Attorney Profiles

MBA, 1990, Emory University, Beta Gamma Sigma Honors.

J.D., 1980, Univ. of California at Davis Law School, Law Review.

B.A., 1976, Oberlin College, Ohio.

Partner, Clements & Sweet, PC, Atlanta, GA, 2008 - Present. Trial/appellate litigation in administrative, state, and federal courts in workers compensation, education, employment/labor, discrimination, pension & benefits law for employees and injured workers.

Partner, Kramer & Patel, LLC, Atlanta, GA, 1997-2008. Trial/appellate litigation in administrative, state, and federal courts in Employment/EEO discrimination, labor, pension & benefits law, professional licensing & liability defense, education law, consumer, non-profits, and workers compensation law for employees and injured workers. He serves as employment/pension counsel to the Housing Authority for the City of Atlanta (1994-present); litigation, labor, and general/corporate counsel to non-profit Georgia Association of Educators (1985-1992 & 1998-2007); and pension law counsel to the Fulton County Employees' Retirement System and its Board of Trustees (1997-present). Mr. Kramer has argued numerous class action cases and appellate cases before the Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court, most recently winning Hall v. Nelson, Georgia Supreme Court (Sept. 24, 2007)

General Counsel:

Georgia Association of Educators, 1985-1992 and 1998-2007. Management of GAE's $1,000,000+ legal budget, staff attorneys, network attorneys, paralegals, and statewide legal services program for 40,000 member public school employees organization. Management negotiator in collective bargaining and contract/arbitration disputes with staff union. Chief legal advisor to Executive Director and Board of Directors. Also served as Associate Executive Director, 1998-2003. Actively managed all litigation, contracts, corporate, labor relations, pension & benefits, non-profit law, and all board of directors' governance and legal issues. Numerous published decisions as lead counsel in precedent-setting education cases in state and federal courts.

Partner:

Zimring & Ellin, Atlanta, GA, 1992-1997. Trial/appellate litigation in state and federal courts in Employment/EEO and labor cases for employers and employees, pension & benefits law, education, professional licensing, contract, non-profit and administrative law. Business advice and legal representation for small business incorporation, contracts, and non-compete/solicit agreements. Legal Counsel to the Housing Authority for the City of Atlanta and to the Georgia Association of Educators.

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U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. San Francisco, California, 1984-1985. Civil litigation prosecution under the Securities Acts of 1933 and 1934. Lead counsel on cases of fraud, disclosure of material information, insider trading, and failure to register securities, price manipulation, and excessive broker commissions. Prosecuted first SEC case on broker commission overcharges in zero coupon treasuries against major brokerage house.

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Beeson, Tayer, Kovach & Silbert/Michael Kramer Law Offices. San Francisco, California 1981-1984. Trial/appellate litigation in EEO/Labor law representing unions, including Teamsters, Nurses, Communication Workers, Newspaper Guild, AFTRA and SAG. NLRB hearings in unfair labor practices, representation, and unit clarifications. Arbitrations in contractual grievances and disciplinary actions.