Rachel Leigh Platt
8010 Roswell Road, Suite 150, Atlanta, GA 30350
About Rachel Leigh Platt
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- SSDI
Education
- University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, 2004J.D.
- Honors: Civil Legal Aid Clinic
- Honors: Women’s Law Caucus
- Law Journal: Telecommunications and High Technology Law Journal,
- University of Georgia, 2000B.S.
- Honors: cum laude
Classes and Seminars
- “Planning for Disabled Dependents in Divorce”, National Business Institute, December 2010
- “Ethical Issues in Family Law”, VIP GlobalNet, LLC, April 2011
- “Financial, Property and Custody Issues for Blended & Unmarried Couples”, National Business Institute, April 2010
- Panelist, “Working for Your Client an Negotiating for Your Client”, August 2010
- Panelist on Careers in Education Law, Emory University School of Law
- Moderator, "Top Ten QDRO Mistakes Experienced Lawyers Make", July 2013
- "Public School Disciplinary Hearings in Georgia", March 2013, October 2013, March 2014
- "Family Law Issues in Civil Litigation", Tropical Law Seminar, February 2014
- "Divorce Litigation Start to Finish", November 2014
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 2004
Other Affiliations
- Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (Foundation President: 2010 – 2011, Vice President of Public Affairs: 2011 – 2012)
- Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (Vice President of Leadership: 2012 – 2013, Representative at Large: 2013 – 2014)
- Sandy Springs Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section (Member)
- Georgia Bar Association, Family Law Section (Member)
- Georgia Appleseed, Young Professionals Council
- Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Advisory Board Member
- Former Women in Profession Section Board Member (Member)
- Atlanta Bar Association, Editorial Board Member of The Atlanta Lawyer, Family Law Section Member, Sole Practioner/Small Firm Section Board
- Georgia Bar, 2004 (Member)
Articles
Published Works
- "New Child Support Guidelines: A Mixed Bag", Georgia Association of Women Lawyers Newsletter, July 2006
Office Info
Other Colleagues
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
- SSDI
- 0.6 mile away
- 7.5 miles away
- 8.6 miles away
- 7.5 miles away
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