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Expert Julia Bloodsworth on Guardian ad Litem Challenges

February 2, 2015 by angishields

Pro Advocate Radio

Expert Julia Bloodsworth on Guardian ad Litem Challenges

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Julia Bloodsworth

Guardian ad Litem

Former guardian ad litem Julia Bloodsworth from the Augusta, Georgia judicial district is very clear about the problems in Georgia’s family court system and about what families and children are facing.

Julia has been a GAL in the Augusta district for 12 years, but recently retired.

Since retiring she has been active in observing cases and supporting parents and advocates to help them understand how to better navigate the process.

James O’Brien/Pro Advocate Radio

Talk Show Host

James O’Brien is the Producer and Co-Host of 92.5 FM’s Bear Country Sports Show, the only radio show featuring high school prep sports year round in the metropolitan Atlanta area. James began with 92.5 FM The Bear by co-hosting Hometown Radio and producing shows which focused on areas of state-wide interest with Georgia authors, the Georgia film making industry and local non-profits. Some of his most memorable interviews include the legendary Vince Dooley, former Georgia Bulldogs football coach and athletic director, Jim Fowler from Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and Hunter Strickland with the world championship San Francisco Giants.

In addition to his role with 92.5 FM The Bear, James hosts (the newly launched) Pro Advocate Radio’s weekly show with My Advocacy Center’s Executive Director, Deb Beacham.

Pro Advocate Radio is designed to give a voice to advocates and families focused on serving the needs of children. The show will call attention to current issues and challenges facing families, advocates, educators, healthcare providers and law enforcement.

James, a native Georgian, and long time girls’ softball coach, is the proud father of three daughters, a grandson and now a new grand-baby. Life is good.

www.ProAdvocateRadio.org | Twitter (PAR) | Twitter (James)

Deb Beacham/My Advocate Center

Founder, Executive Director

We are the Game-Changers in guiding improvements that affect the Family Law community, specifically high-conflict divorce, child custody disputes & family violence matters.

Bold moves are being made to help parents understand how to better transition through & out of conflict, meaning we help reduce stress for children, and preserve family time & resources for their benefit.

Professionals who are like-minded are encouraged to connect and become a part of our Resource Directory. Please visit the Counsel for Change group page here on LinkedIn to learn more about our discussions. Our advisory panel reviews professionals to ensure certain standards are met. If you are focused on upholding ethics rules, professional duty, and are committed to helping children receive the best that both parents have to offer, let us know.

Our investigations, initiatives & strategies are also well suited to supporting government agencies in making necessary improvements to programs & services. It is important that these changes are made to better serve parents & children; but it is also possible to yield a positive economic return for each community & state.

MAC’s purpose in contributing to agencies & other organizations is to improve the divorce/child custody process in a way that leaves our communities stronger & better able to support the needs of children. We now have opportunities to lessen the impact of family violence, addiction & other dysfunction, while putting our financial resources to better use.

Connect | Inform | Empower

When it comes to guiding public policy to improve the process, and to helping parents navigate through high-conflict custody cases, no other collection of experts and resources is better positioned to give you clear and actionable insight.

MyAdvocateCenter.com | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Linkedin (Deb)

Steve Walker with Civis Capital and Michael Sytsma and Monique Wells with Building Intimate Marriages

December 4, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Steve Walker with Civis Capital and Michael Sytsma and Monique Wells with Building Intimate Marriages

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Dr. Michael Sytsma, Monique Wells, Steve Walker, Steven Julian

Steve Walker/Civis Capital

Civis Capital, based in Knoxville, is the small business lending division of Civis Bank, a 109-years old community bank headquartered in Rogersville, TN. The bank prides itself on taking its hometown, community bank attitude and approach beyond the TN borders and throughout the southeast. Civis’s business lending territory is the southeastern USA including all of Florida. Civis Capital treats its clients with the attitude reflected in its motto – “Small Business is our Only Business.” The bank began life as Citizens Bank of East Tennessee, and recently changed the name to use the Latin word for “citizen” and reflect a broader geographic reach.

