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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) During COVID-19

September 9, 2020 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) During COVID-19

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In this new episode of “Justice At Work”, Partner Kathy Harrington Sullivan is joined by Adian Miller to discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ADA became law in 1990 and is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.

Adian Miller/Attorney

Adian Miller is an associate at Barrett & Farahany where her practice is focused on fighting for employees who have been denied their hard-earned wages or had their rights violated under federal law. She represents employees who have been wronged under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). She joined the firm in 2020 and works tirelessly to represent her clients’ interests and ensure that they are always fully informed. No matter the case, Adian is never afraid to fight the good fight.

Adian strongly believes in the dignity of labor and believes the workplace should be safe and free of fear, intimidation, threats, or discrimination. Adian has a broad range of prior legal experience, having worked for the U.S. government, various labor unions, nonprofits, a small plaintiffs’ firm, and a large defense firm.

As a law student in Washington, D.C., Adian clerked for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the AFL-CIO, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). She also gained experience in lobbying and legislative analysis. Her experience in the development of the law helps inform her practice.

Adian earned her law degree from American University Washington College of Law and has degrees from American University School of International Service and Rollins College.

Kathy Harrington Sullivan/Partner

Kathy Harrington Sullivan is a Partner at Barrett & Farahany and manages the firm’s case evaluation team. Because knowledge truly is power, Kathy and the Atlanta employment attorneys on her team regularly consult with and empower potential clients by helping them to understand the law, clarifying what their rights are as employees, and determining what steps they can take to protect themselves and their jobs.

Kathy is an active member of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) and is also a member of the Labor & Employment section of the Atlanta Bar Association. She holds a J.D. from Mercer University School of Law, a B.S. with Highest Honors in Electrical & Computer Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Nursing from Georgia College. In addition to being a Georgia-licensed attorney, Kathy is also a Registered Nurse, a trained Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigator, and a mediator registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Kathy has mediated numerous court cases, including civil cases, divorce and child custody cases, and juvenile delinquency and deprivation cases.

About Barrett & Farahany:

Barrett & Farahany is a highly experienced employment law team that believes strongly in helping individuals fight injustice in the workplace. Their skilled Atlanta employment law attorneys have decades of experience helping to defend employee rights and always protect employee victims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. They take great pride in providing assistance based on years of experience negotiating and litigating employment matters to protect employee interests.

If you would like to watch episodes of “Justice At Work, please visit their YouTube Channel.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrettandFarahany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettFarahany
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrett-&-farahany-llp/

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

September 2, 2020 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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In this new episode of “Justice At Work”, Partner Kathy Harrington Sullivan is joined by Adian Miller to discuss the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

Adian Miller/Attorney

Adian earned her law degree from American University Washington College of Law and has degrees from American University School of International Service and Rollins College.

Kathy Harrington Sullivan/Partner

About Barrett & Farahany:

If you would like to watch episodes of “Justice At Work, please visit their YouTube Channel.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrettandFarahany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettFarahany
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrett-&-farahany-llp/

ProfitSense with Bill McDermott, Episode 11: Nancy Pridgen, Pridgen Bassett Law and Bill Foley, Foley Design

July 8, 2020 by John Ray

North Fulton Studio

ProfitSense with Bill McDermott, Episode 11: Nancy Pridgen, Pridgen Bassett Law and Bill Foley, Foley Design

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ProfitSense with Bill McDermott, Episode 11: Nancy Pridgen, Pridgen Bassett Law and Bill Foley, Foley Design

Host Bill McDermott welcomes Nancy Pridgen, Pridgen Bassett Law, to discuss her firm’s employment law and ERISA litigation work, while Bill Foley, Foley Design, discusses his integrated architecture, land planning and interior design firm. “ProfitSense with Bill McDermott” is broadcast by the North Fulton Studio of Business RadioX® in Alpharetta.

