Practice Areas: Ms. Childs litigates in the following areas: Complex Commercial Financial Services Alternative Dispute Resolution

Representative Matters:

• Defended financial services organization in numerous state and federal court actions arising under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection Act, Fair Credit Billing Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, HOLA, RESPA, and Georgia's Fair Business Practices Act.
  
  
• Defended national financial institutions in disputes with employees and independent contractors.
  
  
• Represented financial and technology companies in disputes involving theft of trade secrets, unfair competition, and enforcing covenants not to compete.
  
  
• Represented partnership in multi-million dollar breach of fiduciary duty claim.
  
  
• Assisted in the defense of multi-million dollar consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices class actions in various state courts.
  
  
• Defended and prosecuted a variety of general commercial matters in state and federal courts.
  
  
• Represented clients in commercial paper litigation arising under Article 2 of the Uniform Commercial Code.
  
  
• Defended regional credit union in dispute involving Electronic Fund Transfer Act claims.
  

Education:

• Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
  Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 2002
  
  
• Honors:
• Georgia State University Law Review, Assistant Managing Editor (2002)
  Bleckley Inn of Court, Pupil
  Outer Barristers Guild Award
  CALI Awards for Excellence in Contracts, Civil Procedure, Litigation Workshop & Legislation Clinic
  Phi Delta Phi Award for Professional Responsibility
  
  
• North Georgia College, Dahlonega, Georgia
  B.S., 1994
  Major: Criminal Justice

Professional Activities and Publications:

• Member, State Bar of Georgia (Litigation Committee)
  
  
• Member, American Bar Association
  
  
• Guardian Ad Litem volunteer for Fulton County Juvenile Court (2002-2004)
  
  
• Admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia and the Supreme Court of Georgia
  
  
• Co-Author, A Brief Discussion of Post-Swancc Decisions Regarding Definition of “Waters of the United States” Under the Clean Water Act, ABA Toxic Torts & Environmental Litigation Committee Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 1 (October 2001)
  
  
• Member of the Women's Finance Exchange