Employment & Labor lawyers in Georgia John R. to Matthew Gilligan

2941 Piedmont Road   NE , Atlanta , Georgia 30305

Practice Areas: Civil Rights,Criminal Defense ,Employment & Labor ,Estate Planning,Government Contracts,Personal Injury,Wills

Firm: Pankey & Horlock, LLC

1441 Dunwoody Village Parkway , Atlanta , Georgia 30338

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Mr. Pankey earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia and his law degree from the Boston University School of Law. He concentrates his practice in employment discrimination, civil rights litigation, personal injury, and business litigation.  He has extensive experience in both federal and state court. Mr. Pankey became a member of the Georgia Bar in 1992 and is also licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.. In 2014, Super Lawyers selected Mr. Pankey for its highest honor during its yearly selection process. Less than 5 percent of all lawyers in the State of Georgia are named to the Super Lawyers list. Since, 2007, the American Trial Lawyers Association named Mr. Pankey one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the State of Georgia. Since, 1998, he has been a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum.  He has significant trial and courtroom experience and has won large verdicts and settlements for many satisfied clients. Mr. Pankey served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at John Marshall Law School, where he taught courses in Employment Discrimination, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Ethics, Jurisprudence and others.. Mr. Pankey grew up on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in Mandaree, North Dakota and is an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes---Hidatsa. In his spare time, he can be found coaching one of his four children on the football field, baseball diamond or even the chess board. In 2011, Born 2 Compete named Mr. Pankey its Coach of the Year after coaching the 11U Atlanta Colts to the North Metro Football League Championship. In 2013, he coached the 12U Colts to an undefeated NWGYFL Championship.

Firm: The Fernandez Law Firm, P.C., A Business and Technology Law Firm

327 Dahlonega Street, Suite 602A , Cumming , Georgia 30040

Practice Areas: Business & Commercial, Civil , Corporate , Employment & Labor , Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities , Technology and Science, Business

