College Park Family Lawyers

Candace Alynn Hill Duvernay is a trial lawyer, mediator, and part-time Judge. These various experiences allow keen insight into the different cases handled. Our Firm is experienced in criminal law, family law suits, and auto accident cases. Our team is ready and willing to go to trial when we need to, however, we are skilled negotiators for the clients who prefer a less adversarial route. We are not afraid to fight, but we always fight fair...and we fight to win!

Samantha represents individuals and families in a wide range of domestic relations legal issues including divorces, custody and child support issues, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, legitimations and adoptions. She devotes time to understanding her clients' individual and family needs. She then develops strategic solutions to protect your rights and best interests. Samantha is committed to developing a close-working relationship with her clients and providing high quality, caring, and efficient legal services for individuals and families.

Samantha graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and History and a minor in Corporate Strategy. She earned her law degree,...

I am a litigation expert in Georgia estates and trusts, and I represent business clients in corporate, contract and commercial matters. I represent clients all across Georgia in estate and trust disputes such as will contests and breaches of fiduciary duty. I also help clients with standard Georgia probate and administration matters. I am an experienced advocate in Georgia guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, and other Georgia elder law matters. I also represent closely-held companies in business-to-business relations, partner and shareholder issues, and contract and Georgia commercial disputes. In all of these matters, I am an experienced negotiator focused on helping...

Genghis hails from the Buckeye State. He attended the Ohio State University for undergrad and graduate studies where he majored in post-colonial literature and hoped to become a college professor.

Genghis enjoys spending time with his daughter and reading at least three books a month in his leisure time.

As an attorney he believes that all citizens should have access to justice.

Genghis credits his success to three amazing Black women that always believed in him and his dreams.

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 the Atlanta area.

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...

Family is everything. That's why choosing the right family law attorney to resolve your family disputes will be one of the most important decisions you will ever have to make. Having experienced a family matter litigation myself, I truly understand how stressful and nerve-racking the court process can be and how important it is to have the right attorney by your side. You NEED an attorney you can get in contact with whenever you have questions. Even when it is not an emergency, having a responsive, caring, and knowledgeable attorney makes all the difference during this difficult time in your...

At Terri Herron Law, we strive to do more than just practice family law in Georgia. We'll invest ourselves in your case by intently listening to your story. We'll work hard to give you the legal voice you need to get through this challenging time in your life. Our goal is to become the law firm that your family can turn to repeatedly for personalized and effective representation. For all your family law needs - Contact Nikita Ali today for a free consultation! (404) 418-7777

For over 40 years, Jim Peterson has focused his practice on all aspects of family law, including divorce, child custody, support modifications, as well as prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Jim's prior work experience includes working for a large firm handling complicated corporate litigation. This provided him with the invaluable experience, knowledge and skill necessary to handle complex divorce cases involving significant assets and family businesses. Additionally, Jim has substantial trial experience (both jury and non-jury) and has argued numerous landmark cases before the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court. Jim's clients often come as referrals from other attorneys...

Savannah Steele is a native of Central Florida, growing up in the Space Coast. While in High School, Savannah began volunteering for the State Attorney’s Office in the 18th Judicial Circuit through their Prosecution Alternative for Youth Program where she was able to advocate for other teens in a juvenile diversion program. She has been dedicated to the practice of law ever since. She is a graduate of the Florida State University where she received a B.A. in Communications and a B.A. in Psychology. At Florida State, Savannah was well known and distinguished in her dedication to giving back to...

Peter Rivner is a non-equity partner with Caldwell, Carlson, Elliott & DeLoach focusing on family law, divorce, and domestic relations litigation. He has been practicing law for over 10 years, the majority of which has been with the firm. Peter has considerable experience guiding clients through the challenging and often emotional issues that frequently arise in divorce and domestic relations litigation. Peter has represented a wide variety of clients, including athletes, entertainers, business owners, real estate developers, executives, doctors, lawyers, and other professionals. He has handled hundreds of cases involving divorce, child custody and support, family violence, and other issues. Peter’s...

