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Dorothy R. Sachs
Suwanee, GA Family Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
Family and Divorce
Tulane University School of Law
My focus in representing clients, is to help clients realize the best future for their families. The things that have happened in the past, and that brought you to my office, are important and are important for me to know and understand. However, throughout representation I am going to keep you focused on realizing your best future, and not focusing on the past.
I have personally been involved with most types of family law cases. I am divorced, and I have remarried. My husband and I each have children with prior spouses, and have had...
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Scott Kelley Spooner
Suwanee, GA Family Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Business, Divorce and Personal Injury
Georgia State University College of Law
At Spooner & Associates, P.C., we put our clients first. Our objective is to efficiently resolve each case with our client's interests at the forefront of every decision. We are a firm of skilled litigators who are aggressive in the courtroom. However, when it is in our client's best interests, we can handle cases through negotiation or methods of alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation.
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Jarrod Hayes Oxendine
Suwanee, GA Family Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
(770) 497-8688
1325 Satellite Boulevard, Suite 606, Building 600
Suwanee, GA 30024
Family and Divorce
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
Jarrod grew up in Duluth, GA. He is a 2002 graduate of Mercer University and received his Law degree from Mercer Law School in 2005 located in Macon, GA. He is dedicated to remaining in the area to provide professional legal services to the residents in and around his hometown. A highly motivated individual, Jarrod has worked hard to earn the trust and respect of judges, clients, and colleagues. As one of our seasoned and experienced family law attorneys, he is driven to give his all to every case, no matter how simple or complex. Jarrod is a member...
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Ashley M Pepitone
Suwanee, GA Family Law Lawyer
At Pepitone Family Law, we focus on utilizing the legal process to help our clients reach their next beautiful stage in life. We are dedicated to understanding what results you want and to helping you understand what actions we can take on your behalf. We will always be candid and honest with you, arming you with the information you need to make the best decisions for you and your family. We will work with you every step of the way to make sure that you understand the choices you are making and feel empowered, but never pressured, to make...
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Robert Tharp
Johns Creek, GA Family Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(678) 527-5180
6465 East Johns Crossing
Suite 400
Johns Creek, GA 30097
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Emory University School of Law
I am a founding partner of Meriwether & Tharp LLC, where we have been helping clients through difficult times for over 20 years. In my current role as a managing partner, I can assist more clients through our team of over thirty divorce attorneys in Georgia.
We know that obtaining a divorce can be a difficult process. Not only do you have to navigate the legal complications surrounding equitable division, child support, alimony, and child custody, but you also have to deal with the emotional toll a divorce places on you and your family. Many of you have...
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Joseph E. Cheeley, III
Buford, GA Family Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Estate Planning and Probate
The University of Georgia School of Law
State Bar of Georgia, 1980
Member:
State Bar of Georgia (Family Law, Fiduciary Law sections)
Gwinnett County Bar Association (Family Law and Elder Law sections)
Education:
University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 1980)
University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976); Phi Beta Kappa
Publications:
Domestic Relations, Annual Survey of Georgia Law, 1979-1980, 32 Mercer Law Review 51 (1980).
Domestic Relations, Annual Survey of Georgia Law, 1980-1981, 33 Mercer Law Review 109 (1981).
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Patricia A McKenzie
Johns Creek, GA Family Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
6465 E Johns Crossing
Suite 400
Johns Creek, GA 30097
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Nova Southeastern University
Patricia migrated from Jamaica to Atlanta, Georgia in 1990. She later graduated from Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies in 1997. Patricia gained significant technical customer relations and public records experience before enrolling at NSU College of Law, in Davie Florida, in the fall of 2004. She graduated in 2007 and returned home to the Atlanta area where she established her practice.
Prior to joining Meriwether & Tharp, Patricia's solo practice, of over ten years, focused on Immigration and Family Law. She understands the complexities surrounding the intersection...
