People: Sonny Poloche, Associate

Sonny Poloche

Associate

Atlanta
Direct: (404) 881-5451
Fax: (404) 724-1651
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Sonny Poloche is an associate in the Labor and Employment Department in Atlanta office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  His practice focuses on a wide variety of labor and employment matters arising under state and federal law.  Mr. Poloche has experience in representing clients in various areas of labor and employment law, including employment discrimination cases, wage and hour litigation (including collective actions), OSHA matters, restrictive covenant and trade secret disputes, union campaigns, collective bargaining, unfair labor practice charges, whistleblower claims and agency proceedings.  In addition, Mr. Poloche has experience providing training, advice and preventative counseling in all areas of labor and employment law.

 

Sonny Poloche is an associate in the Labor and Employment Department in Atlanta office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP.  His practice focuses on a wide variety of labor and employment matters arising under state and federal law.  Mr. Poloche has experience in representing clients in various areas of labor and employment law, including employment discrimination cases, wage and hour litigation (including collective actions), OSHA matters, restrictive covenant and trade secret disputes, union campaigns, collective bargaining, unfair labor practice charges, whistleblower claims and agency proceedings.  In addition, Mr. Poloche has experience providing training, advice and preventative counseling in all areas of labor and employment law.

 

Education

  • J.D., University of Georgia School of Law (2008)
    2008 Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund Award for Excellence in the Study of Real Estate Law
  • B.A., Georgia State University (2004)
    Honors Program
    Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society

Admissions

  • Georgia

Courts

  • Georgia Superior Court
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • Georgia Supreme Court
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia

Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Georgia Bar Association
  • Georgia Hispanic Bar Association
  • Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), Member of Board of Directors, 2009-2011


 

Publications

"2011 Construction Law Update," Construction Law Library, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, Aspen Publishers
"State Regulations Update/State Plant Closing and Mass Layoff Laws Can Pose Pitfalls to Unwary Employers," Employment Relations Today (Winter 2009)
"2009 Construction Law Update," Construction Law Library, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, Aspen Publishers
“States crack down on employers' misclassification of employees as independent contractors,” Employment Relations Today (Spring 2010)