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Fisher & Phillips LLP, a national law firm founded in 1943, was one of the first law firms to center its practice on representing employers in labor and employment matters. Now one of the largest in the field, the firm has maintained its commitment to helping employers find innovative legal and practical solutions to their business needs by offering management preventive advice and litigation defense. Working in many areas of employment law, the firm's attorneys offer a wide breadth of expertise covering such traditional subjects as NLRB, EEOC, wage and hour, and disability law, as well as global immigration, pension and benefits, trade secrets and occupational safety and health. In addition to defending employers in labor cases, Fisher & Phillips attorneys help their clients to minimize litigation risks through the development of effective contracts, policies and procedures and through training supervisors and administrators in practical compliance strategies and dispute resolution. The firm's network of twenty-one offices from coast to coast enable its attorneys to handle matters promptly and efficiently in any state. Its focus on labor and employment law permits the firm to provide cost-effective services to employers ranging from large multi-national companies to small, family-owned businesses. Firm attorneys participate actively in state and local bar associations, charitable organizations, business associations and public service activities.

Fisher & Phillips LLP represents employers in a broad range of industries including automotive, banks and financial institutions, credit unions, health care, hospitality, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, transportation and logistics, private schools, colleges and universities, state and local governments, legal and professional service firms, insurance and related services, and non-profit organizations.

Statement of Practice

Labor and Employment Law, Labor Relations, Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA), Immigration and Naturalization, Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation, Pension and Benefits, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Breach of Contract, COBRA, Civil Rights, Collective Bargaining, Class Actions, Employee Benefits, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Harassment, Reductions in Force, Risk Management, Sexual Harassment, Trade Secrets, Wage and Hour, Whistleblower Litigation, Wrongful Termination.

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Address

1500 Resurgens Plaza
945 East Paces Ferry Road
Atlanta, GA 30326-1125, (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 404-231-1400
Fax: 404-240-4249

Website

http://www.laborlawyers.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For complete biographical data on attorneys in other offices, see Professional Biographies at those locations)

PARTNERS

Robert W. Ashmore (Partner) born Tallahassee, Florida; admitted to bar, 1969, Virginia; 1970, Georgia. Education: Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1962); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1969). Named: Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor, 2005; Labor Relations Institute Top 100 Labor Attorneys in the U.S., 2006; Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2008—; Best Lawyers in America, 2010. [Lt., U.S. Naval Reserve, 1963-1967]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Email and Internet Issues; Health Care; National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Reductions in Force (RIF); Title VII; Union Avoidance.Email: Robert W. Ashmore

D. Albert Brannen (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., with honors, 1978); University of Georgia (M.B.A., J.D., cum laude, 1982). Named: Best Lawyers in America, 2010; Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor, 2005, 2007—. Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003—. Member: State Bar of Georgia (President, Labor and Employment Law Section); Electric Cooperative Bar Association; Association of General Contractors' Labor and Employment Law Council. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Compliance Audits and Counseling; Dispute Resolution; Employment Contracts; National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).Email: D. Albert Brannen

Robert C. Christenson (Partner) born Minneapolis, Minnesota; admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, Georgia. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1968); Loyola University (J.D., cum laude, 1974). Comment Editor, Loyola Law Review. Author: Case Comment, "Illinois State Employees Union v. Lewis," Loyola University Law Journal 4:459, 1973. Named, Georgia Super Lawyer, Employee Benefits/ERISA, 2004. [First Lieut., Field Artillery, U.S. Army, 1968-1971]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA); Employee Benefits; Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA); ERISA Defense; ERISA Litigation; Executive Compensation Planning; Fiduciary Obligations and Disputes; Health Insurance Plans; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); Multi-Employer Plans and Withdrawals; Pensions; Retirement Plans.Email: Robert C. Christenson

Tillman Y. Coffey (Partner) born Columbia, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia. Education: Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1989); University of Tennessee (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Wagner National Labor Law Moot Court Team. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation; Non-Solicitation Agreements.Email: Tillman Y. Coffey

Myra K. Creighton (Partner) born Oakland, California; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1985); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1991). The Order of Barristers. Phillip C. Jessup Moot Court International Law World Championship and National Championship Team. Law Clerk to Hon. Duross Fitzpatrick, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 1991-1993. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Defense Litigation; Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Title VII Discrimination.Email: Myra K. Creighton

Burton F. Dodd (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1978, Virginia; 1982, South Carolina; 1985, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1975); University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Notes Editor, University of Richmond Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Glen M. Williams, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1978-1979. Named, Best Lawyers in America, 2010. Member: U.S. Supreme Court Bar; National Association of College and University Attorneys. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Law; Employment Discrimination and Related Litigation; Jury Trials.Email: Burton F. Dodd

