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Mitchell Benjamin is a partner at DeLong, Caldwell, Bridgers, Fitzpatrick, & Benjamin, LLC with 26 years of experience. Mitchell was born and raised in New York City and began his practice in NYC.
Mitchell focuses primarily on the practice areas of wage and hour law and commercial litigation He has represented more than a thousand employees in a variety of employment-related disputes involving retaliation, unpaid overtime, minimum wages, sexual harassment, and discrimination claims based on race, age, gender, national origin and disability in both the state and federal courts.
He is dedicated to the unique interests of each individual, business, and union that comes to him for help. Mitchell applies his mediation skills to resolve claims by settlement and agreement when possible. However, he is ready to aggressively litigate cases in court when necessary to achieve justice.
Mitchell frequently represents public safety officers — such as police, firefighters, corrections officers, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics — in overtime cases brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), in addition to handling their grievances, appeals, and civil service hearings. He also represents firefighter unions in the Georgia counties of Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Rockdale, and Coweta. In 2008, Mitchell represented more than 600 City of Atlanta police officers in an overtime lawsuit, resulting in a $7,500,000 settlement. In 2013, Mitchell won a $2.6 million jury verdict in a single employee race discrimination case.
Because of his extensive knowledge of labor laws, several proactive businesses and public entities have retained Mitchell’s services to review their overtime and wage policies for compliance issues and to recommend important changes.
Mitchell has appeared as a guest on The Layman’s Lawyer on PBS.
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31 years | 30 cases
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State: Georgia
Acquired: 1996
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State: New York
Acquired: 1994
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101 Marietta Street NW, Suite 2650, Atlanta, GA, 30303
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Posted by anonymous | December 17, 2018 | Hired Attorney
I was referred to Mr. Benjamin by a colleague. I had a somewhat complex legal case within the technology industry that involved a former employer and resellers of that employer. The first lawfirm I had spoken to struggled with the complexity of the case. Mitch, however, was able to quickly comprehend...
Posted by Mike Menese | July 25, 2017 | Hired Attorney
I was in a lawsuit against a former employer for not paying over time wages to me and other employees. Mr. Benjamin took my case. He worked hard to get me what was coming to me and my fellow co-workers and ensure justice was done. I have always heard negative things about attorneys being crooked, ...
Posted by Michael | February 12, 2013
Mr. Benjamin was knowledgeable about the law and how it applied to my situation. He was supportive, gave me good advice on how to deal with my employers as he helped me obtain a favorable severance agreement. At the time I came to him I was stressed and depressed from dealing with my situation. ...
Posted by anonymous | February 6, 2013
Mitch helped me tremendously in negotiating a separation agreement with a former employer. I was very impressed with the subject-matter expertise, compassion, integrity, candor, courage, and the overall professionalism displayed by Mitch. Throughout the entire negotiation process, Mitch always had my...
Posted by Fireman Bill | June 12, 2012
When I heard our Fire Department Union had a new attorney I was hopeful. When I finally met Mitch I was immediately impressed with him. He was personable and knowledgeable but, mostly, he seemed to genuinely care. He proved that to be a fact when he went to bat for me when he did not have to. Mitch w...
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"Mitch is an inspiration. As a fellow employment law practitioner, his insight, experience and expertise are highly valued. Mitch is well-regarded by his peers and clients alike. I highly endorse this attorney."
"I endorse and highly recommend this lawyer. Mr. Benjamin is one of the premier employment attorneys in Georgia, particularly in the area of wage and hour law. He has a lot of experience in this field, including handling collective actions."
"I endorse this lawyer. I worked with Mitch on a class action/collective action labor/overtime case that was challenging and ardently defended. We had approximately 300 clients in 14 states. Mitch did a great job commanding the ship, leading the class through treacherous waters to the ultimate port: $$$$. High recommend!"
Employment and labor lawyer
Employment and labor lawyer
Employment and labor lawyer
Employment and labor lawyer
Employment and labor lawyer
Employment and labor lawyer
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2020
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Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell
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AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
1900 - Present
Partner, DeLong, Caldwell, Bridgers, Fitzpatrick & Benjamin LLC
2003 - Present
National Employment Lawyers Association (Georgia chapter)Member
2005 - 2006
National Employment Lawyers Association (Georgia chapter)Treasurer
2004 - 2005
National Employment Lawyers Association (Georgia chapter)Member of Board
Jury verdict and award of over $814,000
Prevailed at trial and on appeal and recovered over $1,271,000 dollars
Won jury verdict of $2,600,000 for single plaintiff
Settled FLSA overtime case for 632 Atlanta police officers for $7,500,000.
1993
JD - Juris Doctor (Cum Laude)
1989
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2006
Chair of Seminar
English