Complex Civil Litigation
Tyson Younker’s litigation practice draws on nearly 50 years of experience in the courtroom for jury and non-jury trials in state and federal court. We have handled cases when the stakes are high and where insider knowledge of public-sector operations makes a real difference.
What sets us apart isn’t just what we know — it’s how we work. As a small, focused firm, we move fast, think strategically, and give every client direct partner-level attention from start to finish. Other attorneys and officials refer their colleagues to us because they know we understand the legal, political, and institutional pressures that come with representing government.
We are committed to the highest standards of ethical advocacy and to the communities our clients serve.
Successfully represented corporate clients in seven and eight figure multi-million dollar premises liability and negligent security cases in securing dismissals and/or favorable resolutions both at trial and in mediations.
Successfully resolved a case with six corporate entities and approximately $30,000,0000 of assets and liabilities with fiduciary and breach of contract claims.
Successfully secured $10,000,000 in funds related to contractual disputes in a product recall matter.
Successfully secured over $500,000 representing a plaintiff in a construction professional malpractice case.
Successfully secured a $300,000 judgment on behalf of and in favor of a defendant in a contractual dispute in federal court.
Successfully fended off a challenge to an entire taxation evaluation system for a governmental entity worth millions of dollars in revenue.
Successfully secured a victory for a music studio owner related to breach of contract and equitable claim dispute with a tenant recording artist.
Successfully defended medical professionals in pharmaceutical, medical, and dental professional malpractice actions resulting in the dismissal of all claims.
Successfully and confidentially resolved a rescission action representing a property owner related to property development and utility contracts.
Successfully represented financial institutions and title insurance companies in complex contract matters both pre-suit and in active litigation.
Successfully represented bank account holders in actions against financial institutions regarding improper fee charges across hundreds of accounts.
Hughes v. Gwinnett County, 375 Ga. App. 774 (2025) – successfully represented City in litigation regarding constitutionality of charter.
City of College Park v. City of Sandersville, 361 Ga. App. 529 (2021) – represented city in appeal of case involving intergovernmental contract.
Appellate Law
The best appeals are conversations with the court about what the right answer is on the law. Tyson Younker understands that appellate work is not simply a continuation of the trial court record. It is a distinct discipline that requires clear thinking and communication.
Our appellate practice encompasses briefing and oral argument at all levels of courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the Georgia Court of Appeals. The dozens of successful appellate cases speak to our experience.
We approach every appeal the same way: with a clear-eyed assessment of where the record stands, what arguments have the best chance of success, and how to tell the client’s story in a way that resonates with judges who read hundreds of briefs a year.
Representative cases where Tyson Younker lawyers have served as lead or co-lead counsel:
Hughes v. Gwinnett County, 375 Ga. App. 774 (2025) – successfully represented City in litigation regarding constitutionality of charter.
Ponder v. Davis, 320 Ga. 532 (2024) – successfully represented judicial candidate in election contest through trial and appeal at Supreme Court of Georgia.
Al-Bari v. Pigg, 319 Ga. 825 (2024) – represented third-party presidential candidate in appeal at Supreme Court of Georgia in ballot-access claim.
Catoosa County Republican Party v. Henry, 319 Ga. 794 (2024) – successfully represented candidate seeking ballot access after local Republican party refused to allow him to qualify.
Curling v. Raffensperger, 50 F.4th 1114 (11th Cir. 2022) – successfully argued for reversal of injunction entered by district court against State in case involving election administration.
Camp v. Williams, 314 Ga. 699 (2022) – defended voter at the Supreme Court of Georgia on removal of candidate from ballot based on qualification challenge.
City of College Park v. City of Sandersville, 361 Ga. App. 529 (2021) – represented city in appeal of case involving intergovernmental contract.
Common Cause Ga. v. Sec’y of State of Ga., 17 F.4th 102 (11th Cir. 2021) – defended State in attorney-fee proceeding following preliminary injunction.
Georgia Ass’n of Latino Elected Officials, Inc. v. Gwinnett Cty. Bd. of Reg. & Elections, 499 F. Supp. 3d 1231 (N.D. Ga. 2020), aff’d 36 F.4th 1100 (11th Cir. 2022) – defended county against claim under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act.
Martin v. Fulton Cty. Bd. of Registration & Elections, 307 Ga. 193 (2019) – represented county at trial and at the Supreme Court of Georgia in election contest for Lt. Governor election based on claims of hacking of voting machines.
