JUDICIAL STAFF
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JUDICIAL STAFF
Chief Judge Michael Malihi
Renata Bareza
Executive Assistant
rbareza@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-7595
Judges
Judge Carol Walker-Russell
Legal Staff
Chief Judge Michael Malihi
Appointed Judge 1995
Contact Executive Legal Assistant
Renata Bareza
rbareza@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-7595
Governor Brian P. Kemp appointed Michael Malihi the Chief State Administrative Law Judge for the State of Georgia. Judge Malihi was initially appointed Chief Judge in 2016 by former Governor Nathan Deal. Prior to 2016, Judge Malihi served as Deputy Chief Judge during the administrations of Governor Deal and Governor Sonny Perdue. Judge Malihi manages all aspects of the Court’s operations in 159 counties. He oversees the selection and organization of the circuit system. He serves as the chief contact person with the Governor’s Office, Office of the Attorney General, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget, the Senate Budget and Evaluation Office, the House Budget Office, and State Agency Heads. Judge Malihi is responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the Code of Judicial Conduct and the appointment of new Judges. Judge Malihi is a graduate of Boston University School of Law.
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Amber Webb
Legislative Aide
awebb@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 463-1035
Amber began working at the Office of State Administrative Hearings in July 2018. Previously, Amber worked in Washington D.C. as an International Trade Paralegal at a law firm and as a Staff Assistant for a member of U.S. Congress. In 2017, Amber served as a Legislative Aide to members of the Georgia General Assembly during the Georgia Legislative Session. Amber attended the University of Georgia where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and International Affairs.
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Judge Amanda Baxter
Appointed Judge 2008
Contact Assistant
Kristan Moses
kmoses@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 657-7594
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Judge Baxter graduated with honors from the University of Texas at Austin and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law. Prior to receiving her appointment in 2008, she practiced environmental law with the Atlanta firm of Troutman Sanders LLP, where she was selected as a Georgia Rising Star by Atlanta Magazine. Judge Baxter has served as Chair of the Administrative Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia.
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Judge Charles Beaudrot
Appointed Judge 2012
Contact Assistant
Liliana Yearns
lyearns@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-9631
In 2012, Judge Beaudrot was appointed by Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to serve as the first Chief Judge of the Georgia Tax Tribunal. In 2014, Judge Beaudrot returned to Morris, Manning and Martin as a Senior Partner in the Tax Practice. However, he was appointed to serve as a Special Assistant Administrative Law Judge with OSAH. Judge Beaudrot is a frequent speaker on tax, partnership and corporate topics for numerous sponsors such as the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Georgia and the Georgia Real Estate Tax Conference. Judge Beaudrot has been particularly active in the area of flow-through entities in Georgia, having participated in the drafting process for Georgia’s LLC and LLP legislation. Chambers USA, America’s Leading Business Lawyers: The Client’s Guide identifies him as among the nation’s leading tax attorneys, Legal 500 named him as a leading lawyer for real estate tax, Georgia Trend magazine identified him one of the state’s “Legal Elite,”Atlanta magazine has listed him as one of its “Super Lawyers,” and the Atlanta Business Chronicle has listed him in its Who’s Who in Law. He also teaches Partnership Tax and Contract Drafting as an Adjunct Professor at Emory University Law School’s Center for Transactional Law and Practice program.
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Judge Barbara Brown
Appointed Judge 1995
Contact Assistant
Hazel Jackson
hjackson@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 656-7055
Judge Brown obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia, and earned her J.D. from Walter F. George School of Law in Macon in 1984. After admission to the Georgia Bar in 1984, Judge Brown was in private practice until 1988, when she became employed with the State of Georgia as a hearing officer with the Georgia Department of Human Resources. From the formation of the Office of State Administrative Hearings in April 1995 to date, she has worked as an administrative law judge. Judge Brown has served as President, Secretary and Treasurer of the Georgia Association of Administrative Judiciary.
