Cole, Eric Russell

Amanda Farahany is a partner at the Atlanta law firm of Barrett & Farahany, LLP, representing plaintiffs in employment, overtime, and sexual harassment litigation. Through her practice, she is dedicated to pursuing civil justice for employees and victims of crime, as well providing consultation and support to management employees.

Prior to beginning her practice, she clerked for the Honorable John H. Ruffin, Jr. at the Georgia Court of Appeals.

As lead counsel in the Lore v. Chase Manhattan case, Amanda achieved the highest verdict in a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) case in the nation for her client, the Georgia Regional Sales Manager at Chase.

Amanda has also been recognized as a Rising Star Super Lawyer in 2009 and 2005 – an award which acknowledges the top young lawyers in Georgia as chosen by Georgia Super Lawyers and through the independent research of Law & Politics.

A sought after speaker and commentator, Amanda has been featured as a legal thought leader in publications and news segments, including a recent two-night special on CBS Atlanta News on a Survival Guide for the First 24 Hours After Loosing Your Job.

An experienced trial lawyer, Amanda has been awarded status as a Fellow of the National College of Advocacy by the American Association for Justice. This designation signifies commitment to effective representation of her clients and her dedication to achieving a high level of competence.

Additionally, Amanda is a Fellow in the Lawyer's Foundation of Georgia. Membership in the Fellows Program is an honor, which recognizes lawyers whose public and private careers demonstrate outstanding legal abilities and a devotion to their communities.

In addition to her law practice, Amanda currently serves as co-chair of the American Association for Justice Inadequate Security Litigation Group, and is vice chair to the American Association for Justice Employment Rights Section.

Amanda has previously served as the president of the Atlanta Council for Younger Lawyers; president of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Georgia Chapter; member of the Executive Committee to the Atlanta Bar Association; member of the Advisory Council to the National Crime Victim Bar Association; and on the Boards of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Crime Victim Advocacy Council, State Bar of Georgia Younger Lawyers Division, and several domestic violence and women's rights organizations.

Amanda has spoken and been published extensively on litigating cases for civil justice for crime victims, sexual assault and employment cases, including for the American Association for Justice, the National Crime Victim Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia's Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the National Employment Lawyers Association. She has also taught law students trial tactics as the coach of the Trial Advocacy Program at John Marshall Law School.