Paula J. Mcgill

Paula McGill provides personal service to a variety of clients. She is comfortable representing individuals and small to medium sized businesses. Moreover, Attorney McGill is not afraid to go after large corporations to force them to take personal responsibility for damages they cause. Her confidence in pursuing these companies comes from her 20+ years of experience. Furthermore, she is skilled in efficiently and effectively representing clients of most budgets. Many clients return for additional services or recommend her to family and friends.

Her experience spans small claims matters, contract disputes, consumer matters, federal employment matters, civil rights cases, and wrongful death cases. Attorney McGill is comfortable in front of judges in bench trials or juries. Extensive trial experience benefits clients because opposing attorneys know she is not afraid to take cases to trial, if needed.

She also has the theory that rushing the case through often doesn't benefit clients. 9 times out of 10, slow and steady wins the race.

The McGill Law Firm is based in Georgia and has numerous convenient locations to meet busy clients. In addition, she is licensed in New York and Maryland, and recently retired from the bar in DC.

For more information about the practice or about your particular legal issue, please use the contact information form provided on this website or contact Attorney McGill at demandingjustice@gmail.com. You can also read more about the attorney and legal issues on her legal blog to obtain more information at mcgilllaw.blogspot.com

The McGill Law Firm is currently accepting landlord-tenant, employment, education, and corporate cases in Fulton, Dekalb, Cobb, Cherokee, and Gwinnett.

Landlord Tenant

Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Education Law

Collections

Consumer Law

Class Action, Lemon Law

• Small Claims

• Free Consultation
  The 5-10 minute phone consultation is free. That usually resolves 75% of the questions callers may have about their cases. If you need additional time, a Zoom, phone call, or office consultation will be charged. Effective January 1, 2022, the charge for those consultations will range from $150-$200 per hour. At the end of the paid consultation, if additional services are needed, a contract will sent to the client with normal hourly rates or flat fees. Contingency cases are available on only a few cases.
• Credit Cards Accepted
  I accept credit cards for initial consultations, dispossessory cases, and invoiced items for completed work. Certified checks, money orders, cash apps and wires are accepted for retainers for new clients.
• Contingent Fees
  The Firm accepts very few contingency fee cases. However, blended contingency fees cases are accepted with a lower hourly or flat rate and a lower contingency fee rate.
• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  Price sheets are also available by email to allow people to make informed decisions.

Georgia

Since 2001

Maryland

Since 1994

New York

Since 1996

Managing Member

The McGill Law Firm, LLC

2002 - Current

Associate

Lord Bissell & Brook (Now Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell)

2001 - 2002

Associate

Wallace King Marraro & Branson

1998 - 2001

Associate

Piper & Marbury (Now DLA Piper)

1994 - 1998

University of Pennsylvania

J.D. | Law

1991 - 1994

Kennesaw State University

MBA | Finance

1989 - 1991

Emory University

B.B.A. | Finance

1985 - 1988

Q. What should I do if I feel my landlord is retaliating against my family for having to call code enforcement?

March 8, 2023

A: I can't tell what is going on other than you called code enforcement. What has the landlord done to believe you are being retaliated against? What do you mean by harassment? What is the landlord doing? What specifically is the landlord saying that is untrue?

Q. What can I do someone that vandalized my car and put my belongings out of the home after I moved out?

February 17, 2023

A: First, mske a list of all items and their individual values. Second, demsnd their return Third. file a police report for theft and get a copy of that report. If the DA wants to follow up with an investigation, cooperate. Fourth, find an experienced landlord-tenant lawyer to represent you in the conversion, trespass and wrongful eviction claim.

Q. I moved out of an apartment and my landlord is charging me for a stove that caught fire when cleaning team cleaned it

July 7, 2022

A: It is not standard for the landlord to pay for carpet and painting when a tenant moves out. However, whether you are responsible for a portion of the carpet replacement will depend on the condition of the carpet when you moved in, the condition of the carpet when you moved out, and the expected wear and tear over the 5 years you stayed. Similarly, the life of the normally standard paint is about 5 years. So, unless you changed the color of the rooms and failed to change it back, a court will probably not hold you responsible for that. However, if there were holes you put in the walls for whatever reason, you would be responsible for the patching. You may be responsible for any extra charges or services the complex had to pay for hauling the extra trash.