About the Firm

Michael Manely, founder of The Manely Firm, P.C., has been practicing law for over 18 years. For your convenience we have three offices in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area at the following locations: on the Historic Marietta Square in Cobb County, across from Lenox Mall in Fulton County and just off the Historic Canton Square in Cherokee County. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. We maintain cutting edge computer and office technology, allowing our staff the flexibility to represent local and international clients throughout metropolitan Atlanta with ease.

In addition to our attorneys, our office is staffed with two highly qualified paralegals, allowing us to deliver thorough, thoughtful legal support at a very competitive cost. Because one paralegal is assigned specifically to each client’s case, the paralegal is almost always available during business hours. This is critical, since attorneys’ business hours are often spent in court.

The Staff

	Senior Business Manager, Shelia Manely: Shelia earned a B.A. in Paralegal Studies. She also holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Eastern Kentucky University. She has had a distinguished career in education administration: Executive Director of Georgia School Council Institute, Vice President of Marketing at Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation, Assistant to the Regional Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education and Federal Grant Administrator at Eastern Kentucky University. Shelia is Michael's wife.
	Paralegal, Philip Surat: Philip has over 30 years experience in the legal field. He and his family moved to Marietta in 2003. Philip earned a B.S. in Accounting from Pace University in New York. Philip is a veteran of the New York State Court System where he served as a Senior Court Officer. While working in the court system he earned his paralegal certification from Adelphi University and studied at New York University Law School for a year under the federally funded Law Enforcement Assistance Program. In addition to being a licensed pilot, Philip is an Off Ice Official for the East Coast Professional Ice Hockey League at Gwinnett Arena.
	Paralegal, Nora Stocks: Nora holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In 2002, she began her legal career in the public sector working as a Family Law Paralegal for Legal Aid of North Carolina, Inc. Nora’s work at Legal Aid required her to work closely with victims of domestic violence in resolving child support and custody issues. While working at Legal Aid of North Carolina, she volunteered at the Shelter for Battered Women and The Women’s Homeless Shelter. Nora has also enjoyed other volunteer activities, such as serving as a community member of the Policy Council for the Charlotte Head Start Program, and more recently, working on the fundraising committee at her son’s school.
	Paralegal, Alyssa Blanchard: Alyssa is currently a history major at Georgia State University. In addition, she has completed classes at Chattahoochee Technical College. Alyssa has participated in the State Bar’s Mock Trial competition where she lead the Marietta High School Team’s Prosecution and won a Best Attorney Award. Alyssa joined the firm as a student intern but has since served as an office clerk, receptionist, legal assistant and now paralegal. Alyssa plans on completing her degree in history and continuing her education in law school.
	Legal Secretary/Receptionist, Amy Jordan: Amy attended UGA and Georgia State before launching her career in legal services. Since then, she has worked for over eighteen years in metropolitan Atlanta as a transcriptionist, office aide, clerk and legal secretary. Ms. Jordan’s attention to detail and personable demeanor aid the Firm in creating the warm yet professional atmosphere desired.
	Accounts Manager, Lucy Pascocello: Lucy earned her B.S. degree in Business Administration and minor in International Business from the University of Central Florida. Her professional experience includes over 9 years experience in Royalty Accounting Management at an International Book Publishing Company and at a major Music Recording Company in New York City. Lucy speaks Italian and Spanish.
	Office Clerk, Billy King: Billy is a second year psychology major at Reinhardt College in Waleska, Georgia where he receives scholarships for his achievements in the classroom and on the baseball field. He is currently interested in pursuing a career in clinical psychology. Billy has worked for the Firm for the last four years as a student intern, runner, secretary, receptionist and office clerk.

Payment for Services:

Legal fees are billed by the hour. The fees for services are $250 an hour for senior attorney time, $175 an hour for associate time, $85-$100 an hour for paralegal and law clerk time and $35 an hour for administrative time. A retainer, ranging from $600 - $5000 depending on the complexity of the case, is required in advance. Hourly fees will be deducted from the retainer. Once the retainer is expended, payment for fees are due immediately upon receipt of invoice. The firm will withdraw additional service from any client who fails to pay within 30 days of receipt of invoice.

In addition to making payments by cash, check or money order, you may also make credit card payments on line through PayPal, by going to www.paypal.com. Just forward your payment to payment@themanelyfirm.com

About the Site:

All artwork on this site was created by courtroom sketch artist Richard Miller.

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