Charles S. Herman

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Experience: 17 years

Employment Law, Personal Injury, Civil Rights and 2 others

Georgia, Ohio, 6th Circuit and 11th Circuit

Humanitarian Service Medal and National Defense Service Medal

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Charles Herman grew up in Sylvania, Ohio and joined the military after graduating from Sylvania Southview High School in 1993. After serving four (4) years he was honorably discharged in 1998. Mr. Herman then attended undergraduate college at Virginia Tech and graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Environmental Policy and Planning. In 2002 he moved back home to Toledo, Ohio and started law school at the University of Toledo, College of Law where he graduated from in 2005, graduating with a Certificate of Environmental Law. Immediately thereafter, he joined a classmate of his in Troy, Ohio and they began a law practice specializing in criminal appointed cases, probate matters (including wills and trusts and estates), and divorce and custody matters. From 2008 through 2014, Mr. Herman worked in Savannah, Georgia with a regionally recognized Plaintiff’s law firm which specializes in traditional labor law, employment law, personal injury, Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act claims, and criminal law. During this time period, he provided counsel to unions and the unions’ locally administered Pension, Vacation, and Health and Welfare Taft-Hartley benefit funds and represented individuals in Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act claims, social security disability cases, civil rights cases, personal injury cases, and both misdemeanor (including DUI cases) and felony criminal cases in state and federal court. In 2014, he moved back to Toledo, Ohio and started Charles Herman Law. Mr. Herman has now returned to Savannah, Georgia. Mr. Herman is dedicated to protecting the rights of working people and his focus is on being highly responsive to his clients' questions and needs. Mr. Herman is committed to his clients and the foundation of his practice is based on relationships. It is the goal of Charles Herman Law to provide superior legal services to working people in the Savannah and Southern Georgia area.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Georgia

Since 2008

Ohio

Since 2006

6th Circuit

Since 2014

11th Circuit

Since 2009

Professional Experience

2014 - Current

Charles Herman Law

Attorney

Labor and Employment Law (including claims for wrongful termination, retaliation, sexual harassment, gender, race, religious and disability discrimination, failure to accommodate a disability, hostile working environment, minimum wage and hours and overtime, and other violations of statutory law, including under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Fair Labor Standards Act (including claims for overtime compensation), the Civil Rights Act, the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), constitutional claims against governmental entities, and state and federal whistleblower claims); Personal Injury - Serious Injury and Wrongful Death; Professionals’ Employment Agreements; ERISA Employee Benefits Litigation and Disability Insurance Claims – Plan Participants (including representation of individual employees, participants, or beneficiaries in appeals and litigation against employee benefit plans and funds in disputes over benefit claims, including disputes over eligibility for benefits and amounts of benefits under all types of plans); Traditional Labor Practice (representation of unions); Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act; Hearing Loss Claims Under the Longshore Act; Traditional Labor Law, Savannah Personal Injury Attorney, Savannah Car Accidents, Savannah Bicycle Accidents, Savannah Truck Accidents, Savannah Motorcycle Accidents, Trip and Falls (Georgia Premises Liability), Georgia Medical Malpractice, Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries, Georgia Wrongful Death, Traditional Labor Law, Savannah Employment Attorney, Wage and Hour Violations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Savannah Private Arbitration or Mediation Lawyer, Georgia Employee Benefits Litigation, Georgia Longshore Workers’ Compensation, Georgia Contract Attorney, Savannah Georgia Estate Planning Attorney, Wills, Trusts, and Probate Lawyer, Savannah Federal Criminal Defense Attorney, and Savannah Social Security Disability Attorney

2018 - 2018

Barrett & Farahany

Partner

2008 - 2014

Bignault & Carter

Attorney

Provide counsel to unions concerning their internal governance and member rights, organizing strategies, approaches to collective bargaining and various other issues, including collective bargaining and contract negotiation; Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act compliance; representation of unions before the National Labor Relations Board including unfair labor practices and duty of fair representation claims; representation of unions and Taft-Hartley benefit funds in litigation as both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts pursuant to the Labor-Management Relations Act, Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; defense of unions and benefit funds under Title VII in federal courts and administrative agencies; Employee Retirement Income Security Act compliance; union grievances and labor arbitration; drafting and amendment of Employee Retirement Income Security Act benefit plans; drafting of amendments and resolutions to trust agreements; prepare forms and procedures necessary for the daily operation of the plans; review, written, and consult for the preparation and determination of Qualified Domestic Relation Orders (QDRO’s); counsel the Trustees and the plan administrative managers concerning compliance with the numerous laws affecting the plans; provide legal representation to plans with advice on numerous benefit decisions while assisting other plan professionals in matters pertaining to various issues, including the collection of delinquent contributions.

