Amanda Williams
Biography
I graduated from law school magna cum laude from John Marshall Law School in 1977. I began to practice in private practice until 1978 when I became the first law clerk for the Brunswick Judicial Circuit. Then I became the first female assistant district attorney, went into private practice until 1991 when I was elected to the Superior Court Bench where I served for 21 years. After retiring from the bench, I went back into the private practice of law in 2012.
Education
- Savannah Law School, Savannah, Georgia
- J.D.
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
- Honors: Cum Laude
Past Positions
- State of Georgia, Superior Court Judge
- State of Georgia, Assistant District Attorney
Fraternities or Sororities
- Kappa Kappa Gamma
Professional Associations
- American Bankruptcy Institute
Representative Cases
- Avera V Avera, 253 Ga. 16, 1984, Ga. Supreme Court
- Dohn V Lovell, 187 Ga. App. 523, 1988, Ga. Court of Appeals
- Smith V Rowell, 176 Ga. App. 100, 1985, Ga. Court of Appeals
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Domestic
- Trusts Estates and Guardianships
- Contracts and Construction Litigation
- Bankruptcy
- Felony and Misdemeanor Criminal Law
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1977