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Adam H. H. Gates, Member Attorney
Corporate, Business and Corporate, Employment and Labor, Employment and Labor Litigation, Labor Management Relations, Litigation, Commer...
Phone:601-965-1804
Address: The Emporium Building, 400 East Capitol Street, Jackson, MS 39201
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Law Firm:Watkins & Eager
Lawyer:Adam H. H. Gates
Phone:601-965-1804
Fax:601.965.1901
Lawyer Title:Member
Practice Areas:Corporate, Business and Corporate, Employment and Labor, Employment and Labor Litigation, Labor Management Relations, Litigation, Commercial Litigation
Bio: Adam counsels and defends employers, including manufacturers, health care facilities, food processing plants, energy utilities, and trucking companies. He helps his clients work through challenging management issues and provides options that allow them to accomplish their goals while minimizing exposure. He also defends them against charges filed with the EEOC and Department of Labor, regularly conducts internal investigations, drafts employment agreements, enforces restrictive covenants, and handles disputes in litigation and arbitration. In addition, Adam has defended manufacturers, food processors and waste management companies in collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act in which plaintiffs claimed they were owed compensation for unpaid overtime, meal and rest breaks, travel to their work sites, and donning & doffing clothing and protective gear. He has extensive experience in employment-based class and collective action matters. In the course of representing one of Mississippi's largest manufacturers, Adam helped defend the company in an employment discrimination class action that was severed into 80 individual cases. He played an extensive role in arbitrating more than 60 of them, presenting numerous opening and closing arguments, and examining hundreds of witnesses. Adam also has experience with general commercial litigation, including contract disputes, premises liability claims and litigation involving former executives. Representat
Admitted:2006, Mississippi; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 2012, Louisiana; 2012, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana;
College:Louisiana Tech University, Class of 2003, Bachelor's Degree, cum laude
Law School:Mississippi College School of Law, Class of 2006, Juris Doctor, magna cum laude
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Languages:English

Lawyer Adam H. H. Gates, graduated from Louisiana Tech University, Class of 2003, Bachelor's Degree, cum laude Mississippi College School of Law, Class of 2006, Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, is now employed by Watkins & Eager at The Emporium Building, 400 East Capitol Street Jackson, MS 39201.Adam H. H. Gates is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Adam H. H. Gates as your lawyer, you should consider whether Adam H. H. Gates offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Adam H. H. Gates has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Adam H. H. Gates's office is located at Jackson, MS, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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Adam H. H. Gates has been admitted in 2006, Mississippi; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 2012, Louisiana; 2012, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana;. His or her practice areas include Corporate, Business and Corporate, Employment and Labor, Employment and Labor Litigation, Labor Management Relations, Litigation, Commercial Litigation.

Adam H. H. Gates's college and law school education includes Louisiana Tech University, Class of 2003, Bachelor's Degree, cum laude, Mississippi College School of Law, Class of 2006, Juris Doctor, magna cum laude. Other biographical background includes Adam counsels and defends employers, including manufacturers, health care facilities, food processing plants, energy utilities, and trucking companies. He helps his clients work through challenging management issues and provides options that allow them to accomplish their goals while minimizing exposure. He also defends them against charges filed with the EEOC and Department of Labor, regularly conducts internal investigations, drafts employment agreements, enforces restrictive covenants, and handles disputes in litigation and arbitration. In addition, Adam has defended manufacturers, food processors and waste management companies in collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act in which plaintiffs claimed they were owed compensation for unpaid overtime, meal and rest breaks, travel to their work sites, and donning & doffing clothing and protective gear. He has extensive experience in employment-based class and collective action matters. In the course of representing one of Mississippi's largest manufacturers, Adam helped defend the company in an employment discrimination class action that was severed into 80 individual cases. He played an extensive role in arbitrating more than 60 of them, presenting numerous opening and closing arguments, and examining hundreds of witnesses. Adam also has experience with general commercial litigation, including contract disputes, premises liability claims and litigation involving former executives. Representat. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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