Rockmart Family Lawyers

Attorney Matthew C. Hines graduated from Georgia State School of Law in 2004, where he also received a Masters in Business Administration. Mr. Hines gained experienced working for many established firms throughout Georgia, but also working directly with Judges and the Public Defender’s Office. Since beginning his legal career, Mr. Hines has successfully represented individuals, families, small and large companies and Governments by representing each in various legal areas. His experience spans many areas of law, including civil litigation, business litigation, criminal defense, family law, personal injury, bankruptcy, real estate, probate law and many other...

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...

Judge Tom Cauthorn is the founder of Cauthorn Nohr & Owen, a boutique law firm that provides general civil, probate and criminal legal services. He is an experienced trial lawyer and judge, and has participated in hundreds of jury and non-jury trials in his more than 45 years practicing law.

Judge Cauthorn’s professional experience includes Court America as a principal in mediation, arbitration and case evaluation; Georgia Supreme Court Special Master; Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution as a registered mediator, arbitrator, and case evaluator for general civil and domestic relations matters; and, Cobb County Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution as an...

NANCY J. MARTIN ESQ. was born in Syracuse, New York. She earned a BA in Education with emphasis on English as a Second Language at the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (The Javeriana University), She moved to Georgia four (4) decades ago. Since that time, she has dedicated herself to the assistance of others. As a former paralegal, she provided legal assistance through Georgia Legal Services Migrant Farmworkers Division in Tifton, Georgia where she was trained in Administrative and Immigration Law. While in their employ, she was elected the National Co-Chairperson of WIC, the Special Supplemental...

Kourtney Bernard-Rance was born and raised in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Although originally intending to study child psychology, Kourtney ultimately received her B.A. in family and child Studies from Montclair State University. Between her newly-recognized passion for working with families and children, and an internship with a nonprofit child advocacy organization as an assistant policy analyst, Kourtney decided her true career aspirations resided in the practice of law. Kourtney attended the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. Believing that family law was destined to be her specialty, Kourtney took advantage of...

I joined SM&P in the summer of 2019, bringing 24 years of experience in family law. She possesses a keen ability to cut to the chase regarding issues pertaining to contested divorce and divorce mediations and settlements, modifications, legitimization, and custody disputes. Her passion for adoption cases, including foreign, contested, same-sex couple, agency, relative and step-parent, third party independent, DFCS, and interstate (ICPC) has had a hugh impact on your legal career. She has finalized over 700 adoptions in her career as part of her family law focus. Because of her deep and broad knowledge of adoption, she was part of...

Christy, as she likes to be called, is a native of Cobb County, born and raised in Marietta, Georgia. After graduating from Mt. Paran Christian School, located in Cobb, she attended Kennesaw State University where she graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2006, receiving her Bachelor of Science degree. While at Kennesaw State University, Christy served as President and Vice President of various honor clubs as well as an intern for the Georgia State Senate. Christy attended Georgia State University College of Law graduating Cum Laude in 2009. During her tenure at Georgia State, she was a member...

Alex Hait has an extensive amount of knowledge in personal injury, consumer bankruptcy, and family law matters. Mr. Hait is admitted to the Georgia, New York and New Jersey bar and handles cases relating to domestic violence, divorce, child custody and child support. He has a reputation for being an aggressive attorney in the courtroom and sympathetic listener to his clients. The attorneys at North Metro Litigators make it their goal to put you at ease about your legal issue so that they can work with you to explore your legal options and prepare the best legal strategy for your...

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...

Paula McGill provides personal service to a variety of clients. She is comfortable representing individuals and small to medium sized businesses. Moreover, Attorney McGill is not afraid to go after large corporations to force them to take personal responsibility for damages they cause. Her confidence in pursuing these companies comes from her 20+ years of experience. Furthermore, she is skilled in efficiently and effectively representing clients of most budgets. Many clients return for additional services or recommend her to family and friends. Her experience spans small claims matters, contract disputes, consumer...

If you are contemplating a divorce or have other family related legal issues, I can help you out with those problems. I have over 20 years of legal experience handling divorces, family violence, child support and child custody, alimony and spousal support, paternity and father’s rights, business disputes, probate and estate disputes, guardianships and conservatorships for incapacitated adults, and other civil litigation issues. I can help you to understand and protect your rights, and will fight for you to make sure that you get the best possible outcome. I look forward to helping you with your family...

