Education

• B.A., University of South Carolina, Columbia (With Honors from the South Carolina Honors College)
• M.H.R., University of South Carolina, Columbia
• J.D., Georgetown University Law Center

Bar & Court Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Georgia
• Virginia

Can Speak To You About

• Preventing Workplace Harassment for Supervisors
• Preventing Workplace Harassment for Non-Supervisors
• Addressing Allegations of Workplace Harassment and Discrimination (for HR personnel)
• Employment Law Overview for Supervisors
• Critical Issues Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• FLSA: Beyond the Basics
• Proper Payment of Exempt Employees
• FMLA Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
• FMLA for Supervisors
• Employment Law Jeopardy
• Employment Law Update
• Training for New Supervisors
• The Bermuda Triangle: Parental Leave, ADA, and Short-Term Disability
• Preventing Harassment and Maintaining Appropriate Boundaries (for schools)
• Peyton’s Place: Lessons from Locker Room Controversies (for schools)
• Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Members of the School Community (for schools)
• Employment Contracts, Letters, and Other Options: What’s Best for Your School and Leadership Style? (schools)
• HR Fundamentals: A Legal Perspective

A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and experienced attorney, Heather Broadwater advises employers as a Senior Employment Attorney at Stanton Law. Heather helps employers operate their businesses in compliance with applicable employment laws. She also works with independent schools to help them pursue their missions in compliance with applicable law and consistent with the core values that define each school. 

From representing employers in disputes to helping them adopt policies, procedures, and practices to minimize the likelihood of legal disputes, Heather draws upon her legal education and experience, as well as a career steeped in education, sociology, business, and human resource management. 

“In HR, it’s more productive and efficient to spend resources to do things right than it is to face the costs of defending against claims that somebody got something wrong.”

Heather is admitted to the State bars of Georgia, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. She is the President-Elect for the Athens Area Society for Human Resource Management and a member of the Personnel Committee of the Athens Area Humane Society. For over a decade she has been a regular speaker at events for regional and national associations and at in-house training sessions for managers and employees. Since 2014, Heather and her spouse have provided a foster home to several special needs dogs, ranging from puppies only days old to senior dogs with health issues. She might be more likely to remember your dog’s name than yours.