2011 Super Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Attorney Profile

Andrea L. Pawlak

Andrea Pawlak

Schulten Ward & Turner, LLP
260 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 2700
Atlanta, GA 30303

Atlanta

Georgia (GA)

Contact Contact Andrea L. Pawlak
T: 404-688-6807
F: 404-688-6840

Visit: www.swtlaw.com
Practice Areas: Business Litigation (70%), Family Law (20%), Environmental Litigation (10%)

Business Litigation

Family Law

Environmental Litigation

Profile

Andrea began her practice at a boutique firm where she spent two years handling most aspects of complex environmental litigation, including expert witness depositions and preparing for federal jury trials. She joined Schulten Ward & Turner in November 2007. After joining SWT, Andrea transitioned to a broader litigation practice with her focus primarily on business and commercial litigation. She has handled a wide assortment of business litigation matters, such as suits on notes and guarantees, confirmation actions, landlord-tenant disputes, contract disputes, and loan participation agreements. Andrea represents corporations, individuals and government entities, and she is an approved FDIC attorney. Andrea also continues to handle environmental matters and stays abreast of environmental issues. She also uses her experience as a Guardian ad Litem in handling family law matters, including divorce, custody, support and DFACS issues. She has litigated over and drafted prenuptial agreements. Andrea has been named a Georgia Rising Star Super Lawyer for two consecutive years. She works on all aspects of litigation matters and routinely handles depositions, hearings and bench trials.

Selected To

Georgia Rising Stars 2011
Georgia Rising Stars 2010

No Rising Stars publication in 2008

About Andrea Pawlak

Admitted: 2005, Georgia

Professional Webpage: www.swtlaw.com/attorneys/a_pawlak.htm

Special Licenses/Certifications:

  • Admitted to Northern District of Georgia (2006), Middle District of Georgia (2006) and Alabama (2007) 

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Associate Editor, Environmental Law Section Newsletter, 2009 - Present

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Guardian ad Litem

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Crisis In The Gulf Of Mexico: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill & The Oil Pollution Act, Co-Author, Environmental Law Section Newsletter (2010 Summer Edition) Developers Beware - Grading Your Development Site May Put You on the Hook for an Environmental Clean-Up, Legal Grounds, Perspectives on Real Estate Law (2008) Area Limitation State Homestead Exemptions and Zoning: The Sale and Apportionment of "Indivisible Homesteads", Comment, 21 Emory Bankr. Dev. J. 343 (2004)
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