Upson County Lawyers

Chris P. Ramsay is an Associate Attorney at Meriwether & Tharp, LLC. He transitioned to family law after spending over a decade practicing as an eDiscovery attorney handling multinational mass tort and environmental civil cases. Chris is an alumni of the University of Georgia where he majored in International Business with a minor in Spanish. He received an M.B.A. from Kennesaw State University while working in procurement and logistics for an international engineering firm prior to earning his Juris Doctorate at Atlanta's John Marshall Law School. Chris is a native of Clemson, South Carolina, but has lived in Georgia for over...

During her time pursuing a degree in History at the University of Georgia, Jennifer embarked on her legal journey at the age of 18 as a paralegal. It was during this early experience that Jennifer's fervent commitment to advocacy was ignited. Amid her second year of law school, Jennifer welcomed her first child, all the while deftly managing the rigorous demands of legal studies and two prestigious clerkship positions. Jennifer served two terms with distinction in the Superior Court of Hall County, first under the Honorable Jason Deal and subsequently under the Honorable David Burroughs. Upon her graduation from John Marshall...

Richard F. Evins is an attorney with over 26 years of experience practicing primarily in the areas of commercial and business litigation, collection law, consumer credit and contract law. The firm is located in LaGrange, GA. The firm handles legal matters statewide. Mr. Evins litigates a broad range of disputes including those related to commercial contracts, consumer law, business disputes, residential and commercial leases, small claims and general civil matters. He also defends consumers against the collection of medical bills, student loans, retail installment contracts, credit cards and other consumer debt. Mr. Evins practices in the Superior, State and Magistrate...

Travis Little represents individuals and families in personal injury and wrongful death litigation. He has litigated against some of the largest corporations in the world, including Allstate, Bombardier, Coca-Cola, Delta, Hilton, Kroger, Lyft, Marriott, McDonalds, Nestle, State Farm, Subway, Target, Walmart, and others. In September 2010, he was a key member of the legal team that secured a landmark $43.5 million wrongful death verdict in Floyd County, Georgia. Since 2014, he has held an “AV – Preeminent” peer rating, the highest rating awarded by Martindale-Hubbell. In 2018 and 2019, he was listed as a SuperLawyers “Rising Star.” In 2020, he...

Diana Whipkey Young is a lifelong resident of Marietta, where she has been passionately practicing law since 1983 and has earned the respect of judges and fellow attorneys. Ms. Young developed a solid foundation in the courtroom when she began her career as a prosecutor in the Cobb County Solicitor’s Office. During this time, she gained valuable insight into the courtroom process. Accordingly, Ms. Young’s ability to offer a prosecutor’s perspective compliments her legal knowledge and enhances her understanding of criminal law and how to effectively advocate on her client’s behalf. Diana Whipkey Young’s decades...

Drew Winslett is an associate attorney with Meriwether & Tharp, LLC. A Georgia native, he graduated from Mercer University in 2017 with a bachelors degree in Political Science and Law, Public Policy & Ethics, with a minor in Economics. Drew was inducted into the inaugural class of Phi Beta Kappa and was recognized with a "Mercer Bear" award for outstanding contributions to the university during his four years. Following graduation, Drew moved to Winston Salem, NC where he attended law school at Wake Forest University. During law school, Drew worked in the Elder Law Clinic, helping seniors navigate important decisions regarding...

Peter Jaraysi is the Founding Attorney here at Slam Dunk Attorney. Mr. Jaraysi, an Atlanta native, attended Georgia State University for both his undergraduate studies in Philosophy and his law degree. Mr. Jaraysi graduated from Georgia State University’s College of Law with honors (Magna Cum Laude) nearly at the top of his class. Mr. Jaraysi is always seeking to improve his skills through continued education and other clinics to ensure he is delivering the very best service to all clients of the firm. Mr. Jaraysi felt there was a need to be addressed in this field before he started this firm....

Todd Shugart has practiced law for nearly two decades and is deeply committed to personal injury work at Scholle Law to help those who have sustained injury or have been harmed through the negligence or other wrongdoing of others. Mr. Shugart brings an impressive background to his work for Scholle Law.

As an Assistant United States Attorney, he worked on many complex matters involving fraud, cyber crime and other areas of the law. Mr. Shugart takes his significant skills honed as a federal prosecutor and applies these to his personal injury clients' matters, seeking justice for them.

Mr. Shugart was...

