Professional Leadership and Associations

• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
• Rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell
• Named to Ten Leaders of Matrimonial & Divorce Law of Greater Atlanta
• Named Georgia Super Lawyer in Atlanta Magazine
• Listed in the Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers
• Chair, Family Law Section, Atlanta Bar Association 2002-2003
• Board of Directors, Family Law Section, Atlanta Bar Association 1996 to 2004
• Barrister - The Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inn of Court, 1998-Present
• Chair, Trial Practice and Techniques Committee, American Bar Association, Family Law Section 1999 to 2004
• Member - Family Law Section, American Bar Association
• Member - Family Law Section, State Bar of Georgia
• Member - Family Law Section, Atlanta Bar Association
• Member - Lawyers Club of Atlanta, Inc.
• Member - Law Practice Management Section, American Bar Association
• Member - International Child Abduction Attorney Network
• Member - Committee to Restore Direct Appeal in Domestic Relations Cases
• Named Georgia Trend Magazine's 2003 Legal Elite in Family Law, December 2003

Publications, Seminars & Lectures

• Author, "How to Properly Prepare for Mediation and Win", 2004 Family Law Update
• Author, "Relocation: The Most Difficult Custody Issue Today", Summer 1999 Issue of Georgia Psychologist
• Lecturer, "To Separate or Not to Separate", Hot Tips, Family Law Institute & Georgia Psychological Association Joint Conference, May 2006
• Lecturer, "Helping Children and Parents Through the Divorce Process", 2006 Mid-Winter Conference, Georgia Psychological Association, Lake Lanier Island, Georgia, January 2006
• Lecturer, "Caught in the Middle: What's a Psychologist To Do? Divorce and Custody Issues From a Legal Perspective", 2005 Mid-Winter Conference, Georgia Psychological Association, Asheville, North Carolina, January 2005
• Lecturer, "How to Properly Close the File", American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Annual Meeting, Aspen, Colorado, January 2004
• Lecturer, "Child Support: What Income Should be Imputed in Child Support Calculations", American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, December 2003
• Lecturer, "How to Give the Judge What They Need and What They Want", Unique Skills & Tactics for Domestic Relations Cases, Atlanta Bar Association, November 2003
• Lecturer, "How to Properly Prepare for Mediation – and Win", National CLE Conference, Aspen, Colorado, January 2003
• Lecturer, "How to Open a File and Begin a Case Efficiently", Preparing for Trial (or Settlement) of the Middle Income Divorce, Atlanta Bar Association, November 2002
• Lecturer, "Ethics as it Relates to Tax Consequences in Divorce", Tax Aspects of Divorce in Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2002
• Lecturer, "Initial Interview, Overview, Control and Focus" and "Litigation Techniques - Presenting Your Case to the Judge", Family Law Litigation in Georgia, CLE Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, April 2002
• Lecturer, "Relocation: The Most Difficult Custody Issue Today" and "Federal Statutes: UCCJEA vs. PKPA – Which One Applies", Custody Issues in Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, January 2002
• Lecturer, "How to Take a Good Deposition in a Limited Asset Case", American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August 2001
• Lecturer, "Premarital Agreements and Divorce Procedure, Ethics as it Relates to Domestic Law and Determining and Dividing Marital Assets", Domestic Law in Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, July 2001
• Lecturer, Custody Issues, Annual Meeting of the Georgia Psychological Association, April 2001
• Lecturer, "How to Properly Close a File", Hot Tips Seminar, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Annual Meeting, July 2000
• Lecturer, "Initial Interview, Overview, Control and Focus" and "Litigation Techniques - Presenting Your Case to the Judge", Family Law Litigation in Georgia, CLE Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2000
• Lecturer, "Litigating Domestic Relations Issues in Bankruptcy", Bankruptcy Law, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, January 2000
• Lecturer, "Technology Tips", Middle Income Divorce Seminar, Atlanta Bar Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1999
• Lecturer, "Cross Examination of a Forensic Accountant", American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Fall Conference, San Diego, October 1999
• Lecturer, "Overview of State Family Law Principles for Bankruptcy Practitioners", Impact of Bankruptcy on Dissolution of Marriage in Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1999
• Lecturer, "Effective Marketing to Increase Income", Hot Tips from the Experts, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, August 1999
• Lecturer, "Pre and Post Trial Motions-Saving the Case", State Bar of Georgia, May 1998 (12 CLE hours)
• Lecturer, "Family Law Litigation in Georgia", CLE Seminar, April 1998
• Lecturer, "The Family Lawyer v. Taxes", Cross-Examination of a Forensic Accountant, CLE Seminar hosted by Atlanta Bar Association, Family Law Section, March 1998
• Lecturer, "Practical Family Law", Annual Family Law Seminar hosted by Atlanta Bar Association, Family Law Section, January, 1997
• Lecturer, "Domestic Law in Georgia" (discussion of support matters, child custody and determining and dividing marital assets), CLE Seminar, January, 1996
• Lecturer, "Family Law in Georgia" (discussion of analysis of financial information and considerations in child custody), CLE Seminar, June, 1995
• Instructor, Emory University, Trial Techniques Program, 1991 to present