Fisher & Phillips’ Roger Quillen Re-elected Chairman
June 5, 2008
Roger Quillen has been re-elected Chairman of the Management Committee for the
national labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP. Mr. Quillen has served on the
management committee since 1997 and has been the firm’s Chairman since 1999. He also serves as the
firm’s Managing Partner.
Members of the management committee (the firm’s board of directors) are elected
to three-year terms and the committee elects its chairman. Mr. Quillen said, “One of the hallmarks
of Fisher & Phillips is stability of leadership. The members of our management committee are
dedicated to continuing to grow Fisher & Phillips. As we expand our national footprint we also
are dedicated to providing our clients with efficient, practical legal counsel in their labor and
employment matters.”
Mr. Quillen’s practice involves litigation covering a wide range of employment
discrimination issues, employee welfare benefit plans, the Railway Labor Act and issues arising
before the National Labor Relations Board and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. His
special emphasis is in federal appellate litigation. He has argued cases in most of the federal
courts of appeals, with subject matter ranging from review of NLRB decisions to class action
arising from changes in retiree health insurance plans. He also represents employers in collective
bargaining and counsels them on strategies designed to prevent claims and lawsuits.
Mr. Quillen has received repeat recognition as a "Georgia Super Lawyer," a
Georgia "Legal Elite" and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. From 1990 until 2001, he
co-authored Labor and Employment Law in Georgia (LEXIS Publishing).
He graduated from The Ohio State University College of Law With Honors in 1980.
He also holds a Master’s of Science Degree from Purdue University and two Bachelor’s Degrees from
The Ohio State University.
About Fisher & Phillips LLP
Fisher & Phillips LLP represents employers nationally in labor, employment, civil
rights, employee benefits and immigration matters. The firm has 200 attorneys in 19 offices.
Founded in 1943, it is one of the first U.S. law firms to concentrate its practice exclusively upon
representation of employers in labor and employment matters. In addition to its Atlanta
headquarters, the firm has offices in Charlotte, Chicago, Columbia, Dallas, Denver, Fort
Lauderdale, Houston, Irvine, Kansas City, Las Vegas, New Jersey, New Orleans, Orlando,
Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, and Tampa.