GAWL is nothing without its membership. Our membership allows us to undertake specific projects of interest, such as the It's About Time II Study, to develop the leaders within our midst (Leadership Academy), to undertake charitable works through the GAWL Foundation, and to maintain a position of strong leadership as a bar organization in Georgia.
We strongly encourage you to join GAWL so that you can draw the full benefit of participation. Why not go even further and join a committee? If you have any questions about membership in GAWL, please contact Susan Campbell (VP Membership) at scampbell@cambridgeprofessionals.com or Kathy Simcoe (Chair Membership) at ksimcoe@commanderpound.com.
We hope to welcome you to our group soon!
OUR MEMBERS
Susan A. Campbell, Esq., Managing Director of Business Development, joined Cambridge Partners in May 2007 with four years of legal recruiting experience with international legal recruiting firms. She earned her B.A. in Business Administration/Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her law degree from Campbell University School of Law. She began her legal career in Charlotte, NC practicing medical malpractice defense litigation with a boutique litigation firm. Desiring to use her business background she left trial practice and joined Thomson/West to develop their Westlaw product. During her twelve years with Thomson/West she worked closely with law firms in North and South Carolina, South Florida and finally, Atlanta, GA. She regularly won the national President’s Club Award. She also has experience with federal and state government agencies and worked with the Bureau of National Affairs. She is licensed to practice law in North Carolina. She is very active with the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) having served for three years on the GAWL Foundation Board and is currently serving her second term as VP of Membership on the GAWL Board. She places a premium value on women attorneys helping each other. She particularly enjoys and has had success consulting with partners on how to use contract attorneys and paralegals strategically and routinely in their own practice to keep corporate GC clients happy with their legal fees and creating win/win ‘triangle’ agreements between the law firm, the GC and Cambridge. scampbell@cambridgeprofessionals.com
Kathy Simcoe practices with the law firm of Commander + Pound, LLP in Atlanta, Georgia. She focuses on civil litigation and trial practice in state and federal courts in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice. Prior to moving to Atlanta, she prosecuted for the State of Florida. She is an experienced trial attorney and an active member of the Georgia and Florida Bars.She received her B.S. and J.D. degrees at the University of Florida. She is admitted to practice in the Superior Courts of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Georgia, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia and all Florida State Courts. She serves on the GAWL Board as Chair of Membership and leads the Perimeter Neighborhood Network group. She is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation.
Dana Grantham currently serves as judicial law clerk for The Hon. Gerrilyn G. Brill, Chief Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Her term concludes at the end of April 2010. Prior to the clerkship, she practiced international construction law, commercial litigation and antitrust for six years at a large Atlanta law firm. She has successfully represented clients across a broad spectrum of construction, engineering, contracting and business activities, as well as U.S. multinational corporations and non-U.S. corporations doing business in the United States and abroad. Ms. Grantham graduated with honors from HollinsUniversity in Virginia, and earned her J.D. cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law. During law school, Ms. Grantham served as Editor of the Georgia Law Review and summer law clerk for The Honorable Julie Carnes, Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. She was selected for the 2008 inaugural class of GAWL's LeadershipAcademy (highly recommended) and now serves on the GAWL leadership and membership committees.
Janie Hagood practices in the areas of business and commercial litigation with a focus on construction, employment, environmental, landlord tenant, and self storage law. Janie represents clients in their disputes in state and federal courts and in all forums – litigation, mediation and arbitration. Janie earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations from the University of Florida and her law degree from Stetson University College of Law. Janie is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Florida Bar. Janie is on the GAWL Membership Committee. This year, Janie seeks to spearhead the committee for “GAWL Greeters” which will first act as a welcoming committee to new GAWL Members and in the future act as a link by pairing up GAWL Members at each GAWL event to further their networks and create enhanced relationships between GAWL Members. Janie’s best referral would be a landlord seeking to dispossess a defaulted commercial tenant or a construction action dealing with contract disputes for example nonpayment or breach of contract.
Jeff Ingram is currently the Area Sales Manager for Esquire Deposition Services in Atlanta. He joined the company in 2007, with previous Sales Management positions at Brown Reporting and LegaLink. He has been in the litigation support business since 1999. He earned a BS degree in Business Administration from Bridgwater College, VA and has over 25 years of sales and management experience. He is active in the GAWL, serving on the Membership Committee. He has created and maintains strong relationships in the legal community and promotes networking among attorneys. Jeff enjoys golf, traveling, fitness, reading, mission trips, and is active in the church.
Talia J. Nurse earned her law degree from the University of Georgia. While in law school, she ranked nationally in the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition and was a member of the Journal of Intellectual Property. Talia began her legal career as an associate in Atlanta's premiere law firms working on complex legal matters, including personal injury cases valued at $2 million, contract claims against national corporations, and contentious child custody and support modification cases. Her relentless drive and unwavering dedication have earned her distinction as a sophisticated attorney, and the confidence of her clients. Talia is a solo practitioner who practices in the areas of family law, commercial litigation, personal injury litigation, and landlord tenant law.
Anne-Marie Shipe is an Associate who specializes in labor and employment law and litigation, representing employers in federal and state courts. She has also successfully defeated numerous charges of discrimination filed with the EEOC. Anne-Marie counsels employers with regard to various employment issues including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, reductions in force, employee discipline, Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, and FMLA. She also assists employers in drafting employee manuals and policies, and employment and severance agreements. In addition, she has handled workplace investigations, compliance audits, and management and employee training. Prior to joining Bovis, Kyle & Burch, Anne-Marie was an Associate with a large law firm in New Jersey, where she handled labor and employment law issues, as well as complex commercial litigation and hotel franchise litigation.
Kathryn Smith Spencer joins Patrick Law Group with experience as a construction and contracting attorney. Prior to joining Patrick Law Group, she was an associate with a large firm in Atlanta where her practice was primarily devoted to the representation of Clients in the construction field, including owners, contractors, and subcontractors. Kathryn has experience preparing and negotiating construction and commercial contracts, with an emphasis on agreements required for the development of facility projects. She has prepared and negotiated architectural, engineering, construction, and consulting agreements required for the development of health care, hospitality, and retail projects. She brings to the table experience handling a wide range of construction disputes including: representation of an international engineering firm in disputes arising from the environmental and remedial construction services associated with the cleanup of a nuclear facility; representation of an international EPC contractor and equipment manufacturer in disputes arising from the construction of an $800 million coal-fired power plant in the United States; and representation of a municipality in disputes relating to the construction of international airport runway and taxiway.
Amanda Schlager Wick is originally from Fort Myers, Florida. She attended Cornell University where she graduated with a degree in Psychology, with distinction in all subjects, and a concentration in Law and Society. She attended law school at VanderbiltUniversity where she was a Managing Editor of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law and the author of a published note titled, “Is the Suite Life Truly Sweet? The Property Rights Luxury Box Owners Actually Acquire.” She won several awards for Best Oralist in multiple Moot Court competitions. During law school, Amanda clerked for United States District Court Judge Aleta A. Trauger in Nashville, Tennessee. She also clerked for the Nashville District Attorney’s Office and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee in Nashville. After law school, Amanda worked in the Washington, D.C. office of Epstein, Becker & Green where she specialized in False Claims Act/Qui Tam litigation, government contracts, ERISA, antitrust, and class actions.