John E. Donovan (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1969); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1977). [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1969-1975]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action Plans (AAP); Employee Relations Consulting; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP); Personnel and Supervisor Training; Wage and Hour.Email: John E. Donovan

I. Walter Fisher (1914-1994).

Robert P. Foster (Partner) born Muncie, Indiana; admitted to bar, 1985, Georgia. Education: Ball State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1982); Indiana University (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment-At-Will; Non-Compete Contracts; Trade Secrets.Email: Robert P. Foster

Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. (Partner) born Sellersville, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1979, South Carolina; 1986, Georgia; 1989, District of Columbia; 1997, North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., with honors, 1974); Loyola University (J.D., 1978); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1993). Chairman, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 1990-1994. Assistant Secretary of Labor-OSHA, 2006-2008. Author: South Carolina Bar Labor & Employment Law Manual - OSHA Chapter, 1999, 2002, 2006; Whistleblower Chapter, 2007. Society for Human Resource Management. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA); Whistleblower Litigation.Email: Edwin G. Foulke, Jr.

F. Kytle Frye, III (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1972, Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1969); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1972). Journal of Public Law. Named, Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment and Labor, 2007—. [Capt., JAG, USMC, 1972-1976]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action; Management Employment Law; Wage and Hour Litigation.Email: F. Kytle Frye, III

H. Victor Hansen, (P.C.) (Partner) born Columbia, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia; 1969, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1965; LL.B., 1968). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Contract Negotiation; Labor Arbitration; Labor Relations Board Proceedings; Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures and Reorganizations; National Labor Relations Act (NLRA); Strike Avoidance.Email: H. Victor Hansen, (P.C.)

Donald B. Harden, (P.C.) (Partner) born Savannah, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1967, Georgia. Education: Stetson University; Emory University (B.A., 1965); Emory University School of Law (LL.B., 1967). Named: Best Lawyers in America, 2007—; Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor, 2004-2006. The Federalist Society. Member: Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits Litigation; Employment Litigation; International Employment Contracts; Mediation.Email: Donald B. Harden, (P.C.)

Sarah J. Hawk (Partner) born Cebu City, Philippines; admitted to bar, 2000, Georgia. Education: Agnes Scott College (B.A., 1992; M.A.T., 1993); Georgia State University (J.D., 2000). Fulbright Scholar, 1996. Author: "The O&P Nonimmigrant Visa Categories: Alternatives for Clients With Special Talent," Immigration Law Today, April 2002. Named: Who's Who in Asian American Communities, 2006—; Presidential Who's Who Among Business and Professional Achievers, 2009—; Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2009—. Japan-America Society. Philippine Consular Staff Volunteer. Legal Counsel, Philippine American Chamber of Commerce, 2007—. Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 2003-2004); The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Employment Immigration; Employment Verification; Global Immigration; I-9 Compliance; Immigration Law; Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA); Investor Visas; Visas.Email: Sarah J. Hawk

Christine E. Howard, (P.A.) (Partner) born Charleston, West Virginia; admitted to bar, 1990, Georgia and Florida. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1987); Emory University School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1990). The Order of Barristers. Executive Board, Moot Court Society. Named, Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment Litigation: Defense, Labor and Employment, 2004-2008. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Defense; Disability and Illness Discrimination; Employment Compliance Audits and Counseling; Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Litigation.Email: Christine E. Howard, (P.A.)

E. Jewelle Johnson (Partner) born Youngstown, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia. Education: Miami University (B.Phil. and B.A., 1994); Duke University (J.D., 1997). Named, Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star, Employment and Labor, Employment Litigation: Defense, 2005-2006, 2009. Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (President, 2007). Atlanta Legal Diversity Consortium (Director). Metropolitan Atlanta Boys and Girls Clubs, West End Cluster (Secretary). Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Women and Minorities in the Profession Committee); National Bar Association; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers; National Association of Women Lawyers - NAWL (Member, Legislative Committee). Fellow: Lawyers Foundation of Georgia. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation and Counseling; Employment Policies and Procedures; Prevailing Wage Litigation; Race and Gender Discrimination; Severance and Separation Agreements; Sexual Harassment.Email: E. Jewelle Johnson

Mairen C. Kelly (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Illinois; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, Georgia; 2002, California. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., with distinction, 1970); DePaul University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1974). De Paul University Law Review. Law Clerk to Hon. Daniel J. McNamara, Illinois Appellate Court, 1974-1976. Illinois Supreme Court Committee on Civil Jury Instructions, 1979-1984. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Class and Collective Action Defense; Corporate Investigations; Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition; Whistleblower Litigation.Email: Mairen C. Kelly

