ATLANTA — “Since joining the firm in 2017, Cole has been instrumental in cases involving the Boy Scouts of America, Amazon and the Catholic Church. She specializes in complex civil litigation focusing on cases involving product liability, medical malpractice, childhood sexual abuse and employment law,” a press release from Penn Law said. “She also worked on important legislation including the Child Victim Act.”

She was named one of the Daily Report’s attorneys “On the Rise” for the 2020 class and as one of the state’s most promising lawyers Under 40. She’s been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star four times by Super Lawyers and Atlanta magazine, the press release says.

Here is the full announcement:

ATLANTA, January 6, 2021 — Penn Law is proud to announce Alexandra “Sachi” Cole has been named partner. Since joining the firm in 2017, Cole has been instrumental in cases involving the Boy Scouts of America, Amazon and the Catholic Church. She specializes in complex civil litigation focusing on cases involving product liability, medical malpractice, childhood sexual abuse and employment law. She also worked on important legislation including the Child Victim Act.

Cole was named to the Daily Report’s attorneys “On the Rise” for the Class of 2020 as one of Georgia’s most promising lawyers under 40. She has also been named a Super Lawyers Rising Star four times by Super Lawyers and Atlanta magazine.

“We are proud to name Sachi Cole as a partner at Penn Law, in recognition of the work she has done, and what she will bring to our team moving forward,” says Darren Penn.

She began her career in the non-profit sector working for a number of organizations including the Legal Aid Society of New York, the Federal Defenders for the Northern District of Georgia, and the ACLU of Georgia.

Cole was previously at Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C. in Atlanta where she represented employees who had been discriminated against by their employer. She specialized in whistleblower, sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination suits.

She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, Georgia Association for Women Lawyers and the Atlanta Bar Association. She also serves on the Executive Committee for the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association and participated in leadership programs with the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Georgia Association for Women Lawyers and the National Employment Lawyers Association. Cole is admitted to the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia as well as the Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court.

Cole is involved in her local community and currently serves as a board member of the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy , which provides no-cost services to childhood victims of sexual abuse in the Atlanta area.

She graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, where she double-majored in Philosophy and Rhetoric. She earned her J.D. from the Emory University School of Law and lives in Decatur.

About Penn Law

Penn Law LLC specializes in complex civil litigation, including catastrophic injury, trucking and auto accidents, products liability, medical malpractice, premises liability and workplace incidents, and business and commercial disputes. The firm also has a strong focus on cases involving child molestation and sexual predators.

Our lawyers handle each case from investigation through trial, working to protect those who have been mentally or physically harmed by the actions or negligence of companies, organizations and individuals. Penn Law is located at 4200 Northside Parkway, NW, Building One, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30327. For more information, visit www.pennlawgroup.com or call  (404) 961-7655.