Unemployment legal help in Georgia

If your Georgia unemployment claim was denied or your employer is fighting it, you usually have about 15 days to appeal. These offices and attorneys help workers with unemployment problems. Tap a button to email or call them with your situation already written out.

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Subject: Unemployment benefits help request — Georgia (found via BenefitsPath.org)

Hello,

I found you through BenefitsPath.org, a free website that helps people understand unemployment benefits. BenefitsPath is not a law firm and is not connected to your office. It listed you as a place that may help people in Georgia with unemployment benefit problems, so I'm reaching out directly.

A quick summary of my situation:
- State: Georgia

Could you tell me whether you can help with this (or who can), whether there is any cost for a first conversation, and what I should do next? If there is an appeal deadline, I want to make sure I don't miss it.

Thank you,
[Your name]
Free legal aid in Georgia

Nonprofit legal help for people with low or no income. Start here if you can't afford a lawyer.

Free
Georgia Legal Services Program (GLSP)
Serves: counties/regions
Economic security page: 'We represent clients seeking to obtain or preserve unemployment benefits.' Serves 154 of 159 counties outside metro Atlanta. Statewide intake also (404) 206-5175 / (800) 498-9469.
Free
Atlanta Legal Aid Society
Serves: counties/regions
Metro Atlanta: Fulton (404) 524-5811, Clayton (404) 669-0233, Cobb (770) 528-2565, DeKalb (404) 377-0701, Gwinnett (678) 376-4545. Has unemployment self-help content (2021) but its site does not explicitly confirm it takes unemployment cases - ask at intake. Call to confirm they take unemployment cases.
Lawyer referral service

Run by the bar association. They match you with a local lawyer, often for a low-cost first consultation.

Atlanta Bar Association Lawyer Referral and Information Service
Consultation: Up to $45 for initial consultation of up to 30 minutes (free/reduced may be available)
Employment attorneys in Georgia

Private lawyers who represent workers. Ask about fees before you hire anyone; many offer a free first call.

Handles unemployment cases
Rob Reid Attorney
Rob Reid · Roswell
Unemployment benefits page for people seeking benefits; says claimants are more likely to win the telephone hearing with an employment attorney; employee-side practice (discrimination, unpaid wages, retaliation).
Handles unemployment cases
Fidlon Legal, PC
Gregory R. Fidlon · Atlanta
Handles GDOL Appeals Tribunal and Board of Review unemployment appeals; 'represents employees in a broad range of workplace disputes' (also represents employers in UI appeals). Toll-free (844) 529-4967.
Handles unemployment cases
Shelton Law Practice, LLC
Cherri Shelton · Atlanta
Handles Georgia unemployment appeals at hearing, Board of Review and Superior Court levels; represents both employees and employers.
More places to look
LawHelp.org
Find free nonprofit legal aid in your state, plus plain-language guides.
Legal Services Corporation — find legal aid
Search by address for the federally funded legal aid office that serves you.

BenefitsPath is not a law firm and doesn't give legal advice. We don't receive payment from the organizations listed here and haven't reviewed their work. Contact details were checked in November 2026 and can change. Appeal deadlines are short (often 10–30 days), so contact more than one place if you don't hear back quickly.