Georgia State Conf. of the NAACP v. Fayette County Bd. of Comm’rs, 775 F.3d 1336 (11th Cir. 2015) – defended county at-large election system against Voting Rights Act claim.
Political and Election Law
Political and election law moves fast and the margin for error is thin.
Tyson Younker represents elected officials, candidates, government bodies, and political organizations navigating the legal side of the political process. We understand the pressures that come with tight deadlines, public scrutiny, and an ever-shifting regulatory landscape, because we’ve operated inside that world.
We speak the language of election administrators, campaign operatives, and public officials and we use that fluency to deliver counsel that is strategic, timely, and built around how decisions actually get made in government.
Our Political Law Work Includes:
- Campaign finance and compliance
- Election administration
- Candidate representation
- PAC representation
- Redistricting
- Legislative and regulatory advocacy
When the political stakes are high, you need attorneys who are organized, proactive, and unafraid to move quickly. That’s how we’re built.
Representative cases where Tyson Younker lawyers have served as lead or co-lead counsel:
Curling v. Raffensperger, 776 F. Supp. 3d 1191 (N.D. Ga. 2025) – successfully represented client in five-week trial regarding election administration.
Ponder v. Davis, 320 Ga. 532 (2024) – successfully represented judicial candidate in election contest through trial and appeal at Supreme Court of Georgia.
Al-Bari v. Pigg, 319 Ga. 825 (2024) – represented third-party presidential candidate in appeal at Supreme Court of Georgia in ballot-access claim.
Catoosa County Republican Party v. Henry, 319 Ga. 794 (2024) – successfully represented candidate seeking ballot access after local Republican party refused to allow him to qualify.
Alpha Phi Alpha v. Raffensperger, Grant v. Raffensperger, Pendergrass v. Raffensperger, 700 F. Supp. 3d 1136 (N.D. Ga. 2023) – defended Georgia’s 2021 legislative and congressional district plans in eight-day coordinated trial in three cases (currently on appeal at Eleventh Circuit).
Curling v. Raffensperger, 50 F.4th 1114 (11th Cir. 2022) – successfully argued for reversal of injunction entered by district court against State in case involving election administration.
Fair Fight Action, Inc. v. Raffensperger, 634 F. Supp. 3d 1128 (N.D. Ga. 2022) – successfully defended State against broad-based challenge to election processes through six-week bench trial.
Camp v. Williams, 314 Ga. 699 (2022) – defended voter at the Supreme Court of Georgia on removal of candidate from ballot based on qualification challenge.
Rose v. Raffensperger, 619 F.3d 1241 (N.D. Ga. 2022) – defended state in Voting Rights Act trial against method of election of Public Service Commission and trial loss was reversed on appeal sub nom. Rose v. Sec’y of State of Ga., 87 F.4th 469 (11th Cir. 2023); stay pending appeal denied by U.S. Supreme Court at 143 S. Ct. 58 (2022).
New Ga. Project v. Raffensperger (In re Ga. Senate Bill 202), 662 F. Supp. 3d 1312 (N.D. Ga. 2022) – defended State against provisions of election law related to providing items of value to voters in line.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity v. Raffensperger, 587 F. Supp. 3d 1222 (N.D. Ga 2022) – successfully defended redrawn congressional, state House, and state Senate boundaries following 2020 Census against attempted preliminary injunction.
United States v. Georgia, 574 F. Supp. 3d 1245 (N.D. Ga. 2021) – defended state election laws against challenge by U.S. Department of Justice.
Common Cause Ga. v. Sec’y of State of Ga., 17 F.4th 102 (11th Cir. 2021) – defended State in attorney-fee proceeding following preliminary injunction.
Coalition for Good Governance v. Kemp, 558 F. Supp. 3d 1370 (N.D. Ga. 2021) – defended state against constitutional challenges to state election laws.
Black Voters Matter Fund v. Raffensperger, 508 F. Supp. 3d 1283 (N.D. Ga. 2020) – defended State against challenge brought under National Voter Registration Act.
New Ga. Project v. Raffensperger, 484 F. Supp. 3d 1265 (N.D. Ga. 2020) stayed by New Ga. Project v. Raffensperger, 976 F.3d 1278 (11th Cir. 2020) – defended multiple counties in challenge to Georgia absentee-ballot processes.
Anderson v. Raffensperger, 497 F. Supp. 3d 1300 (N.D. Ga. 2020) – defended county against constitutional claim of long voting lines.
Georgia Ass’n of Latino Elected Officials, Inc. v. Gwinnett Cty. Bd. of Reg. & Elections, 499 F. Supp. 3d 1231 (N.D. Ga. 2020), aff’d 36 F.4th 1100 (11th Cir. 2022) – defended county against claim under Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act.