I am an experienced litigator handling personal injury, wrongful death, motor vehicle collisions involving pedestrians, trucks, cars and motorcycles, medical malpractice and premises liability cases in Georgia and the Metro Atlanta Area. My clients have been adversely affected by brain, neck, back and spinal cord injuries, hip, knee, and shoulder injuries as well as fractures, burns and scarring. Our practice focus is on helping innocent victims obtain the just compensation they deserve for injuries and losses sustained as the result of another party's negligence or wrongdoing. I understand that personal injury cases are both extremely difficult and deeply personal to...

Jessica Towne is a respected attorney and former Gwinnett County prosecutor. She is the author of the books "How to Choose a Georgia DUI Lawyer" and "What You Should Know About Georgia DUI Laws." During her twenty-plus-year legal career, she has given dozens of lectures on constitutional law, trial practice, and the admissibility of scientific evidence in court. She is a member of many legal societies, and as served as President of both the Gwinnett County Bar Association and the Criminal Defense Section of Gwinnett County Bar Association, and as the Vice President of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense...

Angel Figueredo attended Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ where he received his B.S. in Accounting and graduated cum laude in 1981. Mr. Figueredo became a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant in New Jersey where he worked as an accountant for a CPA firm and Fortune 500 companies for 16 years until he graduated from law school in 1997. He attended law school at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, NJ and obtained his J.D in May of 1997. Immediately after graduating from law school he began working as a personal injury and workers’ compensation attorney,...

Mr. Rowsey’s practice focuses on family law, divorce, criminal defense and personal injury law. With over 25 years of experience serving clients in Georgia, his ability to successfully handle various legal matters has earned him an AV® Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. This is the highest rating conferred by this nationally recognized and respected directory of lawyers and law firms, and is based upon direct feedback from legal professionals. His recognition not only reflects competence with regard to astute legal skills, but also speaks to his client communication and ethical standards as well.

I am Trisha Starks-Byron, the proud founder of Starks Byron, P.C., a personal injury law firm located in Kennesaw, GA. My practice covers a broad spectrum of personal injury cases, such as wrongful death, car and motorcycle accidents, premises liability, dog bites, and slip-and-fall injuries. I have a track record of securing successful outcomes for my clients. Born and raised in Georgia, I graduated magna cum laude from Georgia Southern University and received my Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law. My legal career began as an associate at a personal injury firm in Atlanta. I later became...

Aliyah Berry is an Attorney with Meriwether & Tharp, LLC. She graduated magna cum laude from Georgia State University, earning a dual degree in Philosophy and Political Science, before earning her Juris Doctorate from Duke University School of Law. Aliyah's passion for family law and advocacy began during her undergraduate studies, where she served as a victim advocate with Mosaic Georgia, a Sexual Assault Center and Children's Advocacy Center, providing emotional support to survivors and victims of sexual violence. Her dedication extended to her work with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, where she assisted clients on various projects, including the Estate...

Chase Elleby is a partner at Williams Elleby Howard & Easter representing people who have been injured due to someone else’s negligence. He handles a variety of personal injury cases including auto and truck collisions, school bus accidents, medical malpractice, negligent security, wrongful death, and day care injuries. Chase can help with every step of the claims process. This includes helping you find a doctor after a personal injury, negotiating with an insurance company, filing a lawsuit, trying a lawsuit, and negotiating medical bills. Utilizing his negotiation and litigation skills, Chase has recovered millions and millions of dollars for his...

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...

Keesha was admitted to the New York bar in 2016, and the Georgia bar in 2021. She now dedicates her practice and passion to family law cases exclusively. Keesha has represented clients in hundreds of cases that include Prenuptial Agreements, Postnuptial Agreements, separate maintenance, divorce (contested and uncontested), asset division, alimony, child custody, child support, legitimation, Temporary Protective Orders, as well as contempt and modification cases. She is a skilled litigator with years of courtroom experience from making daily court appearances while practicing before the Supreme Court of New York, to handling hundreds of family law cases in various jurisdictions...

Shani Reid is an Associate with Meriwether & Tharp, LLC who practices family law. In 2012, Shani began practicing Social Security Disability with the largest disability provider in the United States, a practice which allowed her travel around the United States as well as Puerto Rico. After the illness of her mother, Shani focused her practice to the Atlanta Area and began advocating for parents and students as a Special Education attorney. Shani's advocacy eventually led her to into the area of family law where she feels particularly called to help families in transition. In her free time Shani enjoys zumba...

