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Shawna Woods, Atlanta Divorce Law Group

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North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 466)

Shawna Woods, managing partner of Atlanta Divorce Law Group, joined the show to discuss the firm’s work in family law and their unique approach with their clients. The firm’s attorneys span many areas of experience, and they are committed to matching a client with the best attorney for their case. Shawna and host John Ray talked about the values the firm is founded on, the value of a prenuptial agreement, how the firm works to resolve issues without drama, empathy and active listening for their clients, and much more.

North Fulton Business Radio is broadcast from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Family law is about helping individuals and families manage the emotional struggles of facing an uncertain future.

It is about their legal team being human and sensitive and empathetic to this big change that is occurring in their clients’ lives.

The Atlanta Divorce Law Group has been founded on a history of helping families through the most challenging times of their lives. This is really the niche in which their Alpharetta divorce and family law attorneys and staff have become experts.

And since they take such a holistic approach in how to help a family get through a transition, they have been involved with all aspects of the family’s life as they deal with a crisis.

The Atlanta Divorce Law Group team and its attorneys are guided by their mission and a strong set of values to bring each client their Happily Ever After Divorce®. Every divorce is unique to each client, so they strive to let compassion and growth guide an organic process of divorce.

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Shawna Woods, Managing Partner, Atlanta Divorce Law Group

Shawna Woods is the Managing Partner of Atlanta Divorce Law Group in Alpharetta, Georgia. She recently celebrated her second year anniversary with the firm this June.

Prior to being with ADLG, Shawna was working on her own after having worked and built several other firms in the Metro Atlanta area. Shawna has over 18 years of Family Law experience, which lends itself well to the legal team that she oversees. One of Shawna’s most vital roles at ADLG is preserving the firm’s culture and guiding values.

Problem-solving through the lens of ADLG’s culture and guiding values, she is able to be a successful servant leader to her clients and employees.

Questions and Topics in this Interview:

Who they are, their mission, and culture
Their holistic approach compared to the average family law attorney
What to expect from a consultation with them
The diverse background of their legal team
As a family law attorney, what is your biggest piece of advice for newlyweds or couples planning to get married?

North Fulton Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and broadcast and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has grown to become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

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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.