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  • Chambers USA ranks six Elarbee Thompson Attorneys as among best in class.
    Elarbee Thompson L.L.P., an Atlanta-based law firm dedicated exclusively to the representation of management in labor law, employment law and complex litigation is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been recognized as "Best In Class" in the 2009 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business Guide. The prestigious rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and members of the legal community at outside law firms. The Elarbee Thompson lawyers on this year's list are: Robert W. Capobianco, Alisa Pittman Cleek, J. Lewis Sapp, David C. Whitlock, Brent L. Wilson and Stanford G. Wilson.

  • 2009-06-19 - Herb Shellhouse and Dave Whitlock Join Elarbee
    Elarbee Thompson LLP, an Atlanta-based law firm dedicated exclusively to the representation of management and companies in labor and employment law, commercial and complex litigation, announced today that Herbert D. Shellhouse and David C. Whitlock have joined the firm as lateral partners.

  • 2009-02-05 - Kristin Trulock Announced as Associate
    Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP, the award-winning Atlanta labor, employment and complex litigation law firm, today announces that Kristin Trulock has joined the firm as an associate effective January 20, 2009.

  • 2009-01-01 - Joshua Viau Named Partner
    Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP, the award-winning Atlanta labor, employment and complex litigation law firm, today announces that Joshua H. Viau has been elevated to partner effective January 1, 2009. Viau’s practice experience includes employment law, complex litigation and traditional labor matters. An active member of the firm’s Mining Industry Group, he also has extensive experience and a successful record defending many national clients.

  • 2008-12-01 - Adriana Midence Announced as Associate
    Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP, the award-winning Atlanta labor, employment and complex litigation law firm, today announces that Ms. Adriana Midence has joined the firm as an associate effective December 1, 2008

  • 2008-01-21 - Sanford Posner Named Partner
    Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP announces that Sanford A. Posner has been elevated to partner in the firm’s Immigration practice group, effective January 1, 2008. Posner’s immigration legal practice encompasses naturalization and immigration, non-immigrant work visas, immigrant work visas, permanent residency, employer sanctions, naturalization and consular processing.

  • 2007-11-14 - John Stivarius Laterals To Elarbee Thompson As Senior Trial Partner
    Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP today announces that John C. Stivarius, Jr. has joined the firm as a senior trial partner in the firm's Corporate Litigation practice group, effective today. Stivarius brings more than twenty-seven years of experience to the firm, which includes participating as lead counsel in over fifty-four jury trials. Click here to read full story.

      

  • 2007-03-20 - Eight Attorneys Honored as Georgia Super Lawyers
    Elarbee Thompson is pleased to announce eight attorneys elected to Georgia's Super Lawyers list for 2007.

  • 2007-02-08 - Employment Law 360 Features Elarbee Thompson's Labor & Employment Practice
    Managing Partner Stan Wilson was interviewed by writer Elaine Chow for a January 30, 2007, profile in Employment Law 360.  The article, which discusses the firm's labor and employment practice, can be found here.

  • 2007-01-03 - New Partner Announcement
    Elarbee Thompson is proud to announce that Robert W. Capobianco has been named a partner in the firm.

  • 2006-12-21 - Elarbee Thompson Partners Part of Georgia's Legal Elite 2006
    Elarbee Thompson is proud to announce that partners Stanford G. Wilson and Brent L. Wilson have been recognized by their peers in Georgia Trend Magazine's 2006 "Legal Elite" list.  The editors polled thousands of Georgia attorneys, asking them to nominate the "most effective lawyers" in a variety of recognized practice areas for the fourth annual edition of the list.

  • 2006-12-21 - Stan Wilson Named to BTI "Client Service All-Star Team"
    Stanford G. Wilson, who has extensive experience in advising public and private companies on a broad range of labor and employment law matters, has been named to the BTI Consulting Group’s (BTI) "Client Service All-Star Team for Law Firms" based on a client singling him out for delivering exceptional client service. 

  • 2006-09-19 - Seven Elarbee Thompson Attorneys Named Georgia Rising Stars
    Amy Snell Auffant, Rob Capobianco, Rich Escoffery, Elliott Friedman, Suzanne Lehman, Josh Viau and Connie Walters were named Georgia Rising Stars by Law & Politics, which surveyed Georgia Super Lawyers to ask for nominations of the best up-and-coming attorneys they have personally observed in action.

  • 2006-09-06 - Managing Partner Stanford G. Wilson Named One of the Best Lawyers in America
    Elarbee Thompson is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Stanford G. Wilson was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2007 (Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).

  • 2006-06-02 - Elarbee Thompson Recognized as Employment Law Leader by Chambers USA
    Atlanta-based law firm Elarbee Thompson has been recognized as a leader in labor and employment law for the fourth year in a row in the prestigious legal directory Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2006.

  • 2006-04-04 - Governor Sonny Perdue Appoints Elarbee Thompson Partner to Georgia Equal Opportunity Commission
    On Monday, April 3, Governor Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of Elarbee Thompson partner William D. Deveney to the Board of Commissioners of the Georgia Equal Opportunity Commission (see full press release from the Governor's Office here).

  • 2006-03-22 - Start Applying for H-1B Visas April 1st: They Will Go Quickly
    April 1, 2006 is the first day for filing new H-1B petitions – a nonimmigrant classification used by aliens who will be employed temporarily in a specialty (professional) occupation - for fiscal year 2007, which runs from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007.

  • 2006-03-06 - Eight Elarbee Thompson Partners Named Super Lawyers:
    Three Are Top Vote-Getters in State

    A special section inside the March 2006 edition of Atlanta Magazine features a list of "Georgia Super Lawyers"
     
  • 2006-02-15 - EEOC Provides New Guidance on Association Provision of the Americans with Disabilities Act
    The most common lawsuits brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) involve complaints of discrimination by applicants or employees alleging that the employer has discriminated against them on the basis of their disability.

