Lebanon Lawyer, Legal Aid & Services Profiles - Lebanon Georgia Attorneys & GA Law Firms

Kyle W. Brent

The Adams Law Offices

678-467-8609

Business Law, Car Accidents, Construction Law, Estate Planning, Injury Law More >>

630 Village Trace Northeast
Marietta, GA 30067

David Beaudry

Meriwether & Tharp, LLC

866-299-1778

Business Law, Divorce, Family Law

270 East Main Street, Suite B, Century Building
Canton, GA 30114

Joy Doss

The Doss Firm

770-578-1314

Business Law, Class Action Litigation, Consumer Law, Employment Law, General Civil Litigation More >>

P.O. Box 965669
Marietta, GA 30066

Marta Noriega-Allen

Meriwether & Tharp, LLC

866-299-1778

Arbitration / Mediation, Divorce, Family Law

270 East Main Street, Suite B, Century Building
Canton, GA 30114

Robert Tharp

Meriwether & Tharp, LLC

866-299-1778

Business Law, Divorce, Family Law

270 East Main Street, Suite B, Century Building
Canton, GA 30114

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Education: Emory University School of Law - Emory University

Jurisdictions: Georgia - Admitted in 1996 (16 years)

Practice Areas
Mr. Tharp practice areas include both business litigation and family law matters. Much like his law partner, Mr. Meriwether, he finds that handling both types of cases provides unique advantages for his clients. His business litigation and small business experience helps provide extensive financial expertise in handling divorces with large, complicated estates. His family law practice helps provide more frequent courtroom experiences that help him to continue to learn how to best present cases in front of judges and juries.
Mr. Tharp handles a broad range of family law cases including divorce, modification actions, contempt proceedings, and appellant work. He regularly handles estates with large and unique assets, such as a business which can be difficult to value during a divorce proceeding. Mr. Tharp has completed formal mediation training and utilizes this knowledge to achieve favorable results while amicably trying to resolve matters for his clients. Although Mr. Tharp strongly believes that parties should try to resolve matters in a collaborative fashion whenever possible, he also willing, when necessary and appropriate, to utilize his extensive debate skills in a courtroom for his client’s advantage.
General Background and Education
Robert L. Tharp was born on Beale Air Force Base, California. As a child of a military family, he has lived all across the United States and abroad. In high school, Mr. Tharp started to compete at a national level in high school debate.

Mr. Tharp went college at Emory University and graduated in 1993. While in college, Mr. Tharp served as an active leader on campus and was president of the College Republicans, statewide officer of the College Republicans, president of the Georgia Conservancy, student representative to the Southern Accreditation Committee, and officer of Delta Tau Delta. Mr. Tharp also continued to develop his debate skills in college winning numerous college debate tournament awards including best freshman debater, most improved debater, and 1st place at Vanderbilt’s national debate competition. Mr. Tharp also reached elimination rounds for the national debate championship during his time in college.
Mr. Tharp stayed at Emory for law school and received his Juris Doctor Degree in May of 1996. In addition to the rigors of a law school curriculum, Mr. Tharp remained active within the college and high school debate community by helping to coach Emory University’s college debate program and serving as an assistant debate coach for several local high schools including Milton high school in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Mr. Tharp has continued to advance his education and skills since graduation from law school, most recently with his completion of formal mediation training to help better serve his client’s needs in this growing area of dispute resolution.
Civic Involvement
Mr. Tharp served on the Board of Directors for Emory University’s debate program, the Barkley Forum for a number of years. As part of Mr. Tharp’s contributions to Emory during this time period, he ran the Lincoln Douglas portion of the annual Barkley Forum for high school debate tournament at Emory University (the largest high school debate tournament in the nation) while supervising and coaching Emory students during the school year and high school students and high school teachers during annual summer debate workshops. Mr. Tharp also provided extensive help to the Georgia’s high school debate community by helping to run twenty plus high school tournaments a year throughout the greater Atlanta area including tournaments at Milton and Chattahoochee high school.

In addition, Mr. Tharp helped to establish and provided extensive hands-on service for the Urban Debate League program for high school and junior high school students. Mr. Tharp worked with establishing three of the initial Urban debate league programs in this country in Atlanta, Baltimore, and New York – a program that has expanded to 18 of the nation’s largest cities, served 311 urban high schools, 51 urban middle schools, and 37,000 urban public school students.

For these accomplishments, Mr. Tharp was the sole recipient of Emory University’s prestigious Warren Akin Outstanding Alumni Contribution award in 1998.

Political Background
Over the years, Mr. Tharp has been active in numerous state and federal campaigns for local, state and federal races from judges and state representatives to United States Congressmen. He has served various campaign roles from volunteer to campaign coordinator.

In addition, Robert L. Tharp was one of the founding members of a political consulting firm that managed various state and local level campaigns. Not only did this firm provide him with invaluable experience developing and executing comprehensive campaign plans, issues and materials, it also taught him lessons of how to run a business and the struggles that small businesses must manage.

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Robyn C. Benkendorf

Meriwether & Tharp, LLC

866-299-1778

Appeals / Appellate, Arbitration / Mediation, Business Law, General Civil, Real Estate Law

270 East Main Street, Suite B, Century Building
Canton, GA 30114

Casey W Stevens

678-240-2493

Car Accidents, Day Care Neglect, Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Neglect More >>

7450 Highway 92, Suite 110
Woodstock, GA 30189

Patrick L. Meriwether

Meriwether & Tharp, LLC

866-299-1778

Business Law, Divorce, Family Law

270 E. Main Street, Suite B
Canton, GA 30114

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Education: University of Florida

Jurisdictions: Florida - Admitted in 1996 (16 years), Georgia - Admitted in 1996 (16 years)

Practice Areas

Since 2000, Mr. Meriwether has focused seventy percent (70%) of his practice on family law and thirty percent (30%) on business law. Through time, he has found that family and business law complement each other well in practice, as his skills from one area transfer easily to the other. Business litigation cases tend to require fewer Court appearances, but the family law cases of Mr. Meriwether's practice has afforded him the opportunity to appear in Court more often and hone skills necessary both for family law and business litigation. Mr. Meriwether's business litigation and transactional work provide the experience and ability to examine and tirelessly move through financial documents, both for business cases, including personal and small businesses, as well as family law cases involving large marital estates in need of equitable division.

Mr. Meriwether utilizes the latest computer software to maintain detailed and comprehensive records of his complex cases. This software allows Mr. Meriwether and his clients to quickly access case information and ensures that no details of the case are overlooked.

Family Law

Mr. Meriwether handles a broad range of family law cases, including divorce, adoption, child custody and support modification, adoption, domestic violence, and premarital agreements. He regularly deals with marital assets ranging from those of little or even negative value to those worth millions of dollars, and competently calculates spousal and child support when applicable.

Mr. Meriwether has said, "In the Courtroom, we zealously represent our clients. But often, fierce litigation is not the best way to resolve a divorce, and we work to settle cases through active negotiation. A divorce can be the most life altering and stressful event anyone can go through, but it does not have to be." To help alleviate the stress often involved in family law cases, Mr. Meriwether takes a collaborative approach to family law. This approach involves utilizing negotiation and mediation to help maintain an amicable relationship between the parties. In cases with children, collaborative law protects the children above all else, creates a win/win situation for the parties, and the parties walk away as satisfied as possible.

In some family law cases, collaborative law will not work, or is inappropriate. Mr. Meriwether evaluates every case on an individual basis to determine how aggressive to approach the case based on the facts, the Court in which the case will be heard, and the Judge who will hear the case. The goal is to achieve the best possible outcome for an individual client. In Mr. Meriwether's experience, compared to a more subtle approach, a "take no prisoners" attitude often results in higher lawyer's fees without a corresponding increase in the achieved result. As such, Mr. Meriwether aims to provide the correct level of aggressiveness to each case for the best result possible.

Business Law

Mr. Meriwether handles a variety of business law cases including simple and complicated business formations, and business divorces. He routinely forms Limited Liability Companies and Corporations. In so doing, he often is asked to draft complex contracts to assist the new business entity with its operations. He also assists clients with the buying and selling of businesses (including the due diligence associated with this process).

Mr. Meriwether views business formations involving a group of friends or acquaintances as marriages, albeit financial ones, and he excels in spotting potential pitfalls when parties are entering into a business relationship. He works hard to ensure that his clients enter into their business ventures well-informed and protected from whatever business complications they may encounter.

