Domestic Violence law in Georgia covers protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Georgia has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to domestic violence cases, and attorneys who practice in Superior Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for domestic violence matters in Georgia is generally 2 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Superior Court, and Georgia's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The State Bar of Georgia sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on domestic violence in Georgia bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right domestic violence attorney in Georgia means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in Georgia for an in-depth look at Georgia's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Danny Coleman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 659 Auburn Avenue Northeast Suite 117 Atlanta GA 30312
(770) 609-1247
Georgia State University College of Law
English
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Madelyn A. Pavon Suriel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
MAPS Law LLC
 235 Peachtree St. Suite 400 Atlanta GA 30303
(404) 419-6191
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law (2001)
English, Spanish
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Mr. Eric A. Ballinger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Eric A. Ballinger, LL.M., P.C.
 151 West Main Street Suite 302 Canton GA 30114
(770) 479-2020
Atlanta s John Marshall Law School (1993)
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Lindy Moody - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The L. Moody Law Office, PC
 2 E. Bryan Street 434 savannah GA 31401
(912) 421-8527
Atlanta s John Marshall Law School (2011)
English
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law
Cory Yager - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kohn & Yager
 5600 Roswell Rd Building H Ste 200 Sandy Springs GA 30342
(404) 567-5515
Atlanta s John Marshall Law School (2003)
English
Georgia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Ashley Baker Osby - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stearns Montgomery Proctor
 3005 Lookout Place Atlanta GA 30305
7704261148546
University of Alabama School of Law (2015)
Georgia Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Elinor Hitt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kaye, Lembeck, Hitt & French Family Law
 5555 Glenridge Connector, Suite 675 Atlanta GA 30342
(404) 233-2800
Georgia State University College of Law (2004)
English
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
David E. Oles - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Alpharetta Law Offices of Lawyer David E. Oles
 5755 North Point Pkwy Suite 25 Alpharetta GA 30022
(770) 755-1622
Harvard Law School (1995)
English
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Adam Christopher Cathey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Adam C. Cathey | Lawyer
 901 Lafayette St. Ringgold GA 30736
(706) 935-8200
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University (2003)
Georgia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Russell Tiner Bryant - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Russell T. Bryant, P.C.
 One Culver Center 245 W. Crogan Street Lawrenceville GA 30046-4863
(770) 822-0448
The University of Georgia School of Law (1985)
English, Spanish
Bar #005360
Georgia Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
Melody Swilling - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Swilling Family Law Office LLC
 11175 Cicero Drive Suite 100 Alpharetta GA 30022
(678) 646-6755
Florida Coastal School of Law (2006)
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Domestic Violence
Larry Kohn - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kohn & Yager
 5600 Roswell Rd Suite H200 Sandy Springs GA 30342
(404) 567-5515
Georgia State University College of Law (1995)
English, Spanish
Georgia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
John Daran Burns - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Burns Law Group, P.C.
 181 East Main Street Canton GA 30114
(770) 956-1400
University System of Georgia - University of Georgia (1989)
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Collections Criminal Law Divorce
John Felan Spoon Castaneda - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1770 Indian Trail-Lilburn Road, Suite 221 Norcross GA 30093
(770) 408-8654
Georgia State University College of Law
Georgia Court of Appeals Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Divorce
Precious Felder Gates - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Precious Felder, LLC
 3355 Lenox Rd. Suite 410 Atlanta GA 30326
(404) 355-9400
Atlanta s John Marshall Law School (2012)
English
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Entertainment & Sports Law
Douglas Mitchell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mitchell & Crunk Winder Office
 81 West Athens Street Winder GA 30680
(770) 722-9765
Willamette University College of Law (2009)
Portuguese, Spanish
Georgia Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Estate Planning
Ryan Langlois - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fleming Law, P.C.
 217 West York Street Savannah GA 31401
(478) 227-3495
Savannah Law School (2015)
English
Georgia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Holly G Chapman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Davis, Chapman, and Wilder, LLC
 1143 Laney Walker Blvd Suite 201 Augusta GA 30901
(706) 200-1578
Georgia State University College of Law (2004)
English
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
Jin Whitehead - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ballard Law Office, LLC
 470 Commerce Dr #108 Peachtree City GA 30269
(770) 461-4222
University of Tulsa College of Law
English
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Katie Elwart - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kathryn Elwart LLC
 301 Washington Avenue Marietta GA 30060
Georgia State University College of Law (1998)
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Amber R Oliver - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Oliver Hughes LLC
 1198 Buckhead Crossing, Suite B Woodstock GA 30189
(770) 709-6050
Georgia State University College of Law
English
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Zachary J Burkhalter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Zachary J Burkhalter, PC
 334 Broad St Rome GA 30161
(706) 290-9037
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
William C. Head - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kohn & Yager
 5600 Roswell Rd Building H Ste 200 Sandy Springs GA 30342
(404) 567-5515
University System of Georgia - University of Georgia (1973)
English, Spanish
Georgia Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Stephany Garcia-Herrera - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stearns-Montgomery & Proctor
 291 Alexander Street SE Marietta GA 30060
(770) 426-1148
Charleston School of Law (2018)
Spanish
Georgia Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
John Kim - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
JK Law Office LLC
 3327 Duluth Highway Ste 203 Duluth GA 30096
(770) 288-0005
University System of Georgia - University of Georgia (2011)
English, Korean
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Elena Sanchez-Curtis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 Suite 200 Canton GA 30114
(470) 737-4124
Atlanta s John Marshall Law School (2007)
English, Spanish
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Tyler Carey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 4420 Lawrenceville Road Suite 215 Loganville GA 30052
(678) 625-1994
Emory University School of Law (2013)
English, Spanish
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Patrick Kunes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kunes Law Office
 230 E 2nd Street Tifton GA 31794
(229) 382-4900
University System of Georgia - Georgia State University (2005)
English
Georgia Bar
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Monica Patterson Baron - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Monica Patterson Baron, P.A.
 113 Main street Young Harris GA 30582
(706) 708-3088
Florida Coastal School of Law (2002)
English, Spanish
Florida Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
Neena Saxena - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Patterson Moore Butler LLC
 500 Highway 53 Dawsonville GA 30534
(770) 702-0206
Florida State University College of Law
English, Hindi, Urdu
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Adam Brown - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Adam D. Brown
 5425 Peachtree Parkway Peachtree Corners GA 30092
(404) 383-3388
Mercer University (2013)
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Forrest Clinton Barbour - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 465 N Jeff Davis Drive Fayetteville GA 30214
(770) 461-2025
Georgia State University College of Law (2005)
Georgia Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Mr. Jeff D. Anderson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeff D. Anderson, Lawyer at Law
 134 Atlanta Street McDonough GA 30253
(770) 957-6871
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law (2002)
English, German
Georgia Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Tamar Faulhaber - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Faulhaber Family Law, LLC
 3180 N Point Pkwy. Bldg. 100 Ste. 103 Atlanta GA 30005
(770) 408-1025
UCLA School of Law (1990)
California Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Domestic Violence
Carl Gordon Schluter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Georgia Legal Services Program
 1450 Greene Street Suit 110 Augusta GA 30901
(706) 449-2889
University of South Carolina - Aiken (1993)
English
Bar #04031086
Georgia Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Robert Speer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Magic Lawyer®
 100 Churchill Court Suite 102 Woodstock GA 30188
(770) 517-0017
Georgia State University College of Law (1985)
Georgia Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
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