  • 2006-02-14 - Performing Background Checks on Applicants for Nurse & Other Caregiver Positions May Prevent Hospital Liability
    There is currently no Georgia statute requiring hospitals to perform background checks on applicants for nurse and other caregiver positions, but case law shows that hospitals may avoid liability for negligent hiring or retention by performing such background checks.

  • 2006-02-03 - Managing Partner Stan Wilson Named to "The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers" 2006
    Managing Partner Stan Wilson was recognized in the 2006 edition of The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers.

  • 2006-01-20 - Partner Brent Wilson Named One of the "Best of the Best" by In-House Counsel
    Diversity & the Bar, a publication of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, featured Elarbee Thompson partner Brent Wilson in an article entitled "Cutting-Edge Labor and Employment Practitioners."

  • 2006-01-05 - Elarbee Thompson Announces New Partners
    Elarbee Thompson is pleased to announce that Amy Snell Auffant and Oren Griffin have been named partners in the firm.

  • 2005-12-21 - DOL Issues Final USERRA Regulations
    The Department of Labor issued final regulations interpreting the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) on December 19, 2005. The final regulations take effect on January 18, 2006.

  • 2005-12-03 - Managing Partner Stan Wilson Named One of Georgia's "Legal Elite"
    Stanford G. Wilson, managing partner of the Atlanta law firm Elarbee Thompson, has been selected by his peers as one of Georgia Trend's "Legal Elite" for 2005.The business magazine polled thousands of Georgia attorneys for nominations of professionals in a variety of recognized practice areas for the third annual edition of the list.

  • 2005-11-28 - Elarbee Thompson Named a “Go-To" Law Firm® for Labor & Employment by Clients; To be Listed in Corporate Counsel and FORTUNE Magazines
    Elarbee Thompson has been named a "Go-To" Law Firm® for labor and employment law by its client Cox Communications.

     
  • 2005-11-10 - United States Supreme Court Rules Against Employers in Pay Dispute
    The United States Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that employers must pay workers for the time it takes to change into protective clothing and safety gear and walk to their work stations.

  • 2005-11-07 - Welcome New Elarbee Thompson Associates
    Elarbee Thompson is proud to welcome the following new associates:

  • 2005-11-07 - Managing Partner Stanford G. Wilson Named One of the Best Lawyers in America
    Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP, is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Stanford G. Wilson was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2006-2007 (Copyright by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).

  • 2005-09-28 - Three Elarbee Thompson Attorneys Named Georgia Rising Stars
    Amy Snell Auffant, Rich Escoffery and Oren Griffin were named Georgia Rising Stars by Law & Politics, which surveyed Georgia Super Lawyers to ask for nominations

  • 2005-07-20 - Tennessee Maternity Leave Act Amended
    The Tennessee General Assembly recently amended the Tennessee Maternity Leave Law Act (“TMLA”).

  • 2005-07-16 - Georgia Smokefree Air Act of 2005 & Its Impact on Georgia Employers
    ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: Please note that the “Georgia Smoke Free Air Act of 2005” becomes effective July 1, 2005. The Act appears to mandate a complete ban on smoking within all “enclosed facilities” of (including buildings owned, leased or operated by) the State of Georgia or any of its agencies, authorities or political subdivisions, as well as any county, city or municipality.

  • 2005-07-05 - Partner Vic Cavanaugh to be Inducted as Fellow in the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers
    Elarbee Thompson partner Vic Cavanaugh will be inducted as a Fellow into the College of Labor & Employment Lawyers, a professional association honoring the leading lawyers nationwide in the practice of labor and employment law, at the 2005 American Bar Association annual meeting in Chicago. 

  • 2005-06-06 - Elarbee Thompson Ranked Top Georgia Employment Firm for Third Year in a Row
    Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP has been recognized as a leader in the legal industry for the third year in a row in the prestigious legal directory Chambers USA 2005, published by Chambers & Partners.

  • 2005-05-02 - Elarbee Thompson Annual Review 2004
    Elarbee Thompson has released its 2004 Annual Review "Keeping the Workplace a Place for Work."

  • 2005-02-24 - Twelve Elarbee Thompson Partners Named "Atlanta Super Lawyers" by Their Peers
    A special section inside the March 2005 edition of Atlanta Magazine features a list of "Georgia Super Lawyers"  
     
     
  • In The News
    Firm News
    Georgia Trend Legal Elite 2009
    Chambers 2009
    Two New Partners Join Elarbee
    Trulock as Elarbee Associate
    Josh Viau Elevation to Partner
    Midence Joins Elarbee
    Sanford Posner Elected Partner
    Stivarius Joins Elarbee
    Georgia Super Lawyers 2007
    Stan Wilson Article
    New Partner
    Georgia Trend Legal Elite 2006
    Georgia Rising Stars 2006
    Best Lawyers
    Chambers USA 2006
    Governor Sonny Perdue
    H-1B Visas
    EEOC New Guidance
    Background Checks
    International Business Lawyer
    Best of the Best
    Elarbee Announces
    USERRA Regulations
    Georgia Trend  Legal Elite 2005
    Elarbee Name to be Listed
    New Employer Rules
    New Elarbee Associates
    The Best in America
    Three Elarbee Attorneys
    TN Maternity Act
    GA  Smokefree Act
    Partner Vic Cavanaugh
    Third Year in a Row
    Atlanta Super Lawyers 2005
    ETSW Annual Review 2004
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    Seminars and Webinars
    Speaking Engagements
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