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We are excited to announce that Edward D Buckley III has been named one of three finalists for “Attorney of the Year” by the Daily Report 2019 Georgia Legal Awards. This award recognizes a Georgia lawyer who in 2018 had the biggest impact in law, the Georgia legal community and did the most to advance the cause of justice. We look forward to attending the Georgia Legal Awards dinner in June where the winners will be announced and the honorees will be recognized.

ATLANTA (April 9, 2019)– Buckley Beal, one of Atlanta’s leading employment and business litigation law firms, recently named Thomas (Tom) Mew as the firm’s newest partner.

A federal judge in Atlanta decided to let a jury determine whether the banning of yoga in a Cobb County school advanced the cause of Christianity. Three years ago, in the face of a parental uproar, the county school board transferred assistant principal Bonnie Cole from the school where she and other teachers had introduced yoga as a calming technique. Buckley Beal Attorneys Ed Buckley and Brian Green represent Ms. Cole in the case.

The director of the Georgia Vocational and Rehabilitation Agency, Sean Casey, resigned less than three months after the state paid $1.5 million to settle claims of racial discrimination against three black administrators he fired. Buckley Beal's Ed Buckley, Ashley Wilson Clark and Isaac Raisner represented the plaintiffs in this case that ultimately led to victory and justice for their clients.

Savannah Morning News & SavannahNow.com further reported on a race discrimination case where Buckley Beal's Rachel Berlin Benjamin and Anita Bala represent former Police Officer Jose Ramirez. They assert Police Chief Gerbino “was trying to find a way to get rid of Ramirez” and “concocted lots of false reasons to support what we believe is an unlawful termination.”

Partner, Rachel Berlin Benjamin, is interviewed by the Effingham Herald about a race discrimination case in which she and colleague, Anita Bala represent beloved Rincon Police Officer, Jose Ramirez. They allege Mr. Ramirez was discriminated against and wrongfully terminated by the current Police Chief Mark Gerbino.

Buckley Beal Attorneys Ed Buckley, Ashley Wilson Clark and Isaac Raisner, settle a race discrimination case against the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency and its Executive Director, Sean Casey, for $1.5 million. They argued that Casey and GVRA terminated three African American employees based on no other evidence than the color of their skin.

After Ed Buckley and Brian Sutherland filed a race discrimination suit against Buford City Schools Superintendent Geye Hamby in July of 2018, Hamby was soon after exposed on tape in a racist rant. This article provides further proof of Hamby's expressions of racial bias from a pretrial deposition testimony by Banks Bitterman, who resigned as principal of Buford High School in June 2017.

Buckley Beal’s Brian Sutherland and Brian Green win a jury trial and vindicate the rights of their client. The jury found that their client, a former Banks County 911 dispatcher, was wrongfully terminated in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family Medical Leave Act. The total award includes back pay, compensatory damages, liquidated damages and attorneys fees and costs.

Ed Buckley is featured in this Bloomberg Businessweek article about an age discrimination case involving the termination of beloved Nashville news anchor Demetria Kalodimos. It's no secret that gender and age discrimination run rampant in the broadcast journalism industry. Read Ed’s commentary on the case here.

Attorney Rachel Berlin talks to CBS46 about her Client an Atlanta Police Officer's Discrimination Case

Attorney Pamela Palmer Honored with Daily Report's 2015 On the Rise, 40 Under 40 Award

Former Officer Says Firing Retribution for Discrimination Case

Attorney Brian Sutherland Discusses Transgender Discrimination on KISS 104 FM's Monica Pearson Show

Atlanta Watershed Whistleblowers Sue City Over Firing

Former Watershed Employees Sue City

Partner Ed Buckley Writes Opinion Piece on “Go Set a Watchman”

Panel Revives ADA Suit by School Bus Driver Who Said She Needed Air Conditioning

Friends Since Childhood Form Buckley Beal

New Overtime Rules Affect Thousands in Georgia

Buckley Beal Associate Pamela Palmer Chosen as One of the Daily Report’s 2015 the Rise 40 Under 40

'Deed Dogs' Win $768K for Unpaid Overtime, Legal Fees

Attorney Paul Chichester Featured on GPB radio's 'On Second Thought' Discussing Proposed FLSA Changes

Partner Ed Buckley wins 2015 11Alive Community Service Award for Nonprofit Charity, Water Life Hope

Partner Ed Buckley featured for Building Wells in Haiti

11Alive Covers Atlanta Police Shaving Policy and EEOC Complaint

WSBTV Interview's Rachel Berlin and Client Who Filed Complaint Against APD Over His Beard

CBS46 Continues Coverage of the Atlanta Police Officer Discrimination Case

2015 11Alive Community Service Awards Recipients Announced, Partner Ed Buckley Receives Honor for Nonprofit Work

Buckley Beal attorney Tom Mew IV profiled by the Daily Report.

Jury Finds WellStar 'Willfully Violated' Age Bias Law as covered by the Daily Report

Religious Freedom Bill Passes Georgia House and Senate

How the Religious Freedom Bill got to the Governor’s Desk

Attorney Rachel Berlin Exposes Age Discrimination trend to the Daily Report

Ed Buckley Files Age Discrimination Case in Atlanta’s Federal Court. Case Covered by the Daily Report.

APD Beard Case Profiled on Atlanta’s Fox 5

Peachtree City Police Pays Out Former Officer $300K

Successful Year Together Covered by the Daily Report

Minority Groups Sue Gwinnett County Allege Voting Rights Violations Covered by the Daily Report

Gwinnett County Accused of Violating Voting Rights Act

Former Ethics Panel Lawyers Retaliation Suit Ordered to Mediation

LGBT Discrimination and Need for New Laws Highlighted in Article by Attorney Tom Mew Featured in Law360

Partner Ed Buckley Featured in the Atlanta Business Chronicle for Outstanding Charity Work

Managing Partner Ed Buckley Featured in the AJC for his Commitment to Help Others through Nonprofit, Water Life Hope

Managing Partner Ed Buckley‘s High Profile Case Featured in the Daily Report

Event Held to Showcase Board of Commissioners Getting Served with Suit Lead by Attorney Michael Kramer

Ed Buckley Comments on Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against CNN for Racial and Religious Discrimination

Partner and Veteran Litigator Nicholas Smith Will Lead the Firm’s New Mediation Practice Area

Ed Buckley and the Buckley Beal Law Firm were recently recognized by Attorney at Law Magazine as a "2017 Atlanta Attorney To Watch" and “Go to Plaintiffs Law Firm”

Ed Buckley's Cobb County yoga lawsuit is featured on CBS 46.

Top Atlanta Employment Lawyer Honored for 35 Years of Dedication Protecting Employment Rights

Our very own Buckley Beal female attorneys have been recognized in The Atlantan November 2018.