Firm News Archives

• 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  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."