MEMBERS OF FIRM
Elyse Aussenberg (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, September 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.A., cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1979). Law Day Volunteer; Strathmore's Who's Who. Awards: Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation 'Top 50' Award, 2003; AVLF Special Guardian Ad Litem Award, 2004. Author: "The Juggling Act," The Atlanta Lawyer, October 1995. Faculty, National Center for Paralegal Training, 1990-1992. Faculty, State Bar of Georgia Mock Trial Competition, 1989-1994. Lecturer: "Guardian Ad litem Training," Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, November 1992; "Georgia Family Law Practice for Paralegals," Half Moon, L.L.C., June 1998; "Preventing Legal Malpractice Claims and Ethical Complaints 1999 Update," American National Lawyers Reciprocal, October 1999; "Law Office Technology," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, March 2005; "Helping Your Client Survive a Child Custody Evaluation," National Business Institute, August 2006. Advocacy Skills Trainer, Georgia Legal Services/Atlanta Legal Aid Society, 1992. Hearing Officer, City of Atlanta Bureau of Taxicabs and Vehicles for Hire, 1989-1993. Registered Arbitrator and General Mediator, Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Guardian ad Litem', Fulton Superior Court, 1991. Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Pro Bono Representation of Indigent Clients, 1991. Court-Appointed Attorney, Juvenile Court of Fulton County, 1982-1992. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section; Mentor, Sole Practitioner/Small Firm Section); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Family Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution); Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (Mentor); North Fulton Bar Association (Director, 2005); Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. (Also Member, Robinson, Jampol, Aussenberg & Schleicher, LLP). Reported Cases: Wallace v. Kemp 757 F2d 1102 (1985). Practice Areas: Family Law; Adoption Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce; Collaborative Law; Domestic Violence; Visitation Rights; Guardian Ad Litem.Email: Elyse Aussenberg
Amy K. Waggoner (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee, November 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia; 1996, Tennessee; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2005, Georgia Supreme Court. Education: Maryville College (B.A., 1985); Georgia State University (J.D., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Maryville College Presidential Scholar. Member, Public Interest Law Society, 1992-1995. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Litigation. Lead Articles Editor and Member, Disciplinary Committee, Georgia State University Law Review, 1994-1995. Law Day Volunteer. Recipient, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation 'Top 50' Award, 2003. Lecturer, "Recent Developments in Georgia Family Law, Georgia Family Law for Paralegals, July 2006. Judge, State Bar of Georgia Mock Trial Competition, 2001. Associate Judge, Municipal Court of Union City, Fulton County, Georgia, 1999-2001. Member, Leadership Clayton Program, Clayton County Chamber of Commerce, 1998-1999. Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Pro Bono Representation of Indigent Clients, 2001. Guardian Ad Litem, Fulton Superior Court, 1991. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section and Sole Practitioner/Small Firm Section; Member, Traffic Court Committee, 1996-1997); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Family Law Section and Sole Practitioner/Small Firm Section); Tennessee Bar Association; Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia (President, 2004-2005; Board of Directors, 2001); North Fulton Bar Association; Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; Georgia Association for Women Lawyers. (Also Associate, Robinson, Jampol, Aussenberg & Schleicher, LLP). Reported Cases: McNeil v. State, 229 Ga. App. 149 (1997); Quoted in Miller v. State, 266 Ga. 850 (1996). Practice Areas: Family Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce; Collaborative Law; Visitation Rights; Guardian Ad Litem; Adoption Law; Gay and Lesbian Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Cohabitation Agreements; Collaborative Family Law; Domestic Partnerships; Marital Agreements; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Separation Agreements.Email: Amy K. Waggoner
ASSOCIATES
Dana A. Floyd (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia, June 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 1997, Illinois; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1992); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Forsyth County, North Fulton and Atlanta Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Dana A. Floyd
Jennifer Giles (Associate) born Canton, Ohio, December 10, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Heidelberg College (B.A., cum laude, 2002); St. Louis University (J.D., 2005). Member: Atlanta, DeKalb and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. Languages: Spanish.Email: Jennifer Giles
OF COUNSEL
Andrea Dyer Hastings (Of Counsel) born Richmond, Virginia; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia; 1998, Georgia Court of Appeals; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 2002, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia; 2005, Supreme Court of Georgia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with highest distinction, 1994); University of Georgia (J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa; Golden Key National Honor Society; Order of Barristers. Recipient, Cody E. Welborn Scholar. Member: Joseph Henry Lumpkin American Inn of Court, 1996-1997; Emory University Lamar Inn of Court, 2002-2005; Georgia Mock Trial Board. Assistant District Attorney, Rockdale County District Attorney's Office, Conyers, Georgia, 1997-2000. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Family Law Section), Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia, National Association of Professional Women. Reported Cases: State of Georgia v. Dean, 235 GA App. 847 (1998); Mallen v. Mallen, 280 GA 43 (2005). Practice Areas: Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Collaborative Family Law; Domestic Partnerships; Marital Agreements; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Separation Agreements; Adoption Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Visitation Rights.Email: Andrea Dyer Hastings