Stephen W. Mooney

In a career spanning more than 30 years, Steve Mooney has served as lead counsel on more than 300 lawsuits throughout the United States and tried a wide range of cases and class actions to verdict in Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee. His active and diverse trial practice focuses on complex and high-profile healthcare, ERISA, catastrophic injury, employment, and general liability litigation. Steve recently led a team that secured a $56M consent judgment in federal court in Texas against a group of labs and individuals engaged in a scheme to defraud one of the country's largest healthcare plans.  He has also developed a particular niche in representing the country's largest provider of funeral goods and services in a variety of tort and commercial matters. In addition, he practices in NCAA compliance and collegiate sports law. Fortune 100 clients state Steve is "masterful at positioning a case for success" and has "an unparalleled and impressive track record  for getting great results..."

Recognized in Best Lawyers of America, Steve is a frequent speaker at CLE seminars throughout the country on a variety of legal topics, including trial tactics and strategies and the use of demonstrative evidence at trial. His cases have been featured in front page news stories in the Dallas Morning News, as well as Law360, the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, and other national and regional publications.

Georgia Institute of Technology, B.S., 1983

Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., 1987

• State Bar of Georgia
• The Florida Bar
• State Bar of Nevada
• State Bar of Texas
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals
• Numerous U.S. District and Appellate Courts

Leads a team of attorneys in representing one of the nation's largest managed healthcare providers in litigation nationwide.

Successfully tried to verdict class actions, and commercial, personal injury and employment lawsuits in Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee.

Successfully tried to verdict class-action lawsuit in Mississippi alleging claims of racial discrimination in hiring, promotion and termination.

Won seminal decision from the Georgia Court of Appeals involving libel and slander claims in the private sector.

Obtained injunctions both enforcing and prohibiting the enforcement of non-competition clauses in employment agreements.

Successfully defended national pharmacy chain in wage-hour dispute concerning exemption of pharmacists from overtime compensation requirements under Fair Labor Standards Act.

Successfully petitioned NLRB regarding the status of registered nurses as supervisors under National Labor Relations Act.

Successfully represented collegiate coaches, administrators and student athletes in NCAA compliance investigations.

Successfully defended one of the nation's largest mutual insurance companies in a closely watched three-week class action jury trial involving claims of independent contractor misclassification under ERISA involving approximately 7,000 class members.

Best Lawyers® 2017-2021, Litigation - Labor and Employment

Super Lawyers Magazine, Georgia Super Lawyers List, Employment & Labor (2004)

Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow

Defense Research Institute

Georgia Defense Lawyers Association