Mr. Thomas Joseph Mew, IV

Mr. Thomas Joseph Mew, IV: Attorney with Buckley Bala Wilson Mew, LLP
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
  • Champion Badge Reviewed
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Biography

Thomas "Tom" J. Mew’s practice covers a broad range of employment law matters including both individual and class action wage-and-hour, discrimination, and harassment litigation, as well as in arbitration and mediation. He is also an advisor on employment contracts, releases, and restrictive covenant issues. He has represented clients at all levels in state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court (Bostock v. Clayton County, GA, 140 S. Ct. 1731, 590 U.S. ___ (2020)). In October 2020, Tom was honored to receive the Stonewall Bar Association’s Conspicuous Service to the Stonewall Community Award for his role in the Bostock case.

Tom is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia, School of Law and was a member of the school’s national championship-winning moot court team. Following law school, Tom clerked for Judge Herschel Franks of the Tennessee Court of Appeals and for the Honorable Harold L. Murphy of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Before joining Buckley Bala Wilson Mew, Tom practiced law for many years at Rogers & Hardin LLP.

Tom is the co-author of “Georgia Motion Practice,” a guide to civil motion practice in Georgia’s trial and appellate courts and co-author of “Georgia Employment Law.” He is also a Contributing Author to Employee Benefits Law (3d. Ed.) (Bloomberg BNA 2012) and was named one of the Georgia legal community's "Rising Stars" for 2006, 2007 and 2009.
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Areas of Practice (11)

  • Class Actions
  • Employment
  • Complex Business Litigation
  • Contract Disputes Law
  • Employment Discrimination Litigation
  • Wage & Hour Litigation
  • ERISA / Employee Benefits Litigation
  • Restrictive Covenants
  • Trade Secrets and Proprietary Information
  • Labor & Employment
  • Commercial

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Davidson College, B.A., 1994
Law School Attended:
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, Order of the Barristers, National Moot Court Team, 1997
Year of First Admission:
1998
Admission:
1998, North Carolina; 2001, Georgia; Superior Court of Georgia; 2001, Court of Appeals of Georgia; United States District Court Northern District of Georgia; 2001, Supreme Court of Georgia; United States District Court Middle District of Georgia; United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; District of Colorado
Memberships:

Professional & Community Activities

•Member, ServiceJuris Steering Committee, 2006-Present
•Barrister, Lamar Inn of Court, 2005-2008
•Member, The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
•Member, Atlanta Bar Association
•Member, American Bar Association

ISLN:
915882821

Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (12 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.8/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0

  • Communication

    4.8/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.9/5.0
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1.0/5.0 (1 review)
Client Champion

My conversation with Mr. Mew left me.very uneasy. The use of racist tropes from describing my behavior as “aggressive” to misrepresenting My behavior as combative, Mr. Mew used racial undertones l...

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