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Mary A. Stearns-Montgomery 
Atlanta, Georgia
phone 404-303-2190
fax 770-426-1809
email Email Me

Recipient of Georgia Trend's 2005 Legal Elite Award

 

Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Child Support
Child Custody
Legitimation
Paternity
Prenuptial Agreements
Adoption
Divorce or Separation
Alimony and Spousal Support
Modification
Contempt
Certification/Specialties:
Collaborative Law, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2005


Bar Admissions:
Florida, 1987
Georgia, 1988
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1989
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1988
Supreme Court of Georgia, 1988
Education:
Nova University Center for the Study of Law, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1987
J.D.


State University of New York at Albany, Albany, NY, 1983
Bachelor of Science


Monroe Community College, Rochester, NY, 1981
Associates Degree - Criminal Justice


Representative Cases:
Hayes v. Hayes, 199 Ga. App.132 (1991)
Swanson v. Swanson, 276 Ga. 566, 580 S.E.2d 526 (2003)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
The Battles of House Bill 221, Cobb County Bar Association, December 9, 2005


Advanced Depositions, Lorman Education Services, September 8, 2006


Child Support Guidelines Training, Putting it into Practice, Cobb County Bar Association, December 8, 2006


Getting Off on the Right Foot-Practice Management for Starting and Growing a Law Practice, Cobb County Bar Association Younger Lawyers Division, February 16, 2007


Georgia's New Child Custody Law HB369: Parenting Plans Skills Training, 2007


Honors and Awards:
Georgia Trend's 2005 Legal Elite, 2005 - 2006


Family Law President of Cobb County Bar Association, 2005 - 2006


Chairperson, Cobb Justice Foundation, 2006 - Present


Legal Elite, 2007


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Atlanta Bar Association, Family Law Section


Cobb County Bar Association


State Bar of Georgia


Georgia Association of Women Lawyers


Cobb County Chamber of Commerce
Member


Association of Family, Court and Community Professions (AFCC)
Member


Forms Subcommittee of the Georgia Child Support Guidelines Commission, 2005 - 2006


Member, Training Task Force of the Georgia Child Support Commission, 2006 - 2007


Pro Bono Activities:
Pro Bono Project of the State Bar of Georgia, 2004
Pro Se Clinic, Cobb Legal Aid Volunteer

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