Membership

State Bar of Georgia (Member of the Family Law and Business Law Sections)
The Florida Bar
American Bar Association (Member of the Family Law and Business Law Sections)

Admissions
1996, Georgia
1996, Florida

Speaking Engagements
LLC Trends and Developments by National Business Institute. Continuing Legal Education for fellow attorneys.

Arbitration
In 2007, Mr. Meriwether obtained his certification for arbitration. He is ready to arbitrate any Family Law issues and most Business Law matters.

Professional Experience - Mr. Meriwether was admitted to practice law in Florida and Georgia in 1996. In 1998, Patrick L. Meriwether left the Atlanta office of Arthur Anderson and joined Robert Tharp to establish Meriwether & Tharp. His position at Arthur Anderson involved providing tax advice to a variety of large corporations. Mr. Meriwether; however, missed the personal satisfaction that comes with running his own practice and assisting small businesses and individuals with their legal needs. This is where he felt that he could really make the biggest difference.

Community Experience - Mr. Meriwether volunteers time to teach Judo to both children and adults. He holds a Black Belt in Judo and, when he competed in law school, he was the Florida State Champion in his weight division two years in a row. At the 2007 Georgia State Games, he won the gold in his division.

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Jason Ryan Doss

The Doss Firm

770-578-1314

Business Law, Class Action Litigation, Consumer Law, Employment Law, General Civil More >>

P.O. Box 965669
Marietta, GA 30066

Robert Speer

770-517-0017

Appeals / Appellate, Car Accidents, Criminal Law, DUI / DWI, Divorce More >>

100 Churchill Court, Suite 102
Woodstock, GA 30188

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Samuel Jackson Siemon

The Siemon Law Firm

770-521-4316

Civil Rights, Criminal Law, DUI / DWI, Divorce, Domestic Violence More >>

347 Dahlonega Street, Building 100
Cumming, GA 30040

Philip Kent Eichelzer III

770-517-0045

Car Accidents, Family Law, Injury Law, Medical Malpractice

185 Stockwood Dr
Woodstock, GA 30188

Peter M. Zeliff

770-887-3720

Criminal Law, DUI / DWI

Alexander Gray Hait

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Bankruptcy / Debt, Bankruptcy/Debt, Car Accidents, Divorce, Family Law More >>

Danny Coleman

Bankruptcy / Debt, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law

Elizabeth J. Kuhn

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Arbitration / Mediation, Divorce, Family Law

Brian R. Cahn

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Bankruptcy/Debt

Michael Brewster

770-425-1838

Environmental, Government & Administrative Law

248 Roswell St. SE
Marietta, GA 27996

Jeffrey Hugh Dover

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Car Accidents, Employment Law, Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation

Antonio Mari

Mari Legal Group, LLC

770-605-3893

DUI / DWI, Divorce, Estate Planning, Family Law, Injury Law

5 S. Public Square, Suite 301
Cartersville, GA 30120

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Education: John Marshall Law School - Atlanta -

Jurisdictions: Georgia - Admitted in 2009 (3 years)

Mari Legal Group's goal is to make legal representation affordable and accessible to all the hard working citizens of Georgia. Phone or office consultations are always free. We offer weekend and evening appointments to meet your busy schedule. We also offer convenient payment options to work around your budget. Contact our office today to schedule an appointment or get a good faith estimate on the potential costs of representation.

I am dedicated to bringing the highest quality of legal representation in divorce, family law and estate planning matters, personal injury or dui matters. Our office aggressively represents clients throughout North Georgia. Based in Cartersville, we are ready to assist clients in Rome, Calhoun, Canton, Woodstock, Kennesaw, Marietta, Dallas, and Hiram and other cities throughout the state.

The law today is very complicated. You need an attorney that can effectively communicate with you and the the other side. Family Law, Estate Planning, Divorce, DUI and Personal Injuries can all be emotionally charged issues that are difficult to manage. Its important to contact an attorney that will help you resolve these issues with the least amount of stress and cost, while maintaining the maximum amount of protection.

I spent 10 years as a public high school teacher. I know what its like to be faced with difficult situations and an opposing party that just doesn't want to hear what you have to say. But your message needs heard and I am happy to help.

Contact our office right away if you have a potential legal issue or a question. Many situations have strict deadlines and you may unintentionally waive your rights by not taking timely action. Phone or email consultations are always free and the fee for office consults can be applied to any services you may eventually need.