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Judge John E. Hennelly
Appointed Judge 2017
Contact Assistant
Yolanda Brown
ybrown@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-9631
Judge Hennelly received his J.D. from Georgia State University, College of Law in 1992. Upon graduation, he joined the Georgia Department of Law, Office of the Attorney General, where he served as counsel for numerous state agencies for 24 years, eventually heading up the Office’s Environmental Section as a Senior Assistant Attorney General before joining OSAH. While with the AG’s Office, Judge Hennelly was involved in civil, administrative, and criminal cases including utility rate cases at the Georgia Public Service Commission, Secretary of State professional licensing board cases, and a wide variety of environmental and natural resource cases in both state and federal courts.
Prior to pursuing his legal career, Judge Hennelly served in the United States Marine Corps for 10 years. Judge Hennelly currently resides in Gwinnett County with his daughter, a recent graduate from the University of Georgia.
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Judge Shakara Barnes Appointed Judge 2018
Contact Assistant
Kristan Moses
kmoses@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-7594
Shakara Barnes was appointed as an Administrative Law Judge with the Office of State Administrative Hearings in 2018. Judge Barnes is a native of Durham, North Carolina. She graduated from Florida A&M University and received her J.D. from Howard University School of Law. After law school, Judge Barnes was a litigator at Troutman Sanders law firm in Atlanta. Her practice involved a range of complex litigation matters, as well as pro bono work for individuals with limited access to legal representation. In 2009, Judge Barnes was the Troutman Sanders Fellow at the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. After Troutman Sanders, Judge Barnes worked as Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Counsel at Deutsche Bank, an international investment bank and financial services firm. In 2017, Judge Barnes was selected by the CEO as a global frontrunner in the bank’s #positiveimpact campaign.
Judge Barnes has frequently presented on legal topics, and has served in numerous professional and community organizations. She has been a steering committee member of the State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program and the Deutsche Bank Multicultural Partnership. She is a former secretary of the East Atlanta Kids Club Board of Directors and Vice-Chair of the Association of Corporate Counsel’s New to In-House Committee. Judge Barnes, a member of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA), has also acted and danced in a number of the Atlanta Bar Association’s “Courthouse Line” all-lawyer musical productions.
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Judge Mary Paige Adams
Contact Assistant
Chelsea Unschuld
cunschuld@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-9648
Mary Paige Adams was appointed as a Special Assistant Administrative Law Judge in November 2017. Prior to her appointment, Judge Adams served as the Chair of the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission and also on the Judicial Nominating Committee for Governor Nathan Deal. She was also a partner in a litigation boutique and worked as a consultant for two Litigation Consulting Firms.
Judge Adams has been very active in the community having served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Kiwanis Club, the Executive Committee for Peachtree Christian Church, a Lifetime Member of the Friends of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and the University Of Georgia Grady College Of Journalism Alumni Board. In addition, Judge Adams was a member of the 2010 Leadership Georgia Class, and went on to serve in 2011 as a Program Chair. In 2011, she was selected to the inaugural class of the University of Georgia’s 40 under 40.
Judge Adams received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Juris Doctorate from the University of Georgia. She and her husband live in Atlanta with their three daughters.
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Judge Stephanie Howells
Appointed Judge 2006
Contact Assistant
Grant Mintz
gmintz@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 657-2803
Stephanie M. Howells was appointed as an Administrative Law Judge with the Office of State Administrative Hearings in September, 2006. Prior to her appointment, Judge Howells practiced law in the areas of products liability, toxic torts, and general litigation, with Jones Day’s Atlanta office. Before moving to Georgia, Judge Howells was a litigation associate with the New Orleans law firm of Montgomery Barnett.
Judge Howells graduated, cum laude, from Loyola University School of Law, where she was a member of the Loyola Law Review and Moot Court staff. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Louisiana State University Medical Center. Prior to attending law school, she practiced as a registered nurse, specializing in cardiac care.