Atlanta Criminal Defense Attorney Glenn Stern learned how to practice law representing indigent clients for the Rockdale County Public Defender's Office - one of metro Atlanta's toughest places to be charged with a crime. In private practice, Glenn has continued to use that skill and training for decades, winning dismissals and reductions for his clients. A graduate of the Stetson University College of Law (nationally renowned for their trial advocacy program), Glenn gained valuable insight into how the "other side" works, trying cases for the Hillsborough County Florida District Attorney's Office as a third-year student. Call today...

Our firm helps people protect children and assets in family disputes. We bring passion and experience to family law and legacy building. The firm assists with an array of issues from contested divorce, uncontested divorce, child custody modification, legitimation, adoption, estate planning and probate litigation. With a personable staff and expertise that has been treasured by many clients, we can help you through simple matters as well as the most complex. Call the office and schedule an initial attorney meeting.

Shawna M. Woods is dedicated to assisting her clients through what can be a difficult time. She understands that Family Law requires both empathy and advocacy. Shawna has extensive experience in resolving complex asset cases and well as difficult custody cases.

Shawna M. Woods is an Of-Counsel Attorney at Kitchens New Cleghorn. Prior to coming to Kitchens New Clegorn, Shawna was Partner at Law Firm in Forsyth County specializing exclusively in Family Law. She also had successful solo Family Law practice in Fulton County and had worked several years with the Special Assistant to the Attorney General...

Ashley Heredia has practiced law for over thirteen years. Prior to practicing family law, Ashley worked as a judicial staff attorney for the Superior Court of Cobb County. Ashley has also worked for some of Atlanta's most prestigious family law firms during her career, and was Partner at Hedgepeth, Heredia & Rieder. In 2017, Ashley opened her first law practice, Sawyer Family Law, in Roswell, Georgia. Ashley managed this successful practice until opening Heredia & Lennon Family Law. Ashley is a tireless advocate for her clients. You can count on Ashley to be thorough, hardworking, and dedicated to your case....

The Founder and Managing Owner of The Law Offices of Precious Felder, LLC is an Atlanta native who founded Precious Felder, LLC to provide effective, high-quality legal counsel that would achieve the unique objectives of each individual type of client. Clients often want close contact with their lawyer. Precious prides herself on being an attentive listener and providing consistent communication to her clients. She works closely with her clients in developing practical solutions to ensure the best possible outcome for their case. Precious received her Bachelor of Science Degree from Georgia State University and her Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from Atlanta’s...

Justin devotes his practice primarily to the areas of divorce, custody, and parental advocacy in DFCS matters. As an advocate for the rights of parents, Justin has realized his lifelong passion for helping others in their time of need. Through seven years of practice, Justin has represented a variety of clients in various matters throughout our legal system. He finds great satisfaction in seeing his client’s cases through to a successful resolution, regardless of the challenges that may exist with any particular case. Among his peers, Justin is well known to be a compassionate advocate for...

When facing a divorce, child custody dispute or other family issues, you need an experienced firm that will be on your side. We will listen to you and help protect what is most important to you. Whether its custody of your children, getting enough alimony or palimony, keeping your house, or keeping your business, we can help you understand your rights and help you get what you want and deserve. My clients' testimonials speak wonders: "Uber 'Super' Lawyer"; "Top Lawyer in Atlanta, Georgia!"; "She Fiercely protects and promotes her clients' best interest;" "Attorney Fodor has unprecedented legal ability!"...

Maggie Heim represents clients in complex litigation matters in both the Federal and State court systems. She has earned a reputation as a skilled advocate who is unwilling to accept less than the best result for her clients. Maggie has been recognized for excellence in the practice of law by numerous independent attorney rating services, including Super Lawyers, the Daily Report, Martindale-Hubbell, Legal Elite, and Avvo.

