Mr. Gerond J. Lawrence

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Biography

Gerond J. Lawrence is a member of the Labor & Employment Practice in Greenberg Traurig’s Atlanta office. He focuses his practice on the defense of individuals, corporations, and governmental entities in employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation litigation matters in state and federal courts and administrative agencies throughout the country.

Gerond’s diverse litigation background and deep experience handling all phases of litigation, from the pleading stage to trial and appeal, give him valuable insight that enables him to strategically pursue his clients’ goals. He approaches each case with the end in mind and has earned the reputation as a thoughtful and skilled litigator by his clients and peers. With deep experience in written and oral advocacy, Gerond maintains a robust motions practice and routinely briefs and argues critical motions, including motions at the pleading, dispositive motion, and post-trial stages. Gerond also has significant appellate experience, having argued appeals before the Eleventh Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig’s Labor & Employment Practice, Gerond defended Fortune 500 companies, health care providers, municipalities, transit authorities, and individuals in labor and employment, products liability, premises liability, medical malpractice, commercial litigation, and civil rights cases in complex, high-exposure litigation, including class actions and multidistrict litigation.

Concentrations

•Labor and employment litigation
•Products liability
•Commercial litigation
•Medical malpractice litigation
•Personal injury and wrongful death litigation
•Pharmaceutical, medical device and health care litigation

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, Daily Report, Southeastern Legal Awards, 'Products Liability Group of the Year,' 2025
•Team Member, 'Georgia Firm of the Year,' Benchmark Litigation, 2025, 2026
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' 2023-2024
•Commercial Litigation, 2023-2024
•Litigation - Labor and Employment, 2023-2024
•Listed, The National Black Lawyers, “Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia,” 2023-2024
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Georgia Super Lawyers, “Rising Stars,” 2018-2021, 2023-2026
•Team Member, a Law360 “Product Liability Practice Group of the Year,” 2021-2022
•Team Member, The American Lawyer’s “Regional Litigation Department of the Year - Georgia,” 2021
•Listed, The National Black Lawyers, “Top 40 Under 40,” 2019-2020

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Areas of Practice (10)

  • Labor & Employment
  • Labor & Employment
  • Litigation
  • Litigation
  • Products Liability & Mass Torts
  • Products Liability & Mass Torts
  • Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation
  • Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation
  • Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care
  • Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Howard University, B.A., summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa, 2010
Law School Attended:
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., Executive Editor, Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law, 2013
Year of First Admission:
2013
Admission:
Georgia; U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; Supreme Court of the United States
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Member, Gate City Bar Association, 2013-Present
•Volunteer, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Saturday Lawyer Program, 2014-Present

Languages:
Spanish, Conversational
Reported Cases:
Experience: Representative Matters: Defended multinational logistics company in series of employment discrimination cases before state civil rights commission.; Obtained summary judgment in favor of national pharmacy chain in action alleging professional negligence and regulatory violations.; Obtained new trial in favor of transit authority in premises liability action throwing out an $11 million verdict resulting from flawed jury charges.; Represented hospital in appeal before the Georgia Supreme Court concerning whether the grant of summary judgment is a final judgment for purposes of direct appeal when the trial court has specifically reserved the amount of attorney's fees to be awarded for failure to waive service of process.; Represented transit authority before Georgia Court of Appeals in matter interpreting various hearsay exceptions under Georgia's revised evidence code implemented in 2013.; The above representations were handled by Mr. Lawrence prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.; Internships: Legal Intern, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, 2011; Judicial Intern, Hon. Russell F. Canan, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2011; Judicial Intern, Hon. Patsy Y. Porter, State Court of Fulton County, 2008, 2009
ISLN:
923265432

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Location

  • Atlanta, GA
    Terminus 200 , Terminus 200, 3333 Piedmont Road NE, Suite 2500
    Atlanta, GA 30305

    678-553-2100 Phone
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