I was born in Madison, MS, and grew up in Rock Hill, SC. I completed my undergraduate studies at The University of Alabama Honors College, graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in Communicative Sciences. I then pursued my Juris Doctor at Georgia State University. During my time in law school, I volunteered at AVLF's Safe Families Office, where I drafted temporary protective orders for clients facing intimate partner abuse. I also took on the role of president of the Public Interest Law Association, where I organized large fundraising events that successfully raised about $30,000 annually to support the public...

Colleen is a native of Detroit, Michigan but has spent the majority of her childhood and adult life in Georgia. Colleen graduated from Georgia State University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. She subsequently attended The University of Mississippi School of Law where she obtained her Juris Doctor in 2018. Colleen also spent her final year of law school at the University of Miami School of Law, where she simultaneously obtained her Master of Laws degree in Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law in 2018. Having witnessed family and friends throughout her life navigate the various challenges...

Norman D. McKellar practices law in the areas of IRS tax resolution and federal criminal defense, with an emphasis on tax fraud and white collar federal crimes. Mr. McKellar has successfully defended clients in criminal cases in both federal and state courts and in U.S. Tax Court. Mr. McKellar was voted by his peers as a “Top Attorney” for 8 straight years by Knoxville’s CityView magazine. In 2014, Mr. McKellar was selected as a member of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the National Trial Lawyers, and he also received this same award in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and...

Nicholas Broder joined InPrime Legal in February 2017. Previously, Nicholas was an associate attorney at Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, LLP, a highly reputable law firm located in Atlanta, Georgia where his practice focused on general litigation. Before entering private practice, Nicholas served as a staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He also interned with the Honorable S. Allan Alexander, a magistrate judge for the Northern District of Mississippi. Nicholas graduated magna cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2013. While in law school, he served as the Senior Notes Editor on...

Jessica King represents individuals and their family members who have been injured or killed by the negligence of others, as well as individuals who have been injured in work accidents.

Jessica grew up in Marietta, Georgia. She attended Georgia Institute of Technology for her undergraduate degree and earned a B.S. in Management in 2008. After graduating from Georgia Tech, Jessica attended Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama, where she graduated with a J.D. in 2011.

Attorney Reginald Greene, also known as The Super Lawyer of Greene Legal Group, has been practicing law for over 25 years. He currently specializes in personal injury cases. He gives his clients excellent service and zealous representation. Each year, he recovers millions of dollars in settlements and judgments for his clients.

As a three-time winner of Atlanta’s Best Divorce Attorney, Aaron Thomas is one of the nation’s top experts in family law issues. He is a 2002 graduate of Harvard Law School, and from 2015-2022, his firm Aaron Thomas Law, was recognized by peers as one of the fastest growing family law firms in the state of Georgia. With clients ranging from NBA hall of famers and Superbowl winners to Grammy award winning artists, Aaron has extensive experience representing his clients in a range of family law matters, including divorce, custody, child support, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. As founder of...

"Alec joined the Robbins Firm in May 2014 where his focused practices areas are business and real estate litigation. He also has significant experience in commercial and tort law. He has represented military veterans and their families before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; as well as represented many other clients in a variety of industries, including transportation and logistics companies, real estate developers, and product manufacturers. Alec earned a B.A. in Government from Hamilton College and earned his J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School. While in law school, he served as an editor of both...

Craig Kunkes is an attorney who focuses his practice on commercial litigation as well as regulatory and compliance matters. Prior to joining the firm, he gained experience as an attorney for the Georgia Governor's Office of Consumer Protection and as counsel to the Georgia House of Representatives Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. At the Office of Consumer Protection, Craig led the investigations of a variety of businesses and/or individuals to determine whether they violated consumer protection laws and regulations. He successfully negotiated a number of public settlements, including one for over $4.3 million. Craig earned his law...

"Matt is an attorney at the Robbins Firm and has represented clients in a variety of complex commercial litigation matters in federal and state courts throughout the United States. Such cases involved business torts, commercial contracts, real estate disputes, secured transactions, and both commercial and product liability class actions. He has represented and advised business clients in the automotive, telecom, entertainment, and publishing industries. Matt earned a Bachelor of Arts from Southern College and his Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School. Prior to joining the Robbins firm, Matt was an associate in the Atlanta office of Dow Lohnes, where...

