DeLong, Caldwell & Bridgers, LLC

Charles R. Bridgers
Private Practice Lawyer
Practice Areas: Civil Rights; First Amendment Law; Fraud and Deceit; Federal Practice; Employment Law; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Negligence; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Charitable Organizations Law; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Public Charities; Tax Exempt Organizations; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Clergy Malpractice; Professional Conduct; Professional Liability Defense; Professional Malpractice; Community Association Law; Homeowners Association Law; Religious Institutions; Church and State; Church Law; Religious Corporation Law; Religious Institutions Liability; Religious Nonprofit Corporation Law; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Tort Liability; Business Formation; Business Law; Business Planning; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation; Contracts; Trade Secrets; Defense Litigation; Restrictive Covenants; Employment Contracts
Admitted: 1993, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D.

Earnest H. DeLong, Jr.
Private Practice Lawyer
Practice Areas: Business Associations Law; Business Formation; Business Transfers; Closely Held Business Law; Commercial Real Estate; Elder Rights; Family Business Law; Construction Law; Contracts; Corporate Law; Family Law; Divorce; Franchises and Franchising; Health Care; Hospital Law; Disability Insurance; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; Charitable Limited Partnerships; Nonprofit Tax Law; Partnership Law; Securities; Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Estate Litigation; Estate Planning; Wills; Contested Wills
Admitted: 1970, Georgia
Law School: Emory University School of Law, J.D.

Michael A. Caldwell
Private Practice Lawyer
Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Arbitration; Mediation; Corporate Investigations; Employee Benefits; Local Government Defense; Covenants Not To Compete; Employer Rights; Employee Rights; Employer Liability; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Executive Employment Law; Executive Severance Contracts; Harassment; Labor Law; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Public Sector Employment Law; Union Organization; Wage and Hour Law; Wrongful Termination; Law Enforcement Disciplinary Proceedings; Law Enforcement Liability; Defense Litigation; Municipal Labor Law; Police Labor Law; OSHA; Trade Secrets; Administrative Law; Administrative Agency Practice; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Administrative Litigation; Federal Administrative Law; Professional Licensing; Appellate Practice; Business Law; Business Arbitration; Business Dissolutions; Business Formation; Business Litigation; Business Mediation; Business Start-Ups; Business Torts; Age Discrimination in Employment; Collective Bargaining; Confidentiality Agreements; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employer Intentional Torts; Employment Arbitration; Employment at Will; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Human Resources Law; Labor Arbitration; Labor Relations; Labor Strikes; Minimum Wage Law; National Labor Relations Act; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Uniformed Services Employment; Union Contract Negotiations; Workplace Violence; Wrongful Termination Defense
Admitted: 1972, Maryland; 1979, District of Columbia and Georgia; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Catholic University of America, J.D.