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Laura Denton

Partner

Suite 800
229 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30303

404-582-8465 - Direct
404-659-6700 - Main

       

Laura advises and represents private and governmental organizations in employment disputes brought in federal and state courts, including claims by individuals and class and collective actions.  In addition to her litigation practice, Laura frequently guides clients through day-to-day labor and employment situations, investigate workplace incidents, and conducts training.

Born and raised in Durham, North Carolina, Laura graduated from the University of Georgia with degrees in political science and psychology before moving to Macon, where she graduated first in her class at Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law.  After law school, she clerked for District Judge Clay Land in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia and then entered private practice in Nashville, Tennessee, where she gained experience serving clients on a range of employment matters at a boutique employment law firm.  In 2011, Laura jumped at the opportunity to return to Georgia and join Elarbee Thompson.

Laura lives in Decatur with her husband, Alec, and their son, Murray.  Outside the office, you will find Laura spending time with her family and friends, watching UGA sports, and going to Taylor Swift concerts.

EDUCATION

J.D., magna cum laude, Mercer School of Law, 2008
B.A. and B.S., magna cum laude, University of Georgia, 2005

PRACTICE AREAS

Employment Litigation
Counseling
Investigations
Training
Unfair Competition
Wage and Hour

ASSOCIATIONS

State Bar of Georgia
Atlanta Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association

AWARDS

George W. Woodruff Award of Excellence, awarded to the student with the highest grade point average in graduating law school class
Participant, Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition
Georgia Legal Survey Editor, Mercer Law Review
Brainerd Currie Honor Society Student Coach, Georgia Intrastate Competition, Emory Civil Rights & Liberties Competition
CALI Awards of Excellence in Commercial Transactions, Constitutional Law, Health Law, Intellectual Property, Introduction to Legal Research, Jurisprudence, Remedies, Sales, and Statutory Law
Georgia Super Lawyers, Rising Star
Georgia Trend's Legal Elite

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

Mercer University School of Law Alumni Association, Current Board Member
Mercer Young Alumni Council, Former Board Member and Former Vice President
Leadership DeKalb Class of 2024
NewPowerPac, Former Board Member

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

Georgia - all state courts
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
Tennessee- all state courts
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
 

Representative Matters

Starrett v. City of Austell, Georgia, et al., 2024 WL 2721765 (N.D. Ga. 2024) (successfully defended city and its mayor against First Amendment and FLSA claims brought by former police chief)

Oliver v. Coastal Regional Commission, 2023 WL 9242625 (S.D. Ga. 2023) (successfully defended commission against ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and FLSA claims brought by former employee)

Wood v. City of Warner Robins, Georgia, et al., 2022 WL 987991 (M.D. Ga. 2022) (successfully defended city, its fire chief, and its mayor against ADEA and Fourteenth Amendment claims brought by former deputy fire chief)

Morland-Richardson v. City of Snellville, 2021 WL 4452533 (11th Cir. 2021) (successfully defended city against Title VII claims of race discrimination and retaliation brought by former city clerk)

Bumpus v. Middle Georgia Regional Commission, 2018 WL 4053325 (M.D. Ga. 2018) (successfully defended commission against ADA claims brought by former employee)

Gary v. City of Warner Robins, Georgia, 2018 WL 3825220 (M.D. Ga. 2018) (successfully defended city against Title VII, ADA, ADEA, and FMLA claims brought by former employee)

Christensen v. City of Warner Robins, Georgia, 2018 WL 1177250 (M.D. Ga. 2018) (successfully defended city against ADA and Rehabilitation Act claims brought by former police officer)

Chastain v. City of Douglasville, et al., 2017 WL 10753292 (N.D. Ga. 2017) (successfully defended city against ADA claims brought by former employee)

Legal Assistant/Paralegal:

Anita Winje

404-582-8413 - Direct
anita@elarbeethompson.com

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