Robert Gary Goff Jr.

Robert Goff is an Attorney with Meriwether & Tharp, LLC and practices family law. Robert has focused on client satisfaction in domestic litigation since his entry to the Georgia Bar in 2015. Since moving to Athens in 2012, Robert has rooted down in the Classic City. He has litigated divorce, custody, and related matters throughout the Athens-Clarke County metro area (Clarke, Oconee, Madison, and Oglethorpe), as well as Barrow, Jackson, and Walton Counties.

Robert earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2015. Robert interned with the Honorable David Sweat in the Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County during law school, where he observed many domestic hearings under a judge focused on improving the lives of people in the community. Beginning in 2013, Robert began working at Durden & Mills, a civil litigation firm focused on family law. After graduation, Robert transitioned into an attorney position at Durden & Mills, in which he helped hundreds of clients solve their problems in domestic matters, probate matters, and estate planning.

Prior to law school, Robert graduated from the University of Alabama with a bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in Secondary Education. As a member of the Master Teacher Corps of TeachNola, a highly selective cohort of teachers committed to raising student achievement in New Orleans' highest need schools, he taught 8th grade English at a rural Title I school consolidated from several separate schools destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

Outside of court, Robert enjoys playing golf and attending concerts. He is an automobile enthusiast and a fan of the Braves, Hawks, and Crimson Tide.