Business Lawyer. Our Firm is focused upon business law.  We form new corporations, new LLCs, and help our Clients with incorporations and start-up businesses.. We assist Clients with all aspects of contract negotiation, and contract drafting, including real estate leases, equipment leases, and equipment financing.  We regularly draft software licensing agreements, and other technology agreements.. Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Mediation, Arbitration. Our Firm's principal, Margaret Fernandez, Esq., is a trained litigator, and has practiced in the state, superior, federal, and appeals courts of Georgia.  She has millions of dollars in awards, verdicts, and judgments. She is skilled at motions practice, discovery, courtroom, and appellate practice.  She is comfortable in litigation, arbitration, and mediation.. Ms. Fernandez has enjoyed tremendous success in securities arbitration and litigation, construction litigation, employment litigation, intellectual property litigation, shareholder litigation, and many other kinds of business and other disputes.. Ms. Fernandez regularly resolves EEOC matters in mediation for her corporate Clients.. Ms. Fernandez's personal philosophy is in litigation prevention; however, when litigation is necessary, she believes it should be quickly initiated, and strongly and aggressively prosecuted, with an attention to detail.. Ms. Fernandez is a 2005 Trial Lawyers College graduate, trained by Gerry Spence, as well as a 2015 Trojan Horse graduate, trained by Dan Ambrose and Alejandro Blanco.  Ms. Fernandez is a former federal judicial law clerk for Chief Judge Richard C. Erwin for the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, and spent a year seated beside, and writing opinions for, a senior federal judge.. Ms. Fernandez is a graduate of Harvard and Columbia Law Schools, where she was twice a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar for academic excellence, and is admitted to the bars of New York and Georgia.. Ms. Fernandez assists Clients with all aspects of business law and business litigation.. Technology Law. The Fernandez Law Firm's Client focus is on start-up technology firms.  The Firm's Clients include innovators who have developed and continue to develop new technologies in many diverse areas such as: genetic testing for dangerous diseases; software and outage management systems for electric utilities; hardware, desks, and learning systems for disabled and chronically hospitalized children; enterprise personnel software; security software for protecting children and schools from active shooters.. Many of our Clients are entrepreneurs: medical doctors; inventors; restauranteurs; business owners --- all of whom purchase, lease, license, or sell technologies, and come to us for our experience in negotiating and drafting contracts, and finding methods of financing those large purchases and leases.. Employment Law. We regularly prepare employment agreements and 1099 consulting agreements to protect our Clients.  We understand the many issues involved in employment law.. Because we have litigated many employment matters, both for the employee and the employer, we have a strong sense of what works.. Accordingly, we draft strong employment agreements.  We try to resolve matters in mediation; but if we cannot, we litigate forcefully.. We have successfully mediated many claims at the EEOC for our corporate Clients.. Contracts. The basis of any relationship is the contract, and we have negotiated and drafted thousands of contracts.  Because we litigate, we know what needs to be in a contract to protect our Clients.. The Firm's practice includes licensing and intellectual property and technology law. We regularly assists technology and other companies seeking to create, license or exploit intellectual property, including start-ups, with many aspects of their businesses in such matters as: formation, financing, re-financing, shareholders, shareholder agreements, operating agreements, contracts, and intellectual property matters; negotiating and developing substantial commercial agreements and contracts; preparing licensing and maintenance agreements for software and intellectual property licensors and licensees; drafting NDAs and Confidentiality Agreements surrounding IP and IT; litigating IT and commercial business issues in the state, superior, appeals and federal courts in Georgia; negotiating leases for equipment and real property; purchasing real estate; purchasing airplanes; assisting clients in the management of employees and contractors; and leading  in all areas of mergers and acquisitions work, from due diligence, negotiations, and closings.. The Firm's Principal. Ms. Fernandez began her career as a litigator and has won millions of dollars in  judgments, verdicts, and awards in the courts of Georgia and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.. Ms. Fernandez  has had great success with technology, commercial, contract, employment, confidentiality, trade secret, intellectual property matters, and libel and defamation in the State, Superior, and Federal Courts in Georgia as well as the Court of Appeals of Georgia.. She is a 2005 graduate of the month-long Trial Lawyers College, run by famed trial lawyer Gerry Spence in Dubois, Wyoming, as well as the Trojan Horse Method, taught by Dan Ambrose and Alejandro Blanco.. Ms. Fernandez’s litigation work includes successful board room negotiations, mediations, and arbitrations, as well as victories before FINRA and the EEOC, and she has appeared for her Clients at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia and has successfully resolved these and other matters involving FBI, HUD, and Secret Service.  She has also successfully resolved matters before the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.. Ms. Fernandez practices employment law, and regularly drafts and litigates restrictive covenants, and has successfully mediated many employment matters at the EEOC.  Ms. Fernandez has also successfully obtained MBE certifications for her clients with the City of Atlanta and Georgia Department of Transportation.. Ms. Fernandez has coached U-6 soccer with the United Futbol Academy and is a former director of both of the Hispanic American Center for Economic Development and the Hispanic Contractors Association of Georgia, which she also helped found.. Ms. Fernandez earned her A.B. at Harvard University, where she was an IBM Thomas J. Watson scholar each year.  She earned her Juris Doctor at Columbia University School of Law in the City of New York and was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar her second and third years of law school.  She was also the Admissions Editor of the Columbia Business Law Review.  She served as a federal judicial law clerk to the Hon. Richard C. Erwin, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina.  She is a Member of the Technology Advisory Group for the State Bar of Georgia President and, as a pro bono matter, successfully negotiated the agreement for the new website for the State Bar of Georgia. Ms. Fernandez is admitted to practice in New York and Georgia, the State and Superior Courts of Georgia, Court of Appeals of Georgia, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

1827 Powers Ferry Road SE , Atlanta , Georgia 30339

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Irvin Bowen Hale-Smith LLC

2970 Peachtree Road, Suite 225 , Atlanta , Georgia 30305

Practice Areas: Arbitration & Mediation, Labor , Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Firm: SMITH LAW, LLC

3611 Braselton Hwy. , Dacula , Georgia 30019

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

I represent individuals who have been injured or killed as a result of the negligent conduct of others. I also represent inividuals in employment matters typically involving unpaid overtime, unpaid commissions/bonuses, medical leave discrimination, and sexual harassment.

3259C Peachtree Corners Circle , Norcross , Georgia 30092

Practice Areas: Americans with Disabilities Act, Contracts, Corporate , Discrimination, Employment & Labor , Social Security Benefits & Disability, Wages/Commissions/Overtime, Employment & Labor

Firm: York Bowman Law, LLC

1050 Crown Pointe Parkway , Atlanta , Georgia 30338

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Lisa York Bowman, the Managing Member of York Bowman Law, LLC, has over 19 years of experience litigating with a focus on employment law.  Lisa’s practice is devoted to helping executives negotiate employment contracts and severance agreements. Lisa also helps small to mid-sized businesses with all employment related matters, including:

Firm: Leo Michael Hughes

Washington Avenue , Marietta , Georgia 30060

Practice Areas: Administrative ,Civil Rights,Constitutional ,Employment & Labor ,Franchise ,Government Agencies,Government Contracts,Labor ,Medical Malpractice,Probate ,Professional Malpractice,Sexual Harassment,Traffic Violations,Wills

