Background
Ortega, M. Elizabeth was born on March 23, 1962 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Ortega, M. Elizabeth was born on March 23, 1962 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
University of Georgia (Bachelor of Arts, 1985. M.A.C.C., 1985; Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1991).
Worked at Ford & Harrison Limited Liability Partnership (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Labor Relations, Equal Employment, Wage and Hour, Airline Labor Law, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Law, Commercial Litigation, Employee Benefits and Immigration Law. Admitted to the bar, 1991, Georgia. Beta Alpha Psi; Order of the Coif.
Recipient, American Jurisprudence Book Award in Administrative Law.
Managing Editor, University of Georgia Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, Georgia, 1987.
Law Clerk to the Honorable G. Ernest Tidwell, Judge, United States. District Court, Northern District of Georgia.
Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia. Ford & Harrison Limited Liability Partnership represents employers in all areas of labor and employment law including National Labor Relations Acting, Railway Labor Acting, Title VII (Civil Rights Acting of 1964, amended 1991), Americans with Disabilities Acting (American Dental Association), Age Discrimination in Employment Acting (ADEA), Employee Retirement Income Security Acting of 1974 (Employee Retirement Income Security Act), Family Medical Leave Acting (FMLA), Occupational Safety and Health Acting of 1970 (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) and Fair Labor Standards Acting (FLSA). We also represent our clients in grievance and arbitration cases, negotiation of contract disputes, union election cases, unfair labor practice proceedings, employment litigation and administrative proceedings, unfair competition and trade-secret disputes, pension and benefit plan design, environmental law matters and business immigration.
Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia.