Commercial
Real Estate
Land Use
Zoning
Government Relations
Education
J.D., University of Notre Dame, 1998
B.S., cum laude, Florida State University,
1994
Bar
Admissions
Georgia, 1998
Amy
Hillman practices in the areas of commercial
real estate, land use, zoning, and government
relations. Amy focuses on the representation
of clients in transactions involving the
acquisition, disposition, financing, development,
entitlement and leasing of commercial, office,
hotel and industrial properties. Her practice
includes the negotiation of purchase and
sale agreements, retail and office leases,
ground leases, covenants and operating agreements,
and financing documents. She regularly represents
individuals, developers and corporations
before local governments in legislative
and quasi-judicial matters as well as in
negotiations with communities and government
officials. Amy also represents clients in
residential and commercial property tax
appeals and provides general corporate representation
on matters such as entity formation, corporate
governance, commercial and employment contracts.
Amy has drafted or assisted in the drafting
of several ordinances and served on various
advisory committees for the development
of local government regulations. She also
has experience litigating large and small
cases on both plaintiff and defense sides
in the areas of environmental, class action
and land use litigation.
Amy
graduated cum laude from the Florida State
University honors program with majors in
political science and urban planning. After
working in the planning profession for two
years, she attended the University of Notre
Dame Law School.
Prior
to becoming a partner with Tatum Hillman
Hickerson & Powell, LLP, Amy was a commercial
real estate and land use partner with Tatum,
Levine & Powell, LLP (Atlanta, 2003-2009),
an associate in the real estate finance
and development and tort litigation practice
groups of Powell Goldstein, LLP (Atlanta,
2000-2003) and an associate in the real
estate practice of Morris, Manning &
Martin, LLP (Atlanta, 1998-2000).
Amy
is active in community and civic affairs.
She is a graduate of Leadership Forsyth
(2000) and Leadership DeKalb (2003). She
has been active with the Georgia High School
Mock Trial Program, serving as an attorney
coach for North Forsyth High School (2000)
and for Grady High School (2001 and 2002).
She has been invited to speak on topics
related to her legal practice before various
groups including the Georgia Planning Association
(“Thinking Outside the Big Box”
-- Offering a Developer’s and Retailer’s
perspective, 2005); section members of the
Louisiana Bar Association (Developments
in the Tort of Medical Monitoring, 2001);
Georgia CLE classes (“Landlord Tenant
Law A to Z” (2008)); the National
Association of Women Lawyers (2009); and
the Georgia State Bar Diversity Panel (2009
– on starting a virtual law firm).
Amy
is a member of the National Association
of Women Lawyers (NAWL) and served on the
Planning Committee of the NAWL 2009 Mid
Year Meeting and the Committee of the NAWL
2009 National Night of Giving in Atlanta
benefiting Girls, Inc.
Amy
and her husband have three children. Amy
is an active volunteer for St. Anne’s
Day School and Immaculate Heart of Mary
Catholic School. In her spare time, she
enjoys reading, running, photography and
kickboxing.
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