Firm: Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC

One Ninety One Peachtree Tower , Atlanta , Georgia 30303

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Stembridge Law, LLC

2951 Piedmont Road. , Atlanta , Georgia 30305

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: The Kirby G. Smith Law Firm, LLC

4488 North Shallowford Road , Atlanta , Georgia 30338

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Mr. Kirby G. Smith is the Founding Partner of the Kirby G. Smith Law Firm. Mr. Smith’s passion to work in the employment law field began before he even attended law school, working as an office manager and legal assistant for an employment firm. Over the years, Mr. Smith has accumulated substantial legal experience in the employment field, working for employment law firms for many years. Mr. Smith has seen the inner-workings of many different types of employers, as his past work experience has taken him through both the federal government’s Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Air Force in Warner Robins, GA. He now takes all his experience as an employment lawyer and provides it at prices all employees can afford.. Mr. Smith has taken employment law cases going before both the United States District Court and the United States Court of Appeals. Additionally, he has tried cases before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), and the Inspector General’s Office.. Mr. Smith was born and raised in Conyers, Georgia, and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. He is an avid runner and gets in as much football-watching as his weekends permit.

Firm: Crayon Law Firm

125 Townpark Dr NW Ste 300 , Kennesaw , Georgia 30144

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

This is more than a profession. For me, being a good lawyer is a  24/7 passion.

Firm: Vincent Chorey Taylor & Feil PC

3399 Peachtree Rd NE Ste 1700 , Atlanta , Georgia 30326

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

1100 Peachtree Northeast Suite 2800 , Atlanta , Georgia 30309

Practice Areas: Civil , Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Firm: The Reddy Law Firm, P.C.

11175 Cicero Drive , Alpharetta , Georgia 30022

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Contracts, Corporate , Discrimination, Education , Employee Benefits, Employment & Labor , Family , Government Agencies, Health Insurance, Insurance , Mediation, Sexual Harassment, Social Security Benefits & Disability, Wages/Commissions/Overtime, Wrongful Termination, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

K.P. Reddy is a nationally recognized trial attorney with over 30 years of experience.

Firm: Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP

3625 Cumberland Blvd SE , Atlanta , Georgia 30339

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Cheeley Legal

1400 Buford Hwy NE, Suite E-3 , Buford , Georgia 30518

Practice Areas: Adoption, Animal Bites, Arbitration & Mediation, Assault & Battery, Business & Commercial, Business Organizations, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Construction , Consumer Protection, Contracts, Divorce, Elder , Employment & Labor , Estate Planning, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Family , Housing & Construction Defects, Insurance , Landlord & Tenant, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate , Products Liability, Trusts, Wills, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death, Family

Joseph E. Cheeley, III, a second-generation attorney from a family of attorneys, graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1980 and has practiced for over 40 years. A native of Gwinnett, Joseph served as Special Master in State Bar disciplinary proceedings by appointment of the Georgia Supreme Court. As Special Assistant Attorney General, he represented the Gwinnett County Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) in child custody cases from 1983 until 1999. In addition, Joseph has been attorney of record in over 30 reported cases in the Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals.. Joseph and his wife, Margaret Cheeley, are active in their church. They are proud parents of their daughter, Kristin Rosencrants, and son, Justin Cheeley, M.D., and enjoy spending time with their grandchildren.

Firm: Lewis, Owens & Mulherin, P.C.

800 Commercial Court , Savannah , Georgia 31406

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Hall Arbery Gilligan Roberts & Shanlever LLP

3340 Peachtree Rd NE Ste 1900 , Atlanta , Georgia 30326

Practice Areas: Corporate , Labor , Occupational Safety & Health, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Matt Gilligan’s law practice focuses on employment law and litigation.  He has successfully defended employers in all types of employment-related litigation, regularly counsels employers on compliance with workplace laws, and he has extensive experience defending employers in government investigations, including OSHA investigations and U.S. DOL wage and hour audits.  Before founding HAGRS LLP, Matt was a Partner at the national law firm of Alston & Bird LLP in Atlanta for nine years.  He is recognized by SuperLawyers® as a “Georgia Super Lawyer” (employment law), by Best Lawyers in America® (employment law), and by Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite” in Georgia.  He is a frequent lecturer on employment law and related human resources topics, and he has published several articles on employment law topics in various publications.  Matt is a retired Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (JAG Corps), having served 22 years in the U.S. Army and Reserves, in both the combat arms (Infantry) and in the Army JAG Corps, as a criminal prosecutor and litigation counsel.  He was an Army Ranger, and was Airborne- and Air Assault-qualified.  Matt is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy (West Point) (BS) (Distinguished Cadet, top 5%), the University of Georgia School of Law (JD) (Order of the Coif, Editor-in-Chief of UGA Law Review), and the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School (LLM) (Honor Graduate).