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Richard W. Hendrix Esq.
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Atlanta, GA Employment Law Attorney
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Daniel I. MacIntyre
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Atlanta, GA Employment Law Lawyer
45 years experience
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Samuel T. Brannan
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Marietta, GA Employment Law Lawyer
27 years experience
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Joy Doss
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Marietta, GA Employment Law Lawyer
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Jason Ryan Doss
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 13 years experience
(855) 436-7752 36 Trammell St
#101
 Marietta, GA 30064
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Civil Rights and Securities
Florida State University College of Law
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David Haskin
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 10 years experience
(678) 685-8948 1675 Lower Roswell Rd.
 Marietta, GA 30068
Employment, Business, Criminal and Personal Injury
Georgia State University College of Law
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Mr. Haskin was selected as Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Association top 100 and has been named an AV Preeminent Lawyer through Martindale-Hubbell's peer review rating system. Haskin's practice focuses on a select number of business client matters including advising on and litigating various contract and employment matters. He also maintains an active criminal defense and civil litigation practice which includes personal injury matters. Mr. Haskin is licensed to Practice Law in the State Courts of Georgia including the Appeals Court...
Karen Brown Williams
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 26 years experience
(770) 952-5000 1820 The Exchange SE #150
 Atlanta, GA 30339
Employment, Business, Divorce and Family
Emory University
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A graduate of Howard University, Boston College and Emory Law School, Karen began her law career in 1990 as Clerk to Justice Carol Hunstein where she served for more than two years before becoming a Public Defender for Dekalb County and then moving on to the Atlanta Solicitors Office. Karen founded her law practice in 1994 while a Cobb County Magistrate, where she served for five years. Karen brings broad experience and depth of understanding to her client’s cause. She is a frequent speaker on family law issues within the legal community, guiding other family law attorneys to becoming more...
(678) 566-3626 12600 Deerfield Parkway Suite 100
 Alpharetta, GA 30004
Paula J. Mcgill
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 22 years experience
(678) 353-3217 2265 Roswell Rd.
Suite 100
 Marietta, GA 30062
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Family and Landlord Tenant
University of Pennsylvania
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Attorney Paula J. McGill provides personal service to a variety of clients. She is comfortable representing individuals and small to medium sized businesses. Moreover, Attorney McGill is not afraid to go after large corporations to force them to take personal responsibility for damages they cause. Her confidence in pursuing these companies comes from her 20+ years of experience. Furthermore, she is skilled in efficiently and effectively representing clients of most budgets. Many clients return for additional services or recommend her to family and friends. In addition to the...
(678) 353-3217 1050 Crown Pointe Pkwy.
Suite 500
 Atlanta, GA 30338
(770) 367-1234 5425 Peachtree Parkway
 Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
(678) 487-3773 1775 Parker Rd.
Building C, Suite 210
 Conyers, GA 30094
(770) 367-1234 925 Main Street
Suite 300-36
 Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Peter G. Golden
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Lawyer.
(678) 388-8876 900 Circle 75 Pkwy
#500
 Atlanta, GA 30339
Employment, Business and Entertainment & Sports
Vanderbilt University Law School
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Blakely Holloway Frye
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 24 years experience
(770) 953-0995 3350 Riverwood Pkwy SE
 Atlanta, GA 30339
Employment, Business, IP and Patents
Georgia State University College of Law
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Samuel T. Brannan
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 27 years experience
(855) 436-7752 36 Trammell St
#101
 Marietta, GA 30064
Free ConsultationEmployment, Arbitration & Mediation, Broker Fraud and Business
Georgia State University College of Law
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Douglas Richard Kertscher
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 23 years experience
(770) 953-0995 3350 Riverwood Pkwy SE
Suite 800
 Atlanta, GA 30339
Employment, Business, IP and Insurance Claims
The University of Georgia School of Law
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Meredith J. Carter
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 14 years experience
(404) 618-3838 2690 Cobb Parkway SE
Suite A5-294
 Smyrna, GA 30080
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation and Civil Rights
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
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For the last seven years, Meredith has concentrated her practice on representation of victims of sexual harassment, and victims of discrimination based on race, gender, age, religion, national origin, and disability, as well as those who have claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and under the Georgia Whistleblower Statutes
Atlanta, GA 30303
Julie Ann Burke
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Attorney.