Judge Howells is a member of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary and the Georgia Association of Administrative Judiciary.
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Judge Ana Kennedy
Appointed Judge 2002
Contact Assistant
Ashley Smith
asmith@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 656-3508
Judge Ana-Beatriz Kennedy obtained a B.A. in Political Science Cum Laude and a minor in Criminology from the University of Florida. In June 1997, she graduated from Georgia State University College of Law in the top 20% of her class. Judge Kennedy worked for Atlanta Legal Aid Society from 1997 to 2002 focusing on low-income individuals and families’ access to legal representation and the court system. In June 2002, Judge Kennedy was sworn in as an Administrative Law Judge with the Office of State Administrative Hearings (OSAH) at the Latin American Association in both English and Spanish, which was a delight to her Colombian Father and Cuban Mother. She served as Chair of the State Bar’s Administrative Law Section and President of the Georgia Association of Administrative Judiciary. She also served as a Board member of the National Association of Administrative Judiciary from 2011-2013. Judge Kennedy is a Certified Mediator registered with Georgia’s Office of Dispute Resolution, and serves as in-house mediator for OSAH.
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Judge David Langston
Appointed Judge 1995
Contact Assistant
Kristan Moses
kmoses@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-7594
Judge Langston attended Georgia Military College and received an academic award for excellence in the study of military history. He graduated from Georgia College with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1976. He served on active duty in the US Army as a squad leader with the Second Infantry Division in Korea from 1973-1974. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for distinguished service. He attended John Marshall Law School in Atlanta and received his Doctor of Jurisprudence in 1979. He served with the Georgia Department of Transportation as staff attorney and as a State Hearing Officer. He was appointed a professional lecturer with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council teaching courses in evidence, constitutional law, administrative search and seizure, courtroom demeanor and testimony and civil liability under color of law. He served as Section Chair for the Administrative Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, and President of the Georgia Association of the Administrative Judiciary.
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Judge Kimberly Schroer
Appointed Judge 2007
Contact Assistant
Devin Hamilton
devinh@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 657-3337
Kimberly Wolod Schroer was appointed an Administrative Law Judge in February 2007. Prior to her appointment, Judge Schroer worked in the Certificate of Need Division of the General Counsel’s Office for the Georgia Department of Community Health and was an Assistant Attorney General with the State Law Department.
Judge Schroer graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland in 1988 and received her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1991, where she was a member of the editorial board of the Virginia Tax Review. From 1991 to 1997, she was a litigation associate for Piper & Marbury, LLP in Washington, D.C. Thereafter, she served as an Assistant County Attorney in Charlottesville, Virginia and Fairfax, Virginia, before moving to Georgia in 2003.
Judge Schroer is the past president of the Georgia Association of Administrative Judiciary. She is married and has two daughters.
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Judge Steven Teate
Appointed Judge 1995
Contact Assistant
Kristan Moses
kmoses@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-7594
Judge Teate earned his J.D. from Samford University in Birmingham in 1977, and his A.B. degree from the University of Georgia in Athens in 1972. He completed his J.D. requirements for Samford University at Emory University in Atlanta.
He was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1977. Up until 1993, Judge Teate worked either as a sole practitioner or as a member of a small Metro law firm that focused primarily on personal injury, workers compensation, bankruptcy and domestic relations. From October 1993, to April 1995, he worked as a hearing officer for the Georgia Department of Human Resources. The Office of State Administrative Hearings was established in April 1995 and Judge Teate is one of the first administrative law judges appointed. Judge Teate has also taught administrative law courses in the Masters of Public Administration program at Kennesaw State University and tort, debtor-creditor, and research courses to paralegal students in the Emory Paralegal Certificate Program.
