Dean R. Fuchs

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Schulten Ward Turner & Weiss, LLP

260 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 2700, Atlanta, GA 30303

Visit: https://www.swtwlaw.com

Phone: 404-418-4110

Fax: 404-688-6840

Licensed Since: 1994

Education:Emory University School of Law

Practice Areas:

Employment & Labor: Employer (40%)
Employment & Labor: Employee (40%)
Alternative Dispute Resolution (20%)

Q Attorney Profile

Attorney Dean R. Fuchs is a partner at Schulten Ward Turner & Weiss, LLP, in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Fuchs serves clients in the Atlanta metropolitan region and throughout the state of Georgia in matters involving business disputes, commercial litigation and employment litigation.

Mr. Fuchs has been licensed to practice in Georgia and Florida since 1994 and Massachusetts since 1996. He graduated magna cum laude from Boston University with a bachelor’s degree in political science and earned his law degree from Emory University School of Law. He also holds an arbitration certification through the arbitration program of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Fuchs has been involved in many significant cases. He spent several years as a partner at a private Georgia-based firm before joining Schulten Ward Turner & Weiss, LLP, in 2003. Because of his accomplishments, he has been recognized by Georgia Trend magazine, who named him one of the “legal elite” in 2013.

Mr. Fuchs participates in several professional organizations including the State Bar of Georgia, the Florida Bar, the Massachusetts Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is also an active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, a board member of the Atlanta Bar Association’s alternative dispute resolution section and vice president and secretary of the Concorde Condo Association. He is a former member of the Federal Communications Bar Association.

Mr. Fuchs devotes a portion of his time to pro bono work. He volunteers with organizations such as Georgia Legal Services Program and the State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Resource Center.

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About Dean Fuchs

Admitted: 1994, Georgia

Professional Webpage: http://www.swtlaw.com/dean-r-fuchs

Honors/Awards:

Georgia Super Lawyer, 2012-2019, Georgia Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2019
Selected as one of Georgia Trend Magazine's Legal Elite
Legal Elite, Georgia Trend Magazine, 2013
Rated 10.0/10.0, AVVO
Georgia Rising Star, 2009

Special Licenses/Certifications:

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, Registered Arbitrator, 2013
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2019
Admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1996
Admitted to practice before the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 1995
Registered Arbitrator and Mediator with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resoultion., 2011
Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, Registered Neutral (Mediation), 2011
Admitted to practice (pro hac vice) before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, 2015
Admitted to practice before the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 1995
Georgia Office of Dispute Resoultion, Registered Neutral (Arbitration), 2010
Admitted to practice (pro hac vice) before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2013
Admitted to practice before the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 2003
Admitted to practice (pro hac vice) before the U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 2009
Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2012

Bar/Professional Activity:

U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1995
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2019
Employment and ADR Sections, ADR Section Board Member at Large, 2017
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Georgia, 1996
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Georgia, 1995
Florida, 1994
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1994
Massachusetts Bar
National Employment Law Association of Georgia, Inc., 2008 President
Member, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2006 - 2016
Member, Atlanta Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section, 2012
Florida Bar
Past President & Board Member, National Employment Lawyers Association of Georgia, 2009
Completed Henning Arbitration and Mediation Training, 2011
State Bar of Georgia
Massachusetts, 1996
American Bar Association
President & Board Member, National Employment Lawyers Association of Georgia, 2008
Board Member, National Employment Lawyers Association of Georgia, 2007
Georgia, 1994

Pro bono/Community Service:

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
Association of Club Executives
Atlanta Bar Association/NELA-GA, Mentorship Academy, 2017 - 2018
Volunteered to serve as judge in Emory University School of Law's Civil Liberties and Rights Inter-school Moot Court Competition., 2012
State Bar of Georgia Pro-Bono Project
Participated as Judge in John Marshall Law School Moot Court Competition, 2009
Georgia Legal Services
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Saturday Lawyers Program, Participant, 2009
Atlanta Volunteer Legal Foundation, mediator., 2013

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Panelist, Enhancing Mediator Advocacy Skills, Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers and Dispute Resolution Section of the Atlanta Bar Association Joint CLE, 2018
Speaker, Overview of Your Obligations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Automobile Dealers, 2009
Speaker, Best Practices for Interviewing Prospective Employees and Litigation Avoidance, Automobile Dealers, 2009
Speaker, The Fair Labor Standards Act and its Impact on Georgia's Private Home Care Providers, Georgia Chapter of the National Private Duty Association, September 2010
FLSA and its Impact on Georgia's Private Home Care Providers, Speaker, Georgia Chapter Of The National Private Duty Association, 2010
Speaker, Avoiding the Risk of Employee Misclassification Under the FLSA and the Continued Viability of the Companionship Services Exemption for Home Healthcare Providers, Georgia Association Of Community Care Providers And The Georgia Chapter Of The National Private Duty, 2013

Verdicts/Settlements:

Kingsley, et al. v. Florida Rock Industries, Inc., 2002
Lamar County, et al. v. E.T. Carlyle Company, 2004
Nance v. Buffalo’s Café of Griffin, Inc., 2005
Bowen v. Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., 2005
Price v. Advance Medical Clinics, PC, 2005
Core LaVista, et al. v. Cumming, 2011
Smith v. Wynfield Development Co., Inc., 2006
Clincy v. Galardi South Enterprises, Inc., 2011
Silverton Mortgage Specialists, Inc. v. FDIC, Receiver for Silverton Bank, NA, 2012
Stuart v. Resurgens Risk Management, Inc., 2013
Geter, et al. v. Galardi South Enterprises, Inc., 2015
Alex and Prieto, et al. v. KHG of San Antonio, LLC, 2014
Geter, et al. v. Galardi South Enterprises, Inc, 2014
Bank of America v. Cuneo, 2015
Hanson v. Trop, Inc., 2016
Glen, et al. v. Galardi South Enterprises, Inc., 2015
Sittner, et al. v. Country Club, Inc., 2016
Gardner v. Country Club, Inc., 2016
Obtained $1.125 Million Judgment on Summary Judgment against Core Lavista, LLC and Steven DeLonga in commercial loan dispute, which was affirmed on appeal., 2011
Epsinoza, et al. v. Galardi South Enterprises, Inc., 2017
Kuykendall, et al. v. Trop, Inc., 2017
Negotiated $55,000 settlement with construction company for tolerating racially hostile work environment., 2009
Negotiated $200,000 settlement against SleeveCo, Inc. in Title VII hostile work environment and retaliation case., 2010
Negotiated $50,000 settlement with Hospice Care business for terminating disabled employee in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990., 2009
Negotiated $100,000 settlement in dispute between local staffing company and former customer., 2009
Successfully defended Oil Supply & Transportation Company by obtaining summary judgment in an unlawful retaliation claim brought by former truck driver employee under the Surface Transportation and Assistance Act before the U.S. Department of Labor, 2012
Took $2.11 MM joint and several judgments against two guarantors who defaulted on loans made to local bank., 2009