Family Law

• Divorce
• Adoption

Criminal Law

• Misdemeanors
  You shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment up to 12 months, or both for making false or misleading statements course of any administrative or appellate division hearing is perjury. The State Board of Workers’ Compensation will provide you with information regarding how to file a claim and will answer any other questions regarding your rights under the law. If you are calling in the Atlanta area, the telephone number is (404) 656-3875. Outside the metro Atlanta Area, call 1-800-533-0682 or write the State Board of Workers’ Compensation at: 270 Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1299. A lawyer is not needed to file a claim with the Board; however, if you think you need a lawyer and do not have your own personal lawyer, you may contact the Lawyer Referral Service at (404) 521-0777 or 1-800-334-6865. Willfully making a false statement for the purpose of obtaining or denying benefits is a crime subject to penalties of up to $10,000 per violation (O.C.G.A. 34-9-18 and 34-9-19).

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
• Employment Discrimination
  The Pregnancy Discrimination Act is an amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions constitutes unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII. Women affected by pregnancy or related conditions must be treated in the same manner as other applicants or employees with similar abilities or limitations.
• Employment Contract
  Some employees actually have employment contracts for specific periods of time. However, even in some of these contracts, there are provisions that the contract may be terminated “at will.”
• Severance Agreement
• Sexual Harassment
  Jury verdicts include Brooks v. Board of Regents, which resulted in the client being reinstated to her faculty position and awarded substantial monetary damages; Belch, et al v. Board of Regents, which resulted in the clients being given substantial pay raises, as well as compensation for past gender based pay inequities; Reyna and Ortega v. Pilgrim’s Pride, in which two former Human Resources employees successfully sued and received substantial damages after they were fired for reporting fraudulent activities in their department; and Swift v. Total Health Clinic, Inc., et al., in which her client was awarded substantial compensatory and punitive damages arising from her termination after complaining of sexual harassment and after being subpoenaed by her boss’s estranged wife to testify in her boss’s ongoing divorce action. Ms. Hill’s appellate advocacy has resulted in developing Eleventh Circuit law under the Family and Medical Leave Act in the case of Hurlbert v. St. Mary’s Health Care System, Inc., 439 F.3d 1286 (11th Cir. 2006), which established the legal steps a plaintiff must take to prove a violation of the FMLA.

Immigration Law

• Citizenship and Naturalization

Health Law

• Disability Discrimination
  Georgia law has very limited exceptions to employment “at will,” for example, an employee cannot be fired for being absent due to jury service or for being subpoenaed as a witness for court proceedings. Employees also have limited rights under Georgia law for disability discrimination.

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy