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Address
Suite 2840
75 Fourteenth Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30309 (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)
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5.0
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Andy Pachman, former partner at Lawler, Tanner, Zitron and Pachman, P.C. and Melody Richardson, former solo practitioner of Melody Z. Richardson, P.C., joined forces and founded Pachman Richardson in February 2006. Andy and Melody are leaders in the field of family law as they bring 40 years of combined experience and prominence to every case they handle. Statement of PracticeFamily Law, Adoption, Alimony, Annulment, Arbitration, Child Custody, Child Support, Contempt, Collaborative Practice, Divorce, Equitable Division of Debt, Equitable Division of Property, Family Violence, Grandparent Visitation, Late Case Evaluation, Legitimation, Marital Agreements, Mediation, Modification of Alimony, Modification of Child Support, Modification of Custody, Modification of Visit ion, Multi-State Jurisdiction Issues, Name Changes, Paternity Actions, Postnuptial Agreements, Premarital Agreements, Property Settlement Agreements, Relocation Cases, Same Sex Agreements, Separate Maintenance, Separation, Separation Agreement and Visitation Disputes. Year Established: 2006
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AddressSuite 2840 75 Fourteenth Street Atlanta, GA 30309, (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.)
PhonePhone: 404-888-3730 Fax: 404-888-3731

Website http://www.prfamilylaw.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
Melody Z. Richardson (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia; admitted to bar, 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. Education: Emory College (B.A., 1981); University of Georgia (J.D., 1985). 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. 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). 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). Practice Areas: Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Divorce; Equitable Distribution; Arbitration; Collaborative Law; Child Custody; Domestic Relations; Child Support; Visitation Rights; Paternity; Legitimation; Pre-Nuptial Agreements.Email: Melody Z. Richardson
Andrew R. Pachman (Partner) born Queens, New York; admitted to bar, 1991, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1992, Supreme Court of Georgia and Georgia Court of Appeals; 1993, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. Education: Tufts University (B.S., cum laude, Human Factors Engineering, 1988); Emory University (J.D., 1991). Member, Moot Court Society. Author and Speaker: "Asset Protection in the Divorce Context," North Atlanta Tax Council, 2002; "Powerful and Effective Use of Arbitration in Divorce Cases," Middle Income Divorce Seminar, 2001; "Effective Drafting of Settlement Agreements in Divorce Cases," Nuts and Bolts of Family Law, August, 1999; "Drafting Divorce Agreements to Limit Post-Divorce Litigation," Effective and Efficient Representation in Post-Divorce Matters, November 6, 1997; "Taking Effective Depositions in Divorce Cases," 1998, 1999. Co-Author: "Technical Aspects of Depositions," Selected Topics in Family Law, January 16, 1996; "Handling Conduct Issues in Divorce Depositions," Practical Family Law, January 31, 1997. Panel Moderator, "Mediation and Mediators, Family Dispute Resolution in the New Millennium"; "Skillfully Drafting Divorce Agreements," December 2003; "Alimony: Re-Examining Expectations, Standards and Conventions," Annual Family Law Institute, May 2004; "Maximizing Temporary Relief: How to Prepare for and Conduct a Temporary Hearing," State Bar Nuts and Bolts of Family Law Seminar, October 2005. Selected: as a Georgia Super Lawyer, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007; Outstanding Lawyers of America, 2004. Reported Cases: McGinn v. McGinn, 540 S.E.2d 604. Practice Areas: Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Divorce; Domestic Relations; Equitable Distribution; Family Mediation; Interstate Support; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Law; Name Changes; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce.Email: Andrew R. Pachman
ASSOCIATESAlyson F. Lembeck (Attorney) born New Haven, Connecticut; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 2003, Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Valedictorian, 1999); Emory University (J.D., 2002). Member, 1999-2001 and Executive Articles Editor, 2000-2001, Bankruptcy Developments Journal. Author: "Tug of War: State Divorce Courts v. Federal Bankruptcy Courts Regarding Debts Resulting From Divorce," Bankruptcy Developments Journal, Fall, 2001. Certified Guardian Ad Litem by Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Fulton County, Georgia. Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Young Lawyers Division Committee); Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Family Law; Alimony; Divorce; Domestic Relations; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Settlements; Name Changes; Domestic Violence; Equitable Distribution; Interstate Support; Marital Property Law; Matrimonial Law; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce.
Suzanne Prescott (Attorney) born Evansville, Indiana; admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia, Supreme Court of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Emory College (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D., 2005). Sigma Tau Delta. Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Family Law Section; Women in the Profession); Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); Cobb County Bar (Member, Family Law Section); Cobb County Bar (Younger Lawyer's Division; Secretary, 2006-2008).
OF COUNSELDaniel Bloom (Of Counsel) born Atlanta Georgia; admitted to bar, Georgia 1995. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1989); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Certified: Mediator; Arbitrator. Guardian Ad Litem. Board of Directors: ACLU of Georgia; Partnership Against Domestic Violence. Member, Emory Public Interest Committee; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia; International Academy of Collaborative Professionals; Association of Family and Conciliation Courts; Advisory Board, Emory Law School. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section; Board of Directors); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Family Law Section); Stonewall Bar Association.
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