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Amy K. Waggoner is a founding partner of Waggoner Hastings LLC, an Alpharetta, Georgia, law firm providing family law and divorce-related legal services throughout the metro Atlanta region. As an attorney, Amy assists her clients with matters such as divorce, domestic partnership agreements and dissolutions, child custody and support issues, paternity and legitimation cases, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Amy holds an *AV Preeminent rating and is certified in the practice of collaborative law. She teaches "Collaborative Divorce" at Georgia State University College of Law and is a founding member of the Atlanta Collaborative Divorce Alliance. She regularly lectures on Collaborative Practice at continuing education events around the country. Amy serves as a guardian ad litem to protect the interests of children involved in contested custody matters and volunteers her time on behalf of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, assisting low-income litigants in domestic relations matters.
*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.
About Amy Waggoner
Law School: Georgia State University College of Law
Admitted: 1995, Georgia
Professional Webpage: www.awlawyers.com/bio/amywaggoner/
Honors and Awards:
- Phi Delta Phi
- Maryville College Presidential Scholar
- Amy was chosen as Lead Articles Editor of the Law Review at Georgia State University College of Law. This honor was in recognition of her writing abilities and leadership achievements., Articles Editor, Georgia State University Law Review, Georgia State University College of Law, 1994
- Amy received the American Jurisprudence Award for Achievement in Litigation by achieving the top grade in her class., American Jurisprudence Award for Achievement in Litigation, American Jurisprudence, 1994
- Graduate, Leadership Clayton, 1999
- Judge, Clayton County Mock Trial Competition, 2000
- Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation "Top 50" Award, 2004
- Amy was recognized by the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation for her pro bono work with indigent clients., Pro Bono Top 50 Award, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, 2005
- Top 50 Female Lawyers in Georgia, 2010
- Top 50 Female Lawyers in Georgia, 2011
- Top 50 Female Lawyers in Georgia, 2012
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Trained in Collaborative Practice by the Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia, 2004
- Registered Family Law Mediator, State of Georgia, 2009
- Registered Mediator, State of Georgia, 2009
- Registered Arbitrator, State of Georgia, 2009
- Adjunct Professor, Georgia State University College of Law, 2011
- Adjunct Professor, Georgia State University College of Law, 2012
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts
- Georgia Association for Women Lawyers
- Board of Directors, Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, 2001 - 2008
- President, Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, 2004 - 2005
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Member, State Bar of Georgia Solo Practice/Small Firm Section
- Member, State Bar of Georgia Family Law Section
- Sustaining Member, Atlanta Collaborative Divorce Alliance, 2007 - Present
- Traffic Court Committee, Atlanta Bar Association, 1996 - 1997
- Guardian ad Litem for Children in Contested Custody Cases, 2001 - Present
- Member, International Association of Collaborative Professionals
- Board of Directors, ACLU of Georgia, 2007 - 2008
- Tennessee, 1995
- Georgia, 1995
- Member, Stonewall Bar Association, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, 1997
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1997
- Graduate, Leadership Clayton Program, 1999
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association Solo Practice/Small Firm Section, 2001
- Member, North Fulton Bar Association, 2001
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association Family Law Section, 2001
- Member, International Association of Collaborative Practitioners, 2004
- Member, Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia, 2004
- Georgia Supreme Court, 2005
- Georgia Court of Appeals, 2005
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Event Organizer, Annual Free to Breathe® 5K Run/Walk and 1 Mile Walk in Atlanta, GA
- Member, Leadership Clayton Program, Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, 1998 - 1999
- Member, Public Interest Law Society, 1992 - 1995
- Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation - Pro Bono Representation of Indigent Clients, 2001 - Present
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Author, "TeamWorks" Collaborative Practice Blog, 2009 - Present
- Trainer, Collaborative Law Institute Of Georgia
- Presenter, "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Navigating the Terrain of Divorce", Association For Conflict Resolution
- 11 GSU Law Review 209 (1994)., Georgia State University Law Review, 1994
- Quoted by Georgia Supreme Court in Miller v. State, 266 Ga. 850 (1996), declaring Georgia evidence statute unconstitutional, Commentator, Georgia Supreme Court, 1996
- Speaker, "Recent Developments in Georgia Family Law", Georgia Family Law Practice For Paralegals, 2006
- "Georgia's New Child Support Guidelines", 2007
- "Standards and Ethical Considerations for Collaborative Practice", Institute For Continuing Legal Education, 2008
- Speaker, Mid-Year Meeting, State Bar Of Georgia, 2008
- Speaker, "Georgia Law Relating to Non-Traditional Family Units", National Business Institute, 2008
- "Child Custody, Child Support, and Cases Involving Domestic Abuse", Advanced Issues In Divorce, 2009
- "Collaborative Divorce", National Association Of Social Workers, 2009
- "Collaborative Practice Training", Institute For Continuing Legal Education, 2009
- Trainer, "Family Collaborative Law Practice Training", Institute Of Continuing Legal Education In Georgia, 2009
- Speaker, "Managing Client Expectations in Collaborative Cases", Collaborative Law Institute Of Georgia, 2009
- Speaker, "Introduction to Collaborative Practice", Cobb/North Fulton LPC Association, 2009
- Speaker, "Introduction to Collaborative Practice", National Association Of Social Workers, 2009
- Speaker, "Complex Custody Issues in Advanced Family Law", National Business Institute, 2009
- Speaker, National Business Institute, 2009
- Speaker, International Academy Of Collaborative Professionals, 2010
- Speaker, "Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Navigating the Terrain of Divorce", Association For Conflict Resolution Georgia, 2010
- Guest Instructor, "Introduction to Collaborative Practice", Mercer University School Of Social Work, 2010
- Trainer, "Family Collaborative Law Practice Training", Institute Of Continuing Legal Education In Georgia, 2010
- Trainer, "Family Collaborative Law Practice Training", State Bar Of Georgia, 2010
- Speaker, "Introduction to Collaborative Practice", National Association Of Social Workers, Southern Region, 2010
- Guest Instructor, "Collaborative Practice for Master's in Social Work Candidates", Mercer University School of Social Work, 2010
- Trainer, Family Law Collaborative Practice, Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia, 2011
- Trainer, Collaborative Practice, Collaborative Law Alliance of New Hampshire, 2011
- Trainer, Advanced Collaborative Divorce Training, Illinois Collaborative Law Institute, 2011
- Adjunct Professor, "Collaborative Divorce", Georgia State University College Of Law, 2011
- Speaker, "Innovations in Divorce: Alternative Dispute Resolution for Divorcing Families", National Association of Social Workers, Georgia Chapter, 2012
- Speaker, "Peaceful Divorce Resolution: ADR vs. Collaborative Law", National Business Institute, 2012
- Adjunct Professor, "Collaborative Divorce", Georgia State University College of Law, 2012
Representative Clients:
- Quoted in Miller v. State, 266 Ga. 850, 1996
- McNeil v. State, 229 Ga. App. 149, 1997
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Associate Judge, Municipal Court of Union City, Georgia, 1999
Newsletters:
- Deliberations, News and Views from the World of Family Law, Deliberations
Educational Background:
- B.A., Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee, 1985
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