(770) 953-0995 3355 Riverwood Pkwy
Suite 800
 Atlanta, GA 30339
Employment and IP
The University of Georgia School of Law
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Kevin S. Little
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Atlanta, GA Employment Law Lawyer
25 years experience
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Jason Ryan Doss
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Marietta, GA Employment Law Lawyer
13 years experience
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Rebecca Wyatt McLaws
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 6 years experience
(770) 406-6624 216 Alexander Street
 Marietta, GA 30060
Employment, Business, Divorce and Insurance Claims
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
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Jason Marcus
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 10 years experience
(770) 988-5035 3225 Shallowford Rd.
Ste. 1120
 Marietta, GA 30062
Employment, Administrative and Health Care
University System of Georgia - University of Georgia
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Jason Marcus is among a select few lawyers to devote his practice solely to qui tam and related retaliation claims under federal and state False Claims Acts. He has practiced FCA law exclusively since 2008. In January 2015, Jason and his partner Julie Bracker formed Bracker & Marcus LLC, a firm dedicated to representing whistleblowers in qui tam actions nationwide. Jason is a 2006 graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, former clerk to the honorable Magistrate Judge G.R. Smith of the Southern District of Georgia, and a member of the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education fund and the...
Joy Doss
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Lawyer.
(855) 436-7752 36 Trammell St
#101
 Marietta, GA 30064
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Civil Rights and Securities
Florida State University College of Law
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Sheri O Oluyemi
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 5 years experience
(404) 500-6202 Cranleigh Rdg SE
 Smyrna, GA 30080
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Sheri is a labor and employment lawyer licensed to practice law in the states of Georgia and New York. She is also admitted to the bar in Ontario, Canada. Over the past ten years, Sheri has gained the education, experience and expertise in representing both employers and employees in all manner of workplace-related disputes. For instance, she has assisted management in the drafting and implementation of human resource policies, employment contracts, business organization and non-compete/non-solicitation agreements. She has also assisted employees in wrongful termination, whistleblower defense, unpaid wage claims, and discrimination/harassment, among many other complex legal issues.
William James Atkins
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 23 years experience
(404) 969-4130 6400 Powers Ferry Road
Suite 355
 Atlanta, GA 30339
Employment, Business, Civil Rights and Criminal
Emory University
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James Everett Voyles
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 23 years experience
(770) 421-8883 3745 Cherokee St NW
Suite 702
 Kennesaw, GA 30144
Employment and Workers' Comp
Georgia State University
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William E. 'Ned' Cannon III
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Attorney.
(770) 952-1008 630 Village Trace, NE
 Marietta, GA 30067
Employment, Business, Construction and Estate Planning
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
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Susan Kastan Murphey
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 28 years experience
(770) 579-2992 4180 Providence Road
Suite 111
 Marietta, GA 30062
Employment, Business, Insurance Defense and Medical Malpractice
Emory University
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Ernest Linwood Gunn IV
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 25 years experience
(770) 479-1406 111 West Main St.
 Canton, GA 30060
Employment, Business, Education and Securities
Georgia State University
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Derek Jon Krebs
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Cobb County, GA Employment Law Lawyer.
(770) 956-1490 100 Galleria Pkwy Suite 1800
 Atlanta, GA 30339
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The University of Georgia School of Law
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Derek Krebs is an Associate Attorney with Kitchens New Cleghorn, LLC. Derek focuses his law practices in the areas of Corporate and Business Issues, General Civil Litigation, Contracts, Family Law, MSPB Employment Law Issues, and Wills, Trusts & Estate Planning. Derek received a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Media & Communications from Denison University in 2005. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2012, where he graduated with honors. While at UGA, Derek served as a Notes Editor of the Georgia Law Review, became certified as a civil mediator, worked as a research assistant...
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Brandon Hornsby
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Atlanta, GA Employment Law Lawyer
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Michael A. Sullivan Esq.
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Atlanta, GA Employment Law Lawyer
32 years experience
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J. Franklin Burns
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 30 years experience
(866) 328-4978 6100 Lake Forrest Dr NW
#570
 Atlanta, GA 30328
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
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Julian Fortuna
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County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 36 years experience
1600 Parkwood Circle
Suite 400
 Atlanta, GA 6783367191
Employment, Appeals, Business and Estate Planning
Emory University School of Law and Rutgers University - Camden
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Julian A. Fortuna is a Member of Taylor English Duma LLP where he practices business and tax law with a focus on tax planning and representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and various other tax authorities. He also handles estate and trust tax matters. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Fortuna was Vice President and General Tax Counsel for InterContinental Hotels Group ("IHG"). During his eleven year tenure at IHG, Mr. Fortuna managed a team of tax professionals responsible for structuring the domestic and international tax impacts of numerous mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and other corporate transactions,...