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Charles H. Kuck

Kuck Immigration Partners

404-816-8611

Immigration Law

8010 Roswell Rd
Atlanta, GA 30350

Mr. Eric A. Ballinger

770-479-2020

Business Law, Criminal Law, DUI / DWI, Divorce, Domestic Violence More >>

151 West Main Street , Suite 302
Canton, GA 30114

David Edward Oles Esq.

Law Offices of David E Oles, LLC

770-753-9995

Business Law, Consumer Law, Divorce, Employment Law, Family Law More >>

3526 Old Milton Parkway
Alpharetta, GA 30005

Rebecca Phalen

770-884-1638

Business Litigation, General Civil, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation, Products Liability

1955 Lower Roswell Rd., Ste. C
Marietta, GA 30068

Jason B. Lingerfelt

678-631-1040

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Real Estate Law

4286 Bells Ferry Rd
Kennesaw, GA 30144

Benjamin Bradley Reed

678-880-1080

Criminal Law, DUI / DWI, Domestic Violence, Drug Charges, Gun Charges More >>

291 Jarvis Street
Canton, GA 30114

Jeffrey Mark Heller

770-345-1130

Bankruptcy / Debt, Chapter 13, Chapter 7, Criminal Law, DUI / DWI More >>

151 W. Main Street, #203
Canton, GA 30114

Jeffrey H Dover

770-518-1133

Car Accidents, Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Workers' Compensation

12600 Deerfield Parkway, Suite 100
Alpharetta, GA 30004

Randall A. Meincke

770-889-0181

Business Law, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Elder Law, Estate Planning More >>

309 Pirkle Ferry Road, Suite C400
Cumming, GA 30040

Mrs. Belinda W. Engelmann

678-566-6959

Adoption, Alimony, Antenuptial Agreements, Child Custody, Child Support More >>

2500 Northwinds Pkwy, Suite 260
Alpharetta, GA 30009-2247

Mr. Robert Dale Leonard II

678-354-2290

Criminal Law, DUI / DWI

191 Roswell Street
Marietta, GA 30060

John Gunn

404-969-4505

Divorce, Family Law

142 South Park Square, Suite A
Marietta, GA 30060

Benjamin Matthew Lowe

Immigration Law Office of Benjamin M. Lowe

770-587-9770

Immigration Law

4555 Mansell Rd Ste 300
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Ernest Linwood Gunn IV

770-479-1406

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Education Law, Employment Law, General Civil, Securities Law

111 West Main St.
Canton, GA 30060

Matthew Starosciak

678-877-7975

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212 Gold Valley Crossing
Canton, GA 30114

Gregory Davis Smith

404-585-1496

Agricultural Law, Bankruptcy / Debt, Business Law, Collections, Construction Law More >>

5001 Willeo Ridge Ct
Marietta, GA 30068

Alan H. Meincke

770-889-0181

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309 Pirkle Ferry Road, Suite C400
Cumming, GA 30040

Bowman Garrett Jr

770-442-7850

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Arbitration / Mediation

141 Westchester Way
Alpharetta, GA 30005

Mr. Bert W. Cohen

404-963-8390

Criminal Law, DUI / DWI

321 Lawrence Street
Marietta, GA 30060

Mr. Vic Wiegand Esq.

770-886-4646

Appeals / Appellate, Criminal Law, DUI / DWI, Domestic Violence, Government & Administrative Law More >>

327 Dahlonega St, Suite 1600
Cumming, GA 30040

Mitchell Matthew McKinney

770-889-3653

Business Law, Criminal Law, DUI / DWI, Divorce, Family Law

309 Pirkle Ferry Road, Suite C400
Cumming, GA 30040

James Everett Voyles

770-421-8883

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Employment Law, Workers' Compensation

3745 Cherokee St NW, Suite 702
Kennesaw, GA 30144

Rebecca Wyatt McLaws

770-406-6624

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Car Accidents, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Employment Law, General Civil More >>

216 Alexander Street
Marietta, GA 30060

Laura Austin

770-427-0141

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Arbitration / Mediation, Business Law, Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law More >>

325 Creekstone Ridge
Woodstock, GA 30188

Sylvia I. Vann

770-992-7158

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200 Market Place, Suite 240
Roswell, GA 30075

