Georgia Lawyers

Intellectual Property Law

510 Scranton Ct, Alpharetta, GA 30022, USA

Lori Johnson focuses on client counseling where she assists clients with the value management of their portfolios. She helps companies understand the legal and commercial significance of their intellectual property and assists in aligning their IP portfolios to meet their business objectives. She has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of patentability and portfolio establishment, landscape analysis, due diligence, including acquisition, freedom to operate, new product launch, and pre-litigation analysis in the chemical area. She has significant experience in all phases of utility and design patent preparation and prosecution, infringement, validity and patentability opinion preparation , reissue and reexamination practice, post Grant proceeding including IPR and PGR before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and licensing. Ms. Johnson’s technical experience is diverse and involves chemical and mechanical subject matter such as consumer products, pharmaceuticals, paper making, cosmetics, industrial chemical, beverage compositions, photochemistry, glass making and medical devices. She has worked with such companies as Georgia Pacific, Coca Cola, L’Oreal, Sanofi-Aventis, and Polymer Group Inc. Ms. Johnson routinely lectures in both the United States and Europe on all aspects of the protection and enforcement of U.S. intellectual property rights, including chemical patent practice, freedom to operate, due diligence, acquisition and landscaper analysis, and licensing. Ms. Johnson spent 6 years in Europe managing the European headquarters for her prior employer Finnegan.

Family and Divorce Law

303 Jesse Jewell Pkwy, suite 200, Gainesville, GA 30501-2900

Lydia J. Sartain served for nine years as District Attorney of the Georgia Northeastern Judicial Circuit. She also served as Solicitor for the State Court of Hall County. A native of Blairsville, GA, Lydia graduated from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. In 1998, Georgia Trend magazine listed her as one of the state’s “Forty Under Forty” leaders, and in 2006 she was named one of Georgia’s top trial lawyers. Launching her own practice in 2019 provided Lydia the opportunity to focus on what she knows best – Family Law and Mediation. Prior to her appointment as DA, Lydia acted as Director of Georgia’s Children and Youth Council under Governor Zell Miller. In this position she oversaw grant programs to prevent juvenile delinquency and monitored all of the juvenile detention facilities across Georgia as part of the Department of Justice. In 1999, Governor Roy Barnes appointed Lydia to serve on the State Board of Public Safety where she supported the efforts of all public safety agencies to reduce crime, apprehend those who commit them, and respond to disaster.

Health Care Law

925B Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA

Lyndosha's commitment is to provide practical solutions to the complex issues facing medical professionals. Her real-world experience assisting doctors and other healthcare professionals with their legal and compliance issues combined with her past experience as a trial attorney in Metro Atlanta make her a valuable asset to her clients. Attorney Jamison received her B.A. summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (Political Science, Pre-Law) from Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her J.D. from John Marshall Law School in Atlanta, Georgia. She is married to an internal medicine physician. She and Dr. Curtis Jamison, Jr. live in Atlanta, Ga.

Criminal Defense Law

16 Boxwood Cir, Statesboro, GA 30458, USA

Madison Brynn Russell is an Attorney in Statesboro, Georgia. Madison completed her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with concentrations in Political Science and History two years ahead of her class from Valdosta State University. Upon graduating from Valdosta State University in 2019, Madison attended Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law. Madison was chosen out of a select group of students to participate in advancing her legal writing. Madison participated in advanced writing groups, grammar and style competency exams, drafting projects, and accumulated a writing portfolio to achieve her Advanced Certification in Legal Writing. Since being licensed to practice law by the State of Georgia, Madison practiced in multiple areas including, but not limited to, family law, criminal defense law, probate and estate planning, juvenile law, and general civil litigation. Madison is now a Public Defender for the Ogeechee Judicial Circuit.

Family and Divorce Law

3650 Mansell Rd suite 475, Alpharetta, GA 30022, USA

Mali is a family law and trial attorney at heart. She began her practice after law school in Forsyth County, Georgia, where she quickly began to try cases and advocate for her clients in the courtroom. Mali’s passion is to protect and lead others while helping create a new life for parents and children who are undergoing the tribulations created within the realm of family law cases. While she most enjoys her time in the courtroom, she places an emphasis on guiding her cases to settlement and bringing only the cases that truly warrant court intervention to trial. Her philosophy is that the best trial attorneys make even better settlement attorneys and that good lawyers should lead by example and guide their clients to responsible conclusions that will lead to a smooth transition into a new chapter after navigating the difficult waters family law typically entails. She considers her team to be her wolfpack and enjoys leading and guiding other lawyers in their development as family law practitioners. She believes that to be the best, you must surround yourself with the best. To that end, Mali enjoys dedicating time to team building and mentorship with the Hastings Shadmehry team and to seeing her associates grow and flourish in their practices. Mali began working with Andee Hastings in 2019 and became a partner with Andee in 2021. They formed Hastings Shadmehry Family Law in 2023. Mali is known for her ability in the courtroom and has tried cases in a wide variety of jurisdictions across Georgia. She prides herself on giving tough advice when needed, helping her clients make efficient decisions, and in bringing an intense and focused energy to the table in every case. Mali grew up in Forsyth County, Georgia, where she attended North Forsyth High School. She currently serves as the President of the Forsyth County Bar Association and is proud to serve her community and work with her fellow Forsyth County colleagues in building and growing a strong Bar. Outside of her work, Mali enjoys bodybuilding, running, hiking, riding horses, being a foodie, and hanging with her two dogs, Stormie and Cohen. She believes that strong family law attorneys must be balanced in mind, body, and spirit so that they can come to the table to serve their clients every day. She enjoys encouraging others, including her clients, to embody this mentality and grow to reach a place of peace and strength, and she values her role in helping others to do so.