PREMIUM
John Mays
  • Appeals & Appellate, Business Law, Employment Law ...
  • Georgia
Badges
Claimed Lawyer ProfileGoldBlawg SearchSocial Media
Biography

I provide legal counsel to small businesses, focusing on their employment matters. Our firm specializes in wage and hour litigation, and I have served as defense counsel in both individual and collective overtime actions, but we also have a strong record defending against discrimination suits and representing corporate interests before administrative agencies and tribunals.

I also represent employees in individual and collective actions for minimum wage violations, unpaid overtime, unpaid commissions, and other claims arising under federal wage and hour law. I handle the majority of my firm's misclassification cases involving salaried workers and independent contractors.

Practice Areas
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Civil Rights
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
Fees
  • Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Georgia
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
11th Circuit
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
Georgia Superior Courts
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
United States Court of Veterans Claims
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Placeholder image for jurisdictions.
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Principal Member
Parks, Chesin & Walbert
- Current
Education
Emory University School of Law
J.D.
-
Emory University School of Law Logo
Columbia University
B.A.
-
Columbia University Logo
Awards
Rising Star
Super Lawyers
2014-2015
Professional Associations
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Current
Placeholder image for professional associations.
National Employment Lawyers Association
Member
Current
Placeholder image for professional associations.
National Employment Lawyers Association - Georgia Chapter
Member
Current
Placeholder image for professional associations.
Publications
Articles & Publications
Transient oxidative stress in SH-SYSY human neuroblastoma cells results in caspase dependent and independent cell death and tau proteolysis
Journal of Neuroscience Research
Websites & Blogs
Website
John Mays' Website Profile
Website
Parks, Chesin & Walbert Website
Blog
Atlanta Employment Attorneys Blog
Contact & Map
Parks, Chesin & Walbert
1355 Peachtree St NE
#2000
Atlanta, GA 30309
Telephone: (404) 873-8048
Fax: (404) 873-8050