W. Melvin Haas

W. Melvin Haas

Employment Law - Management

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Macon, Georgia
54+ years experience
Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete LLP
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3920 Arkwright Rd, Ste 375, Macon, GA 31201-8588
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Recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers (2012-2016)2016 Hall of Fame Inductee for "The Nation's Most Powerful Employment Attorneys" by Human Resources Executive MagazineNamed one of the "Top 20 Most Powerful Labor Attorneys" by Human Resources Executive Magazine, 2012-2015Named one of the "Top 10 Most Powerful Labor Attorneys" by Human Resources Executive Magazine, 2010Named one of the "Most Powerful Employment Attorneys" by Human Resources Executive Magazine, 2009Vice Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Labor Relations CommitteeRecognized in the publication, Best Lawyers in AmericaNamed one of the Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States by Labor Relations Institute, Inc.Fellow of the American Bar AssociationFellow in College of Labor and Employment LawyersAV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated By Martindale-HubbellImmediate Past President of Georgia Defense Lawyers AssociationRecognized in Chambers USA GuideHead of Constangy's Macon OfficeHandled over 150 union elections, including several of over 1000 employees in voting unit; won 98% of all electionsAssisted companies in due diligence, mergers, acquisitions and decertificationsRepresented in case hearings, objections case hearings, as well as arguments before the Courts of AppealsSuccessfully defended a company in 10(j) proceedings and obtained injunctions in strikesActed as the collective bargaining spokesman in numerous collective bargaining proceedings and arbitrationsProvided companies with preventative training in all areas of employment law and conducted numerous mock union campaigns as a training exerciseSpeaks regularly for the state Chamber of Commerce, the Developing Labor Law Section Midwinter meetings for the American Bar Association, the Georgia Employers' Association, the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, and SHRM chaptersContributes regularly to the Mercer University Law Review and has authored several BNA articlesFormer attorney with the NLRBSuccessfully represented management in the largest elections in Georgia (1,500 voters) and North Carolina (one with 2,200 voters and another with 6,000) in the last fifteen years Recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers (2012-2016)2016 Hall of Fame Inductee for "The Nation's Most Powerful Employment Attorneys" by Human Resources Executive MagazineNamed one of the "Top 20 Most Powerful Labor Attorneys" by Human Resources Executive Magazine, 2012-2015Named one of the "Top 10 Most Powerful Labor Attorneys" by Human Resources Executive Magazine, 2010Named one of the "Most Powerful Employment Attorneys" by Human Resources Executive Magazine, 2009Vice Chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Labor Relations CommitteeRecognized in the publication, Best Lawyers in AmericaNamed one of the Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States by Labor Relations Institute, Inc.Fellow of the American Bar AssociationFellow in College of Labor and Employment LawyersAV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated By Martindale-HubbellImmediate Past President of Georgia Defense Lawyers AssociationRecognized in Chambers USA GuideHead of Constangy's Macon OfficeHandled over 150 union elections, including several of over 1000 employees in voting unit; won 98% of all electionsAssisted companies in due diligence, mergers, acquisitions and decertificationsRepresented in case hearings, objections case hearings, as well as arguments before the Courts of AppealsSuccessfully defended a company in 10(j) proceedings and obtained injunctions in strikesActed as the collective bargaining spokesman in numerous collective bargaining proceedings and arbitrationsProvided companies with preventative training in all areas of employment law and conducted numerous mock union campaigns as a training exerciseSpeaks regularly for the state Chamber of Commerce, the Developing Labor Law Section Midwinter meetings for the American Bar Association, the Georgia Employers' Association, the Georgia Defense Lawyers Association, and SHRM chaptersContributes regularly to the Mercer University Law Review and has authored several BNA articlesFormer attorney with the NLRBSuccessfully represented management in the largest elections in Georgia (1,500 voters) and North Carolina (one with 2,200 voters and another with 6,000) in the last fifteen years

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Awards & Recognition

  • Recognized: Employment Law - Management
  • Recognized: Labor Law - Management
  • Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Practice Area: Environmental Law
  • Special Focus: Labor
  • Special Focus: Management
  • Special Focus: National Labor Relations Board
  • Named one of the "Top 20 Most Powerful Labor Attorneys" by Human Resources Executive Magazine (2012-2015)
  • Recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers (2012-2016)
  • Named one of the "Top 10 Most Powerful Labor Attorneys for 2009" by Human Resources Executive Magazine
  • Named one of the Top One Hundred Labor Attorneys in the United States by Labor Relations Institute, Inc.
  • Recognized in Chambers USA Guide
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated By Martindale-Hubbell

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2007

Education

  • The University of Alabama, J.D., graduated 1971
  • Emory University, BA, graduated 1968

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