Mitchell Allen assists employers on a variety of labor and employment matters, which principally include the following:

• Providing advice and counseling on labor relations and employment discrimination issues, including managing and conducting investigations regarding employee wrongdoing (i.e. sexual harassment, theft, and substance abuse).
• Representing management in employment related litigation, including mediation and labor arbitration in state and federal court.
• Drafting employment-related policies and compliance programs, including restrictive covenants and confidentiality agreements.
• Conducting training seminars on a variety of labor and employment-related topics.
• Assisting employers on labor relations strategies and programs.

Mr. Allen's practice also includes significant representation of management in all matters relating to occupational safety and health (OSHA) law. This includes representing employers before state and federal administered OSHA agencies during safety and/or health inspections, defending citations arising from these inspections, developing written safety and health policies and programs, and conducting OSHA compliance audits.

Bar and Court Admissions

Georgia, 1987

Texas, 1984

United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits

United States District Courts for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia

Education

Arizona State University, J.D., 1983

Arizona State University, M.B.A., with honors, 1983

Tulane University, B.S., cum laude, 1980

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association - Labor and Employment and Occupational Safety and Health Sections
• Atlanta Bar Association
• State Bar of Georgia - Labor and Employment Section
• State Bar of Texas - Labor and Employment Section