Greg Fidlon is a top-rated and highly respected Atlanta employment law attorney with over 25 years of experience representing both employees and employers across Georgia and beyond. He is the founder of Fidlon Legal and focuses exclusively on employment law.
Greg is recognized as one of Atlanta’s leading employment lawyers by Super Lawyers, Three Best Rated, and Expertise.com. He holds Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV Preeminent® rating for legal ability and ethics, maintains a 10.0 “Superb” rating on Avvo, and has appeared as a legal commentator on 11Alive and Fox 5 Atlanta.
A skilled litigator and advisor, Greg handles a broad range of employment matters, including:
- Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims (Title VII, ADA, ADEA, Section 1981)
- Wage and hour disputes under the FLSA
- Non-compete and restrictive covenant enforcement/defense
- Severance negotiations and employment contract disputes
- FMLA and disability law compliance
- Wrongful termination and discipline
- Unemployment appeals
- Federal employee EEO cases
- OSHA compliance and workplace safety
- Class actions and employment litigation in state and federal court
- Representation before administrative agencies (EEOC, DOL, OFCCP)
Before founding Fidlon Legal in 2009, Greg worked for 10 years in leading national and regional law firms, including Kaye Scholer LLP in New York and the Atlanta offices of Dow Lohnes PLLC and Ashe, Rafuse & Hill LLP. He has successfully handled everything from individual disputes to nationwide class actions and has deep experience in depositions, motion practice, mediation, arbitration, trials, and appeals.
In addition to litigation, Greg routinely advises businesses on employment law compliance, litigation avoidance, and drafts empoyment-related policies, handbooks, executive contracts, severance agreements, and restrictive covenants. He frequently conducts training and publishes on emerging workplace issues. He has served on the Board of Editors of the Employment Law Strategist and speaks regularly on Georgia employment law trends.
Greg earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1998, where he was Senior Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. He also holds a B.S. in Accounting from Binghamton University and is a licensed CPA.
He is an active member of the American Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association, and National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), and serves on the Board of Directors of Spectrum Technical Institute, a nonprofit supporting at-risk youth through workforce development.
Notable Case Results:
- $2.98 million class action settlement for misclassified employees under the FLSA and state law (NY)
- $420,000 resolution of EEOC retaliation and breach of fiduciary duty claims (IL & GA)
- $400,000 mediation settlement for physician in breach of contract and fraud case (GA)
- $400,000 ADA settlement for university professor, including years of salary and benefits (GA)
- $175,000 ADA settlement for medical resident in disability discrimination case (GA)
