David Gevertz
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Years In Practice
David Gevertz is an employment lawyer and Vice Chair of Baker Donelson's Labor & Employment Department. He vigorously defends organizations accused of violating discrimination, wage and hour, whistleblowing, privacy and benefits laws. He also litigates employment contract and restrictive covenant disputes, and he routinely leads sensitive internal investigations and reductions in force. Mr. Gevertz also represents financial, housing, testing, and hospitality-based institutions sued for violating public accommodations, fair housing, fair testing and fair lending laws.
Mr. Gevertz contributes to multiple treatises, including as routine editor to Employment Discrimination Law (ABA 2002 – 2015 eds.); Age Discrimination in Employment Law (BNA 2003 – 2013 eds.); The Family and Medical Leave Act (BNA 2008 – 2013 eds.); and Employment Litigation Handbook (ABA 2010 ed.).
Mr. Gevertz has been quoted in more than seventy publications and has appeared on talk radio concerning a variety of topics, including Social Media, Health Care and Leave, Hiring and Termination Concerns, and Employment Trends. He also routinely appears as a guest before legal, management and human resources groups, including the HNBA, ABA, SHRM, NELI, Georgia ICLE and others.
- Named "One of Top Ten Employment Lawyers Under 40" by Employment Law360 (March 2010)
- Selected in 2007 – 2012 as one of "Georgia's Legal Elite," by Georgia Trend magazine
- Selected as one of the top 100 attorneys in Georgia by Georgia Super Lawyers (2014)
- Selected in 2009 – 2014 as one of "Georgia's Super Lawyers" and selected in 2006 as one of "Georgia's Rising Stars" by Atlanta Magazine and Georgia Super Lawyers magazine
- AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell (2009 – 2013)
- Listed as a top Labor & Employment lawyer in Georgia by Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers (2009 – 2014)
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
