Practice Areas: Mr. Carr litigates in the following areas: Labor and Employment Class Action Noncompetition Agreements Complex Commercial Alternative Dispute Resolution

Representative Matters:

• Defended national cable telecommunications company in numerous class and collective actions brought under various state and federal wage and hour laws.
  
  
• Obtained summary judgment in favor of employer based on application of "commissions paid" exemption in California wage and hour putative class action.
  
  
• Defended national cable telecommunications company in Title VII, ADEA and Equal Pay Act suit in North Carolina.
  
  
• Defended national cable telecommunications company in FMLA suit in Ohio.
  
  
• Defended national cable telecommunications company in FLSA suit in Ohio.
  
  
• Defended national cable telecommunications company in joint employer class action suit under California wage and hour law.
  
  
• Represented national hotel chain in Title VII and ADEA suit in Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Represented national hotel chain in sexual harassment suit in Florida.
  
  
• Represented national hotel chain in age discrimination action under Kentucky state law.
  
  
• Defended large power company against retaliation and ADEA claims in Pennsylvania.
  
  
• Defended major airline in wrongful termination action. Obtained summary judgment dismissing employee’s claims and summary judgment in favor of airline on fraud counterclaim against employee.
  
  
• Defended major airline manufacturer in national origin discrimination suit.
  
  
• Represented a Fortune 100 company in connection with its claims of theft of trade secrets and RICO violations. Won a multi-million dollar judgment against the defendants.
  
  
• Represented a national television network in obtaining administrative mandamus ordering Los Angeles County Police Department and California Highway Patrol to release mobile digital transmission tapes of the Rodney King incident.
  
  
• Represented structured settlement company in litigation in which favorable judgments were obtained in four separate actions approving transfer of payment rights despite anti-assignment language in structured settlement agreements.
  
  
• Represented City of Columbus, Ohio, in defense of equal business opportunity legislation.
  
  
• Represented settlement companies in fraud action and successfully recovered payments made on fraudulent claims through prejudgment garnishment proceedings.
  
  
• Represented international food conglomerate in computer software licensing and fraud dispute pending in federal court in Wisconsin.
  
  
• Represented worldwide office equipment corporation in national arbitration program, including drafting arbitration provisions and other portions of equipment leases.

Education and Background:

• Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
  J.D., with distinction, 1988
  
  
• University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
  B.A., magna cum laude, 1985
  Major: Political Science

Professional Activities:

• Member of the State Bars of Georgia and California
  
  
• Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits, the United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and the Central and Southern Districts of California, the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of California and the California Court of Appeal

Published Decisions:

• Johnson v. American Security Ins. Co., 352 Fed. Appx. 838 (11th Cir. 2010)
  
  
• Gladysiewski v. Allegheny Energy Svc. Corp., No. 09-4683, 2010 WL 362246 (3rd Cir. Sept. 20, 2010)
  
  
• Maupin v. Allianz Life Ins. Co. of North America, No. 7:08-CV-138 (HL), 2010 WL 3239007 (M.D. Ga. Aug 16, 2010)
  
  
• Larsen v. Assurant, Inc., No. 3:09-CV-00038, 2009 WL 1676993 (W.D.N.C. June 16, 2009)
  
  
• Veal v. Voyager Prop. & Cas. Serv. Co., 51 So.3d 1246 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2011)
  
  
• Gladysiewski v. Allegheny Energy Svc. Corp., No. 2:07cv1339, 2009 WL 4403382 (W.D. Pa. Dec. 2, 2009)
  
  
• Heilman v. Allegheny Energy Svc. Corp., No. 02:07cv1034, 2008 WL 4591640 (W.D. Pa. Oct. 14, 2008)
  
  
• Holloway v. Select Hotels Group, L.L.C., No. 8:08cv1208-T-33TBM, 2008 WL 4534135, (M.D. Fla Oct. 7, 2008)
  
  
• Lanier Worldwide, Inc. v. Clouse, Civil Action No. 1:01-CV-1194, 2003 WL 22026377 (Ala. Aug. 29, 2003)
  
  
• Insurance Industry Consultants, Inc. v. Essex Inv., Inc., 249 Ga. App. 837, 549 S.E.2d 788 (2001)
  
  
• Sweatt v. International Development Corp., 242 Ga. App. 753, 531 S.E.2d 192 (2000)
  
  
• Settlement Funding, LLC v. Jamestown Life Ins. Co., 78 F. Supp. 2d 1349 (N.D. Ga. 1999)
  
  
• Emmertz v. Cherry, 271 Ga. 458, 520 S.E.2d 219 (1999)
  
  
• CareKeeper Software Development Co., Inc. v. Silver, 46 F. Supp. 2d 1366 (N.D. Ga. 1999)
  
  
• Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Columbus, 172 F.3d 411 (6th Cir. 1999)
  
  
• Law Bulletin Pub. Co. v. LRP Publications, Inc., 992 F. Supp. 1014 (N.D. Ill. 1998)