Chad Shultz handles a wide variety of litigation, including commercial litigation, and is a practice group leader for the Firm’s Employment practice group. He leads a team of skilled attorneys in Atlanta that assists clients with litigation and with preventing legal challenges through training and counseling. In the event those situations cannot be prevented, his team litigates, meditates, and arbitrates to a successful resolution. For the past 30 years, Chad has litigated in state and federal courts in 29 states (including over 20 jury trials) and has conducted over 65 labor arbitrations. As a certified mediator, he has successfully resolved over 100 employment law matters. Chad also assists companies by serving as “settlement counsel” on complex or difficult to resolve matters with the sole focus of settling claims to reduce defense costs significantly.
Admissions
- Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- American Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association
- State Bar of Georgia
Community Involvement
Chad serves as the President on the executive board for the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. He is a trustee on the national board for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and serves as past President on the board for the A.R. "Gus" Barksdale Boys & Girls Club in Conyers, GA. Additionally, Chad is an adjunct professor at Emory Law School teaching an employment discrimination lab class, a position he has held since 2009.