Steve Walker is a native of Atlanta and 25-year Georgia banking veteran, with the vast majority of that time in commercial loans. He spent the bulk of it in the “big bank” world, logging 12 years with Wachovia/Wells Fargo and 9 years with Regions Bank before moving to the community bank world, which he considers a breath of fresh air. Steve is a subject matter expert on SBA lending and the benefits it offers today’s entrepreneurs, especially the 7(a) program.

Dr. Michael Sytsma & Monique Wells/Building Intimate Marriages

Building Intimate Marriages aims to help individuals grow using marriage as the main agent of change. They do so by providing counseling, psycho-education, and resources focusing on relationship, premarital, marriage, and sex therapy. They also provide consulting and training to other professionals who specialize in the same arena.

They provide about 100 hours of counseling per week with the specialty areas of sex therapy (i.e., sexual conflict, sexual desire conflict, sexless marriages, painful sex, erectile dysfunction), affair recovery, premarital, communication problems, highly conflicted marriages, general marital discord. They also see individuals and families for a variety of typical counseling needs. They provide this counseling for a range of fees depending on the training and experience of the counselor. Session fees for interns can be as low as $10 per session.

They also have a sexual enrichment workshop for married couples – the Passionate Intimacy Workshop. This Friday/Saturday workshop has been shown in follow-up research to be highly effective in helping couples, with 75% stating what they learned was still having a positive change in their overall sexual satisfaction in marriage 6 months after the workshop. They provide the workshop about 4 times a year.

Estate Planning Issues in High-End Divorces

October 22, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

Estate Planning Issues in High-End Divorces

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Adam Gaslowitz, Larry, Georgia O'Brien, Randy Kessler, Craig Frankel — Adam Gaslowitz, Larry Freiman, Georgia O’Brien, Randy Kessler, Craig Frankel

In the United States of America, divorce happens every 13 seconds (view infographic on the bottom of this post). Half of all couples get divorced. Financial reasons are the second most common ground for a divorce. So, what do you do? If you are curious to get this question answered, this episode of “Wealth Matters” – the radio show where we discuss the opportunities and challenges of preserving and managing wealth – is for you!

Attorneys Adam Gaslowitz and Craig Frankel interview guests Randy Kessler, Georgia O’Brien, and Larry Freiman on the hot topic of divorce and estate planning.

Randy Kessler/Kessler & Soloimiany

A nationally recognized expert on Divorce and Family Law, Randy Kessler is frequent guest on TV and appeared on such shows as The Today Show, Jane Velez-Mitchell, HLN, ESPN, “Outside the Lines”, Dr. Phil, Nancy Grace, Prime Time with Erica Hill, as well as many others. He is the author of “Divorce: Protect Yourself, Your Kids, and Your Future,” and is Publisher/Editor of the “Next” Magazine. Born in Gainesville, Florida, and raised in New Orleans, Randy graduated from Brandeis University and received his J.D. from Emory Law School. He is the Founding Partner at Kessler & Solomiany. With over 25 years of experience in Domestic Relations and Family Law, Randy has represented celebrities, such as former Denver Broncos running back Travis Henry, New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards and NeNe Leakes of The Real Housewives of Atlanta. He has represented the spouses of celebrities, such as the wife of R&B singer Usher. He’s gone after high-profile athletes, performers, and entertainers for child support, when it proved necessary. Today, Randy lectures regularly at Continuing Legal Education Seminars. He also teaches trial techniques at Emory Law School’s Trial Techniques Program. For the past decade, he has taught a Family Law course at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.

