Frederica Joy White - Associate
white@elarbeethompson.com
(404) 582-8435

Practice Areas
Labor & Employment Litigation
Employer Counseling, Training & Litigation Prevention
Complex Commercial Litigation
Class Action
Consumer Protection Defense (FCRA, FDCPA, TCPA)

Education
J.D., Vanderbilt University Law School, 2005
B.A., Spelman College, summa cum laude, 2002: Phi Beta Kappa

Admitted to Practice
United States District Courts of Georgia: Northern and Middle Districts
All Georgia State and Appellate Courts

Profile and Areas of Practice
Joy White is a mid-level associate focusing her practice on complex commercial litigation and employment law.

Employment Litigation
Joy has experience advising and defending employers in employment-related litigation, including employee termination, reductions in force and WARN Act issues, Title VII discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. Joy also regularly advises management regarding employee counseling issues and in drafting employment policies and training and/or management materials.

Complex Litigation
Joy is a member of the Complex Litigation Group and has significant experience defending Fortune 50 companies in a wide variety of complex commercial litigation matters, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, negligence, class actions, and various other common law and statutory business torts. Joy is also knowledgeable with managing electronic discovery and sound document retention and destruction policies.

Professional Associations
State Bar of Georgia
American Bar Association
Atlanta Bar Association
Gate City Bar Association
National Association of Women Lawyers
Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys

Awards & Honors
2009, Clarence Seeliger Local Justice Award (from The Women's Resource Center)
2007, Truancy Intervention Project (TIP) Volunteer of the Year Nominee
2005-2009, Recipient of Pro Bono Service Award