2006 - 2008

Klein, Tomb & Eberly

Attorney

Assisted in the management of the business aspects of the law office, including the human resource functions. Revised employee handbook and guidelines for support staff. Conducted recruiting to fill positions. Designed and implemented processes for law office management and for generating new business. Represented clients in various matters, including appointed criminal cases, domestic violence civil protection orders, real estate matters, probate, and family law.

Education

2002 - 2005

The University of Toledo College of Law

J.D. (2005) | Environmental Law

Honors: Dean's List

1998 - 2002

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

B.S. (2002) | Environmental Policy and Planning

Honors: Dean's List

Awards

year - Charles S. Herman

Humanitarian Service Medal

United States Armed Forces

National Defense Service Medal

United States Armed Forces

Contacts

Charles Herman Law 7 East Congress Street Suite 611A Savannah GA 31401 Telephone: (912) 244-3999 Fax: (912) 257-7301

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Savannah Overtime Compensation Attorney - Charles Herman Law

Savannah Georgia Employment, Overtime, and Personal Injury Attorney, Charles Herman Law practices in the areas of: (1) overtime compensation; (2) personal injury; (3) labor and employment law; and (4) contracts.

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Savannah Personal Injury Attorney, Charles Herman Law

Savannah Georgia Personal Injury Attorney, Charles Herman Law practices in the areas of: (1) labor and employment law; and (2) personal injury and accident law.

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Georgia Supreme Court Oral Argument 1 of 4

In June of 2012, following a three (3) day trial and an adverse decision at the trial court level, Attorney Charles S. Herman of the Law Office of Charles S. Herman successfully argued this case before the Georgia Supreme Court (Northway v. Allen, 291 Ga. 227 (Ga. 2012)). In that case, Attorney Herman represented Jeffery Northway, the mayor of a small rural town in Southeast Georgia in an ethics complaint and investigation. Mayor Northway was elected mayor of Springfield in 2009 and took office in January 2010. In October 2010, four of six city council members – Troy Allen and three others – brought an ethics complaint against Northway, alleging violations of the city’s Ethics Code Ordinance. On Nov. 22, 2010, the four city councilmen voted for Northway’s resignation. The Ethics Committee subsequently found no ethical violations. When Mayor Northway refused to step down, the council members petitioned the Effingham Superior Court for his removal. At issue in the case was Section 45 of the City of Springfield City Charter, which was enacted in 1912 and states that “should the mayor or any member of the city council be guilty of malpractice in office, willful neglect of duty, gross and willful abuse of the powers entrusted to them or for any reason become incompetent or unfit to fill such office, in the judgment of any four members of council then and in that event, they are authorized to ask for his resignation....” If he fails to resign, the charter goes on to say, the four members may “bring a rule against such offending officer setting up the charges” and take the matter to court, where the judge may hear testimony, pass upon the rule and remove the officer. Attorney Charles S. Herman, on behalf of Mayor Northway, filed two motions to dismiss the case – one challenging Section 45 as unconstitutional and the other arguing the council members’ petition failed to state a claim for which relief could be granted. The Superior Court judge denied both motions. In July 2011, a three-day “bench trial” was held before the judge with no jury. In August, the trial court entered an order removing Northway from office. In support of his decision, the judge referred to conduct by Northway that had undermined other city officials and included statements about alleged improper bidding processes. Northway then appealed to the state Supreme Court. Attorney Charles S. Herman orally argued the case before the highest court in the State of Georgia, the Georgia Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of the former mayor of Springfield, Georgia by reversing the Effingham County judge’s order that had ousted the mayor from office. The Georgia Supreme Court held that the trial court erred when it denied the mayor's motion to dismiss and remanded the case to the trial court. The case raised various constitutional issues, including due process rights and First Amendment issues. In a unanimous decision, Justice Robert Benham wrote that the trial court was wrong to remove the mayor from office, and it is sent the case back to that court with directions that it grant the former mayor’s motion to dismiss the case.

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Charles S. Herman Every Client Matters

Experience: 17 years

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Phone: (912) 244-3999

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Practice Areas

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Civil Rights

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law

Arbitration & Mediation

Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

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English

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