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Park Central, Suite 950 PRACTICE PROFILE EDUCATION Emory University School of Law, J.D. 1976 FOCUS OF PRACTICE Employment Law - Discrimination, Civil Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act, Employment Contracts, Covenants Not To Compete, Severance Agreements and Releases, Employee Handbooks, State Law Employment Torts, Wrongful Termination Representing Employees and Employers including Federal Government and other government Employees. Domestic Relations - Divorce, Contempt, Modification Actions, Support Actions, Adoptions, Name Changes, Guardianship, Paternity matters. Collaborative Law Divorce Business Matters - Incorporation, General Business Litigation, Contracts, Buy-Sell Agreements, Purchase and Sale of Ongoing Business, Employment Contracts, Franchises. Wills and Estate Planning - for small and medium size estates, Advanced Directives Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, Living Wills, General Limited and Springing Powers of Appointment.
Selected as one of the top lawyers in Georgia by “Super Lawyers” Atlanta Magazine, March, 2008. Selected as one of the top lawyers by “Super Lawyers” Magazine Corporate Counsel Edition, December, 2008. Co-Chair of the Federal Employees Rights Committee, National Employment Lawyers Association. Chair of the Small Firm/Sole Practitioner section of the Atlanta Bar Association (1997-1998) Chair of the American Arbitration Association Georgia Region's Employment ADR Advisory Committee (1993 - present). Past President; National Employment Lawyers Association Georgia Affiliate (1994) (1994) Member; Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia. Member; Georgia Bar Status of Women in the Profession Committee and Law Practice Management Advisory Committee. (1999) Member; Family Law Study Committee of the Georgia Bar (2001) Member; Family Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association . Member; Litigation Section of the Atlanta Bar Association . Member; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. Advisory Board: “Employment Evidence" by Gene Hollander James Publishing Company; 2003. Arbitrator; American Arbitration Association's Employment and Commercial Panels. CIVIC LEADERSHIP President, Spina Bifida Association of Georgia, 1995-1996, Legal Advisor and Board Member, Spina Bifida Association of Georgia, 1976 - 1987 and 1992 -2000. Former Member Board of Directors, Spina Bifida Association of America, Past Chairperson of Personnel, Legislation and By-Laws Committees 1977-1982. Founding Member of the Adult Network. I coordinated mail lobbying efforts and testified before the U.S. Congress concerning the disproportionate effect on people with Disabilities of the Windfall Profits Tax on Gasoline, Professional Advisory Council, Legal Advisor, Spina Bifida Association of America 1982 - 1985 Secretary, Virginia Highlands Civic Fund, Inc. 1988 - 1993 Trustee, Virginia Highland Civic Association, 1988 - 1990 Member Board of Directors, Atlanta Jewish Community Center, Chair of the Women's Health Club committee, member of the Senior Adult committee, 1984-1987 Appeared at numerous forums including the Georgia Legislature where I testified concerning assess medical insurance needs and formulate solutions to the problems of individuals and families who can not get medical insurance. OTHER LEADERSHIP ACTIVATES Georgia Coalition for High Risk Insurance • Personal involvement in the lobbying effort to pass and implement a medical high risk insurance pool in Georgia; involved in activities to provide access to medical insurance for non-indigent Georgians and has appeared at numerous forums designed to assess insurance needs and formulate solutions for people with little or no medical insurance. Member of a search committees to find a new religious leader for a congregation. Member of Toastmasters International, Competent Toastmaster designation Mensa; Active member since 1982. WORK HISTORY Private practice in my own firm in Atlanta since 1986 Eight years as an attorney for the National Treasury Employees Union representing employees of federal government agencies all over the Southeastern United States.
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