Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Amanda Farahany is a partner at the Atlanta law firm of Barrett & Farahany, LLP, representing plaintiffs in employment, overtime, and sexual harassment litigation. Through her practice, she is dedicated to pursuing civil justice for employees and victims of crime, as well providing consultation and support to management employees.

Prior to beginning her practice, she clerked for the Honorable John H. Ruffin, Jr. at the Georgia Court of Appeals.

As lead counsel in the Lore v. Chase Manhattan case, Amanda achieved the highest verdict in a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) case in the nation for her client, the Georgia Regional Sales Manager at Chase.

Amanda has also been recognized as a Rising Star Super Lawyer in 2009 and 2005 – an award which acknowledges the top young lawyers in Georgia as chosen by Georgia Super Lawyers and through the independent research of Law & Politics.

A sought after speaker and commentator, Amanda has been featured as a legal thought leader in publications and news segments, including a recent two-night special on CBS Atlanta News on a Survival Guide for the First 24 Hours After Loosing Your Job.

An experienced trial lawyer, Amanda has been awarded status as a Fellow of the National College of Advocacy by the American Association for Justice. This designation signifies commitment to effective representation of her clients and her dedication to achieving a high level of competence.

Additionally, Amanda is a Fellow in the Lawyer's Foundation of Georgia. Membership in the Fellows Program is an honor, which recognizes lawyers whose public and private careers demonstrate outstanding legal abilities and a devotion to their communities.

In addition to her law practice, Amanda currently serves as co-chair of the American Association for Justice Inadequate Security Litigation Group, and is vice chair to the American Association for Justice Employment Rights Section.

Amanda has previously served as the president of the Atlanta Council for Younger Lawyers; president of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Georgia Chapter; member of the Executive Committee to the Atlanta Bar Association; member of the Advisory Council to the National Crime Victim Bar Association; and on the Boards of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Crime Victim Advocacy Council, State Bar of Georgia Younger Lawyers Division, and several domestic violence and women's rights organizations.

Amanda has spoken and been published extensively on litigating cases for civil justice for crime victims, sexual assault and employment cases, including for the American Association for Justice, the National Crime Victim Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia's Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the National Employment Lawyers Association. She has also taught law students trial tactics as the coach of the Trial Advocacy Program at John Marshall Law School.

Areas of Practice

• Sexual Harassment
• Sexual Assault
• Rape
• Employment
• Wrongful Death Cases

West Practice Categories

Sexual Harassment, Criminal Law, Sex Offenses, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Personal Injury -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Association for Justice, Inadequate Security Litigation Group (Co-Chair)
• American Association for Justice, Employment Rights Section (Vice-Chair)
• National Employment Lawyers Association-Georgia Chapter (President, )
• Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee)
• Advisory Council to the National Crime Victim Bar Association (Member)
• Board of Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (Board Member)
• Crime Victim Advocacy Council (Board Member)
• State Bar of Georgia Younger Lawyers Division (Board Member)
• State Bar of Georgia Younger Lawyers Division, 2001 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Georgia Advocates for Battered Women and Children, 1997 - 1998 (Board of Directors)
• Buckhead Business Association/ YoungBucks, 1998 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Young Executives International, 1998 - 1999 (Board of Directors)
• Atlanta Council for Younger Lawyers, 2002 - 2003 (Elect)
• Atlanta Council for Younger Lawyers, 2001 - 2002 (Secretary)
• Atlanta Council for Younger Lawyers, 2003 - 2004 (President)
• Atlanta Council for Younger Lawyers, 2004 - 2005 (Immediate Past President)
• State Bar of Georgia Younger Lawyers Division, 2000 - Present (Executive Council)
• State Bar of Georgia Younger Lawyers Division, 2000 - 2003 (Atlanta District Representative)
• Women in the Profession Committee, 2000 - 2001 (Chairperson)
• Women in the Profession Committee, 2001 - 2003 (Director)
• American Association for Justice, New Lawyers Division, 2000 - 2001 (Board of Governors)
• American Association for Justice, Publications and Social, 2000 - 2001
• American Association for Justice, Inadequate Security Litigation Group Board, 2001 - Present
• Schools: Violence and Other Misconduct, 2004 - Present (Founding Member)
• National Employment Lawyers Association-Georgia Chapter, 2001 - 2004 (Board of Directors)
• National Employment Lawyers Association-Georgia Chapter, 2003 - Present (President-Elect)
• National Employment Lawyers Association-Georgia Chapter, 2004 - Present (President)
• American Bar Association, 2000 - 2002 (Delegate)
• National Crime Victim Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Advisory Board)
• American Association for Justice, School Violence Litigation Group, Annual Convention, 2005 - Present (Moderator)

