Eastanollee Family Lawyers

The Smith Williams Law Firm’s owner, Yolanda Smith-Williams, received a Bachelor of Arts degree from North Carolina A&T State University in Political Science with a minor in English. She received her Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan. While in law school, Yolanda gained valuable legal work experience by working with a Circuit Court Judge. This was the start of her experience in working in the area of Family Law. She later received a highly sought after internship with the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office. In this position, Yolanda assisted in prosecuting individuals charged with felonies and...

I began my adult life by serving in the U.S. Army, in the Military Intelligence Corps. After an honorable discharge began attending the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1998. After two years of hard work I received my Bachelor's Degree. I began law school in 2001, and received my Juris Doctor in 2004. I have worked extensively in juvenile courts in the metro-Atlanta area, primarily as a guardian ad litem representing the interests of children in deprivation and delinquency cases. I have also served as a guardian ad litem in very contentious custody cases....

I was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2002 and have dedicated my career to litigation ever since. After gaining admission, I broadened my legal practice to include various litigation areas such as divorces, child support modifications, adoptions, custody changes, domestic violence, and breach of contracts. Since 2005, I have focused my practice solely on family law, aiding individuals through some of the most challenging periods of their lives. My clients can be confident that I possess the necessary skills, experience, and passion to assist in resolving their legal issues, whether through amicable settlement or trial. I have conducted trials involving...

As founder of The Herrin Law Firm, P.C., divorce lawyer Parisa N. Herrin provides legal representation to men and women throughout the state of Georgia. Ms. Herrin has more than a decade of legal experience. For several years, she served as an instructor of several courses at Kennesaw State University. Attorney Herrin is a fluent in Farsi in addition to English. Ms. Herrin is a graduate of the Nova Southeastern Law University. To receive more information, contact her firm today for a complimentary case evaluation.

Managing partner Peter Phillip Gross is a native of Wisconsin. He handles a high volume of family law cases and criminal law cases. He has extensive litigation experience. He is a certified experienced mediator and arbitrator. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and received multiple commendations for his service, including the Expert Field Medical Badge, the Army Commendation Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.

Growing up in a multicultural household, I was shaped by my Japanese, Chinese, and African American heritage, which instilled in me the values of hard work, perseverance, and respect. Atlanta is my first home, but my time abroad also shaped my worldview and continues to influence how I approach my work and relationships. I earned my Bachelor’s in Japanese Language and Literature at the University of Georgia and my Juris Doctorate at the University of Alabama School of Law. While in law school, I discovered my passion for service, working in Family and Elder Law Clinics, clerking for a federal judge,...

Cortney M. Stuart's legal background began with the Superior Court of Athens, Georgia, where she interned while studying as an undergraduate at the University of Georgia, from which she graduated with Bachelors in Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Political Science. She later graduated from the Florida Coastal School of Law, cum laude, receiving her Juris Doctor in May of 2011, subsequently sitting for the Georgia and Tennessee Bars in July of 2011, and being admitted to both in November of 2011. In 2012, she began her career as an associate at the Law Offices of Edwin Marger, LLC. Under Edwin Marger's...

Beverly Cohen has been representing clients in divorce and family law matters for over 20 years. She has a reputation for providing her clients with the highest level of representation in the most cost-effective manner. Beverly is dedicated to creating an environment of trust and confidence between her clients and herself. She prides herself on maintaining communication with her clients, promptly returning phone calls, responding to emails, and reasonable billing practices. Her knowledge, experience, and dedication to her clients has resulted in a high level of client satisfaction. At the time she began practicing law, Beverly...

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...

Ms. Samantha Ashley Miller is the founding partner of Gross & Miller, and she was admitted to practice law in the State of Georgia in 1997. She is a native of North Carolina and she graduated from Appalachian State University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. In December 1996, she received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from John Marshall Law School. During law school she served as the editor for The Advocate. She is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association, Cobb Bar Association and the State Bar of Georgia, Family Law Section. She volunteers her...

Elena Sanchez-Curtis was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2010. Ms. Sanchez-Curtis did not immediately enter the practice of law after graduating college. Instead, she spent 17 years in the IT sales and sales management field. This business experience, and her own experience with co-parenting, allows Ms. Sanchez-Curtis to bring practicality and clear headed strategies to family law proceedings. This same practicality and analytical thinking is leveraged in her equine law practice and her approach to general problem solving. Elena Sanchez-Curtis has been riding horses for almost 50 years. She has shown hunters on the local and rated circuit in...

