Sandra F. Lekan, Attorney

Sandra F. Lekan was born in Sidney, New York and was raised partially on the eastern shore of Maryland and partially in northeast Ohio. After high school, Sandra attended the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio where she was a pre-med major, earning two Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology and Medical Technology with an area of specialization in Microbiology. She also minored in Chemistry. As part of her Medical Technology degree, Sandra completed a one-year clinical residency at University Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida.

Sandra has over 7 years experience working in hospital and physician based laboratories where she has worked as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist. She has extensive experience in regulatory compliance with FDA, HIPPA, CLIA, OSHA, and MEDICARE and various accrediting bodies such as JCAHO, CAP, and AABB. She has worked in many areas of the laboratory to include Blood Bank, Hematology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Special Chemistry, Urinalysis, Mycology and Coagulation.  Sandra continued to work as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist while she attended law school full-time at the University of Georgia where she graduated cum laude.

After graduating law school, Sandra worked as a Georgia State Prosecutor where she prosecuted various types of criminal cases to include DUI, Family Violence Battery, Drug/Traffic Offenses and Vehicular Homicide. During that time, she gained significant jury trial experience. This experience has prepared Sandra to successfully defend her clients in criminal cases.

Sandra then worked for the law firm of Alembik, Fine & Callner where she used her extensive medical background to defend doctors in medical malpractice actions and pharmaceutical companies in class action products liability cases. Sandra has also worked as adjunct professor at Georgia State University where she taught an American Law course. 

Sandra is admitted to practice law in the Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, Federal District Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia, and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Sandra is now the managing partner of the Holmes & Lekan Law Firm and her practice is heavily focused on Family Law, General Civil and Business Litigation, Criminal Defense and Personal Injury. Sandra advocates resolving issues via mediation whenever possible, but will aggressively pursue your claims if negotiations fail.