Marlys Bergstrom | Marietta Family Lawyer

Bergstrom & Associates specializes in a wide variety of legal services including: Family Law, Divorce, Child Custody & Support, Alimony, Visitation, Adoption, Legitimization, Prenuptial and Post Nuptial Agreements, Marriage Contracts, Social Security Disability, Elder Law, Wills & Trusts, Estate Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Domestic Violence, Domestic Partnerships, Misdemeanor Traffic Violations, Criminal Defense Law cases, Taxation and Unclaimed Property.

Unclaimed property experience includes complex unclaimed property consulting projects for multinational clients in the insurance, high tech, oil and gas, wholesale distribution, manufacturing, retail, pharmaceutical, travel, and healthcare sectors.

At Bergstrom & Associates,  we pride ourselves on being different from many other law firms by offering each client a personalized and compassionate experience within a relaxed atmosphere of caring and devoted attorneys.  We are a small firm dedicated to helping our clients receive the best possible results associated with their legal case. Accordingly, we are passionate about our work, remain client oriented and are sincerely committed to our clients’ needs and concerns. Our clients have direct phone and email access to their specific attorney.  All client calls and emails are returned and responded to within twenty-four hours.  Additionally, we check in with our clients every week, regardless of the current status of their case.   

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Marlys A. Bergstrom is the founding and managing partner of Bergstrom & Associates, LLC, an Atlanta-based law firm. Marlys and her associates have over 25 years experience in the above-defined areas of law. Before founding Bergstrom & Associates, Ms. Bergstrom was senior manager at Deloitte, the West Region Leader and Director of the National Unclaimed Property Compliance Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Audit Director for Verus Financial in Atlanta and New York, and a member of the State and Local Tax and Business Practice groups of a national law firm.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Managing Partner	Bergstrom & Associates, LLC		10/2014-Present
Attorney	Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP		09/2010-04/2014

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Golden Gate University School of Law	LL.M	Law School	1999
San Francisco State University	MA		1997
Golden Gate University, School of Law	JD		1996
California State University	Bachelors of Arts		1987

State / Court	Date
Georgia	2012
California	1997

• American Bar Association - Family Law Division
  Georgia Bar Association
  Atlanta Bar Association
  State Bar of Georgia, Family Law Section
  Property Professionals Organization
  

• Lead Counsel Rated (The Lead Counsel Review Board - LeadCounsel.org)

• Family Law Divorce Social Security Disability Elder Law Estate Planning Traffic Violations Criminal Defense Law

• Unclaimed Property
  Taxation Law

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 After Hour & Weekend Appointments Available Upon Request

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