Areas of Experience:
Complex commercial litigation,
Employment litigation,
Securities litation,
Construction,
Minority Business Enterprise (MBE),
Key Clients:
Aquilex,
Toshiba,
Quovadx, Inc.,
C. D. Moody Construction Co., Inc.,
Kaplan, Inc.,
H. J. Russell & Co., Inc.,
Harold A. Dawson Company, Inc.,
Diversapack, LLC.,
Bank of America Community Devel. Corp.
Significant Representations:
Serve as a construction counsel on $100M mixed-use development.
Represent publicly-traded home health care company in lawsuit alleging breach of restrictive covenants.
Represent one of the largest computer manufacturers in class action involving allegations of defective screens.
Represent one of the largest banks in the world on two separate lawsuits alleging defective work and breach of contract.
Represent MBE in negotiation with food processing company to form one of the largest MBE manufacturing companies in the nation.
Represented publicly-traded and one of the world's largest retailers in defending a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Represent joint venture in the largest building project in state of Georgia.
Represented hospital authority in $300M renovation and addition, including contract drafting and resolution of delay and disruption claims.
Represented City of Atlanta in lawsuit against contractor, construction manager, architect and engineers for design and construction defects causing water plant to be inoperable.
Represented developer in claim against general contractor for defective work on a $25M high-rise condominium.
Represented publicly-traded technology company in lawsuit involving a dispute over a $10M royalty fee/licensing fee.
Professional & Community Involvement:
Co-President, Trinity School Parents Association;
General Counsel, National Association of Minority Contractors (Atlanta);
General Counsel, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.;
Member, Judicial Selection and Tenure Committee for Atlanta Bar Association,
Board of Directors, Atlanta Legal Diversity Consortium, Inc.
Former Trustee, Morris Brown College (historically Black College)
Leadership Atlanta, Class of 2004
Member, Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Inc. (Kappa Boule); Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Articles, Publications & Lectures.
Articles:
Author, "Can Atlanta Keep Growing and Keep Its Soul?" Featured in Atlanta Business Chronicle, March 28, 2007.
Lectures:
Speaker, Atlanta Bar Association Annual Meeting ADR Seminar, March 2005;
Panelist, Atlanta Legal Diversity Consortium; Business Development Seminar, February 2005.
Miscellaneous:
Panelist, "High Stakes Litigation: Achieving Optimal Results Without Breaking the Bank," Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Chicago, October 29, 2007.
Awards & Recognition:
Presented with the "NFL Alumni 2007 Difference Maker Award" by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, October 2007;
Listed in "Who's Who in Law," Atlanta Business Chronicle, September 2007;
Selected as a Georgia Super Lawyer, 2007;
Selected as "Boss of the Year," by the Atlanta Chapter of NALS, Inc., 2006
Selected as "Father of the Year," by the Fathers Day Council, sponsored by the American Diabetes Association, 2006;
Selected as one of "Georgia's 2006 Super Lawyers Rising Star" (the top 2.5% in the state) - featured in Atlanta Magazine and Georgia Super Lawyers - Rising Star Edition;
Selected as one of "Georgia's 2005 Super Lawyers Rising Star" (the top 2.5% in the state) - featured in Atlanta Magazine and Georgia Super Lawyers - Rising Star Edition;
Featured in Catalyst Magazine, "Supporting Atlanta's Minority Entrepreneurs," December 2004;
Featured in Atlanta Tribune Magazine, "Law and Order," September 2003;
Selected as one of "16 To Watch - On The Rise" Daily Report, August 2003
Selected as one of "40 Under 40: Meet Georgia's Rising Stars," Georgia Trend, October 2002;
Featured in Atlanta Daily World, "Attorney Ernest Greer Gives the Keys to Business Success," December 2004.
Clerkship:
Judicial Clerk, Honorable Damon J. Keith, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1991-1992.
Education:
J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 1999;
Patricia Roberts-Harris Fellow - 3-year full tuition fellowship;
Northwestern University Fellow
A.B., Government, Harvard University, 1988;
Letterman, Varsity Football.
Admitted to Practice:
Georgia.