Associate

Practice Areas

Employment, Civil Rights, Public Accommodations

Education

• Harvard Law School
  (J.D., 2002).
• Emory University
  (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); Phi Beta Kappa.

Bar Admissions

• Georgia
  
  Supreme Court of the United States
  
  U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  
  U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  
  U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
  
  U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
  
  

Assistant

Connie Betts Baack
conniebaack@asherafuse.com
404-870-6886

Sandra Kim Park

Sandra Kim Park represents clients in all aspects of employment, civil rights and public accommodations law, including matters brought pursuant to Titles II and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, and Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. Sandra has experience representing companies in complex employment litigation matters, including claims of discrimination based on race, gender, national origin, and age, and harassment and retaliation claims under federal and state employment laws.

Sandra also advises clients on compliance with employment laws, including counseling on employer policies and procedures, advice on hiring, promotion, and termination decisions.

Sandra received her Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude, from Emory University in 1997 where she was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She graduated from Harvard Law School in 2002. Sandra is admitted to practice in Georgia and is a member of the State Bar of Georgia.

Sandra was born in Seoul, South Korea and is conversant in the Korean language. During her downtime, she enjoys spending time with her family.

Representative Experience

• Nationwide representation of restaurants in public accommodations lawsuits.
• Representation of clients in connection with employment discrimination in federal courts nationwide.
• Experience drafting appellate briefs in defense of employer in case alleging failure to hire based on race and in defense of restaurant in cases by customers alleging failure to serve based on race.
• Successful defense of restaurant before Florida state administrative agency regarding complaint by customer alleging failure to serve based on race.
• Negotiation of settlements in public accommodations cases.
• Representation of employers in wage and hour actions brought under the FLSA and various state wage and hour laws.
• In-house investigations of allegations of race discrimination.
• Audits of investigations conducted by in-house corporate investigators.

Notable Decisions

• Echols v. Home Depot, U.S.A. Inc., No. 04-02840 (N.D. Ga. 2006); Appeal No. 06-12681 (11th Cir. 2006); (11th Cir. 2007)
• Lawson v. City of Atlanta, No. 04-1859 (N.D. Ga. 2006)
• Timmons v. Waffle House, Inc., Case No. 2005-01323 (FCHR 2006)
• Solomon, et al. v. Waffle House, Inc., No. 03-2797 (N.D. Ga. 2006); Appeal No. 06-11951 (11th Cir. 2006)
• Eddy, et al. v. Waffle House, Inc., No. 03-2183 (D.S.C. 2004); Appeal No. 04-2505 (4th Cir. 2007)

Professional Organizations and Memberships

• State Bar of Georgia, Labor and Employment Section