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

David Sarif is a highly regarded, experienced, and top rated divorce and family law attorney who has received many awards and honors over the years. He has contributed to stories for CBS Atlanta, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, ESPN Outside the Lines, and Divorce Lawyer Magazine. Mr. Sarif has also prepared materials for, written articles for, and presented at various Continuing Legal Education seminars for organizations such as the American Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Bar Association, the National Business Institute, the Law Education Institute, and Henning Mediation and Arbitration Service.

David was born in Cape...

After six years in large multinational law firms engaged in the most sophisticated litigation in state and federal courts nationwide, and internationally, Mr. Pendleton continues to focus his practice on aviation, insurance and general civil litigation matters. Licensed both in Georgia and Florida, and admitted to the United States District Courts for the Northern District of Georgia and the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, Mr. Pendleton provides top tier legal representation and counseling delivering advocacy, solutions and results.

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Jennifer has been a managing partner here at Gibbs Tillery since graduating from Emory Law School in 2009. A dedicated and trial-tested family law and estate planning attorney, Jennifer helps clients navigate divorce, child custody and support, court order modification, guardianship, and estate planning cases.
A relentless advocate for civil rights and equality, Jennifer was at the forefront of the movement to legalize same-sex marriage for years before the Supreme Court extended marriage equality to same-sex couples in the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
Jennifer's attention to detail and commitment to providing every client with services custom-tailored to their unique...

Teresa Garcia's practice concentrates in the field of Family Law and Adoptions. She handles contested and uncontested divorces, child custody, child support, alimony, visitation, paternity/legitimation, amendment of birth certificates, name changes, enforcement of judicial orders, post-judgment agreements, family violence protective orders and prenuptial agreements. Ms. Garcia handles contested and uncontested adoptions for relative adoptions, step-parent adoptions, independent adoptions (where adoptive parents are not related to the child), agency adoptions, adult adoptions, domestication of foreign adoptions, and re-adoptions. She represents clients in all metro-Atlanta counties including the outer counties of Georgia. She is fluent in Spanish.

Bruce Steinfeld is a shareholder in the Atlanta, Georgia, firm of Steinfeld & Steinfeld, P.C., specializing in family law. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and a Member of the Georgia Chapter of the AAML. He is a Master in the Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inn of Court, Past-Chair of the Family Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association, and former Editor of its newsletter, The Family Lawyer. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY, and his J.D. degree from Emory University School of...

I am a versatile family law attorney attorney who is skilled in bringing resolution to complex and simple family law matters. I combine my education and professional experience with personal experience to guide clients with strategic legal advice, compassionate support and solution-focused advocacy. As a family law attorney and former social worker, I am experienced in helping clients with domestic, family law and divorce issues including paternity, legitimation, child custody modification, child support modification, grandparent visitation, enforcement of court orders, family violence and pre- and post-nuptial agreements. I also act as a Guardian ad Litem in contested custody cases and...

Samuel J. Siemon is the founding partner of The Siemon Law Firm, P.C. Sam, an experienced litigator, practices in the areas of family law and criminal defense. Sam received his Business Degree from Flagler College in Florida and his Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University. Sam is a member of the Georgia State Bar, the Atlanta Bar Association Family Division, Lanier Forsyth Rotary, Lanier Jaycees, was recently elected as the President of the Forsyth County Bar Association, served as the Vice President of the Forsyth County Bar Association (2007-2008) and as the Secretary/Treasurer (2006-2007). In addition, Sam volunteers...

At Knight & Associates, we practice all areas of uncontested and contested divorces involving child custody, alimony, formal separations, child support and visitation. Our focus involves uncontested divorces at flat rate fees of $750. We are proven fighters for your legal rights. We have settled bodily injury claims for millions of dollars over the years, and would be happy to settle any collision claim that you may have. Please contact us direct. We return all calls 24 hours a day. We look forward to hearing from you. rubyknight@att.net

Associate Attorney Diamond Alexander received her undergraduate education from The University of Mississippi in 2017 where she double-majored in Criminal Justice & History. She then took a one year sabbatical to get married, travel, move to Atlanta, and apply to law school. Following that, she attended Emory University School of Law where she was also a family law teaching assistant from 2019 to 2021. She graduated law school in 2021 and became a member of the Georgia Bar in 2022. During her educational career, Diamond received a number of recognitions and was involved in several impressive groups including: • Horatio Alger National...