David R. Kresser (Partner) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia. Education: Indiana University (B.A., with distinction, 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Named, Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment and Labor, 2005, 2007, 2009. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Termination; Multi-District Litigation; Sex Discrimination.Email: David R. Kresser

Walter J. Kruger, III (Partner) born Charleston, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 1976, South Carolina; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1973); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Named, Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Non-Compete Agreements; Trade Secrets Protection.Email: Walter J. Kruger, III

Howard A. Mavity (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 1984, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). Named, Georgia Super Lawyer, Labor and Employment, 2004-2006. Chapter Editor, ABA Occupational Safety and Health Law, 2008 Supplement. Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) National Safety Committee. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Construction Law; Drug Testing; Hospital Law; Industrial Accidents; Management-Union Relations; Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA).Email: Howard A. Mavity

Claud L. McIver, III (Partner) born San Antonio, Texas; admitted to bar, 1968, Texas; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court; 1973, Georgia. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., 1965); University of Texas (J.D., 1968). Co-Author: "Labor," 1988 Eleventh Circuit Survey, Mercer Law Review, 1989. Named: Best Lawyers in America, 2006—; Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2007—; Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor, 2004-2006; Georgia Legal Elite, Labor and Employment, 2004. Appointed by: Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue, Judicial Nominating Commission, 2005; Georgia State Election Board, Member 2005; Vice Chair, Georgia State Election Board, 2006. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2003-2004). [Capt., JAG, U.S. Air Force, 1968-1972]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Corporate Compliance Audits and Counseling; Employment Law Training; International Labor Law; Labor Law Aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions; Labor Management Relations; NLRB Practice; Union Contract Negotiations and Administration; Union Elections.Email: Claud L. McIver, III

Tracy L. Moon, Jr. (Partner) born Camp LeJeune, North Carolina; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia; 1994, Florida. Education: University of Virginia (M.S., 1980); Georgia State University (M.B.A., 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1993). Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce (Chairman, 2009; Chairman's Award, 2005). Rotary Club of South Forsyth (President, 2008-2009). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Arbitration and Mediation; Breach of Employment Contracts; Corporate Investigations; Employment Compliance Audits and Counseling; Non-Competition and Trade Secrets Agreements; Retaliatory Discharge; Workplace Practices Training; Wrongful Termination.Email: Tracy L. Moon, Jr.

Erle Phillips (1920-1999).

Ann Margaret Pointer (Partner) born Danville, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1976, Georgia; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Randolph-Macon Woman's College (A.B., cum laude, 1969); Emory University School of Law; University of Virginia (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Editorial Board, Virginia Journal of International Law. Named: Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment and Labor, 2004—; Best Lawyers in America, 2006—; Top 20 Legal Eagle by Atlanta Woman Magazine, 2006; Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2009—. Adjunct Faculty, Pretrial Litigation, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 2002—. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law (Counseling and Litigation); Complex Litigation; Employment Discrimination and Harassment; Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); H-2A Litigation and Compliance; Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act (MSPA).Email: Ann Margaret Pointer

Roger K. Quillen (Partner) born Coshocton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., cum laude, 1975; B.S., summa cum laude, 1975; J.D., with honors, 1980); Purdue University (M.S., 1977). Named: Georgia Legal Elite, Labor and Employment, 2004; Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor, 2004-2007; Best Lawyers in America, 2006—; Most Powerful Employment Attorneys - Top 10 for Labor Law, Human Resource Executive, May 2009. Co-Author: Labor and Employment in Georgia, Lexis Law Publishing, 1990-2001. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employer Liability; Employment Discrimination; Management Labor Law.Email: Roger K. Quillen

Thomas P. Rebel (Partner) born Peoria, Illinois; admitted to bar, 1978, Florida; 1979, Georgia. Education: University of Miami (B.S., 1969; M.S., 1973; M.Ed., 1974); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1978). University of Miami Law Review. Named: Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor, 2004—; Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2009—. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action Plans (AAP); Discrimination; Employment Disability; Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Hospital Law; University Law; Wage and Hour.Email: Thomas P. Rebel

Andria Lure Ryan (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: The American University (B.A., 1985); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1988). Member: State Bar of Georgia (Chairperson, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2005-2006); American Hotel and Lodging Association (Member, Human Resources Committee). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Compliance Audits and Counseling; Personnel and Supervisor Training; Sex and Same Sex Harassment; Union Avoidance.Email: Andria Lure Ryan

