Our Team of Chattanooga Bankruptcy Attorneys

Amanda M. Stofan

Amanda M. Stofan has been with Clark and Washington since 2007, becoming Managing Attorney of the Chattanooga Office in 2008.  Amanda graduated from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon in 2005 with a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law.  Prior to that, she graduated Cum Laude from the University of Georgia, in 2001 with a B.A. degree in Criminal Justice and a B.A. degree in Political Science.

Heather B. Stanford

Heather B. Stanford joined Clark & Washington, LLC as an associate attorney in 2009.  Before joining the firm, Heather did work in labor and education law at the National Education Association in Washington, D.C.  Heather graduated cum laude from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2004 with a B.A. degree in Psychology.  She then went on to attend American University, Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., where she graduated cum laude with a J.D. degree in 2008.  While in law school, Heather served as Editor-in-Chief of the American University, Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law.  She was also the rush chair of Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity, an active member of the Women’s Law Association, a Marshall-Brennan fellow and a peer mentor.  She was nominated for Outstanding Student Note or Comment for the class of 2008 and completed the highest level of pro bono honors pledge hours available at the school.  Heather resides in Chattanooga with her husband and twin daughters. 

ADMISSIONS

State of Tennessee, 2008

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 2010

PUBLICATIONS

Do You Want to Be an Attorney or a Mother? Arguing for a Feminist Solution to the Problem of Double Binds in Employment and Family Responsibilities Discrimination, 17 Am. U.J. Gender Soc. Pol’y & L. 627 (2009).

“Pick”ering the Speech Rights of Public School Teachers: Arguing for a Movement by Courts Toward the Hazelwood-Tinker Standard Under the First Amendment, 3 FAMU L. Rev. 41 (2008).

Note, DNA Databanks and the Fourth Amendment Prohibition on Unreasonable Searches and Seizures: Taking the “Banks” Out ofBanks v. Gonzales, 15 Am. U.J. Gender Soc. Pol’y & L. 547 (2007).

Layne Gillespie

Layne Gillespie received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina in 2002 and a Juris Doctorate from the Appalachian School of Law in 2007.  While in law school, Layne served as the Vice President of the Moot Court Board and received the Book Award for Pre-trial Civil Practice.

Layne began her legal career in Virginia as an intern for the Honorable Michael L. Moore, Circuit Court  Judge for the 29^th Judicial Circuit of Virginia. After her internship, Layne  worked at ChildLaw Services Inc., a non-profit organization devoted to the representation of abused and neglected children.  Upon relocating to Chattanooga, Tennessee in the Spring of 2008, Layne joined Clark & Washington, LLC as an associate attorney.

Layne is currently licensed to practice in Tennessee and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.   She is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the Chattanooga Bar Association.   In both 2010 and 2011, Layne was honored for her contributions to the Pro Bono Program by Legal Aid of East Tennessee.

Millard Ramsey

Millard Ramsey graduated second in his class from John Marshall Law School in Atlanta in 2008. While in law school he was Managing Editor of The John Marshall Law Journal, and interned with The Recording Industry Association of America. He received a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2003, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1996. He joined Clark & Washington in June 2008.

Mr. Ramsey is currently licensed to practice in Georgia, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Liberty Legal Foundation, and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Tennessee Bar Association and the Chattanooga Bar Association. He lives in Chattanooga with his wife, April Harvey.