Overview
Lynn Stewart chairs the firm's labor and employment group and provides counsel and representation to companies and individuals in all areas of employment law, general civil litigation and contractual disputes. Lynn specializes in employment law for the construction industry. She assists clients with the compliance side of contract and employment law by utilizing preventative policies and strategies, developing contracts, employment agreements, personnel handbooks, restrictive covenants, releases and separation agreements. In connection with her construction practice she also has significant experience in environmental cases involving siltation and water runoff. Lynn was recently selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers 2009 for her compliance and dispute resolution work in the Employment and Labor arena. Lynn has been included in similar lists of the legal elite in Atlanta for each of the past three years.

Experience

• Over 25 years experience counseling clients on the practical aspects of complying with all aspects of government and private contract law and employment related issues. Proactively assisting clients in assessing, reducing and eliminating employment related risks and exposure through best practices such as drafting and enforcement of contracts, handbooks, agreements preventing disclosure of proprietary information, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements. Providing training in and help with implementation of effective workplace policies and prompt resolution of disputes.
• Represents companies and selected individuals in successful resolution of cases in various state and federal forums involving employment discrimination related claims such as Title VII, age, race, sex, disability, wage & hour disputes, FMLA, and pay disparities.
• Handles administrative and investigative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, OSHA complaints, wage claims and government contract compliance issues.
• Represents clients in the construction industry such as contractors, subcontractors, design professionals and owners in contractual disputes involving issues of breach of contract, negligence, payment and performance bonds, procurement law, affirmative action obligations, supplier certifications and representations, disclosure obligations, pay when paid clauses, enforceability of arbitration provisions, bidder qualifications, default and terminations and performance of work.
• Assists landowners, developers and homeowner associations with long term successful resolution of stormwater management and siltation issues, and nuisance and trespass cases.

• Education
• Florida State University School of Law, J.D., 1981, with honors
• Wake Forest University, B.A., 1978, cum laude

• Admitted
• State Bar of Georgia
• The Florida Bar
• All Metro Atlanta Trial and Appellate Courts

• Affiliations & Memberships
• Atlanta Bar Association, Member of the Construction Law and Employment Law Sections

Martindale Hubble Rating
AV Peer Review Rated