John Beasley

John Beasley has nearly 30 years of litigation and trial experience, most of that devoted to handling employment cases on behalf of employees and small employers. He represents clients in both the public and private sectors and has tried cases under most civil rights and whistleblower laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Sarbanes Oxley and the U.S. Constitution. John has also done considerable work on behalf of employees who have lost their jobs as a result of mass layoffs and plant closings in violation of federal law. Apart from his trial work, John represents executives and high-level corporate managers in severance negotiation both as an advocate and as adviser. Also, as a trained and registered mediator, John is also actively involved in helping individuals and companies resolve their disputes outside of the courtroom.

In addition to his legal work, John is an active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and currently sits on its executive board. He is past president of the Georgia affiliate of that organization, and he has served in leadership roles for the ABA Labor and Employment Section and its Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee. He regularly speaks at employment seminars across the country and has published numerous papers and articles on employment related matters. He is the author of The Georgia Chapter of the BNA publication: Employment at Will: A State by State Survey Second Edition ed. Melinda J. Caterine (BNA Books)(2017). John is a member of the Georgia Bar and is admitted to practice before all Georgia state courts, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

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Georgia

11th Circuit

U.S. District Courts for the Middle Districts of Georgia

U.S. District Courts for the Northern Districts of Georgia

U.S. Supreme Court

Founder

JF Beasley, LLC

Current

Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law

J.D.

Vanderbilt University

B.A.

Georgia State Bar

Member

Current

National Employment Lawyers Association

Member

Current

National Employment Lawyers Association – Georgia Affiliate

Board Member

2014 - Current

Oconee Area Resource Council

Board Member

2011 - Current

Western Circuit of Georgia Bar Association

Member

2011 - Current

Federal Bar Association

Member

2009 - Current

Atlanta Bar Association

Member

2007 - Current

American Bar Association

Member

1996 - Current

Activities: Labor and Employment Law Section – ERR Committee (2000-Present); Labor and Employment Law Section (2000-Present)

National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)

Member

1995 - Current

Activities: Georgia Affiliate (1994-Present)

Cases That All NELA Members Need To Have In Their Hip Pockets

The Employee Advocate 66-85

Employment at Will: A State by State Survey

BNA Books

Protecting America’s Reservists: Application of State and Federal Law to Reservists’ Claims of Unfair Labor Practices

Georgia Bar Journal

Reemployment Rights for Noncareer Members of the Uniformed Services: Federal and State Law Protections

The Labor Lawyer

Bias Suits are About Righting Wrongs, Not Nabbing Money

Athens Banner-Herald, Opinions Section

January 16, 2002

Labor & Employment Law Career Opportunities, Lecture

ABA Labor & Employment Law Section, Law School Outreach Program

2008 and 2009 at Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law and Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia

Trial and Settlement Strategies In American Litigation, Oxford, England

Oxford University, Trinity College

2009

The Anatomy of A Race Discrimination Case, LEGL 2800H – The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business (Honors) class

November 9, 2011

University of Georgia Legal Studies Department

Deposition Law and Strategy

May 4, 2012

Georgia Legal Services

The Equal Pay Act of 1963, Training Seminar, Atlanta, GA

August 23, 2013

EEOC