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Amber Handy

Amber Handy

Distinguished Lawyer

General Practice Law

1644 U.S. Hwy 395 N suite b4, Minden, NV 89423, USA

Amber is an experienced attorney who practices in a variety of areas, including family law, guardianships, probate and trust administration, real estate transactions and disputes, business transactions and disputes, and civil litigation. Amber is dedicated to providing excellent service and achieving excellent results for her clients.

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Amber R. Oliver

Amber R. Oliver

Distinguished Lawyer

Corporate and Transactional Law

700 Churchill Ct ste 120, Woodstock, GA 30188, USA

Amber Oliver is the co-founder of Oliver Hughes LLC. She now serves as the firm’s managing partner, where she has spearheaded the firm’s growth to become Georgia’s most prominent women-owned business and construction law firm. Ms. Oliver began her career in 2009 as an associate attorney in Alpharetta, Georgia. While there, she worked under a Special Assistant Attorney General, litigating private cases and prosecuting over 100 cases for Fulton County. Thereafter, Amber practiced with an international litigation firm in Atlanta and Marietta, Georgia. She began her own practice in 2018 until she met Ashley Hughes, the yin to her yang. Together, they founded Oliver Hughes LLC – Business and Construction Attorneys, in 2020. Outside of business and construction law and managing Oliver Hughes LLC, Ms. Oliver is dedicated to her two children. In her free time, she indulges in her love for reading, travel, and competitive powerlifting.

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Ami Jayne Powers

Ami Jayne Powers

Distinguished Lawyer

Family and Divorce Law

1177 Summer St suite 403, Stamford, CT 06905, USA

Admitted to practice since 2006, Ami Jayne has focused solely within the field of Family Law. She is proud to have expanded the definition of abuse within the coercive control element in Connecticut Jurisprudence under Jennifer’s Law as well as litigated a seminal case surrounding financial contributions to college by parents. Joining practice with Kevin in 2007, attaining the partner role in 2021, Ami Jayne developed the empathy and skill to listen and advocate most effectively for her clients. Having the distinction of being appointed by the Court and sharpening trial advocacy skills in litigation, Ami Jayne is proud of her client-tailored legal approach to the client’s particular needs with a specific focus on vigorous defense of clients when they have otherwise been traditionally marginalized or abused within a domestic relationship. She perceives her negotiation and litigation skills can assist in determining whether alternate dispute resolution is prudent. Experience in a courtroom can best steer one towards settlement. As a law student, Ami Jayne enjoyed a position on the Roger Williams University School of Law Honor Board as well as having the privilege of interning for now United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse while he held position of Rhode Island Attorney General. Ami Jayne enjoyed her roles on the Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law Section, “Covid-19 Response Council” as well as being an active member with the Fairfield County Bar Association and distinguished among “Lawyers of Distinction,” “10 Best Attorneys,” “Lawyer of Distinction,” and “Top 10 Female Attorney.”

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Amiel Wade

Civil Litigation

84 W Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95113

Wade has been a member of the California State Bar, the United States District Court for the Northern District, the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for the Eastern District, the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals and has been a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Santa Clara County Bar Association. Mr. Wade graduated from the Rutgers University School of Law, where he earned his J.D. He specializes in civil litigation, conducting jury trials in complex cases and in helping individuals and businesses in every phase of their development. He has been practicing law for almost twenty years. He also has served as both a judge pro tem and an arbitrator for the Santa Clara County Superior Court, and has guest lectured at Stanford University. He also has represented clients in both commercial and serious personal injury cases. He has extensive expertise in conducting negotiations, and has negotiated multi-million dollar disputes, lawsuits and business contracts. Wade’s vast array of in-depth experience has also led him to become an expert in representing businesses and start-up companies, as he is cognizant of exactly what it takes to assist them in both achieving their fundraising goals and operating their businesses.

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