Jeffrey J. Costolnick

• Represented and obtained a successful jury verdict on all counts in a federal trial in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on behalf of a prisoner asserting claims under Section 1983 for violation of his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment while in jail, including an award of compensatory and punitive damages.

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, 2011
• B.A., University of Georgia, 2007

Admission to Practice

• Georgia
• U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia
• Georgia Court of Appeals
• Georgia Superior Court
• Georgia Supreme Court

• State Bar of Georgia
• Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
• Georgia Local Government Personnel Association

• South Metro Human Resources Association  – “Medicinal marijuana and drug-free workplace policies” – Peachtree City – October 10, 2024
• SHRM Atlanta 2024 Legal Summit  – “Medicinal marijuana, drug screening, and new challenges with drug-free workplaces” – Atlanta – October 9, 2024
• Georgia SHRM-Nourishing Knowledge Series Webinar – “Approaching Ethical Dilemmas in the Workplace” – August 16, 2024
• Gwinnett Chamber’s HR Series: Employment Law Seminar – “Protecting Your Business With Restrictive Covenants…Even Though States Are Making It Harder!” – October 13, 2023
• Greater Henry County SHRM – “Non-Competition and Severance Agreements: The Rules for Employers are Changing” – September 28, 2023
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Creating an AI Policy that Works for Your Company” – August 15, 2023
• South Metro Human Resources Association – “Non-Competition and Severance Agreements: The Rules for Employers are Changing” – Peachtree City – August 3, 2023
• Atlanta Bar Association’s Advanced Employment Law CLE – “Trials After the Pandemic” – March 23, 2023
• Ogletree Deakins Webinar – “Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Series: Part 1—Negotiating Executive Compensation Arrangements” – March 3, 2023
• American Forest & Paper Association 2022 Annual Conference – “Employment Law Update” – September 2022
• Allatoona SHRM Chapter Meeting – “Employment Law Update” – October 2022
• Ogletree Seminar – “Negotiating Executive Compensation Arrangements and Restrictive Covenants” – October 2022
• Client Training Event – “Worker’s Compensation Overview” – Kennesaw – November 2018
• Ogletree Seminar – “Creating a Culture of Confidentiality: Best Practices for Protecting Your Company’s Confidential Information During Onboarding and Offboarding” – Atlanta – October 2018
• SHRM Webinar – “Protecting the Keys to the Castle: Using Restrictive Covenants to Protect A Company’s Confidential Information” – December 2017
• Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Georgia Local Government Personnel Association, Fall Conference – “FLSA Wage & Hour Overview” – Buford – November 16, 2016
• Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Georgia Local Government Personnel Association, Fall Conference – “Legal Environment of Human Resources Management” – Buford – November 16, 2016
• Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Georgia Local Government Personnel Association, Spring Conference – “Employment Law Update” – Savannah – June 10, 2016
• Carl Vinson Institute of Government, Georgia Local Government Personnel Association, Spring Conference – “FLSA Wage & Hour Overview” – Savannah – June 9, 2016
• American Society of Safety Engineers Seminar – “Best Practices for Handling Work Accidents” – Atlanta – May 12, 2014
• American Legal Education Seminar – “Utilization of Social Media in Discovery” – Atlanta – March 1, 2012

• February 2017 – The Atlanta Lawyer – “Depositions of Organizations Under Rule 30(b)(6)”

• Best Lawyers Ones to Watch – Litigation – Labor and Employment (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)