David L Selby
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 9 years experience
(404) 909-6534 4200 Northside Parkway Northwest
Suite 200
 Atlanta, GA 30327
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and DUI
Case Western Reserve University
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David L. Selby has practiced law in government agencies and private firms since first interning with the Monroe County District Attorney's office in Rochester, NY. Upon graduating from Case Western University School of Law, David interned with the Administrative Office of the Courts of Georgia. There, he worked on legal cases presented by various Justices and Judges from each State court level as well as from State government employees. Additionally, he participated in judicial committees alongside Justices of the GA Supreme Court. David predominantly focuses on representing plaintiffs in employment and labor law issues. David has multiple years of...
Ronald F. Debranski II
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Cherokee County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 16 years experience
(770) 926-1957 321 Creekstone Ridge
 Woodstock, GA 30188
Employment, Bankruptcy, Business and Divorce
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
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General practice in the areas of civil litigation and transactions in the areas of business, divorce and family law, real estate, wills, trusts, probate, and estate planning and personal injury.
Rakesh Parekh
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 9 years experience
(404) 333-8529 P.O. Box 250654
 Atlanta, GA 30327
Employment, Civil Rights and Divorce
University System of Georgia - University of Georgia
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Vickie Yokley Wiggins
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Attorney.
(770) 256-7766 3350 Riverwood Parkway, Suite 1900
 ATLANTA, GA 30309
Employment
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Gordon M Berger
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Attorney.
(404) 261-0500 5855 Sandy Springs Circle
Suite 300
 Atlanta, GA 30328
Employment
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Gregory R. Fidlon
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 18 years experience
(844) 529-4967 1200 Abernathy Rd NE
Building 600 #1700
 Atlanta, GA 30328
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Civil Rights
University of Pennsylvania
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I specialize in labor and employment law and serve clients throughout metro Atlanta, Georgia and elsewhere. I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1998 and have been practicing exclusively in labor and employment law since. I have practiced with top-notch firms and represented clients of all sizes, from Fortune 100 companies to individual employees. I enjoy helping clients solve their legal issues in the most cost-effective way. I represent and advise clients in all aspects of the employment relationship, including discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII), the Age Discrimination in Employment...
Mitchell Feldman
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 22 years experience
(877) 946-8293 1201 Peachtree St.
400 COLONY SQUARE, SUITE 200
 ATLANTA, GA 30361
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Emory University School of Law
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Mitchell Lloyd Feldman Esq. Attorney at Law CLASS ACTION AND COLLECTIVE ACTION, STATE AND FEDERAL TRIAL LAWYER EMPLOYEE RIGHTS ATTORNEY Location: 1715 N. Westshore Boulevard Suite 400 Tampa, FL 33607 Phone: 813 639 9366 Fax: 813-639-9376 Email: mlf@feldmanlegal.us LAWYER OVERVIEW: For over 2 decades, MITCHELL LLOYD FELDMAN, ESQ., has been a civil litigator, who has worked on the defense and the plaintiff side of cases. Over the last 9 years, Mr. Feldman has focused his practice representing employees and individuals. Mr. Feldman’s bench and jury trial experience includes cases involving the following:...
(877) 946-8293 6940 W. Linebaugh Avenue
SUITE 101
 TAMPA, FL 33625
(877) 946-8293 618 E. South Street, Suite 500
SUITE 500
 ORLANDO, FL 32801
Robin Frazer Clark
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 29 years experience
(404) 873-3700 101 Marietta St
#2300
 Atlanta, GA 30303
Free ConsultationEmployment, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Emory University School of Law
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J. Franklin Burns
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Atlanta, GA Employment Law Attorney
30 years experience
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Steven R. Wisebram Esq.
(800) 228-9159Free Consultation
Atlanta, GA Employment Law Attorney
40 years experience
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John Mays
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Attorney.
(877) 986-5529 235 Peachtree St NE
#202
 Atlanta, GA 30303
Employment, Appeals, Business and Civil Rights
Emory University School of Law
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I provide legal counsel to small businesses, focusing on their employment matters. Our firm specializes in wage and hour litigation, and I have served as defense counsel in both individual and collective overtime actions, but we also have a strong record defending against discrimination suits and representing corporate interests before administrative agencies and tribunals. I also represent employees in individual and collective actions for minimum wage violations, unpaid overtime, unpaid commissions, and other claims arising under federal wage and hour law. I handle the majority of my firm's misclassification cases involving salaried workers and independent contractors.
