About Norman
Norman Cuadra built a legal career that spans both private practice and the municipal bench. He began his academic journey at the University of Florida, earning a Bachelor of Science in Rehabilitative Services in 1989 after beginning studies in 1985. He later attended Nova Southeastern University College of Law, completing his J.D. in 1995.
After law school, Cuadra moved into private practice and civic legal roles. In 1997 he served as president of Norman H. Cuadra, P.C., a firm that carried his name and reflected his early work in the community. He maintained an active presence in local legal circles and later took on a leadership role as a managing member of Cuadra & Patel, LLC beginning in 2012. That shift signaled a period in which his practice responsibilities and firm management overlapped.
Cuadra’s career also includes years on municipal benches. He served as a judge for the City of Doraville beginning in 2005. Nearly a decade later he took on judicial duties for the City of Chamblee in 2014. That same year he was named Chief Judge for the City of Suwanee, a role that placed him in charge of municipal court operations and courtroom administration. Those appointments gave him sustained exposure to city ordinances, traffic matters, and the procedural challenges of municipal adjudication.
He is admitted to practice in the State of Georgia and to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Those admissions reflect a practice that has moved between state and federal forums as circumstances required. Over the years Cuadra balanced courtroom work, client counseling, and administrative responsibilities tied to running a small firm and serving on the bench.
Colleagues and municipal officials who encountered Cuadra during his time on city benches describe a pragmatic approach to courtroom management. He handled the routine caseload of municipal courts and the administrative tasks that keep those courts running smoothly. In private practice he oversaw firm operations and handled client matters that matched the needs of the communities where he worked.
Today Cuadra remains active in Georgia law circles and in the firm setting he helped shape. He continues to combine practice responsibilities with an understanding of municipal court procedure. His current practice addresses municipal matters and related litigation.
