Erika Heath

After nearly six years as an attorney with Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Erika is now living in the Bay Area, where she continues to fight for consumers and employees in a variety of cases in state and federal court. Her experience ranges from high-profile cases, such as having Georgia's garnishment process declared unconstitutional, to under-the-radar cases defending consumers from credit card lawsuits. Practice areas: - Consumer protection - Bankruptcy - Student loans - Employee rights - Constitutional law Recent noteworthy cases: - Strickland v. Alexander, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 121958 (N.D. Ga. Sept. 8, 2015) - Lead counsel in case declaring Georgia's garnishment process unconstitutional - In re Ngwangu, 529 B.R. 358 (Bankr. N.D. Ga. 2014) - State of Georgia could not use the results of an administrative food stamps hearing to prove that a bankruptcy debtor committed fraud - Venable v. SunTrust Bank, __ Ga. App. __, 2015 Ga. App. LEXIS 755 (Ga. Ct. App. Nov. 20, 2015) - Amicus counsel for Atlanta Legal Aid Society in case concerning the statute of limitations on the debt remaining after a car has been repossessed - Strickland v. Alexander, 772 F.3d 876 (11th Cir. 2014) - Lead counsel in case that helped established precedent for standing and mootness in the context of a constitutional challenge to Georgia's garnishment process - Raysoni v. Payless Auto Deals, 296 Ga. 156 (2014) - Amicus counsel for Atlanta Legal Aid Society in case about a fraudulent scheme by a used car dealer Awards: 2015 Anti-Defamation League Young Lawyer Award 2015 NACA Outstanding Achievement in Consumer Law