Dedicated to Legal Excellence
Attorney Amber D. Walden is the Managing Member of The Walden Law Firm, LLC.  Atty. Walden brings to her work a unique combination of legal, business, and leadership experience, along with a deep commitment to defend families in matters of physical and emotional abuse and neglect of children.
Atty. Walden is a Child Welfare Law Specialist (CWLS), and the 2024 Justice Hines Award recipient. Â She is admitted into the Georgia Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Georgia, and the 11th Circuit of the United States for appellate work. Â She is also admitted into Georgia's Northern, Southern, and Middle Districts to pursue federal and civil rights lawsuits.
Atty. Walden is a member of Georgia's State Bar Child Protection and Advocacy Section (CPAS), and was the editor and content contributor to the Section's newsletter, "Kids Matter." Â Additionally, Atty. Walden is a member of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA), and the chair of its Child Protection Section.
Expertise You Can Count On
Atty. Walden has over fifteen years of experience in family defense. Atty. Walden represents parents in the state of Georgia in situations when the state agency has interfered with the parent’s constitutionally protected liberty interest right to the care, custody, and control of their children without undue state interference or influence. Our office advocates—both in court and out-of-court—for parents’ rights to raise their children, and as a Child Welfare Law Speciality (CWLS), Atty. Walden fights to either prevent removal by the state agency, or reunify the family as soon as it is safe and possible for the family. Atty. Walden has also served as Guardian ad Litem in cases originating in Juvenile Court, as well as Superior Court transfers to Juvenile Court for cases involving divorce and custody dispute issues.Â
A Leader You Can Trust
In addition to counseling her clients as an attorney, for the past eleven years, Atty. Walden has been deeply committed to mentoring and coaching other attorneys, holding leadership and support positions in non-profit organizations, and collaborating with other organizations and agencies by organizing, facilitating and directing Parent Attorney trainings and workshops. Atty. Walden presents at state and national child welfare conferences on a variety of topics that are relevant to the issues at the time, and offers practical solutions to issues and she offers encouragement to all involved in the process and the system.