Attorneys


Mari L. Myer (Senior Counsel)

Born: Gainesville, Florida, April 22, 1961

Admitted: Texas, 1986; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1987; Georgia, 1988; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1989.

Education: Wellesley College (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Boston University (J.D., 1986). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Equity.

Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: General Practice and Trial Law; Intellectual Property; Technology Law; and Appellate Practice); State Bar of Texas; Module Co-Chair, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 for the State Bar of Georgia Technology Law Institute; Member, Executive Committee 2003-present, Litigation Committee 2003-present, and Elections committee 2006, State Bar of Georgia Technology Law Section; former Member, Georgia Association for Women Lawyers Judicial Nominating Committee (1997-2000).

Publications: Do Your Clients Have Blogging Policies? Maybe They Should., Georgia Bar Journal, Vol. 12, No. 5 (February 2007); Do Your Clients Have Blogging Policies? Maybe They Should. (Part One) Georgia Journal of Technology Law, State Bar of Georgia Technology Law Section, Vol. 1, No. 4. (Summer 2006); Do Your Clients Have Blogging Policies? Maybe They Should. (Part Two), Georgia Journal of Technology Law, State Bar of Georgia Technology Section, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Fall 2006); Drafting Restrictive Covenants In Employment Agreements from a Litigator's Perspective, Calendar Call, General Practice and Trial Section Newsletter, State Bar of Georgia, Vol. XV, No. 1 (Summer 2006); Recent Developments in Technology Law, Georgia Bar Journal, Vol. 10, No. 7 (June 2005); Disputes Involving Computer Systems (Part I), Technology Law Section Newsletter, State Bar of Georgia (Summer 2005); and Disputes Involving Computer Systems (Part II), Georgia Journal of Technology Law, State Bar of Georgia Technology Law Section, Vol. 1, No.1 (Fall 2005).

Speaking Engagements: Appellate Brief Writing, Appellate Practice Institute, State Bar of Georgia, March 2006; Recent Developments in Technology Law, Technology Law Institute, State Bar of Georgia, October 2004; Employment and Independent Contractor Agreements for Technology Companies, Technology Law Institute, State Bar of Georgia, October 2002.

Reported Cases: Walter R. Thomas Associates, Inc. v. Media Dynaminte, Inc., A06A1792, 2007 Ga.App.; Telescripps Cable Company v. Welsh, 247 Ga. App. 282, 542 S.E.2d 640 (2000); Zampatti v. Tradebank International, Inc., 235 Ga. App. 333, 508 S.E.2d 750 (1998); Wright v. Power Industry Consultants, Inc., 234 Ga. App. 833, 508 S.E.2d 191 (1998); Stargate Software Int'l v. Rumph, 224 Ga. App. 873, 482 S.E.2d 498 (1997); Stubbs v. Ray, 218 Ga.App. 420 (1995); Crocker v. Douglas County, 212 Ga.App. 219 (1994); Englehart v. Oki America, Inc., 209 Ga.App.151 (1993).

Practice Areas:  Ms. Myer's practice areas include litigation over intellectual property, restrictive covenants, trade secrets, business disputes and employment agreements and other employment matters.