlanta businesses and is former local and conflict counsel for major national law firms.. Charles holds an AV / Preeminent rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and has been selected as a Georgia Superlawyer.