Atty. Christopher W. "Chris" Deering
Mr. Deering has extensive experience representing employers in successfully avoiding and defending a broad range of employment-related claims.
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Christopher W. "Chris" Deering is a employment and litigation attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia, practicing at Fisher Phillips LLP. Admitted to practice in Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association, Florida, The Florida Bar, and District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar. Educated at Samford University (J.D., 1997) and Samford University (BA, 1993). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Management (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Labor Law - Management (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026). Serands clients in Atlanta, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mr. Deering has extensive experience representing employers in successfully avoiding and defending a broad range of employment-related claims
- His focus areas include employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, retaliation and harassment, whistleblower issues, restrictive covenants, wage-hour matters (including class and collective actions) and workplace safety
- Mr. Deering has litigated such matters throughout Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas.In addition, Mr. Deering regularly provides counseling to employers on matters of employee discipline and termination, enforcement and implementation of employment policies, workplace investigations and reductions in force
- He has written extensively on issues in the labor and employment law field, and is a regular contributing chapter editor of Employment Discrimination Law, The Developing Labor Law, The Fair Labor Standards Act, and The Family & Medical Leave Act (BNA Books), the principal treatises devoted to labor and employment law issues in the United States.Mr
- Deering is recognized as one of the nation’s top labor and employment attorneys in the annual Best Lawyers in America ratings
- He graduated magna cum laude from the Cumberland School of Law (Samford University) in 1997
- While in law school, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Cumberland Law Review, was a member of the Moot Court Board, and was selected as a Cordell Hull Fellow
- He is also a member of Curia Honoris, Phi Delta Phi, and Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honorary, and is a charter member of the Birmingham Inn of the American Inns of Court
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Christopher W. "Chris" Deering handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Georgia
Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Atlanta are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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