Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C.

08/22/2023

We are delighted to announce that we've moved offices! The same firm will continue providing the same exceptional services our clients have trusted for decades, but we are now in a new midtown Atlanta location: 1355 Peachtree St., Suite 2000, Atlanta, GA 30309. Phone numbers, fax number, and e-mail addresses will remain the same.

We can't wait to welcome our friends, clients, and colleagues to the new space.

01/01/2023

Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy 2023!

10/31/2022

It’s always a little spooky around our office this time of year 🎃😱👻 Wishing you and yours a happy, safe, and dry Halloween!

10/25/2022

Ramage is being represented by attorney Andrew Y. Coffman. When asked by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution if it would be permissible for government employees to have Signal on their work phones if they only used it for private matters, Coffman acknowledged that it was a “fair policy question.”

“But how would you ever police it?” Coffman asked. “If you have a permissive policy that is `on your honor,’ how do you verify compliance?”

Follow the link in comments to read more about a lawsuit we filed this week involving use of messaging apps by government employees.

10/12/2022

Sometimes an employee knows they will need medical leave and can easily coordinate in advance with their supervisor and Human Resources. Other times, such as when a medical emergency arises, that may not be possible. Is sending a Facebook message to a supervisor an acceptable substitute? We tackle this question, and discuss a real case, in our latest blog post.

https://www.atlantaemploymentattorneysblog.com/when-your-social-media-direct-messages-may-potentially-constitute-sufficient-notice-to-satisfy-the-requirements-of-the-family-and-medical-leave-act/

04/22/2022

We are excited to again be participating in the Georgia Legal Food Frenzy, an annual event in which lawyers and firms raise money and food donations to support Georgia’s food banks as we enter the summer season, when many food-insecure families are particularly reliant on food banks.

03/25/2022

We are thrilled to see that Victoria Calvert, who spent the last 10 years as a federal defender in Atlanta, has been confirmed to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Victoria Calvert and Ruth Bermudez Montenegro were confirmed to serve as federal trial court judges in the Northern District of Georgia and Southern District of California, respectively.

03/23/2022

Our latest blog post has important information about how long you have to act if you are a who has been denied or . We are here to answer any questions you have about federal wage and hour laws or other issues. https://www.atlantaemploymentattorneysblog.com/how-long-you-have-to-take-legal-action-in-georgia-if-youve-been-denied-overtime-or-a-minimum-wage/

03/02/2022

There are a lot of great mediators and arbitrators in Georgia, but we are particularly partial to our own founding partner Lee Parks, who has become one of the most sought-after neutrals for employment cases and complex/high-stakes litigation. We're thrilled that he, along with several other neutrals from Henning Mediation & Arbitration Services, Inc., has been nominated as the best individual mediator/arbitrator in the Daily Report's "Best of 2022" survey. You can vote for Lee in the survey at the link below!

Congratulations to Gino, Tony, Art, Jack, Ken, Nick, Lee, Randy and Tom! These Henning Mediation Panel Members were nominated for Best Individual Mediator/Arbitrator 2022.

Please vote for your favorite mediator using this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BestofDR2022

02/14/2022

The results are in and we are excited to announce that Lee Parks, Dave Walbert, Matt Maguire, Andy Coffman, and Travis Foust have been selected to the 2022 Georgia Super Lawyers list, and Jenn Coalson, Daniel Cole, Melissa Andrews, and Rob Kozloski have been selected to the 2022 Georgia Rising Stars list. No more than 5% of the lawyers in each state are selected to the Super Lawyers list, and no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in each state are selected as Rising Stars. We are honored that our peers and the independent reviewers at Super Lawyers/Thomson Reuters have again recognized our firm's success in business litigation, employment law, and civil rights work.

Super Lawyers magazine features the list and profiles of selected attorneys and is distributed to attorneys in the state or region and the ABA-approved

11/10/2021

We are honored that Parks, Chesin & Walbert has been named a Tier 1 law firm in Georgia for Employment Law in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2022. Contact us today if you have questions about a wrongful termination, unpaid overtime, harassment, discrimination or retaliation, or other employment law issues. 404-873-8000 (office), 877-986-5529 (24/7), or use the contact form on our website.

https://www.pcwlawfirm.com/employment-law.html