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Judge Ronit Walker
Appointed Judge 2002
Contact Assistant
Kristan Moses
kmoses@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-7594
Ronit Walker was appointed as an Administrative Law Judge with the Office of State Administrative Hearings in 2002. Judge Walker grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, summa cum laude, and received her J.D. from Harvard Law School, cum laude. She clerked for U.S. District Judge Gary Taylor on the Central District of California and Judge John Porfilio on the U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Judge Walker was an Assistant Federal Public Defender in the Northern District of Georgia. She also worked for the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, and served as a Municipal Judge for the City of Atlanta, Pro Hac Vice.
Judge Walker has been a board member of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, the Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers, the Georgia Association of Administrative Judiciary, the State Bar Basics Committee, and various civic and religious organizations.
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Judge Carol Walker-Russell
Appointed Judge 2000
Judge Carol Walker-Russell is an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) with the Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings, where she has handled disputes between the public and State agencies since August 16, 2000. An Atlanta native, Judge Walker-Russell received her Bachelor of Science degree, in Criminal Justice, from Georgia State University in 1984, and obtained her Juris Doctorate degree from Georgia State University, College of Law in 1987. Her extensive legal career includes: Law Clerk to a Dekalb State Court Judge; Assistant Solicitor General and Chief Assistant Solicitor General; Adjunct Professor of Litigation at Georgia State University, College of Law; State Certified Mediator since 1998; Owner and operator of Russell Law Office, P.C., a law firm concentrating in personal injury litigation, wills, corporations, criminal defense, and domestic matters; Dekalb County Recorder’s Court Judge; Dekalb County Magistrate Judge, where she sat by designation as a Superior Court and State Court Judge, and her current position as an Administrative Law Judge. Judge Walker-Russell is a member of numerous bar organizations including the National Association of Administrative Law Judges, the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL), the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA), and the Gate City Bar Association (GCBA) where she served as the 2015 Chair of the Judicial Section and oversaw the awarding of $42,500 in scholarships and judicial fellowships. Devoting her entire life to public service and to motivating, inspiring and encouraging others, Judge Walker-Russell is a frequent inspirational speaker at schools and civic events. In her spare time, she enjoys singing, writing songs, poetry and short stories.
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Judge Patrick Woodard
Appointed Judge 1995
Contact Assistant
Ashley Smith
asmith@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 656-3508
Judge Patrick Woodard is a native Tennessean. He earned a bachelor’s degree in History from Birmingham Southern College, and a JD from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He practiced law in East Tennessee before moving to Atlanta in 1990 to work in the Fair Hearing Unit of the Georgia Department of Human Resources. In 1995 he was appointed as one of the original Administrative Law Judges with the Office of State Administrative Hearings. Judge Woodard has conducted hearings in 151 of 159 Georgia counties, in dozens of areas of administrative law. He currently hears cases in over 30 counties in East, Middle and North Georgia.
Judge Woodard is married to the former Virginia Lynn Jones of Waynesboro, Mississippi, and is proud father of two sons, Michael and Alex. He is an active volunteer in his church and community, and enjoys hiking, backpacking, and officiating youth track and field.
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Deputy Chief Judge Lisa Boggs
Appointed Judge 2021
Contact Assistant
Chelsea Unschuld
cunschuld@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-9648
Lisa Boggs was appointed as an Administrative Law Judge with the Office of State Administrative Hearings in 2021. Judge Boggs is a native of Georgia and graduated from Berry College with a degree in journalism. After working for newspapers in Georgia and South Carolina for five years, she returned to Atlanta to attend Georgia State University College of Law, where she graduated summa cum laude and was an Associate Research Editor for the Law Review. After law school, Judge Boggs served as a Staff Attorney with the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. She joined OSAH in 2015, first as a Staff Attorney and later as OSAH’s General Counsel and Chief of Staff.
Judge Boggs is a certified mediator registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, and she serves as an in-house mediator for OSAH.
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Dominic Capraro
Contact Assistant
cunschuld@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-9648
Dominic Capraro was appointed as an Administrative Law Judge in January 2025. A former long-time resident of Cobb County, he graduated from Lassiter High School and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Kennesaw State University. He later graduated cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law, where he graduated in the top 20% of his class and was an Associate Research Editor for the Law Review.