Amanda Gaddis Speights represents clients in divorce or family law matters, criminal matters, appeals, and other civil litigation. In family law matters, Amanda has guided and counseled clients in settling uncontested divorces, fought for clients' rights in contested divorces and child custody or child support proceedings, and ensured that clients resolved their family disputes with the best resolution possible for their family given the situation. In addition to her work on family law cases, Amanda has represented clients arrested for various crimes, including DUI, felony and misdemeanor drug offenses, theft crimes, assault or battery charges. Amanda is very...

Berk & Moss, P.C. is a Georgia-based law firm. Criminal lawyer, Divorce & Family Law, Criminal Defense, DUI Defense, Civil Litigation.

Attorney Alexa J. Kwartin is dedicated to assisting families as they navigate the difficult issues that often arise in family law matters. She understands that family-centered legal matters are very often draining and stressful, and she strives to meet the needs of her clients in a comprehensive and compassionate way. She is a responsible, talented, and experienced attorney whose primary goal is to serve the families of Atlanta as they proceed through difficult family transitions. Alexa practices in all of the metro Atlanta counties.

Alexa was born and raised in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Having grown up with divorced parents, she has...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Lance N. Owen was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and grew up in Blakely, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1992 with a B.A. in Political Science. Mr. Owen received his law degree from the University of Memphis in 1995. Mr. Owen accepted a position with Shepherd & Johnston in Griffin, Georgia, after graduating from law school and became a partner with the firm in 2001. The firm became known as Johnston, Owen & Bullard in 2006 and opened an office in McDonough, Georgia in 2011. Mr. Owen is the currently the...

Daryl L. Kidd is respected among divorce attorneys in Marietta for his education and biography, service in the U.S. military, work as an associate judge, and for writing important laws relative to family law. Attorneys in Cobb County know that Daryl L. Kidd places a high priority on children, and they call on him to serve as Guardian ad Litem in cases where the children need separate representation. Daryl L. Kidd and his seasoned paralegal staff have nearly 90 years cumulative experience with family law.

* Graduate of Emory University School of Law. Dean's Award for Public Service;
* Former member of the Emory University School of Law Trial Techniques Faculty;
* Practicing primarily in the North Georgia, Metro Atlanta Area for over 25 years as a Solo-Practitioner before the Probate Courts, Juvenile Courts, & Superior Courts in most of the counties of Georgia;
* Former Special Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Family and Children Services (DFACS) for in their Child & Adult Protective Services cases;
* Primary Focused on:
* Estate Planning which includes the creation & administration of Trusts (all types including Special Needs Trust),...

Josie A. Siemon is a partner at The Siemon Law Firm, P.C. and has an extensive litigation background. Josie practices exclusively in the area of family law. She received her undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice and English from Florida International University, and her Juris Doctorate from Nova Southeastern University. While at Nova University, Josie was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and earned Pro Bono honors for legal service in the community. Josie is an active member of the Florida State Bar, the Georgia State Bar, the Atlanta Bar Association Family Division, she is the Past President of...

Demetrius J. Price is an attorney in the Atlanta Office of The Siemon Law Firm. Demetrius studied law in California, at Whittier Law School, where he earned his Juris Doctor Degree. During law school, he served as a law clerk in various private Family Law firms, served as a certified law clerk in the Whittier Law School Children’s Rights Clinic, where he exercised courtroom privileges and served as an advocate for the rights of his clients, and also received the Best Advocate award in Criminal Trial Advocacy.

After earning his Juris Doctor Degree in 2013, Demetrius relocated from California to...

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

Andrew B. Margolis is an Associate Attorney with The Siemon Law Firm, practicing exclusively in the area of family law. A twenty-year resident of the Atlanta metro area, Andrew graduated Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in Politics and Legal Studies from Brandeis University, and then went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from the Emory University School of Law. After law school, Andrew served as an Assistant District Attorney for the State of Georgia. Upon moving into private practice, Andrew drew on his skills as a domestic violence prosecutor to represent victims of abuse, assisting them in obtaining protective...