Hunter R. Hughes, III

Overview

Hunter Hughes has been selected as one of the best employment attorneys in the United States for more than 10 years by his peers in biannual surveys conducted by the firm that compiles The Best Lawyers in America. Best Lawyers has also named Hunter the "Atlanta Best Lawyers Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year" for 2010. He was listed as one of the Top 10 Georgia Super Lawyers in Georgia in 2008 and 2009. Hunter is a Fellow in The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, as well as a Fellow in the American College of Civil Trial Mediators.

Hunter has published widely in the area of labor and employment law.

Representative Experience

• Melodee Shores, et al. (Plaintiffs) v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Plaintiff in Intervention) v. Publix Super Markets, Inc., United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, No. 95-1162-CIV-T-25E
• Vicki Butler, et al. v. Home Depot, U.S.A. Inc., United States District Court, Northern District of California, Consolidated Class Action, Case Nos. C94-4335 SI and C95-2182 SI
• Mary Beck, et al. v. The Boeing Company, et al., United States District Court, Western District of Washington, Seattle, No. C00-0301P.
• Betty Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart, Inc., United States District Court, Northern District of California, No. C 01-02252 MJJ; Dukes, et al. v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Nos. 04-16688 and 04-16720
• Serena McDermott, et al. v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division, No. 4:99-CV-001-HLM
• Eduardo Gonzalez, et al. v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., et al.; Elizabeth West and Jennifer LU v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case Nos. 03-2817 SI, 04-4730 and 04-4731
• Derrick Satchell, et al. v. Federal Express Corporation d/b/a FedEx Express, United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case Nos. C03-2659 SI; C 03-2878 SI
• Amochaev, et al. v. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. d/b/a Smith Barney, United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. C-05-1298 PJH
• Abdallah, et al. v. The Coca-Cola Company, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Case No. 1-98-CV-3679 (RWS); (also Carpenters v. Coca-Cola)
• Carpenters Health & Welfare Fund, et al. v. The Coca-Cola Company, et al., United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division; Consolidated, No. 100-CV-2838-WBH (Served as Special Master)
• Jill Hubley, et al. v. Dell Inc., United States District Court, Western District of Texas, Austin Division, Case No. A-08-CA-0804-LY
• In Re: TV Writers Cases; Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, Central Civil West, Case No. BC 268 836
• Daisy Jaffe, et al. v. Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc. f/k/a Morgan Stanley DW, Inc., United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco/Oakland Division, Class Action, Case No. C 06-3903 THE
• Joanne Augst-Johnson, et al. v. Morgan Stanley DW, Inc., United States District Court, District of Columbia , Class Action, Case No. 1-06-CV-01142 (RWR)
• Will, et al. v. General Dynamics Corp., et al., United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois, Case No. 3-06-CV-698-GPM-CJP

Professional & Community Activities

• Board of Directors, Atlanta International Arbitration Society, 2012
• Board of Directors, American College of Civil Trial Mediators, 2009 to 2011
• Member, American College of Civil Trial Mediators, 2004 – Present
• Member, Georgia Arbitrators Forum, 2003 – Present
• Member, American Arbitration Association Commercial Panel, 2001 – present
• Program Chair, American Employment Law Council, 2000-2001
• Member, American Employment Law Council, 1992 – present
• Fellow, College of Labor & Employment Lawyers, 1997 – present
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Atlanta Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Georgia

Speeches & Presentations

• "Developments in Equal Employment Opportunity," National Employment Law Institute, Employment Law Conference, New Orleans, LA, December 8, 2011
• "Settling EEO Class Actions," ABA Labor and Employment Law Conference, Seattle, WA, November 3, 2011
• "Creative Solutions Dealing With Class And Collective Actions, Including Approaching Potential Class Arbitration Based On ATT Mobility v Concepcion," The American Employment Law Council Annual Conference, Ojai, CA, October 21, 2011
• "The Impact of Dukes on Class Certification and the Settlement Value of Cases," Littler Mendelson’s Class Action Summit, Carlsbad, CA, September 26, 2011
• “Developments in EEO Law,” National Employment Law Seminar, Key West, FL, March 1, 2009
• “Litigating Employment Class Actions,” Neutral land Litigator Perspectives on Preempting Class Actions Through Alternative Dispute Resolution; Innovative Structures for Negotiated Settlements, Law Seminars International, Madrid, SPAIN, May 2009
• “Growth and Potential of ADR and Mediation in the U.S. and Europe,” American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Committee on International Employment Issues, Employment Lawyers Association: Special One-Day Transatlantic Event, LONDON, UK, May 18, 2009
• “Emerging Trends in Consumer and Employment Arbitration,” August 21, 2009, Institute on Continuing Legal Education in GA (ICLE)
• “Heuristics and the Mediation Process: How Our Subconscious Bias Impacts Negotiations,” Chartis Claims, Inc., New York, NY, October 12, 2009
• “Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and Compensation,” National Employment Law Institute, Employment Discrimination Law Update, December 10, 2009
• “Update on Arbitration in the Employment Setting,” December 11, 2009, Institute on Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (ICLE)