Flowery Branch Divorce Lawyers

Attorney Misty A. Oaks, Founding Partner and Principal Member of The Oaks Firm, stepped out on faith when she started her own legal practice in 2009. What started as just a dull roar turned into roaring thunder, when considering the number of satisfied clients and the rapid growth of The Firm. She oversees every aspect of The Firm’s operations, while her main areas of practice are: Home & Auto Loan Modifications, Chapter 7 & 13 Bankruptcy, Foreclosure Defense, and Civil Litigation. Attorney Oaks graduated magna cum laude from North Carolina Central University School of Law in Durham, North...

I grew up in Texas, and after meeting my husband in Atlanta, eventually relocated and attended John Marshall Law School in Atlanta. On graduating, I founded Fowler and Martin with a law school colleague, which we operated for several years. I then established Martin Law, P.C. in 2016 and have served clients through that firm until joining the Stearns Law team. I think my preparation skills help me stand apart from other attorneys. I am also very client-centered and involve my client in the process every step of the way.” Clients say that I am hard-working, approachable, reachable, prepared, and formidable...

General practice in the areas of civil litigation and transactions in the areas of business, divorce and family law, real estate, wills, trusts, probate, and estate planning and personal injury.

Attorney Zhaoen (Melody) Xie brings a wealth of diverse legal experience, serving clients from various cultural backgrounds with professionalism and empathy. Born and raised in Guangzhou, China, Melody’s journey as a first-generation immigrant to the United States has shaped her unique ability to navigate complex legal challenges from a multicultural perspective. Having lived in the U.S. for eight years, Melody has developed a deep understanding of American culture and legal systems, allowing her to provide strategic and culturally sensitive representation. As an experienced attorney in Georgia, Melody is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, enabling seamless communication with clients from different...

Family Law Attorney 34 years;
Fellow American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Selected Georgia Super Lawyers 2008-2018

A native Georgian, I am the oldest of four siblings. After graduating summa cum laude from the University of Georgia, I enrolled in the UGA School of Law and graduated in the spring of 2001. The first six years of my legal career were spent in the courtroom working as an Assistant District Attorney. Since then I have continued a litigation-oriented practice focusing on family law and criminal defense.

Lauren D. Devine is an attorney at Meriwether & Tharp, LLC and has exclusively practiced family law since graduating from law school in 2017. She earned her Juris Doctor (Cum Laude) at Georgia State University College of Law and her bachelor's degree in Mass Media and Political Communication with a minor in Political Science at the University of Missouri. She is also a licensed general civil mediator in the State of Georgia. While in law school, she co-founded the Georgia State University Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF) and was its Vice President for three years. She was also a member...

Attorney Tricia Solomon graduated from The George Washington University in 1997 with a degree in Journalism. After college, Ms. Solomon accepted a position as a sports production assistant at CNN Sports Illustrated, which brought her to Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Solomon would spend four years at CNNSI before leaving to pursue her true passion of becoming an attorney. To achieve her goal, Ms. Solomon relocated to Athens, Georgia to attend The University of Georgia School of Law, and graduated in 2006.

Since her admission to the Georgia Bar in 2007, Ms. Solomon has held several positions including legal recruiter at a top...

Warren has practiced law with his firm, D. Warren Auld, P.C., Attorney at Law from 1987 to the present. The firm’s office is located in Gwinnett County in Snellville, Georgia.

For three decades Warren has engaged in a general practice encompassing domestic, criminal, business representation and civil litigation. He has accepted appointments and served as a Guardian ad Litem in Juvenile and Superior Court. He has served as Special Master for the Georgia Supreme Court and has been voted the "Best Lawyer to Get you Out of Trouble" in Gwinnett County.

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GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW | Juris...

Born in Toccoa, I have been a Georgian all of my life. I received a Debate Scholarship to the University of Georgia. I was an active participant on the University of Georgia Debate Team throughout my undergrad years, and I became the Captain of the debate team my Junior and Senior years. I received my B.A. from the University of Georgia graduating with honors in 1970. After receiving my bachelor's degree, I enrolled in the University of Georgia School of Law and received my J.D. in 1973. While in law school, I...

From the beginning of her career at a small family law firm, Naomi Lumpkin has brought passion and devotion to family law. Throughout her career, she has continued to focus on the field with a deep commitment and dedication to adoption after also personally being adopted. This allows her to bring personal experience and an innate empathy to families to her work as well as continued professional success in fighting for families. In addition to adoption, one of Naomi’s greatest strengths is helping families “see the light at the end of the tunnel” in difficult situations, specifically divorce, which...

For more than 25 years, I (formerly known as Melanie Webre) have worked diligently to represent thousands of men and women in family law matters in courts throughout the Atlanta metro area. I believe this broad and deep experience has honed my legal skills to razor-sharp. I am humbled by the opportunity to use my expertise to guide clients as they meet the challenges of tremendous life changes through a court system which can seem very intimidating. I find it very rewarding to watch how a client evolves from being so uncertain about the future to gaining confidence and becoming optimistic...

Attorney Jonathan Forbes is an associate attorney with Kitchens, New & Cleghorn, LLC. Mr. Forbes received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida, Magna Cum Laude, in 2005 with degrees in Finance and Entrepreneurship. He received his Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law in 2008 where he was Managing Editor of the International Law Review. While at Emory Law, Mr. Forbes received several prestigious awards including the Dean’s Honor Scholar Merit Award, Morton H. Aronson Franchise Law Award, and numerous Dean’s List recognitions. Mr. Forbes further studied international and comparative law at the...

Ashley has been practicing law for over 20 years in Georgia. She is a graduate of Woodward Academy and Tulane University in New Orleans as well as GA State College of Law and also has an LLM from the University of Alabama. Ashley began her career clerking for Superior Court Judges as a staff attorney and then began private practice, focusing on Family Law, Real Estate, Probate, Estate Planning, Business Law, General Litigation, Bankruptcy, and criminal law. Ashley was appointed to the bench as a Probate Judge and later became a Fulton County Magistrate Court Judge and...

My name is Kairi Smith Gure, and I hold a J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law and a B.A. in Women’s Studies for Georgia State University. I have been practicing Law for a number of years in both Georgia and Kentucky. During my tenure at Georgia State University College of Law I clerked for Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation and Georgia Justice Project, I was also a member of the award winning Black Law Student Association’s mock trial team. I am admitted to practice law in all Georgia Courts, the Northern District Court of Georgia and...

I am a partner in one of the only Mother/Daughter law firms in Gwinnett. We strive to make our practice reflect how we would want to be treated if we needed legal assistance. Both Mother and daughter are trained mediators and Guardian ad Litems who strive to be there for our clients when they need us while also trying to keep the focus on what is best for the children, even during highly contested litigation. I also specialize in helping get or defend against Temporary Protective Orders. Family law often involves a party that is bullying the other side. I...