Ryan T. Strickland

McMickle, Kurey, & Branch, LLP

877-744-4954

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Car Accidents, General Civil, Injury Law, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Defense

178 South Main Street, Suite 225
Alpharetta, GA 30009

Angel Agustin Figueredo

770-594-1805

Car Accidents, Injury Law, Workers' Compensation

110 Norcross St
Roswell, GA 30075

Michael Douglas King II

King's Law Office

404-790-7345

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Constitutional Law, Criminal Law

Ross Grisham

678-880-9360

Criminal Law

211 East Main Street, Suite 100
Canton, GA 30114

Alan Bruce Clements

770-423-6090

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Business Law, Tax Law

1000 Chastain Road
Kennesaw, GA 30144

Ms. Patty Glover

Charlton & Glover

770-993-1005

Bankruptcy / Debt, Business Law, Car Accidents, Collections, Consumer Law More >>

87 vickery St
Roswell, GA 30075

Michael Edward Bierman Esq.

770-479-3113

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Animal / Dog Law, Car Accidents, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, DUI / DWI More >>

221 E Main St, Suite 2B
Canton, GA 30114

Beverly L. Cohen

Private Practice

770-998-5988

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Appeals / Appellate, Divorce, Family Law

4257 Loch Highland Pkwy NE
Roswell, GA 30075

William E. 'Ned' Cannon III

770-952-1008

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Business Law, Construction Law, Employment Law, Estate Planning, Securities Law

630 Village Trace, NE
Marietta, GA 30067

Laura W Anderson

404-345-2289

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po box 568
marietta, GA 30061

Caryn S. Fennell

770-272-3361

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Car Accidents, Collections, Criminal Law, DUI / DWI, Divorce More >>

181 East Main St.
Canton, GA 30114

Ronald Edward Dobelstein

770-408-7020

Construction Law, Divorce, Family Law, Injury Law

3780 Mansell Rd
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Carolina Den Brok-Perez

Kemira North America

678-819-4675

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Antitrust, Business Law

1950 Vaughn Rd
Kennesaw, GA 30144

Alan H. Meincke

770-889-0181

309 Pirkle Ferry Road, Suite C400
Cumming, GA 30040

Michael Rene Braun

770-421-6888

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Car Accidents, Civil Rights, General Civil, Injury Law, Products Liability

3225 Shallowford Rd., Ste 500
Marietta, GA 30062

Russell Greer Keener

770-955-3000

Car Accidents, Injury Law, Insurance Bad Faith, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability More >>

640 Village TRCE NE
Marietta, GA 30067

Lesia Miller Schnur

770-424-7500

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331 Washington Avenue
Marietta, GA 30060

Mr. Joseph H. Wolenski III

678-298-8834

Criminal Law, DUI / DWI

400 Northridge Road, Suite 1100
Sandy Springs, GA 30338

John David Hipes

Bach, Dewberry & Hipes, LLC

770-664-4087

Business Law, Construction Law, Employment Law, Insurance Bad Faith

3655 Brookside Pkwy, Suite 150
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Sarah Loeser Kass

678-879-9000

Business Law, Divorce, Family Law

3560 Old Milton Pkwy
Alpharetta, GA 30005

Joseph William Segraves

Law Practice

770-924-7508

Arbitration / Mediation, Bankruptcy / Debt, Business Law, Car Accidents, Construction Law More >>

4290 Bells Ferry Rd NW, Suite 106 PMB 32
Kennesaw, GA 30144

Mark Allison Cobb

229-226-1344

Business Law, Real Estate Law

Post Office Box 1437
Cumming, GA 30028

Ronna M. Woodruff

Woodruff Law LLC

770-565-7924

Bankruptcy / Debt

123 Powers Ferry Road, SE
Marietta, GA 30067

Lori Pruitt

Lori L. Pruitt, Esq.

770-607-5265

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Arbitration / Mediation, Business Law, Intellectual Property, Municipal Law, Procurement and Contracts

2 Cain Dr
Cartersville, GA 30121

E. Logan Butler

770-781-4100

Criminal Law, DUI / DWI, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family Law More >>

202 Tribble Gap Road, Suite 200
Cumming, GA 30040

Donald W Singleton

770-889-6010

Car Accidents, Injury Law

343 Dahlonega St, Bldg. C
Cumming, GA 30040

Adam Lilly

678-807-9150

Divorce, Estate Planning, Family Law

327 Dahlonega St., Suite 604B
Cumming, GA 30040

Mr. Jack Ira Klein

770-971-0656

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Criminal Law, DUI / DWI

P.O. Box 9353
MARIETTA, GA 30065

Miss Elizabeth Christen Doak Esq.