Jennifer B. Sandberg (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia; 2003, North Carolina. Education: University of California, Santa Barbara (B.A., with honors, 1988); Georgia State University (J.D., 1997). Georgia State University Law Review. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action Compliance; Confidentiality Agreements; Manager Training.Email: Jennifer B. Sandberg

Anderson B. Scott (Partner) born Montgomery, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1984); Yale University (M.F.A., 1987); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA); Civil Rights Litigation; Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Preventive Labor and Employment Law; Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA).Email: Anderson B. Scott

Joseph P. Shelton (Partner) born Morristown, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia. Education: Oglethorpe University (B.A., 1991); University of Tennessee (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif; The Order of Barristers. Wagner National Labor Law Moot Court Team. Named, Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star, Employment and Labor, 2005, 2009. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Non-Competition Agreements; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Defense.Email: Joseph P. Shelton

E. Scott Smith (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 1979). Georgia Law Review. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Non-Compete and Trade Secrets Litigation; Railway Labor Act (RLA).Email: E. Scott Smith

Shanon R. Stevenson (Partner) born Merritt, British Columbia, Canada; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: Clark Atlanta University (B.A., 1994); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D., 1997). Named, Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star, Immigration, 2005, 2007, 2009. Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA); The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA); Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association (GAPABA); Indus Bar of Georgia. Languages: Punjabi. Practice Areas: Business Immigration; Consular Processing; Employment Verification; E-Verify; Global Immigration; I-9 Compliance; Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA); Investor Visas; Permanent Visas.Email: Shanon R. Stevenson

Douglas R. Sullenberger, (P.C.) (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1977, Georgia and Tennessee. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1970); Georgia State University (M.S., 1974); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1977). Named: Labor Relations Institute Top 100 Labor Attorneys in the U.S., 2006—; Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2009—. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Past Chairman, Employers' Duties and Problems Committee); American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Labor Arbitration and the Law of Collective Bargaining Agreements). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Collective Bargaining and Arbitration; Decertification; Executive Agreements; Harassment in the Workplace; Labor Relations Board Proceedings; Prevention and Compliance Programs; Recognitional Picketing; Secondary Boycotts.Email: Douglas R. Sullenberger, (P.C.)

John E. Thompson (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1978, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University (A.B., 1975); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Named: Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor, 2004—; Georgia Legal Elite, Labor and Employment, 2005; Best Lawyers in America, 2006—; Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2009—. Special Assistant Attorney General, FLSA Matters, State of Georgia. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Committee on Federal Labor Standards Legislation, 1991—; Contributing Editor, "The Fair Labor Standards Act" ABA Treatise). Practice Areas: Wage and Hour Law; Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Employment Compensation; Independent Contractor and Employee Status; Labor and Employment.Email: John E. Thompson

Kim Kiel Thompson (Partner) born Doylestown, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1981; M.A., 1984); University of Miami School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Editor, Inter-American Law Review. Named: Georgia Super Lawyer, Immigration, 2004—; Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2009—; Best Lawyers in America, 2010. Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association (UPL Georgia Chair, 2007-2008). Practice Areas: Business Immigration; Citizenship and Naturalization; Employment Immigration; Employment Visas; Immigration Compliance; Immigration Discrimination; Immigration Law; Permanent Residence.Email: Kim Kiel Thompson

James M. Walters (Partner) born Omaha, Nebraska; admitted to bar, 1970, Nebraska; 1971, Georgia; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Nebraska (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Contributing Editor, "The Developing Labor Law," American Bar Association, 1982-1993. Named: Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor, 2004-2005; Labor Relations Institute Top 100 Labor Attorneys in the U.S., 2006—; Best Lawyers in America, 2009—. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Board of Directors, Labor & Employment Law Section); State Bar of Georgia (Past Chairman, Labor & Employment Law Section). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Collective Bargaining and Arbitration; Colleges and Universities; Hospital and Healthcare Law; National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); National Mediation Board (NMB); Title IX; Unfair Labor Practices (ULP).Email: James M. Walters

C. R. Wright (Partner) born Biloxi, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 1993, Georgia; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Southern College of Technology (B.I.E.T., 1983); Kennesaw College (M.B.A., 1986); Georgia State University (J.D., 1993). Moot Court. Editor-in-Chief, Georgia State University Law Review. Named, Georgia Super Lawyer, Employment and Labor, Immigration, Employment Litigation: Defense, 2004. Author: "The Collateral Source Rule in Georgia: A New Method of Equal Protection Analysis Brings a Return to the Old Common Law Rule," 8 Ga. St. Univ. L. Rev. 835 (1992). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Executive Employment Law; Executive Order 11246; Immigration Compliance; Negligent Hiring and Retention; Recordkeeping Obligations; Religious Discrimination; Section 1983 Claims; Workplace Audits.Email: C. R. Wright

SENIOR COUNSEL

Griffin B. Bell, Jr. (Senior Counsel) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1970, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B., 1965); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1970). Law Clerk to Hon. Alexander A. Laurence, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia, 1970-1972. [Capt., Field Artillery, U.S. Army, 1965-1971]. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Appellate Practice.Email: Griffin B. Bell, Jr.