Judge Capraro has been with the Office of State Administrative Hearings since 2013, when he started as a staff attorney. He later served as OSAH’s Deputy General Counsel from 2018 to 2021, and its General Counsel from 2021 to 2024. He is also the former Chair of the State Bar’s Administrative Law Section.
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Judge Wayne Bond
Contact Assistant
Chelsea Unschuld
cunschuld@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-9648
R. Wayne Bond serves as a Special Assistant Administrative Law Judge throughout Georgia. In addition to serving the Office of State Administrative Hearings as a part-time judge, he is also a partner with the Atlanta law firm, Taylor English Duma, LLP.
Judge Bond received his law degree magna cum laude from the University of Georgia, where he was Order of the Coif and served on the Editorial and Managing Board of the Georgia Law Review and multiple moot court and mock trial teams. He has lectured at numerous professional education seminars and taught classes at the University of Georgia School of Law, the University of Georgia Business School, and Emory University. He has published articles and received recognition as a Leading Lawyer in Commercial Litigation by Chambers USA; a Super Lawyer by Georgia Super Lawyers; a Top-Rated Lawyer by American Lawyer Media; a Top Attorney in Georgia by Atlanta Magazine and The Atlanta Journal Constitution. He has received a 10 out of 10 ranking by AVVO, and a 5.0 out of 5.0 AV Preeminent ranking by Martindale-Hubbell.
As a lawyer, Judge Bond has over 30 years of litigation experience representing clients in a variety of matters, including high-profile cases with extensive media coverage. Judge Bond has represented plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation seeking millions of dollars in commercial, product liability and personal injury contexts. He represents clients in federal and state regulatory matters, criminal investigations and civil litigation. In addition to his experience as a judge and lawyer, Judge Bond has served in alternative dispute resolution proceedings as advocate, mediator and court-appointed arbitrator.
Judge Bond has served on the Boards of professional and non-profit organizations and been a member of numerous local and national bar associations. He has been active in his church and community and is married with three daughters and two Golden Retrievers.
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Judge David Purvis
Contact Assistant
Porcia Lockett
plockett@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 463-1034
David B. Purvis was appointed as a Special Assistant Administrative Law Judge in December 2017. He also continues to practice family law and manages The Manely Firm P.C.’s Savannah office. Judge Purvis also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Domestic Relations at Savannah Law School.
Judge Purvis graduated from Georgia State University College of Law in 2010. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Georgia State University as well, graduating in 2001.
Judge Purvis has served on the Savannah Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee Board and has spoken at a number of Continuing Legal Education seminars on the topics of family law and access to justice.
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Judge Jeff Milsteen
Contact Assistant
Chelsea Unschuld
cunschuld@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-9648
Jeff Milsteen graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University in 1981. He received his law degree in 1984 from Emory University School of Law, where he served as managing editor of the Emory Law Journal. Jeff is also a Master member of the Lamar Inn of Court at Emory Law School. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, as well as all federal and state trial and appellate courts in Georgia.
Prior to his appointment as a Special Assistant Administrative Law Judge, Jeff served as Vice President and Chief Legal Affairs Officer of Kennesaw State University. Jeff also served for 32 years in the Georgia Attorney General’s Office, including 17 years as Chief Deputy Attorney General.
Jeff was a charter Board member of the National Attorney General’s Training and Research Institute, as well as a speaker at numerous conferences and training programs for the National Association of Attorneys General. He was also appointed by the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court to serve two terms on the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism.
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Judge Jennifer Tourial
Contact Assistant
Chelsea Unschuld
cunschuld@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 651-9648
Jennifer Tourial was appointed an Administrative Law Judge in May 2018. Prior to her appointment, Judge Tourial worked as a litigator at Holland & Knight LLP for twelve years. She also taught at Emory University School of Law, worked as a fellow at Atlanta Legal Aid Society, and worked as an independent contractor writing briefs for several firms in the Atlanta area.
