Loftin Holt Hall Hargett LLP Amanda James Turnage

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Licensed In
  • Alabama

Admitted In
  • Supreme Court of Alabama
  • United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama

Accolades
  • Best Lawyers Ones to Watch: Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment Law Management and Labor & Employment Law Litigation
Amanda works on litigation matters in state and federal courts around the country. She has represented clients in a variety of matters, including real estate and real property litigation, commercial and contractual disputes, labor and employment discrimination claims, Title IX claims, workers’ compensation retaliation claims, shareholder oppression and squeeze out, drug and medical device defense, and False Claims Act litigation.

Amanda also regularly helps clients solve their employment related problems in a variety of ways. First, she counsels clients on the numerous situations that can arise related to their employees, including termination and disciplinary decisions, workplace investigations, reasonable accommodation issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), wage-and-hour issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the Family Medical Leave Act. Amanda strives to help clients solve their problems in a practical and efficient manner. Second, she routinely assists employers with policies, handbooks, and procedures. Third, Amanda represents clients in employment-related litigation. She actively litigates employment disputes involving the defense of federal and state employment discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims, wage-and-hour FLSA claims, and workers’ compensation and employment claims predicated on state law tort and contract theories.

Education

  • University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2013, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Alabama Law Review, Senior Editor; Richard S. Manley Local Government Law Award
  • University of Alabama, B.A., Economics, 2010, summa cum laude; Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society; University Honors Program; Business Honors Program; Beta Gamma Sigma Outstanding Undergraduate Award; William A. Sanders Award

Clerkships

  • United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, Honorable C. Lynwood Smith, Jr., 2013-2014

Professional and Community Activities

  • Alabama Alumni Association
  • Huntsville Bar Association
  • Leadership Huntsville/Madison County, Connect and Focus Programs
  • North Alabama Society for Human Resource Management
  • National Society for Human Resource Management

Contact Information

Amanda James Turnage
Partner I Loftin Holt Hall Hargett LLP
amanda@loftinholt.com
256.929.7588

Alabama Rule of Professional Conduct 7.2(e). No representation is made that the quality of legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.
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