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Richard Wellington Highsmith

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Rating: 8.0

Licensed for 23 years

Family Lawyer at Clayton, GA
Practice Areas: Family, General Practice, Criminal Defense

PO Box 1127, Clayton, GA

About Richard

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Family 60%

Divorce, Custody Modification Actions, Paternity & Legitimation, Adoption, Child Support Modification, Child Support Enforcement, Protective Orders, Protective Order Defense, Uncontested Divorces, Contempt Actions, Defense of Contempt Actions, and Grandparent Custody Actions.

23 years

60%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Georgia for 23 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 2002

Active Member in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

The Highsmith Law Firm, PC

PO Box 1127, Clayton, GA, 30525

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Richard Wellington Highsmith's Reviews

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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Professionalism

Posted by anonymous | November 23, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Child Custody

The worse attorney to have ever worked with

Supposed to help me get me kids back from defcs he was an arrogant didn't care about showing my innocence at all including all my clean drug screens showing drugs was not involved he never stood up for me and my rights then to top it off he had to dismiss himself from my case why??? He then became t...he attorney for the DFCS we were going against...

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Bruce Harkness

Family lawyer | Oct 24

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Richard and his family are my neighbors and he is a awesome man, friend, father of four children, and a great lawyer. I have observed him in court for many years and he takes his job very seriously and works so hard for all of his clients. You won't find a better man and lawyer."

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Jerry Lee

Divorce and separation lawyer | Feb 19

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I "highly" endorse this lawyer's work Richard is not only a fine lawyer he is a gentleman and trustworthy to boot! I have worked with him on domestic relations matters and he is not only fair, he is gracious as well. This is a rare quality in a lawyer now days! I think if he wants to, he will make a fine Judge! By the way I also consider him a friend in the legal profession, and I don't cultivate many of those! Jerry F. Lee Attorney at Law"

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Jerry Lee

Divorce and separation lawyer

Experience

Rating:  8.0 (Excellent)

Work Experience

2005 - Present

Partner, Bruce & Highsmith, LLC

2003 - 2005

Judicial Law Clerk, Enotah Judicial Circuit

Associations

2007 - Present

Enotah Bar Association

Vice President

2006 - 2007

Helen Rotary

Member

2006 - 2007

White County Chamber of Commerce

Board Member

Education

2002

University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

J.D.

1998

Louisiana State University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Languages

English

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