Lee Hamil Little
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 20 years experience
(404) 685-1662 75 14th St NW
#2840-B
 Atlanta, GA 30309
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Health Care
Georgia State University
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Lee counsels and represents healthcare providers, businesses and professionals with regard to healthcare, business, staffing and employment issues. She is a former federal prosecutor with over 18 years of experience as a lawyer.
(404) 685-1662 1450 Greene St
#3600
 Augusta, GA 30901
Marcus G. Keegan
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Dekalb County, GA Employment Law Attorney. 14 years experience
(404) 842-0333 2987 Clairmont Road NE
Suite 225
 Atlanta, GA 30329
Employment, Business and Civil Rights
Emory University
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Bobby Roopchand Devadoss
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 19 years experience
(404) 478-7885 235 Peachtree Street Northeast
Suite 400
 Atlanta, GA 30303
Free ConsultationEmployment and Administrative
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
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Bobby Devadoss formerly worked as an attorney for the Federal Labor Relations Authority and later took a position with the Federal Aviation Administration before opening his own law firm. With offices in Dallas, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Mr. Devadoss represents federal employees nationwide in disciplinary proceedings ( MSPB), civil rights advocacy ( EEOC) and work injury claims ( OWCP). He also counsels labor unions and governmental agencies.
(468) 522-3089 14651 Dallas Parkway
 Dallas, TX 75254
(202) 349-3953 1629 K. Street
 Washington, DC 20006
Lisa A Johnson
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Paulding County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 7 years experience
(770) 841-5104 1899 Lake Road
Suite 110
 Hiram, GA 30141
Employment, Business, Criminal and Family
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
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William Cleveland
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Lawyer.
(404) 410-7998 235 Peachtree St NE
#202
 Atlanta, GA 30303
Employment, Civil Rights and Workers' Comp
Mercer University
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Daniel I. MacIntyre
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Dekalb County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 45 years experience
(855) 322-2057 2987 Clairmont Rd
#200
 Atlanta, GA 30329
Employment, Administrative, Broker Fraud and Business
The University of Georgia School of Law
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Matthew Trainor Gomes
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Lawyer. 19 years experience
(404) 322-6255 Atlantic Station
201 17th Street, NW / Suite 1700
 Atlanta, GA 30363
Employment and Business
Washington and Lee University School of Law
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Almost every company has employees. As a result, unfortunately, almost every company has employee relations issues. I have spent my entire legal career helping employers avoid labor and employment problems by partnering with my clients to provide preventative counseling and training involving discipline, discharge, reductions-in-force and other personnel matters, employee handbooks, employment agreements, and affirmative action plans. On those occasions when litigation has been unavoidable, I have represented my clients in federal and state courts and before government agencies throughout the United States in all aspects of labor law and employment litigation, including allegations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation, wage...
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Lawyer.
(844) 529-4967 1200 Abernathy Rd NE
Building 600 #1700
 Atlanta, GA 30328
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Civil Rights
The University of Georgia School of Law
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James Craig
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Fulton County, GA Employment Law Lawyer.
(877) 986-5529 235 Peachtree St NE
#202
 Atlanta, GA 30303
Employment, Business, Civil Rights and Real Estate
University of California - Hastings College of the Law
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Thomas F. Martin
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Employment law governs the relationship between workers and their employers. This law, contained in federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions, specifies the rights and restrictions applicable to each party in the workplace.

This area of law regulates such issues as employee benefits, discipline, hiring, firing, leave, payroll, and health and safety in the workplace. It also encompasses non-compete agreements, retaliation, severance, unemployment compensation, pensions, whistle-blowing, worker classification, wage garnishment, work authorization for non-U.S. citizens, worker's compensation, and employee handbooks.

Both federal and state laws govern the relationship between employees and employers. Federal laws such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on certain characteristics. Many states have enacted their own laws similar to federal ones (and sometimes are more stringent). Cities and counties also can enact ordinances that affect employee rights, such as local minimum wage laws.

Employment lawyers can choose to accept only employees as clients, only employers, or both. Some attorneys focus on a specific area of employment law, such as workers' compensation, whistleblowing or discrimination, but many can handle a wide range of employment law issues.

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