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Address
Centennial Tower
Suite 3500, 101 Marietta Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Domestic Relations firm focusing on high asset or complex cases including divorce, custody, support, modification, prenuptial agreements, legitimation and paternity. Statement of PracticeDomestic Relations, General Civil Litigation, Child Support, Divorce and Premarital Agreements, Mediation. Year Established: 1991
Firm Size: 20
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Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards - Visa
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- American Express
AddressCentennial Tower
Suite 3500, 101 Marietta Street
Atlanta, GA 30303, (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)
PhonePhone: 404-688-8810
Fax: 404-681-2205
Website
http://www.kssfamilylaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Randall M. Kessler (Founder) born Gainesville, Florida; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1985); Emory University (J.D., 1988). Judge, Pro Hac Vice, DeKalb County Recorder's Court. Instructor, Trial Techniques Program, Emory University School of Law. Adjunct Professor of Family Law, John Marshall Law School (Atlanta). Author of many family law articles. Lecturer for ABA and many State Bar Associations on Family Law topics including "Representing High Profile Divorce Clients", "Hot Tips from the Experts" and "Family Courts." Chairperson/lecturer for many family law seminars for Atlanta Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association and Judges. Editor, Family Law Review (Official Family Law Section Magazine of the State Bar of Georgia). Barrister, Georgia Family Law American Inn of Court. Member: Atlanta (Chair, Family Law Section, 1997-1998) and American (Vice Chair, Family Law Section 2009-2010; Chair, Family Courts Committee, 2001-2007) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Secretary, Family Law Section, 2009; Editor, Family Law Review, 2005-2010). Languages: Spanish and Hebrew. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations(100%).Email: Randall M. Kessler
Barry P. Schwarz (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, October 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1986); Emory University (J.D., 1992). Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); State Bar of Georgia; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Collaborative Law.Email: Barry P. Schwarz
Marvin L. Solomiany (Partner) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 6, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1995); Emory University (J.D., 1998). Pi Sigma Alpha; Moot Court Society. Articles and Lectures: Author: "Prenuptial Agreements & The Need to Expound Upon the Principles Enumerated in Scherer," 2000, Atlanta Bar Association Annual Family Law Seminar; "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act: How It Changes The Resolution of Interstate Child Custody Disputes in Georgia," 2001, 19th Annual Family Law Institute; "The Uniform Interstate and Family Support Act: Ensuring the Effective Enforcement of Interstate Support Orders," 2002; "Legal Implications of Delegating Final Decision Making Authority to a Co-Parenting Therapist (Or Other Third Parties)," 2003, Atlanta Bar Association Annual Family Law Seminar; Lecturer at the Georgia Superior Court Judges Winter Conference, Savannah, Georgia, 2004. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Board Member, Family Law Section); Georgia Family Law American Inn of Court (Barrister); American Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Civil Litigation; Collaborative Law.Email: Marvin L. Solomiany
Louis J. Tesser (Partner) born Athens, Georgia, September 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: Clark University (B.A., 1990); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: DeKalb and Atlanta (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Civil Litigation.Email: Louis J. Tesser
——————————Sarah McCormack (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1997); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 2001). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Member, University of North Carolina Law Review, 2000. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce.Email: Sarah McCormack
Monica J. Hanrahan (Associate) born Syracuse, New York, December 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. Education: Le Moyne College (B.S., 1999); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2002). Public Interest Scholar. Member, Law Review. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Division, Women in the Profession Committee 2003); State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Monica J. Hanrahan
Rachel S. Shockley (Associate) born Blacksburg, Virginia, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., cum laude, 1997; J.D., cum laude, 2002). Editorial Board, Journal of Intellectual Property. Author, "The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the First Amendment: Can They Be Friends?" Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, P.C., Associate, 2002-2003; Nelson Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Associate, 2004. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Rachel S. Shockley
Sean Ditzel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University, (B.A.); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D.). Member: Paulding, Atlanta and Georgia Bar Associations.Email: Sean Ditzel
Darren Tobin (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., magna cum laude, 2005; J.D., 2008).
Dennis G. Collard (Associate) born Pensacola, Florida; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia; 2002, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida State University (B.S., cum laude, 1995; J.D., cum laude, 2001). Phi Delta Phi; Golden Key National Honor Society. Recipient, James Harold Thompson Scholarship. Member, Florida State University Law Review. Formerly with Holland & Knight, LLP. Member: State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations(100%).Email: Dennis G. Collard
Katie Kiihnl (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1983; admitted to bar, 2009, Georgia. Education: The University of Tennessee (B.S., cum laude, 2006); University of Memphis School of Law (J.D., 2009).Email: Katie Kiihnl
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