Nancy Pridgen, Founding Member/Partner, Pridgen Bassett Law

Pridgen Bassett Law is an employment law and ERISA litigation boutique firm in Atlanta, providing nationwide representation for their wide-ranging clients. Their attorneys have spent many years at Alston & Bird and King & Spalding representing sophisticated top-tier clients in complex ERISA litigation and employment matters. Pridgen Bassett Law was created to make that experience accessible to a wider range of clients. ERISA and employment matters require knowledge and experience. Employees, executives, businesses, plan sponsors, and fiduciaries should have access to that resource — no matter the size of the matter or the size of the business. Pridgen Bassett Law is that resource.

ERISA is a comprehensive but exceedingly complex statutory enactment, and as such, is rife with the potential for disputes between plan participants/ beneficiaries and plan sponsors/fiduciaries. Pridgen Bassett Law distinguishes itself by understanding both sides of ERISA. They have counseled both employers and employees about ERISA, as well as litigated on their behalf. Pridgen Bassett Law’s comprehensive approach to ERISA litigation ultimately benefits our clients because it both enhances our ability to see a case from all sides and requires us to stay up to date on all of the latest legal developments in ERISA disputes.

The same applies to Pridgen Bassett Law’s handling of employment law matters, both for employers and employees. They firmly believe that having a well-rounded understanding of federal and state employment laws benefits all parties potentially involved in workplace disputes. They provide employment law representation to employees, typically executives or key employees, who have specific questions relating to their employment contracts, rights, and/or who are transitioning from one job to the next. Additionally, one of the most important services that Pridgen Bassett Law’s attorneys provide is ongoing employment counseling. When human resources questions arise regarding onboarding, separations, employee handbooks, grievance procedures, new requirements or other policy matters, the attorneys provide answers to ensure your company or your HR department is complying with current requirements under applicable federal and state employment laws.

More information is available on their website, or call 470-333-7472.

Bill Foley, President, Foley Design

Foley Design integrates the disciplines of architecture, land planning and interior design, assuring a complete and fully coordinated project with design consistency throughout. This sole source responsibility eliminates the need for clients to intervene between consultants. Awarding-winning projects by Foley Design Associates include country clubs, fitness & tennis centers, guest properties, sports facilities, senior living communities, health care facilities, office buildings and development planning for residential and commercial parks. It is the integration of all three design disciplines, supported by the expertise of our staff, which allow us to provide design excellence and personal service to our clients.

Foley Design has been in business since 1991. Working with local and national developers they have been privileged to work with the United States Golf Association on their National Headquarters, designed one of the first senior living campuses in the Cypress of Hilton Head, and designed and help develop some of the largest and most influential Movie and Television studios in the world.

Today they continue as leaders in the design of senior, health care, studio, and hospitality design, surviving the 1993, 2008, and current impacts on the economy, creating designs of value for the development community.

For more information, visit the Foley Design website or call 404 200 1911.

About “ProfitSense” and Your Host, Bill McDermott

“ProfitSense with Bill McDermott” dives in to the stories behind some of Atlanta’s successful businesses and business owners and the professionals that advise them. This show helps local business leaders get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community and their profession. The Show is presented by McDermott Financial Solutions. McDermott Financial helps business owners improve cash flow and profitability, find financing, break through barriers to expansion and financially prepare to exit their business. The show archive can be found at profitsenseradio.com.

Bill McDermott is Founder and CEO of McDermott Financial Solutions. After over three decades working for both national and community banks, Bill uses his expert knowledge to assist closely held companies with improving profitability, growing their business and finding financing. Bill is passionate about educating business owners about pertinent topics in the banking and finance arena.

He currently serves as Treasurer for the Atlanta Executive Forum and has held previous positions as board member for the Kennesaw State University Entrepreneurship Center and Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity and Treasurer for CEO NetWeavers. Bill is a graduate of Wake Forest University and he and his wife, Martha have called Atlanta home for over 40 years. Outside of work, Bill enjoys golf, traveling and gardening.

Connect with Bill on LinkedIn and Twitter and follow McDermott Financial Solutions on LinkedIn.

