Shelley A. Senterfitt
About Shelley
Licenses
Licensed in Georgia for 24 years
State: Georgia
Acquired: 2001
No misconduct found
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Experience
Honors
2011
Gender Justice Award, GA Commission on Family Violence
2011
Super Lawyer, Georgia Super Lawyers
2010
Georgia Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Georgia Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2008
Legal Elite - Family Law, Georgia Trend magazine
2006
Outstanding Advocacy & Community Work in Ending Sexual Violence, National Sexual Violence Resource Center
2004
On the Rise - one of 21 lawyers under 40 to watch, Fulton County Daily Report
2004
Legal Elite - Pro Bono, Georgia Trend magazine
2004
Send Us Your Huddled Masses, Creative Loafing
2003
Distinguished Service Award, State Bar of Georgia
1997
Leadership Award, Women's Resource Center to End Domestic Violence
Work Experience
2005 - Present
Partner, Senterfitt & Knight LLC
2003 - 2005
Owner, Law Office of Shelley A. Senterfitt
2001 - 2003
Pro Bono Fellow, Hunton & Williams LLP
2000 - 2001
Law Clerk to the Honorable Orinda D. Evans, U.S. District Court, N.D. Ga.
Associations
2011 - Present
Stonewall Bar AssociationBoard Member
2009 - Present
Intown Collaborative MinistriesBoard Member
2009 - Present
Morningside Presbyterian Church - Advocacy CommitteeCo-chair
2008 - Present
Lawyers Club of AtlantaMember
2008 - Present
Carolina Women's CenterBoard Member
2008 - Present
Voter ProtectionPoll monitor
2007 - Present
American Constitution Society for Law and PolicyMember
2007 - Present
Leadership AtlantaAlumni
2001 - Present
Atlanta Bar Association, Family Law SectionMember
2001 - Present
State Bar of GeorgiaMember
Education
2000
JD - Juris Doctor
Speaking Engagements
2006
Child Support Guidelines
Languages
English
French
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
My verbally and emotionally abusive husband wants to divorce me. He says I beat him and children which is not true. What to do?
30 Nov 2012
How can i get my kids back from dfacs
11 Oct 2012
What can be done to force an ex-spouse to comply with court ordered divorce decree (i.e. sign Quit Claim Deed)?
16 Aug 2012