Mary Ann Bryant Oakley

Background

Oakley, Mary Ann Bryant was born on June 22, 1940 in Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States. Daughter of Hubert Herndon and Mary F. (Deeds) Bryant.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Duke University, 1962. Master of Arts, Emory University, 1970, Juris Doctor, 1974.

Career

Teacher, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, North Carolina, 1961-1965. Associate Margie Pitts Hames, Atlanta, 1974-1980. Partner Stagg Hoy & Oakley, Atlanta, 1980-1983, Oakley & Bonner, Atlanta, 1984-1990.

Private practice, 1990-1996.

Partner Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership, Atlanta, 1996. Adjunct Professor trial practice Georgia State University, 1986-1995.

Adjunct Professor pretrial practice Emory University Law School, 1991, 95. Board directors National Employment Lawyers Association, 1989-1994;founding coodr.

NELA, Georgia; member Georgia Supreme Court Commision on Racial andEthnic Bias, 1994-1995.

Achievements

• Mary Ann Bryant Oakley has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, State Bar Georgia (chairman individual rights section 1979-1981, Distinguished Svc. award 1998), Atlanta Bar Association, Lawyers.

Connections

Married Godfrey P. Oakley, Junior, September 2, 1961. Children: Martha, Susan, Robert.

Father:

Hubert Herndon Bryant

Mother:

Mary F. (Deeds) Bryant

Spouse:

Godfrey P. Oakley

child:

Martha Oakley

child:

Robert Oakley

child:

Susan Oakley