J. Matthew Maguire Jr.
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Work in Parks, Chesin & Walbert
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 28 years of experience
Government Contracts, Business Law, Construction, Employment
75 14th Street NorthEast, 26th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30309
About J. Matthew Maguire Jr.
Practice Areas
- Government Contracts
- Business Law
- Construction
- Employment
Education
- Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1995J.D.
- Law Review: Georgia State University Law Review, Member
- University of Virginia, 1990B.A.
Representative Cases
- H&R Block Enterprises v. Morris, 606 F.3d 1285 (11th Cir. 2010), Obtained reversal in Eleventh Circuit of a ruling that a large tax preparation service’s non-compete covenant was enforceable
- State of Georgia v. Frederick J. Hanna & Associates, P.C. 287 Ga. 287 (2010), Convinced the Georgia Supreme Court that the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs has no authority to investigate a law firm
- Fulton County v. Legacy Investment Group, LLC, 296 Ga. App. 822, 676 S.E. 2d 388 (2009), Lead plaintiff’s counsel in a jury trial resulting in substantial damages assessed against Fulton County for selective enforcement laws, affirmed on appeal
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1995
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Georgia
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- Atlanta Bar Association
- American Bar Association, Public Contract and State and Local Government Sections
- Atlanta Bar Association , 2013 - 2014 (Litigation Section, Former Chair)
Articles
Published Works
- Government Contracts for the Georgia Lobbyist, June, 2008
- Negotiating Georgia's Minefield Of Post-Employment Restrictive Covenants. Lorman Education Services, October, 2007
- Easily Avoidable Non-Compete and Non-Solicit Pitfalls. The Human Resource, January-February, 2006
- Georgia State and Local Bid Protests. Lorman Education Services, August, 2005
- Government Contracting in Georgia. Georgia Bar Journal, Vol. 10, p. 12, February, 2005
- Litigating Against Government Entities in Georgia
- Corey Airport Services, Inc. v. Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc.
- Land Use Litigation Under the Civil Rights Act
- Judicial Review of Bid Protest Decisions
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