Holly Maestas

Holly joined the law firm of Lawson, Beck & Sandlin in 2020 as a senior member of the firm’s litigation team. Prior to joining the firm, Holly managed her own law practice focusing primarily on litigation, employment law, civil rights, family law, and criminal defense.

Holly has handled hundreds of family law litigation matters and enjoys helping families move on to a brighter future.

Holly has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in civil litigation, including general contract, tort, and civil litigation, constitutional law/civil rights, employment law, and education/school law matters.

Holly has served as an investigator and legal advisor in corporate, organization, institution, school, and university settings involving formal Title IX complaints, allegations of inappropriate or unlawful conduct (including sexual harassment), privacy/privilege violations, and HIPAA violations, as well as general regulatory compliance issues.

Holly has also represented clients facing felony and misdemeanor charges, at the municipal, state and federal levels, criminal appeals, at both the state and the federal levels, and juvenile defense. Holly has served as an assistant public defender at the state level. Holly has succeeded in resolving many criminal cases favorably simply by pursuing a diligent investigation in to methods employed by law enforcement and the prosecution and then comparing her findings with the applicable law.

Holly is a registered mediator, for general civil matters, with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution.

Holly also enjoys representing landlords in eviction matters.

Holly, her husband Matt, and their two boys, live in Peachtree City. They enjoy spending time together and being outdoors. Holly loves snow skiing, traveling, and occasionally writes poetry.

Practice Areas:

General Civil Litigation
Divorce/Family Law
Constitutional Law/Civil Rights
Employment Law (Plaintiff & Defense)
School/Education Law
Institutional Investigator
Title IX
Sexual Harassment/Allegations of Unlawful Conduct
Criminal Defense
Criminal Appeals
Privilege/Privacy
Landlord/Evictions
Mediation

Education:

J.D., Oklahoma City University School of Law, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
B.S., International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
B.S., Spanish, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

Memberships:

State Bar of Georgia
Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution – Registered Mediator

Bar and Court Admissions:

State Bar of Georgia
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia

Published Opinions