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Mary A Montgomery
Johns Creek, GA Family Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Nova Southeastern University
Our moto here at the firm is “Choose Experience, Get Resolution”. Since 1988, Mary Stearns-Montgomery has had tremendous success and a stellar reputation as a family law attorney. The practice began to grow almost immediately and now encompasses 4 office locations all over the Atlanta metro area. The main office in Marietta provides a comfortable and safe place for the firms client’s and their opponents to come together to work on a resolution. In 2010, Mary added Ryan Proctor as a partner. Then in 2013, Ryan moved his main office to the Buckhead location. ...
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Naja Burroughs
COVINGTON, GA Family Law Attorney
Family and Divorce
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
I have experience with the following types of cases:
• Divorces (with and without children),
• Modifications of prior court orders,
• Contempt actions (when a party is not following a court’s order),
• Father’s rights (legitimations, visitation rights, custody, and child
support),
• Grandparent visitation, and
• TPOs (Temporary Protective Orders).
I listen to my clients and work towards making their wishes a reality. I am also honest with my...
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Melissa Bowman
Johns Creek, GA Family Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Family
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University
Melissa L. Bowman is a Partner with Meriwether & Tharp, LLC and works primarily out of the firm's Johns Creek office. Melissa was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2016 and has focused solely on family law. She strives to provide exceptional counsel and support to clients throughout Atlanta and surrounding areas who are going through a divorce or have some other serious legal issue affecting their families. Melissa understands that the divorce process is challenging and emotional, and is passionate about helping her clients move through the process with confidence and understanding.
Melissa delivers the highest level of representation possible...
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Morris Margulis
Duluth, GA Family Law Lawyer
(404) 580-1218
6555 Sugarloaf Parkway
Suite 307, Box 140
Duluth, GA 30097
Family, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Personal Injury
Georgia State University College of Law
Morris earned his Juris Doctorate at Georgia State University's College of Law in 2013 and his Bachelor of Science in International Affairs from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2006. After completing his undergraduate degree, Morris considered a career in academic philosophy. This plan changed after Morris completed the "Philosophy of Law" course at Georgia State University, when he realized that while philosophers typically end their discussions with journal entries, jurists end theirs with court orders backed by the power of the state.
Morris has wide-ranging litigation experience, including family law, criminal defense, and personal injury casework, with an overwhelmingly successful...
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Jason Karasik
Johns Creek, GA Family Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
(678) 879-9000
6465 East Johns Crossing
Suite 400
Johns Creek, GA 30097
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Jason Karasik is a Partner with Meriwether & Tharp, LLC. Jason obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia in 2008. After graduating from the University of Georgia, he began work as a policy fellow for Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue. Jason worked with the House Education Committee and the Senate Education and Youth Committee while doing education policy research. Additionally, he worked closely with the Governor's Policy Director in providing solutions for Georgia's education issues.
Jason obtained his law degree from the University of Michigan Law School. While in law school, he received the Dean's Scholarship and was an Executive...
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Joann Sharp
Johns Creek, GA Family Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Family
University of South Carolina School of Law
Joann has been litigating for several decades and has tried cases throughout the country in both State and Federal Court. After having practiced corporate litigation for a number of years, she felt she was in a position to follow her bliss and joined Meriwether & Tharp in June 2013 where she is an equity partner. She attended Emory University for her BA, Auburn University at Montgomery for her Master's in Liberal Arts, and law school at the University of South Carolina.
Joann often describes being in court and working on appeals as her chocolate. She has been involved in several high...
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Jennifer N. Brannon
Johns Creek, GA Family Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
I graduated summa cum laude from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice before relocating to Norman, Oklahoma to attend school at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. I began my legal career as a volunteer at the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office in 2010, and in 2011, I became licensed as an intern and immediately practiced in the courtroom. I received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and became licensed to practice law in the State of Oklahoma in 2012.
After law school, I continued with the DA's Office...
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Sharmila Vengail Nambiar
Duluth, GA Family Law Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Immigration
Georgia State University
I have been practicing in the metro Atlanta area since 1993. My focus is on family law, both contested and uncontested litigation. Additionally, I do some limited areas of family immigration, naturalizations, religious worker visas and entertainerment visas. My goal is to help client achieve their goals in a cost effective manner. I grew up in Savannah, Georgia and moved to Atlanta in 1986. I graduated from Emory University and Georgia State University College of Law.
