EMPLOYMENT & CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION

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From landmark civil rights cases to high-profile class actions against large corporations such as The Coca-Cola Company, the firm’s attorneys have extensive experience in handling employment and civil rights litigation. Indeed, in 2003, Bondurant was ranked as the top firm for plaintiffs’ employment law in Georgia by Chambers and Partners (an independent research organization).

Our attorneys’ success in employment and civil rights litigation began in 1964, when Emmet Bondurant successfully argued Wesberry v. Sanders 376 U.S. 1 (1964) in front of the United States Supreme Court, affirming the one-person, one-vote principle. In 1984, Bondurant again prevailed in the United States Supreme Court, successfully representing a female attorney who had been denied partnership in a major Atlanta law firm. Hishon v. King & Spalding, 467 U.S. 69 (1984).

BME attorneys continue to handle high-profile employment disputes, representing both employees and employers.

For example, in 2000, we served as lead plaintiffs' counsel in the class action race discrimination case against The Coca-Cola Company, Ingram v. The Coca-Cola Co., 200 F.R.D. 685 (N.D. Ga. 2001). In that case, we obtained a $192.5 million settlement -- the largest settlement ever achieved in a race discrimination class action lawsuit. The firm currently represents the plaintiffs in the class action race discrimination case against The Southern Company and Georgia Power.

The firm also represents individual plaintiffs in disputes with their employers. Several members of the firm, including Jeff Bramlett, Edward Krugman, Josh Thorpe and Steven Rosenwasser, have extensive experience in representing executives in negotiating severance agreements.

BME also has experience in defending employers in employment matters. The firm specializes in helping employers resolve executive separations, negotiate severance agreements and defend against discrimination suits.