Abtin Mehdizadegan

Abtin’s practice focuses on traditional management-side labor and employment defense, general litigation, and appellate advocacy. In addition to his active litigation practice, Abtin advises clients in compliance matters relating to, among others:

• The Arkansas Civil Rights Act;
• The Arkansas Minimum Wage Act;
• The Arkansas Trade Secrets Act;
• The Fair Labor Standards Act;
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
• The Family Medical Leave Act;
• The Americans with Disabilities Act;
• The National Labor Relations Act;
• Regulations enforced by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) with respect to affirmative action obligations of federal contractors;
• Garnishment compliance; and
• Non-competes, non-solicitations, and anti-employee poaching strategies.

Abtin also handles specialty visas reserved for “individuals of extraordinary ability” under the O-1 and EB-1 nonimmigrant and immigrant categories.

• 20 In Their 20s – 2017, Arkansas Business
• Pro Bono Attorney of the Year – 2017, VOCALS
• Rising Star in Employment Law – 2017, HR Professionals Magazine
• Top Attorney in Employment Law – 2017, Arkansas Life Magazine

• Judge William R. Overton American Inn of Court, Executive Board
• Pulaski County Bar Association, Executive Board
• Arkansas Bar Association, District 2 Representative and Former Annual Meeting Co-Chair
• Governor’s Commission on People with Disabilities, Appointed (2013 – 2016)
• Human Resources Management Association, Member (2013 – 2016)
• The Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Secretary, Board of Directors
• VOCALS – Volunteer Organization, Center for Arkansas Legal Services
• UALR Bowen School of Law Alumni Board, Member (2013 – 2017)

• Just What the Doctor Ordered: Have you Scheduled your HR “Check-up” for 2015?, HR Professionals Magazine (Feb. 2015)
• The Best Laid Plans of Mice & Men: Employee Wellness Programs Can Often Go Awry, HR Professionals Magazine (June 2014)
• Bringing Home the Bacon: What the Davis-Bacon Act Means for your Business, HR Professionals Magazine (Nov. 2013)
• Proactive Cell Phone Security Policies in the Workplace: Avoid Liability as Hi-Tech Devices HACK the Fourth Amendment, 35 Ark. Little Rock L. Rev. 1 (2013) (online)
• Annual Arkansas Case Law Surveys, 2011-2012