Justin M. Scott is the founder of Radford Scott LLP, a boutique employment litigation firm representing both companies and individuals in employment disputes. Justin handles a wide-range of employment cases, including wage-and-hour cases involving claims of misclassification, unpaid overtime, unpaid minimum wage, off-the-clock claims, and other related allegations. He has substantial experience litigating such matters on a class, collective and individual basis, both on the plaintiff’s and defense side. He also frequently litigates harassment, discrimination, retaliation and failure-to accommodate claims under all major federal employment statutes, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...

S. Derek Gage has been practicing in the Atlanta metro area as a criminal defense trial lawyer for well over a decade. Specializing in criminal and probate commitment cases involving mental illness and mental health challenges, Mr. Gage focuses on putting his clients on a path where they may safely leave the criminal justice system and other institutionalized environments and successfully manage their mental health challenges with pride and dignity. Mr. Gage practices in all metro Atlanta counties and beyond, including Fulton, DeKalb, Douglas, Gwinnett, Cobb, Clayton, Henry, and Hall.

Tunde Akinyele has been practicing law in the Metropolitan Atlanta area for the past 13 years. He is a former Senior Assistant District Attorney with the DeKalb County District Attorney's office, where he handled serious criminal offenses including burglaries, armed robberies, sexual assault cases, crimes against children, white collar, and homicide cases. Tunde is an experienced trial lawyer and will aggressively defend your rights, with a strong criminal practice, including traffic offenses, misdemeanors, DUI, minor and major drug offenses, and minor and major felony cases. Our firm also has an immigration practice, including Family...

Led by Atlanta immigration attorney Jameel Manji, Manji Law was founded to help clients navigate the difficult and ever-changing immigration system in the United States. Manji Law supports clients with a wide-range of immigration issues including family immigration, removal defense, asylum/refugee, business immigration, naturalization, deferred action and TPS, and many more. When you’re up against the federal government, you need a passionate and effective immigration attorney. Jameel Manji is the man for the job.

If you’re looking for a passionate and caring Immigration attorney in Atlanta who won’t break the bank, Manji Law is a perfect choice. Look no further...

J. Blake Ledbetter attended the University of Georgia, where he obtained a Bachelors in Business Administration-Finance in 2008 from the Terry College of Business. He attended law school at the Georgia State University School of Law from 2008-2011. Mr. Ledbetter was a member of the Business & Law Society at Georgia State. Mr. Ledbetter began working with Joseph Conoscienti & Associates as an intern in 2009. Mr. Ledbetter became a member of the Georgia Bar in 2012. After he graduated from Georgia State Law School, Mr. Ledbetter began working as an Associate with Joseph Conoscienti...

Dan O’Connell has been representing injured workers in Georgia for over a decade. He has obtained millions of dollars in compensation for his clients and represented them in hearings and mediations across the state. Before devoting himself exclusively to representing claimants, Dan worked as a staff attorney and mediator for the Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation.

Dan has earned an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, a distinction that is only given to attorneys whose peers confirm them as trustworthy, ethical, and highly-skilled in their area of practice. He has also been been selected to the Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars list,...

For the first six years of his law practice, Daniel defended doctors, nurses and hospitals in medical-malpractice cases. He decided to switch sides and represent individuals hurt or killed by the negligence of others. Since then, he has secured millions of dollars for his clients.

Daniel taught high school English as a Second Language before becoming a lawyer. He graduated with a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. He earned his J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

Daniel lives in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta with his wife Casey, his daughter June, and his son Branch. They attend...

Consumer lawyer and personal injury lawyer that is a member of the New York Bar and a member of the Georgia Bar. Consumer law is representing consumers against debt collectors, credit bureaus and banks. Joseph McClelland represents clients that are receiving unwanted calls to their home phone and cell phone under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act across the state of Georgia. We help stop unwanted cell phone calls without permission by autodialers. All consultations are free of charge. Call us for questions with the FDCPA, FCRA...

Handling Family Law and Divorce cases across the greater Atlanta metro area.

H. Glenn Fogle, Jr., the founding member and principal of The Fogle Law Firm, LLC, is in his twenty-fifth year in the field of Immigration and Nationality Law. Raised in the United Kingdom until he was fourteen, Mr. Fogle returned to the U.S. with his family to attend high school and college. Mr. Fogle is a member of the bars of the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Courts of Appeals of the Second Circuit, the Fourth Circuit, the Fifth Circuit, the Sixth Circuit, the Ninth Circuit and the Eleventh Circuit. He is a longtime member of the American...

Georgia workers' compensation attorney with experience defending insurance companies and employers now representing injured workers and veterans.