MEMBERS OF FIRM
Amy K. Waggoner (Partner) born Knoxville, Tennessee; 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; "Standards and Ethical Considerations for Collaborative Practice," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, January 2008; "Managing Client Expectations," Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia Advanced Training, April 2009; "Collaborative Practice Training," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, February 2009; "Georgia's New Child Support Guidelines," March 2007; "Collaborative Divorce," National Association of Social Workers, August 2009; "Child Custody, Child Support, and Cases Involving Domestic Abuse," Advanced Issues in Divorce, December 2009. 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 Collaborative Divorce Alliance (2007); Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section and Sole Practitioner/Small Firm Section; 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, 2001-2008); North Fulton Bar Association; Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; Georgia Association for Women Lawyers; Association of Family and Conciliatory Courts. (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; Collaborative 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; Domestic Partnerships; Marital Agreements; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Separation Agreements.Email: Amy K. Waggoner
Andrea Dyer Hastings (Partner) 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. Judge, Georgia High School Mock Trial Competition, 2006, 2007. Judge, Melvin J. England Mock Trial Competition, 1998, 1999, 2000. Lecturer, "Advanced Issues in Divorce," December 2009. 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; Collaborative Family Law; Divorce; Adoption Law; Alimony; Annulment; Child Custody; Child Support; Domestic Partnerships; Guardian Ad Litem; Marital Agreements; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Separation Agreements; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Visitation Rights.Email: Andrea Dyer Hastings
ASSOCIATES
Dana A. Floyd (Associate) born Atlanta, Georgia; 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 (Member, Family Law Section); Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (Advisory Council for GAWL Foundation 2009). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Adoption Law; Alimony; Annulment; Child Custody; Child Support; Domestic Partnerships; Legal Separation Agreements; Marital Agreements; Palimony; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Visitation Rights.Email: Dana A. Floyd
Jennifer Giles (Associate) born Canton, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2005, Georgia. Education: Heidelberg College (B.A., cum laude, 2002); St. Louis University (J.D., 2005). Member, Junior League of Atlanta. Member: Atlanta, DeKalb and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 2007). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Adoption Law; Alimony; Annulment; Child Custody; Child Support; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Violence; Guardian Ad Litem; Legal Separation Agreements; Marital Agreements; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Visitation Rights.Email: Jennifer Giles