Phone: 404-688-8810
Email: rkessler@ksfamilylaw.com

Larry Freiman/MendenFreiman LLP

A founding partner of an Atlanta-based law firm, MendenFreiman LLP, Larry Freiman is a member of the Atlanta Estate Planning Council, a past Director for the Atlanta Chapter of The Society of Financial Services Professionals and for the Estate Planning Council of North Georgia. He has lectured to various groups on tax, business and estate planning, and charitable giving. He received his J.D. / M.B.A. degree, with highest honors, from the University of Florida in 1993, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics, magna cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany in 1989. He has served as the Chief Tax Editor for the Florida Law Review and earned a number of academic achievement awards in his law and business endeavors, including the honorary Order of the Coif, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Matherly Scholarship. Larry was a member of the inaugural class of The Philanthropic Advisors Leadership Institute.

Phone: 770-379-1450
Email: lfreiman@mendenfreiman.com

Georgia O’Brien/Family Financial Management

A Managing Director for Family Financial Management, LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in independent trust and estate advice for affluent families and individuals, Georgia O’Brien is a former Chief Financial Officer of Tyler Perry Studios, were she handled all financial affairs for the national celebrity. Georgia was a Vice President in Private Banking for 10 years, with Bank of America in Atlanta and earlier with First Union in the New York metropolitan area. She achieved her Certified Financial Planner designation in 1998. Georgia began her financial service career as a financial planner with Allmerica Financial in Tarrytown, NY. She is a member of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, the Estate Planning Council of Northern Georgia, and was also a founder of the Essex County Estate Planning Council in New Jersey. Georgia is an active member of East Cobb Business Association. She earned her Bachelor Degree in Economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Phone: 404-850-7930
Email: georgia@trustffm.com

About Gaslowitz Frankel:

Gaslowitz Frankel LLC is an experienced trial practice firm specializing in all aspects of complex fiduciary litigation, representing individuals, companies, banks, and fiduciaries in will, trust, and estate disputes; investor and financial advisor disputes; shareholder/partnership disputes; contract disputes; complex commercial disputes; and appeals.

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Aric Castleberry with Aric C. Cosmetics, Jordan Sandler and Katie O’Connor with KMS Technology Solutions, and Mary Overstreet with GROW Counseling

July 10, 2014 by Mike

Gwinnett Business Radio

Aric Castleberry with Aric C. Cosmetics, Jordan Sandler and Katie O'Connor with KMS Technology Solutions, and Mary Overstreet with GROW Counseling

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Steven Julian, Jordan Sandler, Katie O'Conner, Mary Overstreet, Aric Castleberry, Mike Sammond — Steven Julian, Jordan Sandler, Katie O’Connor, Mary Overstreet, Aric Castleberry, Mike Sammond

Aric Castleberry/Aric C. Cosmetics

Aric Castleberry is an Atlanta based make-up artist, salon owner and founder of Aric C. Cosmetics. He began his career as a professional photographer where he learned firsthand that applying make-up was anything but easy. In 1999, Aric realized his client base was growing and very loyal, and he responded to their encouragement to start his own line of cosmetics. His years of experience in the retail trenches paid off as it allowed him to collect the best-preforming products across multiple brands, which became the basis for his line and are the formulas that support what he now calls his “Blueprint for Beauty”.

Jordan Sandler & Katie O’Connor/KMS Technology Solutions

KMS Technology Solutions grows brands by offering state-of-the-art marketing strategies while providing the support to participate in today’s changing technological world. Companies use KMS as their full-time marketing team or simply for consulting a new product/service campaign to ensure success. As a dedicated member of your team, KMS provides custom IT solutions that create unrivaled value for your company along a tailored plan to reach your target market.

Mary Overstreet/GROW Counseling

Grow Counseling is a practice of licensed therapists in the Atlanta Metro area with office locations in Suwanee, Buckhead and Peachtree City. They provide counseling services to individuals, couples, families, teens, and children for concerns such as stress management, addictions, marital conflict, life transitions, grief, parenting and more. They offer workshops in the workplace and community on a variety of topics to encourage team building and stress reduction in the workplace.