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Rebekah Ann James
Johns Creek, GA Family Law Attorney
(770) 746-3870
6465 East Johns Crossing
Suite 400
Johns Creek, GA 30097
Family and Divorce
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Alexa Dato
Johns Creek, GA Family Law Lawyer with 3 years of experience
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Trinity Marie Hundredmark
Duluth, GA Family Law Attorney with 20 years of experience
(770) 822-0900
One Sugarloaf Centre Suite 4000
1960 Satellite Boulevard
Duluth, GA 30097
Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Domestic Violence
The University of Georgia School of Law and Stetson University
Trinity Hundredmark heads the domestic relations division for Andersen, Tate, & Carr, P.C., while also working within the criminal practice division. She is considered a leader in the southeast in both family and criminal law related matters, and can often be seen in the news media, offering her legal insight on cases in the National spotlight.
Trinity leaves no room for error in her criminal law practice, ensuring the best possible outcome for her clients. She has attained certifications in Georgia for both DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, and is considered by her peers to be a true trial...
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Regina Irene Edwards
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Family, Bankruptcy, Divorce and Personal Injury
Tulane University School of Law
*** Currently accepting divorce cases
*** Auto accident cases statewide.
*** Bankruptcy cases statewide.
We are happy to help you. My firm is noted for our aggressive representation, meticulous preparation, and fair, flat fees. Potential clients can be assured that I have the necessary experience and dedication to your case and will give each and every client the personal attention that their case requires. I have been practicing for over 22 years, so I am considered an expert in my field and well regarded by opposing attorneys and judges.
Please note: I DO NOT handle...
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Tony A. Taylor
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Atlanta Law School
Attorney Tony A. Taylor is a founding partner at Daniels & Taylor, P.C. where he practices in family law with a focus on divorce and custody law. He leads a team of several other attorneys and mentors each attorney twice a month
behind the scenes to discuss each and every client of the firm. While you may not see Tony on your billing statement, you are getting the benefit of his decades of experience, no matter which of the firm's attorneys leads your case.
Over the years, Tony has taught numerous classes and seminars on a variety of legal topics, including...
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Peter J Wosnik
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Attorney with 7 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Divorce
Emory University School of Law
Peter J. Wosnik is a talented trial lawyer who has defended people in hundreds of felony and misdemeanor criminal cases throughout Georgia. He has taken multiple cases to trial and has achieved not-guilty verdicts for charges such as drug trafficking and possession, battery, and criminal trespass.
Pete tried his first felony case before getting his bar results and achieved not-guilty verdicts on both charges for his client. In addition to acquittals, he has helped clients receive dismissals in charges of aggravated assault, child cruelty, robbery, burglary, criminal damage to property, theft by taking, and more.
Beyond success in criminal cases, Pete...
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Aundrea L Roberts
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense and Immigration
Regent University School of Law
EXPERIENCE: For nearly 13 years, I have focused on representing clients in a variety of complex cases involving immigration law, criminal defense and family law. I have successfully helped thousands of clients over the years with extremely difficult cases.
RESULTS DRIVEN: Our goal is always to get you the best result possible. We don't make guarantees of a particular outcome, but what we do guarantee is that we will aggressively pursue every legal avenue possible as we fight for you.
OUR DIFFERENCE: I take pride in every person that entrusts me with their legal matter. For that...
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Esther Vayman
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Probate
Georgia State University College of Law
Esther Vayman is a native of Alpharetta, Georgia and a graduate of Milton High School in 1995. In 1999, Ms. Vayman received her B.B.A. from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School and her J.D. from the Georgia State University College of Law in 2005.
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Michael D. Birchmore
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(770) 285-1673
390 West Crogan Street
Suite 300
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Family, Arbitration & Mediation and Divorce
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
As an athlete for 20 years, Mike recognizes the benefits of hard work, proper training and being prepared for the competition. Today, these traits help him achieve winning results for his clients. A graduate of the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, Mike has litigated in a diverse range of law throughout Georgia and has appeared as lead trial counsel in 47 Georgia counties. Mike has served as co-counsel with some of Atlanta's largest firms, and he has also represented family members of some of the best known attorneys in the country. ...
