Education

Mercer University, Walter F George School of Law, J.D.
University of Florida, B.S.B.A.

Bar Admissions

Georgia

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Sara L. Doyle

Partner
Atlanta
t: 404-817-8414

Sara L. Doyle practices in the areas of civil litigation and education law.

Ms. Doyle is a civil trial attorney who handles litigation through the conclusion of the appellate process. Her cases involve contract, employment, insurance, real estate, tax, trusts & estates, and liability disputes for clients in a wide variety of industries. A member of the Education Team, Ms. Doyle has over 12 years of education experience representing private educational institutions in the areas of academic, student, faculty and employee affairs. Ms. Doyle has successfully represented employers seeking to enforce non-competition, trade secret and confidentiality agreements, obtaining in one case a $5.5 million dollar verdict against former employees and co-conspirators in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. She is also experienced in defending class actions.

Ms. Doyle has spoken on issues of student discipline and privacy at Georgia School of Law seminars, the Professional Association of Georgia Educators, and the Education Law Association’s annual seminar.

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Georgia Super Lawyers, Top Fifty Female Attorneys, 2006
  • Georgia Legal Elite, Georgia Trend Magazine
  • Mercer Law Review
  • Brainerd Currie Honor Society
  • Georgia Federal Tax Conference Tax Scholar Award
  • Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated

Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Fellow
  • State Bar of Georgia
  • Atlanta Bar Association, Fellow
  • Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Inc., Executive Committee; Past Membership Chairman
  • Atlanta Bar Association Bard Show, Member and Director
  • University of Florida Alumni Association
  • Leadership Midtown
  • Atlanta Regional Commission Leadership Institute
  • Bleckley Inn of Court
  • American Bar Association Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section Leadership Academy
  • Emory University, Trial Advocacy Program, Faculty Member

Court Admissions

  • All Georgia Courts
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia