Catherine McKenzie Bowman
Employment Lawyer located in Savannah GA for more than 25 yearsCatherine Bowman has practiced Employment Law in Savannah Georgia for over Thirty Years. She has a strong litigation background, but also believes in trying to resolve cases as efficiently as possible. Catherine is also an employment law mediator. She has been the President of the Savannah Bar Association, and has developed strong relationships with other lawyers, that aid in her practice of law. She has been awarded the title of Best Lawyer by Savannah Magazine, is highly reviewed by her peers and her clients, and the business community. Catherine Bowman puts her clients first, and helps them in areas such as sexual harassment, gender discrimination, whistleblower claims, race discrimination, disability discrimination, contract and severance agreement negotiations, FMLA, and Equal Pay Act Claims.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Sexual Harassment
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
Catherine Bowman charges an initial hourly fee to meet with her, but then accepts some cases on a contingency fee basis (her fees are paid only if the client recovers money).
- Georgia
- State Bar of Georgia
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- 11th Circuit
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Member
- The Bowman Law Office, LLC
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- Partner
- Forbes and Bowman
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- University of Georgia
- Law Degree
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- Vanderbilt University
- B.A.
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- Expertise in Employment Law for Individuals and for Management
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Catherine Bowman has been listed in the Best Lawyers (and the firm under the Best Law Firms), as selected by peer-review surveys by leading attorneys.
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- The Top 5% of lawyers based on in-house research, peer nominations and peer review.
- Best Lawyer
- Savannah Magazine
- AV Rated
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating: AV Preeminent, the Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards- as rated by lawyers and judges
- Federal Bar Association - Southern District of Georgia Chapter
- Treasurer
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- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association
- Past (and First) Chair of the Employment Law Section
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- Georgia State Bar
- Member
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- Savannah Bar Association
- Past President
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- Proposed Changes to Georgia's Restrictive Covenant Law
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- A Review of Malicious Prosecution Cases in Georgia
- Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Journal
- SHRM Legal Trends 2023, Savannah's Society of Human Resource Managers Legal Panel, Georgia Tech campus
- Savannah's Society of Human Resource Managers
- Avoiding Employment Discrimination Claims and Liability, The Georgia Department of Labor Savannah Office
- The Georgia Department of Labor Employer Committee
- Discussion with Savannah Area Employer's HR employees about how to avoid employment discrimination in the workplace
- Employment Law - The Employee's Case, Hot Topics, The DeSoto Hotel - Savannah GA
- Savannah Bar Association
- Seminar to general practitioner attorneys as to how to spot issues in an employee's employment law case.
- Equal Pay Act, Hot Topics
- Savannah Bar Association
- Understanding the Equal Pay Act through discussion of the US Women's Soccer Team lawsuit
- General Civil Mediation Training
- Miles Mediation and Arbitration Services