Race Discrimination in the Workplace

June 24, 2020 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Race Discrimination in the Workplace

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In this episode of “Justice At Work”, Partners Amanda Farahany and Kathy Harrington-Sullivan discuss race discrimination in the workplace, and how today’s nationwide conversation about racism is affecting the workplace for both employers and employees. Joining the show is attorney Todd Stanton with Stanton Law.

Todd Stanton/Stanton Law

Stanton Law specializes in seeing legal and business issues from management’s point of view, and they’re committed to helping owners, managers, and entrepreneurs remain focused on growing their companies and implementing their ideas. With experience as management-side employment and business lawyers, they can help companies avoid the legal headaches that challenge every business without sacrificing managerial efficiency. For issues that range from helping with HR policies and compensation plans to providing guidance through disciplinary, performance, and leave issues to corporate transaction advice, negotiating client contracts and executing respectful and amicable separations, Stanton Law provides bottom line-oriented legal advice to small and medium-sized employers.

Amanda Farahany/Managing Partner

Amanda’s work on behalf of employees has been widely recognized, and she is the recipient of numerous awards and achievements. She was named 2019 Lawyer of the Year – Employment Law for Individuals by Best Lawyers and the Top 50 Women in Georgia by Super Lawyers. She has been voted in for her work in Labor and Employment to Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, Georgia Trend, and as one of the National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers, as well as many other organizations.

Known as an attorney who only takes serious and important cases, Amanda has proven this by achieving the highest verdict in a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) case in the nation for her client and the largest libel verdict for a single plaintiff in Georgia. She tried the first Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act case in 2015 to a verdict of $2.25 million, ensuring that genetic privacy will be taken seriously by all companies. She seeks change for both individuals and for society as a whole, including publishing a study analyzing how the courts handle employment discrimination cases in an effort to bring these cases back into the hands of jurors.

A sought-after speaker and commentator, Amanda has been featured as a legal thought leader in publications and news segments. Amanda has spoken and has been published extensively on sexual harassment, overtime and employment cases, litigating cases for civil justice for crime victims and sexual assault.

Kathy Harrington Sullivan/Partner

About Barrett & Farahany:

If you would like to watch episodes of “Justice At Work, please visit their YouTube Channel.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrettandFarahany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettFarahany
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrett-&-farahany-llp/

Workers Compensation Laws in Georgia

May 29, 2020 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Workers Compensation Laws in Georgia

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In this episode of “Justice at Work”, Partner Kathy Harrington-Sullivan interviews Laura Reis of ReisLaw, LLC about workers’ compensation laws in Georgia and how they impact employees. Laura Reis has dedicated her law practice to representing injured workers since 2003. In the past 15 years, Laura has resolved thousands of workers’ compensation claims through trial or settlement and procured millions of dollars for her clients. During her discussion with Kathy, Laura provides some great insight for workers who have been injured on the job.

The questions she will answer include:

What exactly is workers comp and how is it different from other injury claims like a car accident?
What do I need to do if I am injured at work?
What do I do about medical treatment? Lost wages?
Should I hire an attorney for this?
What am I owed if I’m injured at work?
Will I have to go to court?
Can I sue my employer if they did something wrong?
This process seems complicated. How do I figure out what to do?

Kathy and Laura will cut through the red tape and make workers’ compensation much easier for you to understand.

Laura Reis/ReisLaw

Laura Reis is the founder of ReisLaw, LLC, where she focuses on representing seriously injured workers in workers’ compensation actions. Laura has been exclusively dedicated to the representation of Georgia injury victims for the past 17 years and is a 2000 graduate of Boston College and a 2003 graduate of Emory Law. Laura is a past chair of AAJ’s workers’ compensation section, a national organization dedicated to protecting injury victims. She has also been named a Superlawyer and has sat on the Executive Committee of several attorney Board of Directors. In addition to authoring several publications about workers’ rights, she is a frequent speaker at attorney seminars. She also frequently volunteers in her community and her firm offers top notch service to injured workers throughout the State of Georgia.

