Justin Scott is an employment litigator, representing employers in a variety of matters, including the defense of actions brought under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Family and Medical Leave Act, as well as related state law claims. Justin regularly defends employers in putative collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state law wage-and-hour class claims.
Justin has experience handling cases involving restrictive covenants and litigates the enforceability of non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality provisions in federal and state court.
Experience
Representative experiences include:
- Defended nationwide retailer in concurrent nationwide collective actions and statewide class actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and related state wage-and-hour statutes
- Second-chair in jury trial in defense of Title VII discrimination action resulting in complete defense verdict.
- Second-chair in a bench trial in suit brought against former employee for misappropriation resulting in 1.76 million dollar judgment for employer
- Third-chair in jury trial in insurance fraud case resulting in successful verdict
- Defended nationwide retailer against individual claims of race and gender discrimination and retaliation
- Defended pharmaceutical company against wrongful termination and breach of contract claims
- Defendant non-profit advocacy center against retaliation claim brought by former employee
- Defended nationwide retailer against individual claims of racial harassment and retaliation
- Litigated enforceability of restrictive covenants in dispute between financial institutions
- Litigated enforceability of restrictive covenants in dispute between multimedia companies
- Defended construction company in action alleging infringement of architectural designs
- Brought action on behalf of nationwide construction company against former employee for misappropriation of funds
- Brought action on behalf of financial institution against former employee for conversion and breach of contract
Georgia
U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
Supreme Court of Georgia
Education and Honors
- Member, Mock Trial Team
- Super Lawyers Georgia Rising Stars (2011 & 2012)
Professional Activities
- Atlanta Bar Association