Dave Hagaman represents management in labor and employment law matters with a focus on employer-employee relations, union organizing campaigns, NLRB cases, arbitrations, labor negotiations, wage and hour matters, employer/supervisor training and employment discrimination litigation. He has tried numerous cases before the NLRB and in federal and state court and represented employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Dave frequently lectures on labor and equal employment opportunity law and state related subjects for employer groups, and state and local chambers of commerce.
He is the past chairman of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. Dave is also a member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce's Board of Advisors and Economic Development Committee.
Prior to entering the practice of law in Atlanta, Dave was an assistant professor at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.
Recent Experience
ˇ Successfully negotiated a new collective bargaining agreement for an employer containing major concessions that enabled the employer to stay in business.
ˇ Represented a manufacturing employer in the successful court defense to a sex harassment lawsuit.
ˇ Successfully defended an employer in a Sarbanes-Oxley action.
Recent Publications
ˇ "Fairness is the Word in Washington These Days," Atlanta Life Magazine, October 2009
ˇ "Does Ledbetter Create Pay Fairness, Unfair Burden, or Both," Daily Report, April 2009
ˇ Editor, Georgia Employment Law Letter
ˇ How to Avoid Legal Pitfalls in Hiring and Firing in Georgia
Honors and Awards
ˇ The Best Lawyers in America - Labor and Employment Law
ˇ Chambers USA: Leading Attorneys for Labor & Employment
ˇ "Who's Who Legal: USA"
ˇ "Georgia Super Lawyers" for labor and employment law by Law & Politics magazine
ˇ AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Industries
Education
Energy
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Non-Profit
Retail
Memberships
American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)
Atlanta Bar Association
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
State Bar of Georgia (Labor and Employment Law Section)
American Employment Law Council