Melissa, “Missy” Strickland is the founder and principal attorney at Buckhead Family Law, serving clients throughout Atlanta and surrounding communities in divorce and other important family law matters. After years of practicing family law as an attorney with larger law firms, Missy decided to open her own firm to be able to provide more customized representation to her clients. She has practiced family law at some of Atlanta’s top firms since 2006, and handles a full range of domestic relations matters including divorce in Atlanta, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, child custody, child support, alimony, contempt actions, paternity and legitimation. After graduating...

Family law matters can be difficult to deal with in the best of times, as they go to the heart of our most complex and intimate personal relationships. Amy Kaye has been helping individuals and families in the Atlanta metro area as a family law attorney for well over 20 years and practiced as a business and corporate lawyer for several years before that. As a family law attorney, Amy knows that clients often come to her in a time of crisis or stress and that they rely on their lawyer to counsel them and guide them through the legal...

Carolyn completed her B.A. and M.A. in Sociology from Emory University. In 2001, Carolyn received her law degree from Emory School of Law. Immediately after law school, Carolyn practiced criminal law for six years. During this time, she was able to polish her courtroom talents and approach. In 2007, Carolyn made the transition to family law. She has extensive experience handling a variety of family law matters, such as child custody, divorce, annulment, and more.

Brooke believes in solution-focused advocacy and employees it in all of her cases. She works closely with her clients to reach a resolution as Brooke strongly believes mediation results in the best outcome in the majority of family law cases – particularly those in which children of any age are involved. She is a civil mediator, a domestic relations mediator, a domestic violence mediator and an arbitrator. She is a registered neutral with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Brooke understands that not all cases can resolve in that manner and she is a fierce advocate for her clients when...

Experience: Family Law litigator, Domestic Violence & Landlord Tenant, Public Interest (Legal Aid), Asst. Public Defender, law enforcement & military.

Interests: Golf, motorcycling

Gillian Fierer O’Nan is an attorney experienced in all aspects of family law. Ms. O’Nan provides effective, resourceful, and responsive representation in a wide range of family law matters including divorce actions, separate maintenance actions, alimony and spousal support actions, child custody and support actions, contempt actions, post-divorce modification and enforcement, adoptions, family violence actions, legitimation actions, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and wills.

Ms. O’Nan, earned her B.A., with honors, in Political Science, and her J.D., with honors, both from the University of Georgia. Ms. O’Nan is a Guardian ad Litem, a Mentor for the State Bar of Georgia...

I am a former prosecutor with almost 30 years representing divorce clients and those charged with criminal offenses. I have tried hundreds of cases during my career and am highly successful in court for my clients. My reputation for being a highly skilled and prepared attorney facilitates good settlements for my clients. I have been representing both men and women in divorce and custody disputes for almost 30 years. You can trust me with your legal problems - I will provide you the best representation available.

I am a 2008 graduate of Georgia State University’s College of Law. Prior to entering law school, I attended and graduated from Georgia Southern University, where I played offensive line for the Georgia Southern Eagles football team. I enjoy spending time with my wife (who is a Staff Attorney for Judge Fletcher Sams in Fayette County) and two children and watching the Georgia Southern Eagles and Atlanta Braves. I have taught Sunday School and served on Church Council at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City, Georgia. I am also currently the president of the Starr’s...

At The Carson Law Group, we are proud to offer our exceptional legal services to a wide range of individuals. If you are facing a complex family law matter, such as a divorce, custody, or child support – we are here for you when you need us most. For almost 15 years, we have represented individuals with compassion and tenacity. Our main goal is to satisfy the needs of each and every client that places their case in our hands. We will work tirelessly in order to resolve your case in the most efficient and effective manner possible. Do not...