Robyn Farmer is an associate with Powell Goldstein LLP. Ms. Farmer regularly handles federal and state lawsuits, arbitrations and administrative claims regarding age, race, gender, disability or other types of discrimination and harassment, as well as litigation related to family and medical leave. Ms. Farmer also devotes a portion of her practice to employment agreements, including restrictive covenant agreements. Additionally, Ms. Farmer has experience responding to unfair labor practice allegations.

Ms. Farmer routinely works with clients to prevent litigation or other claims through counseling and by establishing effective policies, procedures and agreements. Ms. Farmer also provides training and seminars on topics such as harassment and discrimination, understanding the FMLA and ADA and best practices for hiring and terminating employees.

Ms. Farmer also serves as an adjunct professor of Employment Law for the MBA program at Piedmont College. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Farmer worked in pharmaceutical marketing and public relations.

 

Education

 
J.D., cum laude, University of Georgia, 2002; Georgia Law Review
B.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 1996

Bar & Court Admissions

 
Georgia, 2002
Supreme Court of Georgia
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin

Memberships

 
State Bar of Georgia
Atlanta Bar Association
Triple Pink Foundation, Event Planning Committee Co-Chair

Publications

 

Can I Get a Witness?: Extension of the Weingarten Right in the Non-Unionized Workplace - Problems of Implementation Create Potential Harm for Both Employers and Employees, Georgia Law Review, 2001, 36: 315

Speaking Engagements

 
"Avoiding Common Employment Law Mistakes," MGMA Tri-State Conference, August 2008
"Employee Diversity in the 21st Century," CME Southeast Employment Law Symposium, November 2007
"Avoiding Common Employment Law Mistakes," Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants (APSA) Annual Conference, October 2007
"Avoiding Common Employment Law Mistakes," NCACPA 2007 Health Care Industry Conference, August 2007
"Understanding the Family and Medical Leave Act," South-Metro Atlanta SHRM, May 2007
 
 
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