Darrick L. McDuffie

Darrick’s practice focuses primarily on workplace investigations of discrimination and harassment allegations, investigations by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, discrimination lawsuits, including EEOC lawsuits alleging systemic discrimination, collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act, litigation involving trade secrets and non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and other employment litigation. Darrick also provides client counseling to limit exposure to litigation in these and other areas of employment law, such as issues arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. Darrick’s legal superpower is listening to clients’ problems and goals to identify solutions that are not only effective but practical and cost-efficient.

• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® for Litigation - Labor and Employment (2025)
• Top 40 Litigation Lawyer Under 40 in the State of Georgia, American Society of Legal Advocates (2013 and 2014)
• Lawyers of Color’s Second Annual Hot List (2014) 

• Stakeholder 100 Inaugural Class (2007)

• American Bar Association
• American Bar Foundation
• National Bar Association - Host Committee Member for the 2014 Annual Convention & Exhibits
• Atlanta Bar Association - Board Member (2015 – 2016)
• Gate City Bar Association
  • Board Member (2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016)
  • President (2015)
  • Vice-Chair, Justice Benham Law Camp (2007-present)
  • Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Youth and the Law Summit (2008-Present) 
• Gate City Foundation
  • Board Member (2008, 2012, 2013)
  • Chair (2016)

Darrick enjoys cooking soulful southern food (such as award winning sweet potato pie), weightlifting, playing basketball, following the NBA, and spending time and taking vacations with his family and friends.