Melody Z. Richardson practices in the following areas of law: Family Law; Child Custody; Child Support; Visitation Rights; Paternity; Domestic Relations; Pre-Nuptial Agreements; Legitimation; Alimony; Annulment; Divorce; Equitable Distribution; Arbitration; Collaborative Law Admitted: 1985, Georgia, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, Court of Appeals of Georgia and Supreme Court of Georgia Law School: University of Georgia, J.D., 1985 College: Emory College, B.A., 1981 Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member at Large, Board of Directors, Family Law Section, 2001-2005; Treasurer 2005-2006; Secretary 2006-2007; Chair Elect, 2007-2008; Chair, 2008-2009; Editor, Atlanta Bar Family Law Section Newsletter, 2000-2004; Chair, Law Day Committee, 2003); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Family Law Section); Charles Longstreet Weltner Inn of Court (Barrister). Biography: Sigma Tau Delta; Phi Alpha Delta (Vice Justice, 1985). Member, Georgia Law Review. Research Editor, 1984-1985, University of Georgia Law Review. Certified Mediator. Member, Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia. Sustaining Member, Atlanta Collaborative Divorce Alliance. Associate: O'Callaghan Saunders and Stumm, 1988-1990; Branch, Pike, Ganz & O'Callaghan, 1990-1992. Selected for inclusion as Georgia Super Lawyer 2007, 2008, 2009; Named and Top 50 Women Lawyers in GA, Georgia Legal Elite, 2008. Reported Cases: Kirkendall v. Decker, 271 Ga. 189, 516 S.E. 2d 73 (1999); Connell v. Woodward, 253 Ga. App. 751, 509 S.E.2d 647 (1998); Treadwell v. Treadwell, 218 Ga. App. 823, 463 S.E.2d 497 (1995). Born: Atlanta, Georgia |
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