Lisa Richardson

Areas of Practice
  • Adoptions
  • Child custody
  • Child support
  • Divorce
  • Domestic violence
  • Family law
  • Fathers' rights
  • Juvenile law
  • Mediation
  • Visitation rights

Admitted
  • 1982, Georgia

Education
  • Woodrow Wilson College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1980
  • Georgia State University, B.A., Journalism/English, 1973

Biography
  • Family law attorney concentrating in divorce, custody, legitimation, paternity, child support, including application of new guidelines, modification of custody and support actions, contempt and family violence
  • Strong writing skills including appellate briefs with Georgia Court of Appeals published opinion in Allen v. Allen
  • Juvenile court representation including deprivation, delinquency and termination actions
  • State-certified mediator, with training in new child support guidelines and domestic violence, and arbitrator since 1994 mediating hundreds of domestic relations cases in Fayette, Spalding, Upson, Pike, Coweta, Carroll, Clayton and Meriwether counties, 1982-Present
  • Reporter and newspaper editor for Neighbor Newspaper, Inc., 1977-1982
  • Community involvement:
    • Chairman and member of Fayette County Library Board, 1983-Present
    • Mayor pro tem and council member of Tyrone Town Council, 1983-2005

Born
  • Decatur, Georgia, July 3, 1952

Practice Areas

Address

255 Highway 74 N., Suite 1 Peachtree City, Georgia 30269
Phone: 770.631.7785
Fax: 770.631.9327