Kathy Harrington-Sullivan/Barrett & Farahany

Kathy Harrington-Sullivan is a Partner at Barrett & Farahany and manages the firm’s case evaluation team. Because knowledge truly is power, Kathy and the Atlanta employment attorneys on her team regularly consult with and empower potential clients by helping them to understand the law, clarifying what their rights are as employees, and determining what steps they can take to protect themselves and their jobs.

About Barrett & Farahany:

If you would like to watch episodes of “Justice At Work, please visit their YouTube Channel.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrettandFarahany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettFarahany
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrett-&-farahany-llp/

Your Rights as a Georgia Worker During COVID-19

March 25, 2020 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Your Rights as a Georgia Worker During COVID-19

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In this debut episode of “Justice At Work”, Partners Amanda Farahany and Kathy Harrington-Sullivan discuss your rights as a Georgia worker during COVID-19, the recent “Stay At Home” order by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms, and COVID-19 resources available to you.

Amanda Farahany/Managing Partner

Kathy Harrington Sullivan/Partner

About Barrett & Farahany:

If you would like to watch episodes of “Justice At Work, please visit their YouTube Channel.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrettandFarahany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettFarahany
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrett-&-farahany-llp/

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN AmeriSource HR Consulting Group with Camille French and RealWorld Marketing with Jenny Lang

February 6, 2019 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN AmeriSource HR Consulting Group with Camille French and RealWorld Marketing with Jenny Lang

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN AmeriSource HR Consulting Group with Camille French and RealWorld Marketing with Jenny Lang

AmeriSource HR Consulting Group provides full- scale outsourced human resource services and solutions. What makes AmeriSource HR unique is our customization. We base our involvement on what works for our clients’ HR business needs. Whether we become your complete HR department, or a resource for your already amazing team of HR experts, AmeriSource is well equipped to provide anything and everything HR, from tactical to strategic initiatives. Our team of experts walk and talk our core values of being spectacular, passionate, real and doing it together!

Camille French is a senior level strategic human resources professional with many years of experience in multi-state, multi-industry environments. She is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and holds a senior level professional certification in Human Resources (SPHR), SHRM-SCP as well as a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA). Spanning nearly two decades, her career has been devoted to partnering with professionals and business owners of small to medium sized organizations. She has achieved success in helping them understand how crucial human resources is to the organization’s competitive position and overall strategic initiative. With her wealth of experience, knowledge, and locally recognized expertise, Camille founded AmeriSource HR Consulting Group.

AmeriSource HR was founded to support two of her passions: one, to partner with growing companies who strive to build a strong employee culture. Companies that have a desire to maintain compliance while staying up-to-date on the HR trends and technology solutions of today, and two, to provide a platform for other passionate, educated HR professionals to get out of the day- to-day mundane role in one organization and flourish in providing an HR partnership with many organizations. Due to Camille’s leadership and business mind, AmeriSource has begun expansion of additional offices in other states.

In addition to her professional success, she is very involved in the community and proud to serve as a Board Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Arizona as well as the Executive Association of Greater Phoenix.

Follow AmeriSource on LinkedIn and Facebook.

RealWorld Marketing is a full-service agency with a special focus on automotive marketing. As a Tier 2 marketing agency for Acura and Honda dealer associations, their clients are spread throughout the country. They always do their homework to research each new market they enter, so they can produce unique creative catered to the needs and lifestyle of each region so customers can relate to the product.

Jenny Lang is the Managing Director for RealWorld Marketing. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona. RealWorld Marketing is a full-service agency with a special focus on automotive marketing. As a Tier 2 marketing agency for Acura and Honda dealer associations, their clients are spread throughout the country. They always do their homework to research each new market they enter, so they can produce unique creative catered to the needs and lifestyle of each region so customers can relate to the product.

Jenny most currently was the Chief Operating Officer for the Henry Brown Auto Group. As well as General Manager for the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram and Chevrolet brands. Previously, she was the General Manager for Acura North Scottsdale, part of the Penske Automotive Group.

