Tanya Daniel McAdams
Associate Professor of Law
tmcadams@johnmarshall.eduEducation
B.A., Kennesaw State University, magna cum laude
J.D., Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, magna cum laude, Valedictorian
Courses Taught
Legal Writing, Research, and Analysis I and II
Career Highlights
Prior to joining the faculty at AJMLS, Tanya McAdams practiced real estate law at a large firm based in Atlanta, where she served as a managing attorney for the firm’s offices in west Georgia. During her tenure, she was her region’s primary lecturer, and she taught classes weekly to brokers, real estate agents and junior attorneys on a range of legal topics, including effective writing. Earlier in her career, Professor McAdams practiced employment law, serving as an advocate for employees who were victims of discriminatory practices in the workplace.
Professor McAdams was privileged to serve as a law clerk to Magistrate Judge Linda Walker in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, and during law school, she was a Research Assistant and one of the Managing Editors of the John Marshall Law Journal. She was also the Valedictorian of her law class.
Publications
SSRN Paper. An Analysis of Employment Discrimination Claims for Cases in Which an Order was Issued on Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment in 2011 and 2012 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (co-authored with Amanda Farahany)