Experienced Atlanta, Georgia, Divorce Lawyer For the past 15 years, we at the law office of Jody A. Miller have been providing clients with creative solutions to their legal problems in a thoughtful and respectful environment. Our firm's founding attorney, Jody A. Miler practices exclusively in the areas of family law, divorce, alimony, child custody and visitation, paternity, domestic violence, and juvenile law. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, we represent clients throughout Georgia. If you have questions about a divorce or legal issue concerning your family, contact us to schedule an appointment with an experienced lawyer. No matter what your issue involves, we will always place your concern as our firm's main priority. Education Mercer University School of Law, J.D., 1992 Honors: Law Review, Dean's List, Who's Who Among American Law Students Activities: Vice Justice, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity International University of Georgia, M.B.A., 1984 Concentration in Management Information Systems. Activities: Graduate Business Association -- Academic Affairs Committee, Newsletter, Secretary; Graduate Business Women. Emory University, B.A., 1981 Double major in History and English. Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority -- Activities Chairman, Community Service. Focus of Practice Family Law and Domestic Relations * Divorce * Custody * Adoption * Paternity * Alimony and Child Support * Modification and Enforcement of Final Decree * Visitation * Family Violence * Collaborative Law * Mediation Juvenile Law * Delinquency * Deprivation * Unruliness * Termination of Parental Rights * Traffic and Criminal Admittances * State Bar of Georgia * Admitted to all State Courts, Georgia Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of Georgia, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Appellate Cases Watkins v. Watkins, Georgia Court of Appeals, 2003 Professional Leadership * Recipient - 2007 Cobb County Democrat Women Business Woman of the Year Award * Member: State Bar of Georgia * Chairman: Lawyers in Practice Committee, Younger Lawyers Section, 1995-97 * Family Law Section * Member: Cobb County Bar Association * Family Law Section -- Secretary/Treasurer 1998-99, 1999-00 * Member: Atlanta Bar Association * Family Law Section * Board of Directors: Solo/Small Practitioner Section, 1997-2003 * Member: Georgia Association for Women Lawyers * Cobb County Chapter -- Secretary * Barrister: Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inns of Court, 2002-present * Speaker: Brown v. Board of Education, Addison Elementary School, April 27, 2004 * Speaker: Post-divorce Issues: Enforcement and Modification of Decrees, and Step-parent Adoptions, Parents Without Partners, May 17, 1995 * Speaker: Solo and Small Firm Success, Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminars, 1996 - 2000 * Speaker: Participant in panel of attorneys giving presentation and discussion of the law to Penhurst Subdivision Women's Group, Marietta, Georgia, September 24, 1996;addressed issues involving family law * Speaker: Juveniles and the Criminal Justice System, Kennesaw State University Continuing Education, March 21, 1997 * Speaker: Juvenile Law for the New Lawyer, Georgia State University Continuing Legal Education, November 12, 1997 * Author: Practicing Juvenile Law in Georgia Courts, Calendar Call, magazine of the General Practice and Trial Section of the State Bar of Georgia, Vol. II, No. 3, Spring 1996 * Author: Family Law Basics for the Non-Family Law Practitioner, Georgia Bar Journal,Vol. 2, No. 3, December 1996 * Television: Layman's Lawyer, WPBA Channel 30, Adoption Law, talk show guest October 20, 1997 * Television: Layman's Lawyer, WPBA Channel 30, Deadbeat Parents, talk show guest October 12, 1998 * Radio: WGUN Radio, Professional Review talk show, Marital & Family Law, aired December 3 and December 11, 1997 * Continuing Legal Education Seminar Chairman: co-chairman of the annual Cobb County Bar Association Family Law Seminar Civic/Community Leadership * Vice President: Smyrna Midday Optimist Club, 1993 * Member: Smyrna Optimist Club * 1997-8 Program Committee Chairman * 1996-8 Board of Directors * 1995 Program Committee * 1995 Club Georgia Red Ribbon Campaign chairman * 1994 Club Essay Contest chairman * Member: Marietta Civitan Club * 1999-2004 Senior Citizens Chairperson * 2000-2003 Board of Directors * 2003-2004 Vice President * 2004-2005 President Elect * 2005-2006 President * 2006-Present Board of Directors * Member: Cobb County Chamber of Commerce

Melissa Sanford has built her career on helping clients in the areas of family law and criminal defense. By focusing primarily on these two areas in her practice, Ms. Sanford has been able to gain extensive experience in the family and criminal court systems, ensuring each of her clients gets the best possible representation for the legal issues that crop up unexpectedly in their lives. No matter what legal matter crops up in your life, you need representation by someone who understands the rights and processes of the legal system. Based out of Fayetteville, Melissa Sanford provides legal help in the area of family matters, including divorce, child custody, and child support, as well as criminal defense to clients throughout Fayette County, as well as Coweta, Spalding, Pike, Upson, Carroll, Clayton and South Fulton Counties.