Charlotte Ruble
Meriwether & Tharp, Partner
Charlotte R. Ruble is a Partner with Meriwether & Tharp, LLC and practices family law. Mrs. Ruble has gained considerable experience litigating family law cases since her admittance to the Georgia Bar in 2011. She began practicing law under the Chair of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. Mrs. Ruble has legal and community ties to Cherokee and Forsyth County Georgia. She has litigated divorce, contempt, family violence, modification, and adoption cases in Forsyth, Hall, and surrounding Northeastern counties of Georgia.
Mrs. Ruble earned her Juris Doctorate and a Certificate in Advanced Legal Writing from Mercer University School of Law in 2011. At Mercer, she was an active member of the Association of Women Law Students supporting local charities including the Ronald McDonald House. Mrs. Ruble interned with the Honorable Judge McElyea in the Superior Court of Cherokee County after her first year of law school. Under Judge McElyea, Mrs. Ruble performed legal research and spent extensive hours observing cases in Superior Court.
Prior to law school, Mrs. Ruble graduated cum laude with a Master's in International Business from Georgia State University. She interned at the United States Consulate in Munich, Germany in 2008. Mrs. Ruble also has a Bachelor's in Spanish and German from Georgia State University.
Mrs. Ruble utilizes her Master's in Business to strategically plan for the financial transitions of family law actions. Mrs. Ruble aids clients by properly assessing and dividing diversified investments, pensions, businesses, comingled funds, and falsely reported income. Every household has a financial center and Mrs. Ruble helps her clients reconfigure that financial center so that the parties can move forward after their case is concluded.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
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- Georgia
- State Bar of Georgia
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- English: Spoken, Written
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- Meriwether & Tharp, LLC
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- Smith, Gilliam, Williams, and Miles
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- Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn, and Dial
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- Superior Court of Cherokee County Georgia
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- Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
- J.D. (2011)
- Certificate in Advanced Legal Writing
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- University System of Georgia - Georgia State University
- M.I.B. (2008) | International Business
- Honors: Cum Laude
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- University System of Georgia - Georgia State University
- B.A. (2006) | Spanish and German
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- Rising Star
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- State Bar of Georgia # 232733
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- American Bar Association - Family Law section
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- Forsyth County Bar Association
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- Activities: President, 2016-2017; Vice President, 2015-2016; Secretary, 2014 -2015
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