678-879-9000

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11475 Great Oaks Way, Suite 125
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Natalie Ann Green

770-316-8279

Adoptions, Animal / Dog Law, Child Custody, Child Support, Contempt of Court More >>

420 Creekstone Ridge
Woodstock, GA 30188

Eric D. Logan

678-678-9163
Ext. 930

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Real Estate Law

2300 Lakeview Pkwy
Alpharetta, GA 30004

Adam Michael Sutton

770-428-9045

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1301 Shiloh Rd. Ste. 111 d
Kennesaw, GA 30144

Donna Lynn Harding

Harding Law Offices

770-975-9265

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Bankruptcy / Debt, Consumer Law

3330 Cobb Parkway, Ste 17, PMB 143
Acworth, GA 30101

Gregg Schuder

404-630-1715

Criminal Law, Divorce, Family Law

3780 Mansell Road, Suite 450
Alpharetta, GA 30022

Carlton Crow Carter

770-423-1500

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Criminal Law, DUI / DWI, Domestic Violence, Injury Law

501 E. Main St
Canton, GA 30114

Jeanne Bynum Hipes Esq.

678-867-7006

Arbitration / Mediation, Civil Rights, Employment Law, General Civil

2475 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 200
Alpharetta, GA 30009

Anthony Joseph Morgese

770-517-6711

Appeals / Appellate, Criminal Law, Injury Law, Juvenile Law

3233 S Cherokee Ln
Woodstock, GA 30188

Julian Fortuna

404-201-2188

Appeals / Appellate, Business Law, Estate Planning, International Law, Tax Law

1175 Peachtree St NE, 100 Colony Square, Suite 1450
Atlanta, GA 30361-6204

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Education: Emory University School of Law - Emory University, Rutgers University - Camden

Jurisdictions: New York - Admitted in 1980 (32 years), Georgia - Admitted in 2006 (6 years)

Julian A. Fortuna is Partner in The Saylor Law Firm LLP where he practices business and tax law with a focus on tax planning and representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and various other tax authorities. He also handles estate and trust tax matters.

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Fortuna was Vice President and General Tax Counsel for InterContinental Hotels Group ("IHG"). During his eleven year tenure at IHG, Mr. Fortuna managed a team of tax professionals responsible for structuring the domestic and international tax impacts of numerous mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and other corporate transactions, as well as construction projects, leases, exchanges and other real and personal property transactions. Mr. Fortuna was also responsible for state and local tax matters (including property, sales/use and occupancy taxes). He also directed tax research and planning for cross-border financing, captive insurance, and the worldwide use of trade names and other intangible assets. He represented IHG before the IRS and various other tax authorities on audits, appeals, and ruling requests, and pursued tax regulatory and legislative changes for the benefit of IHG with U.S. Treasury and Congressional personnel in Washington D.C.

Mr. Fortuna's professional experience also includes eleven years in the tax department at Deloitte and Touche where he served as the lead tax service provider to a variety of corporate and individual clients. Prior to that time, he served four years in the U.S. Treasury Department at Office of the Chief Counsel for the IRS where he was responsible for litigation in the United States Tax Court. He distinguished himself at the Office of Chief Counsel by winning seven of the eight cases he tried (he won a third of the other case), including two fraud cases and an accumulated earnings tax case.

Mr. Fortuna earned a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting and Political Science from the City University of New York, a Juris Doctor from Rutgers University School of Law, and a Master of Laws in Taxation from Emory University School of Law. He is a member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia (Tax and Fiduciary Law Sections), American Bar Association (Tax Section), Atlanta Bar Association (Tax, Corporate Counsel, Immigration and International, Estate Planning and Probate Sections), International Fiscal Association, American Association of Attorney-CPAs, Atlanta Tax Forum, and The Lawyers Club of Atlanta.

In recognition of his extensive knowledge and experience in tax law, Mr. Fortuna was recently selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in America (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken S.C.).

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