$ 300-350 per hour
also known as The Edwards Law Group, Verne Joy Edwards
V. Joy Edwards is the Managing Partner and Owner of The Edwards Law Group. From a young age, Ms. Edwards had the drive and desire to contribute her help to others in the legal arena. Ms. Edwards attended high school at Mount Alvernia High School in Jamaica where she was an avid member of the debate team. Her team made it to the National Competition in 1988 and placed second nationwide. Ms. Edwards received her Bachelor of Arts from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama in 1996, where she graduated as a Pre-Law Major and a Political Science Minor. After college, Ms. Edwards continued on her path to become an attorney by attending Rutgers University – School of Law in Camden, New Jersey, where she graduated with her Juris Doctorate in 1999.
After graduating from Law School, Ms. Edwards was employed at a firm in Marietta, Georgia practicing Family Law. Ms. Edwards quickly fell in love with the field and has since dedicated her professional career obtaining the skills and knowledge necessary to best represent her clients in every aspect of their case.
Ms. Edwards is a well known experienced Atlanta divorce attorney and an excellent litigator. This means if your case calls for aggressive litigation skills, Ms Edwards is the perfect advocate for you. Ms. Edwards spent three years as the Staff Attorney for two judges in the State Court of Cobb County. That experience has been invaluable in helping her hone her litigation skills and courtroom decorum. It is not often that you can find an attorney to represent you who has had experience from both sides of the bench.
$ 300-350 per hour
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Acquired: 2001
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3621 Vinings Slope, Suite 4320, st 4320, Atlanta, GA, 30339
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Posted by Gerry | July 24, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody
DO NOT US THI ATTORNEY. She cost me to miss my child custody hearing by not notifying me of my child custody hearing.
This attorney, took $4900 from me to do nothing but cost me my sons paternity time to be thwarted by not giving me notice that I had a child custody hearing. She was unprepared in a TPO order prior and would not assert herself to a lying & vindictive wife. Today I’m having to get another attorney to...
Posted by anonymous | February 17, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes
Thorough, Professional and Conscientious
Ms. Edwards and her staff are excellent, their attention to detail and work ethic are to be commended. She did so much more than our previous lawyer and was able to get a legal matter that had been hanging on for years resolved quickly. I highly recommend.
Posted by Faith Smith | June 05, 2012 | Family
Awesome service & results!!!
Joy is amazing. She always listened to me to understand what my needs were and she did a superior job executing my request. Although I just met Joy, she managed my case like she was a close family friend who sincerely had my best interest at heart. During the trial she was not thrown off by the other...
Posted by anonymous | April 08, 2009 | Family
Great Attorney
Ms. Edwards was a great attorney. She responded to my needs and could answer my questions. Her fees were very reasonable. She cared about the outcome of my case and was focused on what was best for my children and me.
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2006 - Present
Managing Partner, The Edwards Law Group
2002 - 2005
Staff Attorney, State Court Of Cobb County
2015 - Present
Stonewall Bar AssociationBoard Member
2005 - Present
Cobb County Bar AssociationMember
2001 - Present
State Bar of Georgia, Family Law SectionMember
2007 - 2008
Cobb County Bar Association, Young Lawyers SectionPresident
1999
JD - Juris Doctor
1996
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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