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John E. Thompson

Senior Counsel, Atlanta
Atlanta
t: 404.240.4257
f: 404.240.4249

Overview

John Thompson is senior counsel in the firm's Atlanta office. His practice focuses on wage and hour law, emphasizing issues relating to minimum wage, overtime, timekeeping, and wage-payment requirements.

He assists employers in preventive efforts designed to ensure compliance, and he handles both investigations conducted by government agencies and litigation in the wage and hour area.

He has also addressed wage-hour topics in presentations to numerous employer groups and in articles appearing in both human resources publications and industry journals.

John was recognized as an Employment Law – Management Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America for 2014.  He is "AV" Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been included in Georgia Super Lawyers. 

He has also been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2006 and in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2009. John is the editor of the firm's Wage & Hour Laws Blog.

Honors & Leadership

Honors & Awards

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2006

  • Recognized as an Employment Law – Management Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America for 2014  

  • "AV" Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

  • Selected as a Georgia Super Lawyer

  • Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2009

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Education

  • University of Georgia School of Law
    J.D. 1978, cum laude
  • Georgia State University
    B.A. 1975

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia
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