Profile
Megan C. Eckel focuses her practice on labor and employment matters. She represents employers in single-plaintiff, collective action and class action litigation involving race, sex, color, disability, and age discrimination and harassment; wrongful termination; retaliation; wage and hour laws (including classification and termination pay issues); and unfair labor practices. Ms. Eckel's discrimination practice covers both state and federal law, in a variety of different industries, including education, government, health care, and the financial sector. In addition, Ms. Eckel represents employers in restrictive covenant litigation, including suits for breaches of confidentiality and violations of non-solicitation covenants.
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented Consello Capital in connection with its acquisition of EHE Health, a national health care provider network in preventive health.
- Represented Sidereal Capital Group in connection with its acquisition of Peachey Hardwood Flooring, a manufacturer of premium hardwood flooring and a leading supplier of various types of custom products to both wholesalers and distributors nationwide.
- Intern, Olmstead Disability Rights Clinic, Atlanta Legal Aid Society, 2017-2018
- Intern, DeKalb County Probate Court, 2017
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Georgia State University College of Law, 2018
- B.S., Business Administration, University of Florida, 2006
Admissions
- Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia