Do not hire SouthWorth PC to represent you as a federal employee. As a current client for over 8 months. I extremely dissatisfied with the service provided. You will pay a premium for their services but will get subpar services. From an attorney that does not respond to you or on your behalf to the lack of communication on all levels. Truly disappointed with the service I've received so far. read more

This place is totally unprepared and a joke!! The firm accepted my intake, requested detailed documentation, and scheduled a consultation despite being fully informed that my matter involved an OFO appeal. After delaying the appointment (wasting my entire morning), they ultimately declined the case solely because they do not handle OFO appeals -- something that should have been identified before scheduling. If you want an unprepared firm, this is your place to go to. read more

Hired him for an EEOC case. This guy was not prepared. I felt like he did nothing so I would continue to pay for an appeal. Did that and he did not even respond and file documents with the administrative judge and my case was over! He had the nerve to ask did I want to continue to federal court! I spent approximately $24,000. I filed a complaint with Georgia State Bar. If you filed a complaint, research The Bar to let them know what he is NOT doing! read more

5/1/2026 Update: Imagine finally receiving a response from Mr. Southworth who manages to make social media postings his full time job as of late with excuses to cover up him dodging my communications for three weeks. Then subtracts $10,000.00 from refund due to me on top of what he received for the 1 successful claim. Then proceeds to tell me he will be unreachable next week because he's in trial, this coded language he uses when he doesn't want you to contact him. Essentially for all of my suffering for 4 years, I am walking away with an additional $3,000.00 and he walks away with five figures. Make it make sense. My God this is unbelievable. I int to file a grievance with the Georgia Bar Association and other agencies. This is unacceptabl. 4/27/2026 Update: It is so disheartening to write this update. Imagine entrusting your employment case to a professional and paying every single invoice and lose 1.5 of 2 cases and lose an appeal. Apparently ChatGPT is replacing human created documents with this firm as every case citation used misses the mark. Received notice of that we loss the appeal and immediately contacted Shaun, as of today no response. He is literally dodging speaking to a client, but had no problem collecting every single payment for 3 years. And to think I trusted him with a second appeal, in which his office missed a critical deadline by 3 weeks and he scoffed at me when I addressed how unacceptable this was. Since 2022 I have had to play secretary and paralegal reminding them of deadlines, having to send follow-up email reminders, reminding him of meetings. I'm look forward to closing out my account with this firm. If I ever find myself in need of an employment representation, I will most certainly look elsewhere. This is truly disappointing. read more

Southworth PC won my case against OPM! I became disabled while employed by the federal government. I submitted all required documents and medical records required only to be turned down by OPM. I hired Shaun Southworth and he took the ball and ran with it. It took a long time because, as always, dewing with the federal government can be difficult. They want you to give up. Shaun Southworth did not give up! I am forever grateful for him and his team winning my case for me. Don't believe the naysayers. It takes patience and time to battle with employers, especially the federal government and OPM. Thanks for all you have done for me guys! Diana B. Retired US Army Civilian read more

Their fee schedule is crazy - they gave bad advice . I could have settled sooner instead I spent a ton of money for nothing

Southworth PC - Misleading, Dishonest, and Unethical I hired Southworth PC to handle my EEO case after being assured over the phone that my case would be covered for a flat $7,500 fee. Months later, they completely flipped the script, demanding more money and threatening to abandon my case if I didn't pay. * On August 23, 2024, I paid an additional $1,000 in good faith, thinking it would reduce deductions from any potential case winnings. * On January 6, 2025, they threatened to drop my case unless I immediately paid an additional $4,000, despite my clear refusal to agree to additional payments beyond the $7,500. * When I refused, they abruptly withdrew from my case, showing no regard for the harm they caused me. Southworth PC continues to lie with no hint of remorse, fully aware that they misled me. Instead of acting ethically, they took advantage of me and my financial situation, using their legal expertise to manipulate and exploit a client who trusted them. They Made Promises, Then Betrayed Them During my initial phone consultation, I was told: $7,500 would cover my case in full If they won, additional fees would be recovered from the government If they lost, I would not owe anything more Months later, they completely flipped their story and demanded more money, ignoring our original agreement and using coercion and threats to pressure me into paying. Key Issues: Misrepresented fees - Told me $7,500 would cover my case, then demanded more money. Coercion & threats - Pressured me to pay or lose my legal representation. Retaliatory withdrawal - Dropped my case immediately when I refused additional payments. Bold-faced lies with no remorse - Knowingly deceived me and continued to deny any wrongdoing. Final Thoughts Southworth PC abused their power as attorneys to extract more money under false pretenses. If you are considering hiring them, think twice. Their tactics are unethical and financially damaging. Check their Better Business Bureau (BBB) profile--they have an "F" rating and multiple complaints. I have already reported Southworth PC to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), Georgia State Bar, and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for their deceptive practices. If they have wronged you too, I encourage you to file complaints and warn others. read more

In 2022 I entrusted Shaun Southworth and Lydia Taylor with my MSPB and EEOC cases; however, they did a very poor job being unprepared for pre-hearing and the actual hearing for a very strong case that should have been reversed during the initial Merit Protection Board Hearing. SOUTHWORTH LAW FIRM intentional did not submit evidence that would have reversed my case also overlooked guidelines that would have reversed my case in order to get thousands of dollars in funds to move to the next level of the case with no effort to win my case!! UNETHICAL & LAZY practices of Shaun and Lydia, the attorneys, that worked on my case. I consider them to be crocks. My calls were not returned in a timely manner, my suggestions were overlooked, I strongly recommend you find a law firm with a high rating prior to dishing out funds to SOUTHWORTH (WORTHLESS LAW FIRM)!!! I WOULD GIVE A ZERO RATING IF IT WERE AND OPTION. I LEARNED A VERY EXPENSIVE LESSON. BEWARE :( read more

This racially biased scammer deserves -5 stars. Southworth exploited the fact that I was in a hostile and prejudiced working environment to his own personal benefit. Made several mistakes in documents submitted on my behalf and charged me thousands of dollars in the process. Ruining a great case that I had and that any other experienced lawyer would've helped me to handle with ease and grace. A good attorney should put your mind at ease and understand what their clients are going through and dealing with. This is not Southworthless at all. Including submitting recycled copy and pasted documents used for other clients with the other persons last name STILL in the document. Putting incorrect information in the document saying that EEO Counselor contact isn't protected activity when it actually is. Absolutely ruined my case. Georgia Lawrence is inexperienced and should not have been on my case at all. Georgia Lawrence sat on calls with the agency and didn't speak up for me once then charged me $1000 after this meeting. Southworthless puts more effort into faking as a reputable federal employee law firm instead of actually being one. To timid to object during the impromptu meeting that was called but yelled at me that I did know the law and hung up in my face on the phone. Abusing and bullying your own client??? Southworth charges you the most money possible and when I needed to speak with him he was NEVER available. This guy thinks he's the president, when all he does is lose people's cases and livelihoods. It's clear that he's working with the federal agencies to get peoples cases dismissed on purpose. Purely exploitative and unethical. Southworthless uses MLK and civil rights statements as advertisement to act like he cares but he truly does not and lost my case while treating me like dog crap on the bottom of his shoe. The plantation flunkies and mammies that work here will charge your escrow just for breathing and when you have no more money to give he pulled off my case. Not to mention he files paperwork at the last moment. After calling and emailing a dozen times, Southworthless did not send my federal complaint to me until the 90th day to file. Scammer Southworthless didn't even include in his last minute email that it was the final and last day to file my lawsuit. I filed it the next day thinking that it was the 90th day, so now my case might get dismissed. Please don't fall for the fake reviews and fake claims on their website that Southworthless and Georgia Lawrence used to trick me in my time of need. These people are evil and couldn't care less of what happens to their clients. This guy scammed me out of thousands when I am out here struggling to survive. Yet uses MLK as advertisement, Shaun you are a souless scammer and I am reporting you to the Georiga State Bar because you purposefully ruined my case. I should've dropped this guy when he told me that I "didn't know the law" and then hung up in my face. You clearly don't know it either, you can't show any people you have actually helped win in a federal court. You just take advantage of vulnerable people who are in need of legal assistance and use that to make money off black and other minority people. Please do your research before using Southworthless they are predatory and get satisfaction out of seeing people lose their careers based off of prohibited personnel practices in the federal government workplace. read more

