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PRACTICE AREAS

BAR ADMISSIONS

  • Georgia
  • District of Columbia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims

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Cherie Phears O'Reilly

Associate

Cherie Phears O'Reilly focuses her practice on general litigation, employment and environmental law.

Experience

Ms. O'Reilly's experience includes:

  • All phases of federal and state civil litigation relating to a variety of business-related disputes;
  • Single-plaintiff and class action financial services litigation in state and federal courts involving national banks and loan servicers, specifically with respect to residential mortgage issues and alleged violations of state and federal residential mortgage lending statutes;
  • Assisting with representing clients on environmental and administrative law issues, with an emphasis on litigation and regulatory compliance with environmental statutes such as the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act;
  • Representation of a governmental authority as outside counsel providing general corporate counsel, including compliance with corporate formalities and ensuring day-to-day compliance with operating agreements for lease facilities.

Publications

"Specialized Appellate Counsel: An Invaluable Asset," Corporate Counsel (March 11, 2013)

"To Sue or Not to Sue, That is the Question: A Prudent Business Litigator Should Always Ask," Fulton County Daily Report (Nov. 29, 2012)

Recent Developments in Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Industries, 2012 ed. (co-author) ABA Section of Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law

Pro Bono Activities

Ms. O'Reilly has volunteered her legal services to various organizations including the Southside Legal Center, Fulton County Juvenile Court, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program and Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation.


Previous Experience

Ms. O'Reilly served as a federal law clerk and has been an associate at two other national law firms in Atlanta and Washington, D.C. During law school, she served as an in-house legal intern with the Georgia Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel. Prior to starting her legal career, Ms. O'Reilly was a second grade teacher with the Atlanta Public Schools.

Education

University of Georgia School of Law(J.D., cum laude, 2008)Notes Editor, Journal of Intellectual Property Law
Georgia State University(Teaching Certificate, 2004)
Spelman College(B.A., Economics, 2003)

Clerkships

Honorable Margaret B. Seymour, U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (2009-2010)

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association
Atlanta Bar Association
Gate City Bar Association
Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
National Bar Association

Civic and Charitable Memberships

Georgia Association on Young Children
Former Governing Board Member
The Intown Academy
Former Governing Board Member