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Attorney at Law · Georgia & Washington
Every case begins with one real question: what do you want out of this?
ALM Legal is a metro-Atlanta firm for people who are tired of being managed and minimized. Clear answers, flat fees where the work allows, and an attorney who tells you honestly where you stand — even when that means you don't need her.
Amber Montgomery
Founder · ALM Legal, LLC
I.Flat fees where the work allows
II.You work directly with the attorney
III.Smart intake, no runaround
IV.Admitted in Georgia & Washington
What we handle
Full-service for real life — and real businesses.
From a single demand letter to ongoing counsel. The defined work below moves quickly; the deeper matters get the time they deserve.
✦Your matter,handled.Start the case review →
IDemand Letters
IIEstate & Elder
IIIReal Estate
IVBusiness
VIP & Trademarks
VIEmployment
VIIFamily
VIIIConsumer
IXBankruptcy
XEducation
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Demand Letters & Disputes
Insurance claims, debt and collection defense, and pre-suit demands. A well-aimed letter often resolves it before anyone files.
Flat fee · fast turnaround
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Estate Planning & Probate
Wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, and probate — plus elder care planning that protects a lifetime of savings from the cost of long-term care.
Flat-fee packages
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Real Estate
Closings, leasing and tenant matters, deed transfers, property tax appeals, HOA and boundary disputes.
Flat fee · per matter
IV
Business & Contracts
Contract review and drafting, franchise documents, entity formation, and ongoing general counsel for small companies.
Flat fee or retainer
V
Intellectual Property
Trademark clearance, registration, and enforcement; copyright protection; and IP licensing and trade-secret agreements. Patent prosecution is referred to a registered patent attorney.
Flat fee · trademark filings
VI
Employment & Workplace Rights
Separation agreements, FMLA and leave issues, pregnancy discrimination, and retaliation. We've lived this one personally.
Consultation · case review
VII
Family & Guardianship
Custody and visitation, adoption and legitimation, guardianship and conservatorship — handled with care, not theatrics.
Flat fee where possible
VIII
Consumer Protection
Deceptive practices, warranty and lemon-law claims, debt-collection and credit-reporting disputes, and unfair business conduct.
Flat fee · case review
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Bankruptcy & Debt Relief
A clear-eyed look at whether bankruptcy is the right tool — Chapter 7 and 13 guidance and debt negotiation, with no judgment.
Consultation · flat fee
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Education & Student Rights
Special-education plans (IEPs and 504s), FERPA records and privacy, student discipline and Title IX, and disputes with school districts — standing with families, not institutions.
Consultation · case review
Answers tonight — or a conversation
Two ways in. Pick your speed.
The tools below read your document and answer right now, free, no appointment. When you're ready for a human — or you'd rather start there — Amber's calendar is one click away.
Free · Instant
Contract Red-Flag Scanner
Paste any contract before you sign it. See what's one-sided, what's missing, and what to push back on.
Scan a contract → Free · InstantSeverance Offer Analyzer
Before you sign that severance — see what you're waiving and where the openings are.
Analyze my offer → Free · InstantGrade My Will
Made a will years ago? See if it still protects the life you have now.
Grade my will → Free · InstantGrade My Lease
Signing one — or stuck in one? See what’s one-sided, what fees hide in the fine print, and where you can push back.
Grade my lease → Free · InstantProperty Tax Appeal Analyzer
Is your assessment too high? Find out if you have a real appeal — before the deadline.
Check my assessment → Free to lookInstant Business Legal Scan
Type your business name. Our engine investigates it across public records — registration, trademarks, litigation, web compliance — and grades what it finds.
Scan my business →Prefer to talk it through? That part's free too.
A free 30-minute consultation by video — or start with the case review and know where you stand before you book.
Why ALM is built differently
A technologist who practices law.
Before law, the firm's founder spent two decades in contracts, strategy, and technology — culminating at Microsoft, where she led the design of an AI product that earned patent-pending status — on top of a master's in computer science from Georgia Tech.
That isn't a footnote. Years inside enterprise systems taught her a simple truth: a system is only as good as the integrity of the people running it. ALM runs like a modern practice — transparent pricing, intelligent intake, technology that respects your time — but never lets the tools become a place to hide. The efficiency is for you, not at your expense.
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You know the price before we startFlat fees on defined work, scoped in writing. No surprise hourly creep.
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Intake that respects your timeA short, thoughtful case review tells you where you stand before you ever pay.
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One attorney, start to finishYou won't be handed down to someone who's never read your file.
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Straight answersIf you don't have a case, we'll tell you. That honesty is the whole point.
How it works
Starting a matter, start to finish.
No mystery, no runaround. Here is exactly what happens from first contact to resolution.
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Start your case review
Answer a few quick questions below. In minutes you will know whether your matter is a strong fit, worth a conversation, or something we cannot help with.
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Consultation
If it is a fit, we talk it through. You get a straight read on your options — and an honest answer if you do not have a case.
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Engagement & flat fee
Before any work begins, you receive the scope and the price in writing. Flat fee wherever the work allows, so there are no surprises.
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We do the work
Drafting, filing, negotiating — handled by one attorney who knows your file, with clear updates at every step.
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Resolution
A defined finish line and a record you can stand behind. You will always know exactly where things stand.
Start here
Tell us what's going on.
A few quick questions and you'll know where you stand — a strong fit, worth a conversation, or not the right fit — before you spend a dollar.
ALM Legal
Case Review
Amber Montgomery
Founder & Attorney · ALM Legal, LLC
AdmittedGeorgia & Washington
Juris DoctorLoyola University Chicago
Graduate DegreesM.S. Computer Science, Georgia Tech · MBA, Univ. of Florida
CareerMicrosoft · Coca-Cola · Gulfstream
CertificationsPMP · Six Sigma Green Belt
Based InMarietta, Georgia
About the founder
Built at the intersection of law, contracts, and technology.
Amber's path to law ran through two decades of contract and vendor management, strategy, and technology — at The Coca-Cola Company, Gulfstream Aerospace, and Microsoft, where she led the design of an AI product that earned patent-pending status. She doesn't just use technology; she has built it.
She earned her J.D. — and admission to the Georgia and Washington bars — to deepen a career already centered on contracts, adding a Master's in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and an MBA along the way. That range is the point: she connects the legal, quantitative, and regulatory perspectives that usually live in separate rooms.
She founded ALM Legal to put that perspective to work for clients: modern, efficient, and transparent on the operations, relentless and human on the advocacy. The throughline is integrity — doing right by the person on the other side of the file, whether it's a single demand letter or an ongoing relationship. Every client gets the same starting point — what do you actually want out of this?
Licensed in Georgia and Washington, based in Marietta, serving clients across Georgia.