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Paul R. Beshears

FordHarrison
  • Recognized Since:
    2013
  • Recognized in:
    Employment Law - Management
    Labor Law - Management
  • Website:
    http://www.fordharrison.com
  • E-mail:
    pbeshears@fordharrison.com
  • Location:
    271 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 1900
    Atlanta, GA 30363
Paul Beshears represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law with an emphasis on collective bargaining, strikes, union organizing campaigns, labor arbitrations, and NLRB unfair labor practice cases. 


He also advises companies on labor and employment issues, including those that arise in connection with mergers and acquisitions, reductions in force, and plant closings, and those dealing with the labor law aspects of government contracting, such as compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act.  In addition, he conducts management training on a variety of labor and employment law issues.  Paul has served as lead counsel in a number of jury and non-jury cases involving claims of discrimination, wrongful discharge, breach of employment contract, and misappropriation of trade secrets.

Paul serves as head of FordHarrison's Traditional Labor Practice Group.  He also is a member of the firm's Healthcare Practice Group.  In addition to representing employers in healthcare, Paul represents companies in numerous industries, including manufacturing, construction, and government contracting.  Paul also worked in house for over five years for an Atlanta-based printing and software company that operated over fifty facilities across the country.

http://www.fordharrison.com/PaulBeshears

 

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Lawyer Bio

Paul Beshears represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law with an emphasis on collective bargaining, strikes, union organizing campaigns, labor arbitrations, and NLRB unfair labor practice cases. 


He also advises companies on labor and employment issues, including those that arise in connection with mergers and acquisitions, reductions in force, and plant closings, and those dealing with the labor law aspects of government contracting, such as compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act and the Service Contract Act.  In addition, he conducts management training on a variety of labor and employment law issues.  Paul has served as lead counsel in a number of jury and non-jury cases involving claims of discrimination, wrongful discharge, breach of employment contract, and misappropriation of trade secrets.

Paul serves as head of FordHarrison's Traditional Labor Practice Group.  He also is a member of the firm's Healthcare Practice Group.  In addition to representing employers in healthcare, Paul represents companies in numerous industries, including manufacturing, construction, and government contracting.  Paul also worked in house for over five years for an Atlanta-based printing and software company that operated over fifty facilities across the country.

http://www.fordharrison.com/PaulBeshears

 

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Labor Law - Management, Atlanta (2021)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management

Special Focus:

  • COVID-19
 

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FordHarrison
http://www.fordharrison.com
 
Headquarters
271 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 1900
Atlanta, GA 30363
(404) 888.3800
26 Office Locations
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1901 Harrison Street, Suite 1650

Oakland, CA 94612

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Jacksonville, FL 32202

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Melbourne, FL 32901

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Memphis, TN

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Memphis, TN 38120

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Nashville, TN 37201

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Dallas, TX 75201

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Tysons Corner, VA

1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1500

Tysons Corner, VA 22102

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