Robert J. Berghel (Senior Counsel) born New York, New York; admitted to bar, 1961, Nebraska; 1962, Georgia. Education: University of Nebraska (B.S., 1956); Washington and Lee University (LL.B., magna cum laude, 1961). Associate Editor, Washington and Lee Law Review. Member: American Bar Association (Co-Chairman, Committee on Railway and Airline Labor Law, 1980-1983). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Collective Bargaining; Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures and Reorganizations; Railway Labor Act (RLA).Email: Robert J. Berghel

Charles Kelso (Senior Counsel) born Birmingham, Alabama; admitted to bar, 1962, Florida; 1964, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1958); Harvard Law School (LL.B., 1962). Member: State Bar of Georgia (Employer Delegate to United Nations' International Labor Organization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Agricultural Labor Law; Transportation.Email: Charles Kelso

Dean E. Rice (Senior Counsel) born Louisville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1969, Kentucky; 1974, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1966); University of Kentucky (J.D., 1969). [Capt., Judge Advocate, U.S. Air Force, 1969-1973]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Plant Closings; Unfair Labor Practices (ULP); Union Management Relations; Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.Email: Dean E. Rice

Donald E. Wright (Senior Counsel) born Nashville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 1953, Tennessee; 1957, U.S. Supreme Court; 1967, Georgia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1950; LL.B., 1953). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Arbitration; Collective Bargaining; Industrial Relations; Labor Contract Negotiation.Email: Donald E. Wright

OF COUNSEL

Stuart O. Baesel, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1982, Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1974; M.B.A., 1981; J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Cafeteria Plans and Welfare Plans; Compliance Resolution with IRS, DOL and PBGC; Cross Testing and New Comparability Designs; Defined Benefit and Cash Balance Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs); Executive and Deferred Compensation; Fiduciary Compliance; Governmental and Tax Exempt Plans; Profit Sharing, 401(K) and Defined Contribution Plans; Voluntary and Involuntary Severance Arrangements.Email: Stuart O. Baesel, Jr.

Caroline J. Brown (Of Counsel) born Charleston, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Florida (B.S., 1997); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Managing Editor, International Travel Law Journal. Co-Author, "The EEOC's New Compliance Manual Chapter on Employee Benefits Discrimination," Vol. 14, No. 3 Benefits Law Journal 43 (Autumn 2001). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Wage and Hour Compliance.Email: Caroline J. Brown

Lawrence S. McGoldrick (Of Counsel) born Savannah, Georgia; admitted to bar, 1983, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1978); University of Georgia (J.D., 1983). The Order of Barristers. Moot Court National Team and Executive Board. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Wage and Hour; Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA); Worker Disability Law.Email: Lawrence S. McGoldrick

ASSOCIATES

Tiffani Hiudt Casey (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Named, Georgia Super Lawyer Rising Star, Employment and Labor, Employment Litigation: Defense, 2006, 2009. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Tiffani Hiudt Casey

Jessica T. Cook (Associate) born Bridgeport, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia; 2007, Georgia. Education: Oakwood College (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 2004). The Oliver White Hill Foundation (Board of Directors, 2006—). Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Business Immigration; Employment Visas; Global Immigration; I-9 Compliance; Immigration Law; Labor Certifications (PERMS).Email: Jessica T. Cook

Brian M. Herman (Associate) born Manhasset, New York; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Cornell University, NYS School of Industrial and Labor Relations (B.S., 2002); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Brian M. Herman

James M. Hux, Jr. (Associate) born Sikeston, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Boston College (B.A., 1997); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: James M. Hux, Jr.

Josh F. Norris (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., cum laude, 2004); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employee Benefits; ERISA Defense; ERISA Litigation.Email: Josh F. Norris

Matthew R. Simpson (Associate) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 2007, Georgia. Education: Texas Christian University (B.A., cum laude, 2003); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 2007). Symposium Editor, Emory Law Journal. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Matthew R. Simpson

Terri R. Stewart (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 2003; J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Terri R. Stewart

Deepa N. Subramanian (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 2005); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Languages: Tamil. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Deepa N. Subramanian

Mark Y. Thacker (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Trinity College (B.A., 1996); Howard University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment.Email: Mark Y. Thacker