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Karen Brown Williams
About Karen
Biography
A graduate of Howard University, Boston College and Emory Law School, Karen began her law career in 1990 as Clerk to Justice Carol Hunstein where she served for more than two years before becoming a Public Defender for Dekalb County and then moving on to the Atlanta Solicitors Office. Karen founded her law practice in 1994 while a Cobb County Magistrate, where she served for five years. Karen brings broad experience and depth of understanding to her client’s cause. She is a frequent speaker on family law issues within the legal community, guiding other family law attorneys to becoming more effective and knowledgeable in this important practice specialty. Karen has presented to the State Bar of Georgia, Cobb County Bar Association Family Law Section and Inn of Court. In addition, Karen has served on the Executive Board of the State Bar Association Family Law Section since 2003. She is also a member of the Cobb County Bar Association, the Family Law Inn of Court, Georgia NELA (National Employment Lawyers Association) serving on the Georgia NELA Board from 2001-2003.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Family
40%
32 years
Divorce and Separation
25%
32 years
Child Custody
15%
32 years
Employment and Labor
15%
32 years
Fees and Rates
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Licensed in Georgia for 34 years
State: Georgia
Acquired: 1991
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Location
The Williams Firm, P.C.
10 Glen Lake Parkway, Suite 130, Atlanta, GA, 30328
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Karen Brown Williams's Reviews
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Posted by LAVICA | August 7, 2017 | Consulted Attorney
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STAY AT HOME MOTHER WIFE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WHO WAS THREATENED WITH DIVORCE
I'M CRYING BECAUSE KAREN VALIDATED AND REASSURED ME DURING A TIME OF SHEAR PANIC. I HONESTLY FELT SAFE SPEAKING WITH HER. BEING A STAY AT HOME MOM WITH LIMITED FUNDS AND BEING THREATENED DIVORCE, I NOW KNOW THAT IM GOING TO BE OKAY
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"I have known Karen for a while now, and have been very favorably impressed with her knowledge of and expertise in family law related matters. She also has favorably impressed me with her emotional intelligence - I think she would be very skilled at dealing with issues relating to difficult situations such as divorces. I've referred to her and will continue to do so in the future."
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Experience
Work Experience
1994 - 1999
Magistrate Judge, Cobb County Magistrate Court
1993 - 1994
Public Defender, Dekalb County Public Defender
Associations
2011 - Present
PowercoreMember
2010 - Present
Georgia Association for Women LawyersMember
2004 - Present
Family Law American Inn of CourtMember
2003 - Present
State Bar of Georgia- Family Law SectionMember of the Executive Committee
1996 - Present
Northwest Georgia Bar AssociationPast President
1995 - Present
Art Italo Consulting Client Network GroupMember
1994 - Present
Cobb County Bar AssociationPast Secretary
2000 - 2006
National Employment Lawyers AssociationBoard Member
Education
1990
Emory University School of Law
Juris Doctor
1985
Boston College
MBA
1978
Howard University
BBA
Speaking Engagements
2007
Professionalism Convocation
State Bar of Georgia - Family Law section Professionalism Convocation 2003, 2006, 2007
2007
Family Law Conference
Cobb County Bar Association - Family Law Section - Recent Developments 2007
2007
Cobb Bar Association Family Law CLE
Cobb County Bar Association - Family Law Section - Recent Developments 2007
2001
Cobb County Bar Association CLE
Cobb Bar Association Family Law Seminar 2001,
Publications
2011
ICLE Family Law Institute
• International Custody • ICLE - State Bar of Georgia- Family Law Institute • May 2011
2011
John Marshall Law Journal
• Fleeing Domestic Violence: A Proposal to Change the Inadequacies of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction in Domestic Violence cases
2010
ICLE Georgia
"Yours, Mine, Ours..... No, MINE! Equitable Division in Georgia • ICLE Nuts and Bolts Seminar 2010
2009
ICLE Georgia
• Child Abduction: Steps for Handling Child Abductions • ICLE Georgia- State Bar of Georgia
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers