Burton F. Dodd

Burton F. Dodd


Fisher Phillips LLP

Recognized since 2010

Atlanta, Georgia

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

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Burton Dodd is a partner in the firm's Atlanta office. For more than 30 years he has successfully defended colleges and universities, independent schools, multi-national manufacturers, hospitals, professional medical groups, textile manufacturers, telecommunications corporations, and other employers throughout the United States against claims of employment discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful discharge brought in federal and state courts and administrative agencies.

Burton also has defended employers against claims of disability discrimination, Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations, Equal Pay Act (EPA) violations, and whistle-blower retaliation, as well as against state tort and contract claims.

He has extensive experience in federal and state trial and appellate courts. Burton participates in the National Association of College and University Attorneys. A major underwriter of employment practices liability insurance for higher education has designated him as outside employment counsel for its insured universities, colleges, and independent schools.

He is a member of the firm's Education Practice Group and the School and College Law Section of the Georgia Bar.

Burton is "AV" Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2010.

He was recognized as a Labor Law-Management Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America for 2017.

Contact & Links
Location
  • 1230 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 3300
    Atlanta, GA 30309
Education
  • University of Richmond, J.D., graduated 1978
  • University of Virginia, BA, graduated 1975
Bar Admissions
  • Georgia, State bar of Georgia
  • South Carolina, State bar of South Carolina
  • Virginia, State bar of Virginia
Federal Clerkships
  • United States Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court
  • United States Supreme Court
State Clerkships
  • Georgia - Supreme Court
  • South Carolina - Supreme Court
  • Virginia - Supreme Court
  • Georgia - Supreme Court
  • South Carolina - Supreme Court
  • Virginia - Supreme Court

Fisher Phillips LLP
Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia

152 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

79 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Labor Law - Management, Atlanta (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
  • Management

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