Gwinnett County. NAACP v. Gwinnett County. Bd. of Registration & Elections, 446 F. Supp. 3d 1111 (N.D. Ga. 2020) – defended county against attempt to force additional early-voting locations.
S.P.S. ex rel. Short v. Raffensperger, 479 F. Supp. 3d 1340, 1343 (N.D. Ga. 2020) – defended State against constitutional claims about order of candidate names on ballot.
Curling v. Raffensperger, 491 F. Supp. 3d 1289 (N.D. Ga. 2020) – defended State in challenge to voting machines.
Curling v. Raffensperger, 397 F. Supp. 3d 1334 (N.D. Ga. 2019) – successfully defended State against preliminary injunction seeking to change voting machines.
Martin v. Fulton Cty. Bd. of Registration & Elections, 307 Ga. 193 (2019) – represented county at trial and at the Supreme Court of Georgia in election contest for Lt. Governor election based on claims of hacking of voting machines.
Democratic Party of Ga., Inc. v. Crittenden, 347 F. Supp. 3d 1324, 1331 (N.D. Ga. 2018) – defended county against claims related to counting of out-of-county provisional ballots.
Common Cause Ga. v. Kemp, 347 F. Supp. 3d 1270, 1275 (N.D. Ga. 2018) – defended State against claims related to the voter-registration database.
Martin v. Crittenden, 347 F. Supp. 3d 1302, 1304 (N.D. Ga. 2018) – defended county against challenge to Georgia absentee-ballot processes.
Georgia State Conf. of the NAACP v. Fayette County Bd. of Comm’rs, 775 F.3d 1336 (11th Cir. 2015) – defended county at-large election system against Voting Rights Act claim.
Campaign Finance and Nonprofit Advice
Campaign finance and compliance isn’t just paperwork — it’s the foundation that keeps a campaign or organization legally sound when scrutiny is highest. Tyson Younker counsels candidates, committees, and organizations through the full range of campaign finance matters, from formation through ongoing compliance.
We’ve worked on campaigns from the inside — as paid staff and volunteers — so we understand the pace, the pressure, and the decisions that have to be made quickly and correctly. That experience shapes how we advise clients: practically, proactively, and with a clear eye on what’s actually at stake.
Our work in this area includes incorporating campaigns, IRS filings, SuperPAC formation, 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organization setup, PAC and committee counsel, issue advocacy, voter education guidance, and contracts. On the compliance side, we review public filings, advise on fundraising and expenditure reporting, guide communication campaigns, and ensure proper disclaimer usage.
We have a breadth of experience to guide you to get to your goals, regardless of which side of the aisle you’re on.
Restrictive Covenants and Contract Law
Contracts often lead to difficult legal problems. Additionally, complex contracts and employment agreements can include non-compete, non-solicit, and confidentiality provisions that raise a host of issues. Tyson Younker provides comprehensive advice and full litigation support for professionals and companies seeking to understand and evaluate contract compliance.
We have tried and resolved these types of matters for years. Our experience includes complex business dissolution litigation, contract arbitrations, FINRA counsel, fiduciary duty advice, corporate governance general counsel, special master cases, forbearance agreements, and emergency injunction hearings.
While other firms offer generic advice, we evaluate plans of action. We are outcome-minded. In some instances, we pursue court cases. In other matters, we seek complex mediations or agreements. Your case is specific to your contractual provisions – often leading to a variety of legal options.
Whether your case is worth millions of dollars or is dictating future career trajectories, we have the jury trial, bench trial, arbitration, mediation, and direct negotiation experience to help you move from your current position to the best outcome for your matter.
Representative cases where Tyson Younker lawyers have served as lead or co-load counsel:
Successfully and confidentially resolved a trade secrets case in federal court involving medical device specifications and employment agreement confidentiality provisions.
Successfully resolved a case with six corporate entities and approximately $30,000,000 dollars of assets and liabilities with fiduciary and breach of contract claims.
Successfully effectively enjoined a competing restaurant from using a similar name under unfair trade practices provisions.
Successfully and confidentially resolved extensive competition disputes between international ceramic tile companies.
Successfully tried multiple contract cases in multiple jurisdictions enforcing breach of contract actions.
Successfully defended breach of fiduciary duty litigation action pre-suit against the COO of large Metro-Atlanta business.
Successfully prevented multiple lawsuits based on restrictive covenants against high-level employees and corporate officers pre-suit.