Biography

Ms. Friduss is a Colorado native who completed two undergraduate degrees at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1994. After obtaining a B.S. in Psychology and a B.A. in Business Administration she moved to Atlanta to be closer to family and because she enjoyed spending time in the South.

For a decade she worked as an insurance claims professional handling premises liability, and professional liability claims, many of which were in litigation in state and federal courts, and as a result she has an extensive background in settlement negotations, mediation, and litigation if a matter cannot be resolved in any other manner.

Ms. Friduss graduated from Georgia State University Law School, cum laude, in December of 2002 and has been a member of the Georgia Bar since 2003. During her time in law school she interned for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now known as Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE), the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, and she also interned for the Honorable Robert Benham at the Supreme Court of Georgia.

After law school Ms. Friduss and her husband were blessed with the addition of two beautiful boys to their family, one of whom was diagnosed with autism at twenty-three months of age.  As a result of his diagnosis and a refusal to settle for the grave predictions she was given for her son’s future, Ms. Friduss immersed herself in the world of treatment for autism spectrum disorders.  She began advocating on behalf of her son within the public school system, and she has worked tirelessly to ensure her son has had every opportunity to be the best that he can be.

During the last eight years Ms. Friduss also continued her insurance defense practice with her husband at the firm of Landrum and Friduss, LLC until recently when she decided it was time to use her vast skills and experience in conflict resolution and litigation to aid the children with disabilities community on a full time basis.

Ms. Friduss currently lives in Woodstock with her husband, who is also an attorney, and her two children. She received training in special education law at the Institute of Special Education Advocacy at William and Mary Law School and she is also a member of the Counsel of Parent, Attorneys and Advocates.