Atlanta Attorney Jeffery Cleghorn is a Named Partner with the law firm of Kitchens New Cleghorn, LLC. Mr. Cleghorn heads the firm’s family law practice. His expertise is in Family Law, including Contested & Uncontested Divorces, Custody Custody Disputes, Modifications, Child Support, Alimony Payments, Adoptions, and Domestic Partnership Agreements and Disputes. Mr. Cleghorn also has extensive experience with Mediation, Arbitration and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Mr. Cleghorn is a 1984 distinguished military graduate of North Georgia College in Dahlonega, where he received a B.A. in Political Science. After graduation, he received a commission in the United States Army...

Anita Lamar is licensed with the state bars of both Georgia and Oklahoma. She devotes herself to the practice areas of Domestic Law and Personal Injury with a concentration in motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, wrongful death, medical malpractice and product liability. She has also assisted with the formation of several small businesses. Anita Lamar is a fourth generation native Georgian. She attended the University of West Georgia on full debate scholarship where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. She received her Juris Doctor from Oklahoma City University School of Law as a Merit Scholar,...

Attorney Akil Kenneth Secret is a licensed attorney in the States of Georgia and Nebraska. His practice focuses on Serious Personal Injury Litigation, Wrongful Death Litigation and Major Criminal Defense. Mr. Secret has represented defendants in numerous high profile state and federal cases. He has tried hundreds of cases with extraordinary success. Mr. Secret has represented Lawyers, Doctors, Accountants, Real Estate Brokers and Agents and Corporate Executives. Attorney Akil Secret attended University of Nebraska and transferred to attend Morehouse College where he pursued his undergraduate studies until 1973 with a major in Political Science. He attended Atlanta Law School and earned...

Adam S. Jaffe founded ATL Family Lawyers. His goal was to incorporate the aggressive and intense team environment of large law firms with the specific focus and customer service of smaller legal practices. Today, ATL Family Lawyers is one of the most successful and experienced boutique law firms in Atlanta and Georgia, and encompasses all of these things and more. Adam serves as ATL Family Law's Senior Partner and is one of the best trial and litigation lawyers in Atlanta and the State of Georgia. Over the past 16 years, Adam has become the elite of Atlanta and Georgia...

Founding Partners, Adam Slipakoff and Howard “Howie” Slomka have both worked in large and small law firms and with high-end clients as well as small. Quickly, they both came to realize that working with smaller clients gave them a sense of connected purpose and satisfaction that goes with helping people on a personal level. Using their experience to simplify needlessly complex processes, they found a love for guarding clients, from further trepidation and strife.
There will always be a place in the world for traditional “by the book”, black and white, logic-driven law firms. Adam and Howie simply believe their clients...

Prior to graduating from Harvard Law School, Mr. Oles earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and an MBA in Finance. Mr. Oles applied his advanced education as a successful entrepreneur in the highly-competitive auto industry.

Mr. Oles developed valuable experience as a transactional, business and estate planning lawyer with two prestigious national law firms in Georgia and New Jersey. At that time he represented numerous health-care companies and practitioners with problems ranging from business formation and capitalization to employee relations and regulatory compliance.

Mr. Oles’ success at representing corporate clients is derived from his own passion for business; but his devotion...

The Law Offices of Daniel W. Mitnick & Associates, P.C. is a Georgia law firm devoted to providing clients with personalized attention and legal counsel they can trust. Attorney Daniel W. Mitnick received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1993 from John Marshall Law School, and his Master of Laws degree in 1994 from Atlanta Law School. He is admitted to the State Bar of Georgia, and is also admitted to practice law in the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, and the U. S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit. Attorney Jared L. Mitnick received his...

Since starting Rachel Kaufman Law in June of 2015, Rachel has provided top-notch legal representation to hundreds of clients throughout the State of Georgia. In that short time, Rachel has gained a reputation for being a highly passionate and highly effective courtroom advocate. Amongst her colleagues, judges and courtroom personnel, Rachel is known for being a smart fighter, who can see through the tumbleweeds and intuitively zero-in on which strategic routes need to be taken to get to the best outcome possible. No matter the charge (DUI, Murder, Drug Offense, etc.), Rachel approaches each client’s situation with family-like loyalty and...

