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Passion for the work and true compassion for her clients is what keeps Holly Geerdes at the apex of her profession. Driven by her belief that everyone deserves the best legal representation possible, and rated in the top tier of attorneys by courts and her peers, she’s spent more than 22 years committed to providing justice and peace of mind for clients in civil and criminal courts.
Raised in Iowa, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Iowa in 1997, followed by a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School in 2000. A fierce litigator, she has both prosecuted and defended in criminal court, serving as a Public Defender, and later as Director of Capital Appeals under the Attorney General for the state of Georgia. In 2006, she founded Geerdes & Associates, and established Estate Law Center USA in 2013, a successful estate planning law firm based in Atlanta and serving New York, Boston, Los Angeles, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, and Texas.
Holly Lynn Geerdes has earned much acclaim and numerous honors throughout her career, including: Named in the “Top 100 ” litigators by the National Trial Lawyers; Awarded Supreme Court “Case of the Year” in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; "Top Rated" designation from Super Lawyers; and an Avvo “Superb” rating. Prominent in the legal community, she serves as an adjunct law professor, has served on several State Bar boards and committees, speaks at seminars for attorneys and judges, and trains lawyers, financial advisors, and CPAs on asset protection.
An expert educator and public speaker, Geerdes hosts free weekly 1-hour estate planning webinars discussing asset protection strategies. Taking the time to get to know them and to understand their needs, she explains her clients’ options and crafts plans tailored to their specific concerns and legal objectives, and drafts necessary documents to establish wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and medical directives.
With more than 50 years of combined experience, Geerdes and the other skilled attorneys at Estate Law Center USA are capable of handling a wide variety of complex legal matters. While they specialize in estate planning - including wills, trusts, business succession, elder law, and asset protection – they also are highly experienced in business litigation, family law, medicaid, veterans’ benefits, personal injury, and criminal defense.
Actively involved in the community, she is a member or serves on the boards for the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association, the National Association of REALTORS, the Gwinnett County Bar Association, and Rotary International.
Estate Law Center USA
1100 Cambridge Sq., Ste B,
Alpharetta GA 30009
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1100 Cambridge Sq., Suite B, Alpharetta, GA, 30009
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Posted by anonymous | November 01, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Confidence with your Lawyer
My husband and I have just completed our Revocable Trust. Holly Geerdes did a fantastic job helping us understand what we needed to do to set up this Trust and why we should set it up. We had several meetings to discuss our goals for our family as we completed this process. She answered every questio...
Posted by Ken | July 26, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Trusts
Holly is very knowledgeable in setting up Trust
Holly setup our family trust few months ago. She is really easy to work with and she has in-depth knowledge of setting up different kind of trusts. It was great working with her in setting up our family trust.
Posted by Noelle | July 25, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Professional, knowledgeable and personable
Saw Holly's many articles in the local paper and was impressed with her information. Went to her free seminar and set up our first meeting. Professional, knowledgeable and personable. Best experience I have ever had with a lawyer.
Posted by SANDRA | May 01, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Trusts
A pleasure to work with!
Holly set up a family trust for us. As I was not very knowledgeable about these matters, I appreciated Holly's patience with me. She provided options and various scenarios to fit the needs of our somewhat complicated family, We are very pleased with Holly and the trust that has been set up. I would...
Posted by Jean | April 25, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Trusts
Estate Planning
My husband and I used Holly to create of family trust. Since our family unit was a little complicated we met with Holly on numerous occasions to revise and edit the document as we worked through various scenarios. Holly was extremely patient with us and made sure we were completely satisfied before ...
"Holly is very well-versed in the area of civil litigation. She puts 110% in all her cases. She is a person of integrity and very reliable and trustworthy."
"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Geerdes is a seasoned litigator whose dogged determination and common sense approach to the law serves her clients and colleagues well. Ms. Geerdes is also an excellent mentor and is passionate about training young lawyers to pursue excellence. She is persistent and hardworking and her no- nonsense attitude is an asset to the clients that she fights for daily."
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2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Top 100 Trial Attorneys in the Nation, National Association of Trial Attorneys
2007
Top 14 Attorney under 40, Fulton County Daily Report
2007
Super Lawyer Rising Stars, Super Lawyers
2007
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2006
On The Rise, Fulton Daily Report
2004
Case of the Year, GACDL Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2003
Case of the Year, GACDL Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2002
Case of the Year, GACDL Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2001
Case of the Year, GACDL Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
2000 - 2005
Director, Multi County Public Defender Office
2014 - Present
Gwinnett County Bar AssociationMember
2013 - Present
National Association of RealtorsBoard Member
2010 - Present
Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar AssociationBoard Member
2000
JD - Juris Doctor
1997
BS - Bachelor of Science
1997
BS - Bachelor of Science
2017
Asset Protection
2017
English