Tracey T. Barbaree

Tracey Barbaree’s practice focuses on employment law, litigation, and civil rights matters. Tracey has represented employers in all aspects of employment and civil rights litigation, including many class actions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and, more recently, defending collective action claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Tracey also particularly enjoys litigating individual employment discrimination claims in a cost-effective, summary judgment-focused manner that regularly results in dismissal of the claims before trial.

Tracey is an active member of the State Bars of Georgia and Texas and is admitted to practice in Georgia, Texas, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and many district courts throughout the United States.

Tracey received her B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University in 1986 and her J.D. degree, with honors, from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1990. She was a managing editor of the Ohio State Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif. Tracey also worked as a judicial clerk for the Hon. Richard C. Freeman, U.S. District Court Judge, Northern District of Georgia and continues to rely on insights from that experience in her practice today.

When she’s not practicing law, Tracey is a minivan driving soccer mom. She and her husband Joey have three children and two dogs and are active volunteers in sport and school activities. In her free time, Tracey is an avid reader and enjoys planning family travel.

Representative Experience

  • Extensive experience in defending employers in collective and class litigation regarding misclassification and off-the-clock claims under federal and state wage and hour laws.
  • Prevented certification of alleged collective action claims of restaurant servers and obtained summary judgment on their claim that they were improperly paid the tipped wage for nontipped work.
  • Successful defense of race discrimination class action claims.
  • Dismissal of eight plaintiffs’ race discrimination public accommodation claims at summary judgment.
  • Frequently provides advice and training for employers.