Although well known by all for his extremely calm, collected, and friendly demeanor, Walter Zankov is always ready to go to war in the courtroom and stays prepared for any situation. Whenever working for his clients, Walter is tenacious and represents his clients with zeal. Thinking through every aspect and angle of his client’s case, he truly leaves no option unexplored and no stone unturned, to arrive at the optimal strategy for any situation. With a smile on his face and a handy sense of humor, he confidently delivers brilliant results.

When not refining his craft, Walter keeps his...

Angela Landgaard joined Slepian, Schwartz & Landgaard in 2009. She is currently the head of the Firm’s Domestic litigation and Probate departments, focusing primarily in the areas of Family Law and Probte. In addition to her work as a litigator, appointed by Judge Ann Jackson in 2013, Angela currently serves as the Fayette County Probate Court Co-Conservator and frequently serves as a court appointed attorney or Guardian Ad Litem for the Fayette County Probate Court. Angela was elected by the attorney members to serve as the 2014 President of the Fayette County Bar Association.

Bar Admissions - State Bar of Georgia - State Court of Georgia - Federal U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia - Federal U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia Areas of Practice - Divorce and Family Law - Bankruptcy: Personal and Business - Business Law - Immigration

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...

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE, PERSONAL INJURY (car wrecks and semi-truck wrecks), FAMILY LAW, CRIMINAL DEFENSE LITIGATION Laura Austin is an AV Preeminent-rated litigator with over 44 years of experience. She is and continues to be a Professional Registered Nurse, certified in correctional healthcare, with multistate licensure, and has combined her 48 years of medical training and 44 years of law in the representation of those who are injured by the negligence and carelessness of others, lending a voice to those who aren't heard. Her best verdict for her clients was $12,000,000.00. Ms. Austin is also certified by the American Arbitration...

Nancy’s excellence as a skilled and compassionate lawyer for both uncontested divorce and contested divorce cases means that most of her new clients are friends or family of her existing clients. Over a 30-year family and business law career, Sandy Springs family lawyer Nancy Ghertner has represented clients on both sides of divorce – those who wanted a divorce, and those who did not.

Client referrals and repeat clients make up most of the legal practice at the Atlanta family law firm of Nancy N. Ghertner, PC. Atlanta attorney Ghertner also can serve as your high asset divorce lawyer, or help...

Lee joined MSP as an associate in 2012 and was elected to the Partnership in 2019. Lee's practice focuses heavily on litigation and he advises clients on a wide range of disputes, from personal injury to complex contract disputes . He routinely handles cases all the way from seeking efficient resolution at the negotiation phase through trial and, when necessary, the appellate court level. Lee’s client-focused mentality has resulted in numerous 5 and 6 figure settlements for injured victims. Lee is a Rome native and graduated from Darlington School in 2005. Lee attended the University of Georgia where he graduated early...

Attorney Vincent Faucette is a managing partner at The Faucette Law Firm LLC. Vincent is a native of Atlanta and a product of Atlanta Public Schools (Frederick Douglass). He is graduate of the Georgia State School of Business (BBA Finance). He received his law degree from the University of Kentucky. Vincent has spent his entire 16-year career focusing on trial advocacy. He began his career as a prosecutor in the Coweta Judicial Circuit before moving on to a specialized homicide unit in Fulton County District Attorney's Office and the Crimes Against Children unit in the DeKalb County District Attorney's Office. Vincent...

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

Interests: Golf, motorcycling

Luke attended The George Washington University, School of Business in Washington D.C. Here he received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Sports Management, Hospitality and Marketing. Luke graduated Magna Cum Laude and earned a Presidential Scholarship. Luke continued his education with a move to New Orleans' Tulane University to earn his Master of Biomedical Sciences in Pharmacology. A few years later, Luke entered the University of Florida Levin College of Law in Gainesville, Florida. He graduated Law School Cum Laude, in the top 11% of his class, earning a spot on the Dean's List. During this time, Luke also proudly won...