Jenny has 27 years of experience in the automotive business. Under her leadership, Acura North Scottsdale was a 9 time recipient of the Acura Precision Team Award. Acura North Scottsdale has won one of the best places to work through the Phoenix Business Journal for several years. She had served on the Executive Board for the Valley of the Sun YMCA, as well as the committee chair for the Financial Development Committee. She had also served as the President of the Acura Dealers Association for 9 years..

Prior to the Penske Automotive Group, Jenny spent over a decade working for the Lewis Brothers, a privately family owned dealer group based out of Kansas. She started out as a car sales person and worked her way through all of the positions in the dealership to achieve her first General Management job at 28 years old.

Follow RealWorld Marketing on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and connect with Jenny on LinkedIn.

The Leadership Lowdown was created to share the REAL story behind valley leaders’ rise to the top, and the truth about what it takes to TRULY succeed in life and business. Hear the raw stories of these leaders’ journeys…the pitfalls, the victories, and all of the heartaches and triumphs in between.

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Jodi Low is an accomplished corporate trainer, inspirational speaker, and the Founder and CEO of U & Improved. Jodi has trained thousands of entrepreneurs and executives on how to build a booming business, master a mindset for success, and achieve the lifestyle they desire through heart-fueled leadership.

Through U & Improved—an award-winning personal and professional leadership development company based in Scottsdale—Jodi has redefined traditional leadership training by creating a sustainable and actionable model that is personal, challenging and meaningful to each and every individual who enrolls in any of the two-and-a-half-day experiential training classes. She and her elite training team have advanced the charge in heart-based leadership
development and empower U & Improved graduates with knowledge, tools and awareness to immediately be more effective and responsive leaders at work, home and within their communities.

Among her many accomplishments as a Valley leader, Jodi launched a teen leadership program in 2014 to empower young adults to become more confident, motivated and focused stewards of our future. In 2016, she founded a non-profit arm of the company—the U & Improved Leadership Foundation—that makes the program more accessible to deserving teens.

Jodi has been recognized by industry publications and organizations for her work in leadership development and serves as a source of inspiration within the community. In 2015, she was honored as an “Outstanding Women in Business” by the Phoenix Business Journal and by the Phoenix Suns and National Bank of Arizona with the “Amazing Women” award. She has received both the prestigious “Diversity Leader of the Year” and the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce’s “Sterling Award.” She was also awarded a Silver Stevie Award for Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 and was a finalist for the Junior League of Phoenix’s Valley Impact Award. Jodi is a devoted single parent who volunteers her time at her daughters’ school programs and with organizations such as Angel Mamas, where she’s served on the board for three years.

Labor and Employment Law with Stephanie Quincy and Rob Vaught with Quarles and Brady

July 6, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

Labor and Employment Law with Stephanie Quincy and Rob Vaught with Quarles and Brady

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Uber Does It (Independent Contractors), Restaurants Do It (Provocatively Dressed Staff) and our President Says It (Offensive Language) – Why Can’t We?

Lots of attention lately on the hiring practices used by companies such as Uber and others that treat workers as independent contractors rather than employees. Why can some businesses require their employees to wear sexually provocative clothing and be successful and others that have not been so successful? What is considered sexual harassment? What can you ask employees about their national origin or religion? Are you at risk for doing so? Labor and employment law with Stephanie Quincy and Rob Vaught with Quarles and Brady take a deep dive into this relevant topic.

Quarles & Brady is a full-service AmLaw 200 firm with more than 500 attorneys offering an array of legal services to corporate and individual clients that range from small entrepreneurial businesses to Fortune 100 companies, with practice focuses in health care and life sciences, business law, labor and employment, real estate, data privacy and security, and complex litigation. The firm has offices in Chicago; Indianapolis; Madison; Milwaukee; Naples, Florida; Phoenix; Scottsdale; Tampa; Tucson; and Washington, D.C.

Stephanie Quincy is the Chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Group in the Phoenix office, where she maintains a regular caseload of employment litigation matters and has extensive experience handling class action and multi-plaintiff lawsuits. She counsels employers on a variety of employment law matters, including covenants not to compete, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, and defamation.