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Ed Hecht
Alpharetta, GA Family Law Attorney
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Georgia State University College of Law
I am an attorney as well as a divorced father of two young children and I specialize in all aspects of family law including divorce, child custody, child support, modifications of custody and support, paternity, legitimation, temporary protective orders, contempt of court orders, parental rights, adoption, and more.
My unique background as a single father gives me a great understanding of my clients and the challenges they face. I know what they are going through and how they feel because I've been through it, as well, and I inherently understand the necessity of being a caring, expert advocate for others...
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Dina Khismatulina
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
Family, Divorce, Domestic Violence and International
Tomsk State University Law School, Tomsk and Emory University School of Law
A native of Siberia, Russia, Dina Khismatulina is an LLM graduate of Emory University School of Law. She earned her first law degree in 1999 from Tomsk State University, one of the top law schools in Russia. After graduation, Dina worked as an in-house counsel for an Internet mass media company in Siberia. From 1999 to 2002 she worked as in-house counsel for one of the subsidiaries of Gazprom JSC, the top natural gas producer in Russia and one of the largest companies in the world, where she focused on contract, corporate, and antitrust matters.
Prior to moving to the U.S.,...
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Crystal S. Wright
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Attorney
Family
Georgia State University College of Law
Crystal Wright is a Lawrenceville family law attorney with the experience, depth of knowledge, and compassion clients need when they’re fighting to do what’s best for their families. As the founding partner of Crystal Wright Law she provides unparalleled legal representation to clients in family law disputes involving divorce, child custody, child support and alimony, property division, paternity, and more. Throughout her legal career, which spans more than eight years, she’s also served as an advocate for clients looking to expand their families through adoption.
There is not a law firm in Lawrenceville, Georgia better equipped to handle every aspect of...
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Sharon Jackson
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
175 Langley Drive
Suite A1
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Georgia State University College of Law
Attorney Sharon Jackson is an experienced legal advocate who can help you with your divorce, legitimation, child custody, or adoption case. With over 15 years of experience, she is skilled in the courtroom and the pre-litigation process, which is one of the most important phases in family law cases. Attorney Jackson has brought or defended thousands of cases and is ready to help you. Attorney Jackson is experienced at settling cases that can and need to be settled and fighting hard for cases where the parties will simply never agree.
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Mark Hill
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Traffic Tickets
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Mark Hill has an energetic passion that allows him to get things done in the Family Law / Divorce / Domestic relations area of law and also the Criminal Justice System that seem like magic.
Mark uses his nearly 30 years of legal experience to assist clients in Gwinnett County with their domestic relations.
Mark has friendly relationships with all the right people in many of the counties and courts. He uses several strategies to get your charges reduced, minimize probation or fines, or even have your charged DISMISSED!
Call now for a Free Consultation with Mark or a member...
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Stacy Snyder Garguilo
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Juvenile
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
After 20 years of leading a successful litigation firm, Stacy Snyder Garguilo has joined the Law Firm of Daniels & Taylors. Stacy knows that adversity touches us all. More often than not it arrives at the most inopportune period of life.
Stacy came to Daniels & Taylor to focus specifically on her clients and their needs during their most testing moments. These stressful situations require the guidance of an objective expert, familiar with the most effective path to successful legal closure. Stacy Garguilo has the essential expertise to assist in critical legal matters. She has a track record of unyielding dedication...
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Russell Taylor
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Attorney with 5 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
I have personal and professional experience with the aftermath of divorce, and family violence. People are much more likely to hurt those whom they love than to hurt a stranger on the street. It is love that that stirs up into passion and sometimes erupts. I have found that time tends to cool down emotions. Often, people who love one another eventually forgive one another. Other times, splitting up is the only path to find peace.
I'm not here to judge you for who you decided to love. I'm here...