Honors and Awards

• Rising Star Super Lawyer, 2009
• Rising Star Super Lawyer, 2005
• Fellow, National College of Advocacy by American Association for Justice
• Fellow, Lawyer's Foundation of Georgia

Classes and Seminars

• Trial Tactics, Trial Advocacy Program, John Marshall Law School
• Litigating Cases, American Association for Justice
• Litigating Cases, National Crime Victim Bar Association
• Litigating Cases, American Bar Association
• Litigating Cases, State Bar of Georgia's Institute for Continuing Legal Education
• Litigating Cases, National Employment Lawyers Association
• Civil Litigation for Crime Victims, National Center for Victims of Crime, Atlanta, GA, 2000
• Litigating Negligent Hiring Claims, National Crime Victim Bar Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2001
• Building and Maintaining a Law Practice, Atlanta Bar Association CLE on Solo/Small Firm Management, Atlanta, GA, 2002
• State Law Torts and the Realities of Using Them, Employment Litigation: An Update for the Employment Practitioner, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Atlanta, GA, 2002
• Employment Practices for the Plaintiff's Lawyer, National Employment Lawyer's Association - Georgia Chapter, Atlanta, GA, 2002
• What To Do When You Are Fired, Lawman's Lawyer, WPBA TV Channel 30, Atlanta, GA, 2002
• Juror Bias in Sexual Assault Cases, Ninth Annual Victims Conference, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Atlanta, GA, 2002
• Civil Litigation for Crime Victims, Moderator, Inadequate Security Litigation Group, AAJ Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, 2002
• Who is a Qualified Individual with a Disability under the ADA?, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Atlanta GA, 2002
• Juror Bias after September 11, National Crime Victim Bar Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2002
• Sexual Harassment, American Bar Association Labor and Employment Seminar, Atlanta, GA, 2002
• Refining Your Discovery Tactics, American Bar Association Labor and Employment Seminar, Atlanta, GA, 2002
• Ethics in Employment Litigation, National Employment Lawyers Association -GA Annual Convention, Negril, Jamaica, 2002
• Litigating State Law Torts in Georgia, National Employment Lawyers Association -GA Annual Convention, Negril, Jamaica, 2002
• Getting the Most for the Buck in Sexual Harassment Settlements, Employment Rights Seminar, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Atlanta, GA, 2003
• The Employer Perspective, Balanced Lives: Employment Law Issues Affecting Women Attorneys, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Atlanta, GA, 2003
• Keynote Speaker, Legal Advocacy Fund luncheon, American Association of University Women, Georgia Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, 2003
• Civil Justice for Sexual Assault Victims, Tenth Annual Victims Conference, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Atlanta, GA, 2003
• Discovery in Negligent Security Cases, American Association for Justice, Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA, 2003
• Closing Argument - Tying it All Together, National Employment Lawyers Association -GA Annual Convention, Negril, Jamaica, 2003
• Employment Claims Based on Georgia Law, 33rd Annual Labor and Employment Law Institute, State Bar of Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Atlanta, GA, 2003
• Keeping the Facts of the Case Organized, Law Office Technology, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Atlanta, GA, 2004
• State Law Claims and the Realities of Using Them, National Employment Lawyers Association-Georgia, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Atlanta, GA, 2004
• Campus Rape and the Issues Affecting Women, American Association of University Women, Warner Robbins Chapter, Warner Robbins, GA, 2004
• Building the Damages Case in an Inadequate Security Case, American Association for Justice, Tele-Seminar, 2004
• Civil Actions for Criminal Cases, Moderator, National Crime Victim Bar Association Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., 2004
• Inadequate Security Case Workshop, Inadequate Security Litigation Group, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, D.C., 2004
• Litigating Negligent Hiring Cases for Lack of Background Checks, American Bar Association Labor & Employment Section Annual Conference, Boca Raton, FL, 2005
• Building the Damages Case in School Cases, American Association for Justice, Inadequate Security Litigation Group, Annual Convention, Toronto Canada, 2005
• Civil Litigation for Sexual Assault, 2004
• CAIR Against Profiling Rally, 2004
• Acquaintance Rape on College Campuses, Boston, MA, American Association for justice, Annual Convention, 2004
• The Final Scene - Closing Arguments For a Happy Ending, The Theatre of Reality: Trial Skills For the Plaintiff's Employment Lawyer, National Employment Lawyers Association Fall Seminar, 2003
• The Theatre of Reality: Trial Skills For the Plaintiff's Employment Lawyer, 2003
• Discovery of Emotional Distress Damages in Employment Cases, National Employment Lawyers Association Seminar, 2004
• Discovery and Damages in Employment Litigation, 2004
• Courageous Victims and Counsel: Accountability and Positive Change through Civil Justice, Luncheon Plenary with Fred Goldman and Kim Goldman Hahn, father and sister of homicide victim Ron Goldman, National Crime Victim Bar Association and National Center for Victims of Crime National Conference, Washington, D.C, 2005
• Moderator, American Association for justice, School Violence Litigation Group, Annual Convention, Toronto Canada, 2005
• Advanced Employment Law Annual Seminar High Tech Mock Trial, Atlanta Bar Association Labor & Employment Section, 2006
• Investigation and Discovery in a Sexual Assault Case, American Association for justice, Inadequate Security Litigation Group, Annual Convention, Seattle, Washington, 2006
• Rights and Remedies for College Students, National Legal Aid and Defenders Association Student Legal Services Section Annual Convention, Seattle, Washington, 2006

