Alana R. kyriakakis

attorney

Telephone:
Fax:

(706) 722-4481
(706) 849-5122

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Augusta Office
801 Broad Street, 7th floor
Augusta, GA 30901

Practice Areas

Appellate Practice
Civil Rights Litigation
Employee Benefits
Employee Leave
Governmental Liability
Non-Compete Agreements
Workplace Safety and Health

Bankruptcy and Creditors Right
Discrimination and Harassment in the Workplace
Employment Counseling and Handbooks
Employment Litigation
Local Government Law
Wage and Hour Law
Workers Compensation

Alana practices in the area of general civil litigation with an emphasis in employment law, public employment litigation, civil rights litigation, constitutional law and appellate practice. Prior to law school, Alana gained insight into the human resources side of employment law by working in Human Resources for a large manufacturer with offices worldwide. She brings this practical experience to her legal practice as she works to protect the interests of employers inside and outside the courtroom. When not in the courtroom, Alana counsels employers on a variety of employment law issues including hiring/firing of employees, employee handbooks, EEOC compliance, sexual harassment training and Department of Labor audits. She also has extensive experience successfully representing defendants in jury trials in both state and federal court and currently serves as a Special Assistant Attorney General, a role in which she is appointed to represent various public employers in complex employment litigation.

Education

University of Oklahoma, 1997, B.A.
University of South Carolina School of Law, 2004, J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude; Order of the Coif Honorary Scholastic Society; Order of the Wig and Robe Honorary Scholastic Society; Executive Board and Student Works Editor of the South Carolina Law Review

Professional associations

Augusta Bar Association Secretary
Defense Research Institute
Young Lawyers of Augusta Vice President

civic associations

Hope House, Board of Directors
Make a Wish Foundation Augusta, GA, Board of Advisors

Honors & Awards

Georgia’s Super Lawyers Rising Star- Employment Litigation: Defense (2009)
Augusta Region’s Top Ten in Ten: Young Professionals to Watch (2009)

Admissions

State Bar of Georgia
South Carolina Bar
Alana is admitted to practice before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of Georgia, Northern District of Georgia and the District of South Carolina; Georgia Supreme Court; Georgia Court of Appeals; State and Superior Courts of Georgia and the courts of the State of South Carolina.

Publications

“Conner v. City of Forest Acres: The End of the At Will Employment Era?,” 54 South Carolina Law Review 1113. 2003.