About Christina
Christina Corless has built a career around the workings of Georgia’s juvenile courts and the systems that touch children's lives. She has moved between courtrooms, clerk’s chambers, government offices and private practice. The variety of those experiences has shaped how she approaches cases and the clients she represents.
Her earliest legal work began in 2007 as a legal assistant at Kernan & Ledford, PLLC. She later worked as an associate editor and intern for the law division at Oxford University Press in 2014. That editorial role sharpened her legal research and writing. In 2015 she served as a judicial clerk for the Chatham County Superior Court and spent a fall term as an associate intern at Bouhan Falligant, LLP. The following year she interned at the Chatham County District Attorney's Office, gaining exposure to prosecutorial processes and courtroom practice.
In 2017 Corless took on a role as a Child Advocate Lawyer at Savannah Chatham County Juvenile Court. There she represented young people in juvenile proceedings and worked on cases that required both legal knowledge and careful attention to the needs of children and their families. The post placed her in regular contact with judges, social services and other actors in the child welfare system.
She moved into private practice in 2018 as an associate at The Manely Firm, P.C. As an associate she handled client matters, prepared filings and appeared in court when required. Her time in private practice built on the courtroom and clerkship experience she had accumulated over the previous decade.
Corless is licensed to practice in Georgia and is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Those credentials reflect work at both trial and appellate levels and provide a platform for handling matters that may proceed beyond state court. Her background as a clerk and as an editor informs how she prepares legal arguments and briefs, and her time in juvenile court shapes how she addresses procedural and practical issues unique to child welfare cases.
Today she practices as a child welfare lawyer. Her work continues to center on juveniles and the legal processes that affect them. She currently focuses her practice on child welfare matters in Georgia.