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. John H. Ruffin, Jr., Georgia Court of Appeals, Clerk

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Investigation and Discovery in Negligent Security Cases, Victim Advocate, National Center for Victims of Crime, P.14, 2003
• Civil Justice for Sexual Assault Victims, Tenth Annual Victims Conference, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, Atlanta, GA, 2003
• Crime on College Campuses, TRIAL Magazine, December, P.20, 2004
• The Final Scene: Closing Arguments For a Happy Ending, National Employment Lawyers Association Fall Seminar, 2003
• The Theatre of Reality: Trial Skills For the Plaintiff's Employment Lawyer, 2003
• Closing Argument: Tying it All Together, National Employment Lawyers Association -GA Annual Convention, Negril, Jamaica, 2003
• Discovery of Emotional Distress Damages in Employment Cases, National Employment Lawyers Association Seminar, 2004
• Discovery and Damages in Employment Litigation, 2004
• Who is a Qualified Individual with a Disability under the ADA?, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Atlanta GA, 2002
• Juror Bias after September 11, National Crime Victim Bar Association Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2002
• How to Win Sexual Harassment Cases, American Bar Association Labor and Employment Seminar, Atlanta, GA, 2002
• State Law Claims and the Realities of Using Them, National Employment Lawyers Association-Georgia, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2004
• Keeping the Facts of the Case Organized, Law Office Technology, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Atlanta, GA, 2004
• Refining Your Discovery Tactics, American Bar Association Labor and Employment Seminar, Atlanta, GA, 2002

Address

1401 Peachtree Street, NorthEast
Suite 101
Atlanta, GA 30309-3023

Phones

(404) 214-0120

Faxes

(404) 214-0125

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http://www.barrettandfarahany.com