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Mr. David Ward
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily and Divorce
Campbell Law School
When it comes to divorce and family law matters, The Ward Law Firm, PA, knows that everyone has different priorities. If you have children, it’s family first. If you have your own business or professional practice, that will feature prominently on your list of priorities. The Ward Law Firm, P.A., helps people in Lawrenceville and across Gwinnett County address every aspect of their divorce so they don’t have to put one before the other. We have been providing exemplary family law assistance to our clients for years. We treat every case like it is the most important case we have...
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David Edward Boyle
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Emory University School of Law
Solving your legal problems without judgment. I help people obtain favorable results through some of the most difficult times of their lives.
I have been representing persons accused or suspected of criminal wrongdoing since 2010. I have been featured in television news stories with Randy Travis’ Fox 5 Atlanta I-Team Investigations, and CBS-46 investigations into the Walton County Sheriff’s Department corruption and drug investigations. I am a guest lecturer for the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Gwinnett County Bar Association.
I have spent 22 years in the courtroom both as a prosecutor and a defense attorney. ...
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Laura Coates
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Georgia State University College of Law
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Eugenia Wallace
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Family, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
With years of experience in the field of family law, Attorney Wallace approaches each case with a sense of eagerness and determination. Her top priority is to treat each client as an individual, with respect, honesty, and empathy. She understands that going through a family law case can be one of the most difficult times in a person's life and she is dedicated to being a supportive part of her client's team. Attorney Wallace has a special passion for cases involving children as she believes they are the most important people to consider when a family breaks up.
In addition to...
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Robert Booker
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Attorney
(888) 393-8279
1670 McKendree Church Road
#300b
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Domestic Violence
Barry University
Have you been charged with a crime in the Gwinnett County, GA area? For criminal law matters such as DUI, assault, battery, manslaughter, domestic violence, or theft crimes; a Lawrenceville criminal defense attorney can represent your case and fight for your rights. For the best criminal defense team with high qualifications and a vast amount of experience, our attorneys can give you the best legal advice and guide you through this stressful time in your life. For criminal offenses such as drug possession or trespassing, Robert L. Booker can help, give us a call today!
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Isaac F. Cotto
DULUTH, GA Family Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Criminal Defense, Immigration and Personal Injury
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School
Attorney Isaac F. Cotto is a graduate of Atlanta's John Marshall Law School. His practice areas include immigration, family, personal injury and criminal law. In addition to his legal experience, Mr. Cotto is a veteran of the United States Army, serving as a Military Police Officer for 5 years.
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Jeffrey Reeder
Alpharetta, GA Family Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationFamily, Divorce, Domestic Violence and Personal Injury
Rutgers School of Law-Camden and Georgia State University College of Law
The Reeder Law Firm was founded in 1988 by Kathryn Reeder and since its inception the firm has focused its practice primarily in the area of family law. The firm’s main office is located in Alpharetta, Georgia, with satellite locations in Cumming, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia. The firm currently has five attorneys and several staff members. After graduating from law school, Jeff worked as an associate for an Atlanta firm specializing in civil litigation. Jeff then joined the Reeder law Firm in 2008. Since joining the Reeder law firm, Jeff's practice has shifted and is...
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Tyler Moore
Lawrenceville, GA Family Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Family, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
The University of Georgia School of Law
I am proud to fight for clients in Gwinnett County and metro Atlanta in the areas of criminal defense, bankruptcy, personal injury, contracts, and wills. My practice is based around the idea that a "one size fits all" style does NOT apply to legal representation. I understand that your wants and needs are likely different than another client’s, and I make sure to cater your representation around those goals. My firm makes sure you are heard both in and out of the courtroom. I understand that legal battles are extremely stressful. From our office in...
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Alan H. Meincke
Alpharetta, GA Family Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
(470) 740-4100
960 North Point Parkway, Suite 425
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Family and Divorce
University System of Georgia - University of Georgia
Litigation attorney assisting clients with complex divorce, custody, child support, and other domestic relations issues as well as defense of motor vehicle accidents and premises liability cases.