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Attorney Pamela Peynado is a Partner of Lee & Peynado Immigration Law Group.  At the age of 29, Pamela became the youngest and only female partner in the history of the firm. Pamela handles a variety of immigration issues with a focus on deportation, removal and family based immigration cases. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Pamela migrated to New York City and later moved to Georgia. Her life experience as an immigrant and her passion to help others made working in the field of immigration law the perfect fit.. Pamela attended Georgia State University (GSU), where she was named GSU’s Faculty Scholar for academic achievement. In 2006, while a student at GSU, Pamela began working as a legal assistant for attorney George E. Lee. It was under his supervision that she developed a passion for immigration law. Pamela went on to obtain a law degree from Georgia State University College of Law. During her matriculation, she was elected to serve as the President of the Hispanic Student Bar Association and selected to be a member of the school’s Student Trial Lawyer Association. During her participation, she represented her law school in three national mock trial competitions, where she demonstrated exceptional advocacy skills that have aided her in becoming an effective immigration attorney.. With over nine years of experience in the field, Pamela has extensive experience in immigration law. She has represented clients before the Immigration Court, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Enforcement and Removal Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Pamela has successfully represented individuals in their immigration matters and aggressively defended immigrants in deportation and removal proceedings.. Pamela is not only a strong advocate for justice, but she is passionate about helping her community. This is evident from the array of community organizations and service projects she is actively involved in. Currently, Pamela serves as a committee member of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys’ Judicial & Public Office Academy. She also serves as a committee member of INROADS, which focuses on providing professional training & paid internships for undergraduate students. In addition to her participation in these organizations, for many years she has had the pleasure of leading fund raising efforts for AIDS Walk Atlanta, where she serves as a the captain of team “Committed to Cure” and has raised thousands of dollars to increase free testing and HIV treatment in the Metro Atlanta area as well as thousands of dollars for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer walk. As a true visionary, Pamela is the co-founder of Project CPF (Collaborative Powers of Faith), a §501 (c)(3) organization centered on assisting the less fortunate. Recently, the organization’s first project, “Warm hearts, Warm Winter,” provided numerous coats for homeless men, women and children and since then has raised thousands of dollars to date.. Pamela is a member of the American Bar Association, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Georgia Association of Black Women Attorney (GABWA), Latin American Association, Gate City Bar Association and INROADS.

Andy Holliday graduated law school in 2002. During his career, Andy clerked for a federal United States Magistrate Judge, practiced law for and became a partner at a primarily insurance defense law firm, practiced as staff counsel for an insurance company, and has now opened his own law firm. During this time, Andy has worked in fields such as personal injury, medical malpractice, employment discrimination, corporate litigation, and several other areas of law. During that time, Andy practiced almost exclusively for defendants who were being defended by their insurance company.. Now Andy has opened his own practice and is representing those hurt in all types of personal injury cases. This includes automobile accidents, slip and falls, medical malpractice, etc. After more than a decade defending those who are claimed to have caused injury to another person, Andy is taking the opportunity to switch gears and represent individuals who have been hurt.. With his experience working for a judge, a law firm, and an insurance company, Andy is uniquely qualified to represent plaintiffs. Andy understands the judicial system and how defense lawyers and insurance companies do business. When you hire our firm, you get the personal attention of a lawyer.. Andy takes each case as an individual case, devotes the time and resources it deserves, and does not treat his cases as a “number.” He would be honored to assist you through the litigation process and achieve the best results possible for you and your family.

Amanda first started in the field of family law 2010 as an intern at a prominent firm while attending the Georgia Institute of Technology for her undergraduate degree. After graduating from Georgia Tech, she left to pursue her law degree at the Charleston School of Law.. During her first and second years of law school, Amanda worked extensively with Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services (CPBLS) helping pro se litigants to prepare and file divorce, child custody and visitation documents. Volunteering at CPBLS only enhanced Amanda's passion for the field of family law and her desire to help others. During her final year of law school, Amanda interned at a prominent family law practice in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina where she gained in-depth knowledge of child custody proceedings and had the opportunity to work one-on-one with a number of clients. Upon earning her law degree, Amanda returned home to Georgia. Amanda has been practicing family law exclusively since February 2015, and was recently awarded the Super Lawyers "Rising Star" award for 2022.. Amanda currently resides in Forsyth County with her husband and their two children.