Hiring Southworth PC was the biggest mistake of my life. I had a very strong case as I was employed by my federal agency for 33 years with a meticulous record and many awards. Shaun Southworth, although on initial contact seems nice, is actually a very nasty and arrogant man. He takes your money in increments of $5,000 and uses it up rapidly .. and I mean rapidly with no visible result ...until your funds run out then puts you on a payment plan and assigns your case to Georgia Lawrence. She is a very inexperienced lawyer who is so lacking in skills and judgement you have to wonder if she is intentionally losing your case. I had a grueling 6.5 hour deposition with the US Justice Department. She was on Zoom supposedly supporting me. She came back from lunch 20 minutes late which really irritated the Justice Department attorney then had to leave for an hour to speak to another judge on another case ... leaving me on my own ... then when she came back from that meeting she forgot to turn off her video .. and there was Georgia Lawrence sitting in her car! It was so embarrassing and unprofessional. I fought this case for five years finally getting to US Federal Court and Georgia filed my case in the wrong format so the Federal Judge disregarded ALL of my disputed facts using the Justice Department 's overly false narrative to dismiss my case. Shaun's response was ...well all courts and states are different! Isn't that what his job is .. to know how to properly file a case in the proper format in Federal Court? He was supposedly monitoring my case. He took no responsibility for this mistake and damaging loss. He then immediately dropped me as a client. He refused to even explain the Judges decision to me... he refused to respond to my subsequent inquiries as of what to do. I have no means to Appeal now. I have to wonder if this loss was intentional or part of how he does business ... taking a loss in some sort of deal with these federal agencies as many others have mentioned in his online reviews. I too am filing a complaint with the Bar Association and hope that anyone else who has been hurt by this unscrupulous, inept law firm will do the same. This should not stand. I had hundreds of pages of emails and witnesses to support my case that never was considered partially because Shaun was so tight with spending money that none of my witnesses were deposed as I asked, for repeatedly, so nothing was on record in support of my case. It was an epic fail and it all goes back to Shaun Southworth . Yes Georgia Lawrence is incapable but he is ultimately responsible. I am devastated by this as my 33 year career meant a lot to me. Please do not make the mistake I did and please go with another firm. Also I have been monitoring and screenshotting his negative reviews for several years now and there is a pattern for sure. Whenever a negative review pops up it is immediately doused with a sprinkle of several overly positive ridiculously corny five star reviews. They are clearly fake. I will also be contacting the FTC and DA as it is illegal to post fake reviews to defraud someone. I live in New York State and the DA here actively pursues this. I do not know how the State of Georgia handles such situations. And of course I understand how this " good ole boys" club works .. nothing will come of this but if enough people file complaints something may happen. I once thought early on these poor reviews were reflective of perhaps clients that lost their case and were just upset but when you read them and they reflect exactly what you were put through ( i. e. excessive billing, rudeness, Georgia Lawrence filing your case wrong ( that is literally in three reviews and it happened to me as well!) not returning calls, not listening to you ... not bothering to fully understand the actual facts of your case ... etc etc)you come to realize that this is an indisputable pattern of doing business for Southworth PC... they are a joke and unethical! Its absurd. Shaun once told me to shut up! He thought I didn't know what I was talking about but when he finally listened to what I was saying he realized I was right and knew what I was talking about ... he offered no apology. It really was a horrible experience from start to finish working with this law firm. The frustration was off the charts. He bills you about $50 for every message you put in the portal even though he doesn't read them or respond. He ( and Georgia) on several occasions scheduled phone calls with me that they never bothered to call or even inform me the call was off ... when I put a message in portal ( after waiting hours for them to call) asking if the call was off or going to reschedule ... he charged me $50 for that!!!!! read more

-THE STAR TIMES trillion! Shaun told me I had a win & I could also take settlement because Andrea (the judge) likes to settle. Took me 1 year to get my tax returns saved up ($5,000 Trust fund retainer fee paid in full to Shaun Southworth) & even ended up homeless for 6 months during the wait for Shaun to finish appealing my case. Got word last week after 2 years of asking what is status of settlement EEOC says I lost case! When speaking to Shaun he plays dumb saying, " I don't know what happened here but you clearly have a case & we have 3 options 1. let it go 2. write a demand letter to agency 3. $2500 more for court hearing!" I asked for the balance owed to me from trust fund retainer instead he says I have a $42.88 bill from 2021! When I did the first appealed myself, I the same exact results paying Shaun $5,000. DON'T DO IT! I filed my initial compliant in 2016 with EEOC & this is 7 yrs later nothing, just broke busted & disgusted! Time wasted as well. The 5 stars are paid people or family & friends! Just like the previous reviewer said he hires inexperienced lawyer such as Georgia she was clueless! If there is ANY LAWYER OUT HERE WHO CAN TRULY HELP ME PLEASE FIND ME THROUGH MY PROFILE I HAVE EVERY DOCUMENT OF PROOF TO WIN MY CASE SHAUN & friends didn't try! They just greased their palms! My name is Keshia Webb & my case is against defense commissary agency!!! I thought I better add my name so Shaun won't come on here saying he has never had a client by the goggle name I use! And yes Georgia is awful! What was she even saying??? Negative negative negative negative & so on stars Look how when he get a negative review. He has his team do fake 5 star reviews notice they have only done 1 or 2 Google reviews. Be a fool if you want to & I am going to contact the Georgia Bar also read more

Thanks to Shaun, Terina, and all, I got the justice I deserved. Thanks to him and his staff! Please don't suffer great injustice alone, you need a lawyer. read more