Ms. Quincy consults with and educates companies of all sizes on employment issues ranging from discipline, hiring, investigation of complaints, and termination, as well as the Fair Labor Standards Act, Family Medical Leave Act, and Title VII.

She has represented employers in administrative matters that include discrimination and harassment charges and wage and hour complaints before state and federal agencies including the Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance.

Ms. Quincy is recognized by her peers as a leading employment litigator in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America and Ranking Arizona Magazine, and in 2014, she was selected to the list of “Top 25 Women” in Arizona by Southwest Super Lawyers (2013–2016). She has previously appeared on the list of “Top 50 Attorneys” in Arizona by the publication (2009, 2013).

Robert Vaught is a partner in Quarles & Brady’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. He regularly counsels human resources and risk management personnel regarding Title VII, ADEA, FMLA, ADA, OSHA, wage and hour matters, hiring and discipline issues and wrongful discharge complaints, and represents employers in related proceedings in state and federal courts, and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor, and state administrative agencies. He also has significant experience handling trade secret, unfair competition and restrictive covenant matters throughout the United States, and representing employers in related court proceedings.

Paul Sharman with The Sharman Law Group, Kirkley Hennessy with Hennessy Transportation, and Ehab Jaleel with Amana Academy Charter School

July 26, 2016 by Mike

North Fulton Business Radio

Paul Sharman with The Sharman Law Group, Kirkley Hennessy with Hennessy Transportation, and Ehab Jaleel with Amana Academy Charter School

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John Ray, Paul Sharman, Ehab Jaleel, Kirkley Hennessy, Steven Julian

Paul Sharman/The Sharman Law Group

In 2011, Paul opened The Sharman Law Firm to serve clients in overtime, employment discrimination, employee benefits and other employment-related disputes, as well as appellate clients. Paul is admitted to the State Bar of Georgia, United States District Courts for the Northern District of Georgia, Middle District of Georgia and Southern District of Georgia, as well as the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition to his practice as an Atlanta employment attorney, Paul serves on the Board of Directors of the North Fulton Bar Association and is also an active member of the Atlanta Bar Association, American Association for Justice and the National Employment Lawyers Association, Georgia chapter.

Kirkley Hennessy/Hennessy Transportation

Hennessy Transportation is an Atlanta based global ground transportation company providing luxury world-class service in over 500 cities and 1,200 airports. Their client list varies from personal luxury transportation to corporate group transportation. They are proud to say that virtually every Fortune 500 company relies on Hennessy every minute, every hour, every day. Brides and Grooms and their wedding party depend on Hennessy when moving the bridal party from the ceremony to the reception. Families count on Hennessy when they’re needing to get to the airport before the big vacation. So can you! Whether you are needing a sedan to the airport, a stretch limousine for a special night out, or a bus to get your corporate executives on location on time, Hennessy is the company you’re looking for.

Ehab Jaleel/Amana Academy Charter School

Amana Academy, a Fulton County public charter school serving 750 students, is the first K-8 Certified STEM School by the Georgia Department of Education. Founded on the principles of stewardship and responsibility, the school is incorporated in the state of Georgia as a non-profit charter school and is located in Alpharetta, GA. Amana’s unique set of educational approaches centers on the Harvard-based Expeditionary Learning model and is focused on preparing students for high academic achievement beyond what they think possible, so that they become active contributors to building a better world. In 2011, the school was named Georgia Charter School of the Year by the Coca-Cola Foundation, and it received a STEM Education Dissemination Award by the Georgia Department of Education in 2012. The school was also ranked the #1 Middle School in Georgia in 2010 by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation, and awarded an Annie E. Casey Foundation Grant, among many other honors and awards for its commitment to environmental education and for its pioneering Arabic language program. Amana Academy students reside primarily in Alpharetta and Roswell and the school is open to all students who are eligible to attend Fulton County Public Schools during the specified open enrollment period without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, religion, disabling condition, or English proficiency.