Judge Tourial graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, magna cum laude. She received her J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude, where she was a member of the editorial board of the Georgia Law Review and graduated as the Outstanding Woman Law Student, 1994. Her volunteer positions in the legal field include participation in the State Bar of Georgia Literacy Committee and the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, as well as work as a Court Appointed Special Advocate.
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Bryan Present
Staff Attorney
bpresent@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 657-2805
Bryan Present was raised in Plantation, Florida. He attended Florida State University, where he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and International Affairs. After completing his undergraduate education, Bryan attended Florida State University College of Law. Following his graduation from law school, Bryan remained in Tallahassee and worked for the Florida Senate for 4 years as an attorney for the Bill Drafting Office and the Committee on Community Affairs. Bryan joined the Office of State Administrative Hearings in 2018 and serves as the staff attorney for Judges Ana Kennedy, Steven Teate, and Patrick Woodard.
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Jessica Wang
General Counsel
jwang@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 463-1035
Jessica Wang joined the Office of State Administrative Hearings as a staff attorney in 2018 and was appointed as General Counsel in 2025. Previously, she was a litigation associate at Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan in Atlanta. She also clerked for the Honorable Alan J. Baverman, United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Georgia. Jessica graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, where she was an Executive Editor of the Michigan Law Review. Before attending law school, Jessica taught composition and literature.
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Madison Mischik
Staff Attorney
mmischik@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 657-0660
Madison Mischik joined the Office of State Administrative Hearings in 2022. She earned her B.A. in International Affairs, cum laude, with a minor in Russian from the University of Georgia in 2018. She graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law, cum laude, in 2022, where she was on the editorial board of the Georgia Law Review and participated in the Appellate Litigation Clinic.
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Megan Long
Tax Tribunal Law Clerk
mlong@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 656-4497
Megan Long graduated magna cum laude from the University of Richmond School of Law, where she served as Lead Articles Editor for the Richmond Public Interest Law Review. At graduation, she received the ABA-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law. Megan completed her undergraduate degree at Swarthmore College, where she majored in Sociology & Anthropology with a minor in Art History.
Megan joined the Office of State Administrative Hearings in 2018 as a Staff Attorney. In 2019, she became the Tax Tribunal’s Law Clerk, where she works for the Honorable Larry O’Neal. She is thrilled to be back in her hometown of Atlanta, serving the people of Georgia.
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Samantha Tracy
Staff Attorney
stracy@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 657-0660
Samantha Tracy was raised in Saint Simons Island, Georgia. She attended the University of Georgia, graduating with degrees in Art History and Religion. Samantha graduated from Wake Forest University School of Law, where she was an Articles Editor for the Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy. At the Office of State Administrative Hearings, Samantha is the staff attorney for Judge Shakara Barnes, Judge Amanda Baxter, and Judge Stephanie Howells.
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Andrew Arrington
Staff Attorney
aarrington@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 656-9153
Andrew Arrington is a native of Newnan, Georgia. He graduated summa cum laude from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.A. in International Affairs, a B.A. in Business Administration, and a minor in Law, Science, and Technology. At the University of Georgia School of Law, he was a managing board member of the Georgia Journal of Intellectual Property as well as a competitor and coach for the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. In 2024, he graduated cum laude from UGA Law and joined the Office of State Administrative Hearings the same year.
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Emma Wimberly
Staff Attorney
ewimberly@osah.ga.gov
Tel & Fax: (404) 656-4497
Emma Wimberly joined the Office of State Administrative Hearings in 2024. She graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law cum laude in 2024. While at Georgia Law, Emma participated in the Wilbanks CEASE Clinic and Veterans Legal Clinic. She also served as Executive Notes Editor for Volume 58 of the Georgia Law Review. Emma graduated from Texas A&M University summa cum laude in 2021 with a B.A. in Communication.
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