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Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP Partners Selected as 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers
Please join us in congratulating partners Edward Buckley, Anita Bala, Ashley Wilson Clark, Thomas J. Mew IV, and Kyle Brooks for their inclusion as 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Employment Lawyers! The partners at Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP are extremely honored to be included in this seventh edition of Lawdragon’s guide. About Edward…
Read MoreBuckley Bala Wilson Mew Partners Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® for 2025
Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP is proud to announce that Best Lawyers in America® has recognized three of our partners for 2025. The annual Best Lawyers® list highlights the work of attorneys across the globe, spanning 150 different practice areas. This year, Best Lawyers® reviewed more than 13 million evaluations of eligible attorneys. In the…
Read MoreBuckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP Named to Best Law Firms® in 2024
Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP is proud to announce the firm has been named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Firms for 2024. We were named a Tier 1 law firm in the Atlanta, GA region for our work in Employment Law – Individuals and Litigation – Labor & Employment. In total, more than…
Read MoreBuckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP Partners Selected as 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers
Please join us in congratulating partners Edward Buckley, Anita Bala, Ashley Wilson Clark, Thomas J. Mew IV, and Kyle Brooks for their inclusion as 2023 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Employment Lawyers! The partners at Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP are extremely honored to be included in this sixth edition of Lawdragon’s guide. About…
Read MoreBuckley Bala Wilson Mew Partners Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® for 2024
Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP is proud to announce that three of our partners have been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® for 2024. The annual Best Lawyers® list highlights the work of attorneys across the globe, spanning 150 different practice areas. This year’s milestone 30th edition of Best Lawyers® reviewed more than 13 million…
Read MoreIs It Really Legal for Employers to Require Employees Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Is it really legal for employers to require their employees get the Covid-19 vaccine? This is a question I am getting asked a lot. In fact I recently was interviewed by WABE‘s Rose Scott on her local NPR radio show “Closer Look,” and discussed this and other employment issues people are facing during the pandemic.…
Read MoreBostock V. Clayton County, GA.: Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP’s Landmark Supreme Court Victory One Year Later
One year ago a historic civil rights victory in the Supreme Court was achieved, ensuring federal, uniform protection from employment discrimination LGBTQ+ employees. In Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga., the Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination “because of sex,” includes LGBTQ+ employees. This was a landmark…
Read MoreBuckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP Files Lawsuit Against the City of Decatur on Behalf of a 20-Year Firefighter
Ed Buckley and Andrew Tate filed a new lawsuit against the City of Decatur on behalf of our client, a 20-year Decatur firefighter, after the City stripped her of 90% of her pension. Lt. Bridgit Christensen suffered a severe spinal injury when responding to a call in her firetruck. After her doctor declared her permanently…
Read MorePress Release: Ed Buckley Named 2018 NELA-GA Advocacy Award Recipient
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ED BUCKLEY NAMED 2018 NELA-GA ADVOCACY AWARD RECIPIENT Top Atlanta Employment Lawyer Honored for 35 Years of Dedication Protecting Employment Rights ATLANTA (Oct. 4, 2018) – The Georgia affiliate of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA-GA) honored Ed Buckley of Buckley Bala Wilson Mew LLP law firm as its 2018 Advocacy Award…
Read MoreFormer CNN Producer Files Discrimination Lawsuit
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently featured Omar Butcher, our client, in a story that talked about his time at CNN and his struggle to receive the same opportunities as his colleagues. As a young man, Omar dreamed of becoming a journalist. After growing up in Germany and Italy—his father was in the Army—he attended Florida State…
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