William H. Buechner, Jr.

Bill Buechner is Senior Counsel in Freeman Mathis & Gary’s Atlanta office. Mr. Buechner practices in the firm’s National Labor and Employment, Insurance Coverage and Extra-Contractual Liability and Appellate Advocacy Sections. He represents employers in labor and employment law matters and insurers in insurance coverage matters. He also represents debt collectors in disputes under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and school districts in disputes under Title IX and related matters.

Mr. Buechner received his undergraduate degree from Baylor University (B.A., cum laude), and his law degree from the University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors), where he was a member of the North Carolina Law Review and the Order of the Coif. Before joining the firm, he served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable G.R. Smith, Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia.

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Georgia Court of Appeals

Georgia Supreme Court

U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia

U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia

U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia

U.S. Supreme Court

• Author, “Scope of Class-of-one Equal Protection Claims,” Forthe Defense, Defense Research Institute (December 2008)
• Co-author, “Defending Without a Reservation of Rights,” The Job Description, Defense Research Institute (May 2004)
• Co-author, “The EEOC’s Guidance on Employer Liability for Supervisor Harassment,” The Job Description, Defense Research Institute (Fall 1999)
• Author, “Scope of Class-of-one Equal Protection Claims,” Forthe Defense, Defense Research Institute (December 2008).

• State Bar of Georgia (Member, Labor & Employment Law Section)
• American Bar Association

Summary Judgment in Multi-Million Dollar Class Action Pension Case in Georgia