Practice Profile: Stephen M. Worrall

Member, EDUCATION

• University of Georgia School of Law; Athens,Georgia;
               • Juris Doctor cum laude, 1983

• Jacksonville State University; Jacksonville, Alabama;
              • Bachelor of Arts with distinction,  Political Science, 1980

FOCUS OF PRACTICE

               • Family Law

                • Divorce

                • Adoption

                • Paternity

                • Legitimation

                • Guardian ad Litem

                • Child Custody

                • Child Support and Alimony

                • Division of Property

                • Modification of Child Support and Alimony

                • Name Changes

                • Appeals

                • Collaborative Divorce

• Wills and Probate

COURT ADMISSIONS

• All Georgia trial courts, June 1983

• Georgia Court of Appeals, June 1983

• Georgia Supreme Court, June 1983

• United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, September 1983

• United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, November 1983

• United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, December 1983

• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, November 1983

• United States Supreme Court, October 2000

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

• Martindale Hubbell Peer Review AV®rated attorney

• Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inn of Court
                                • Barrister               

• Cobb County Bar Association
                                • Member and Former President, Family Law Section

• Atlanta Bar Association
                                • Member, Family Law Section
                                • Member, Solo Practice and Small Firm Section

• State Bar of Georgia
                                • Member, Family Law Section
                                • Member, General Practice Section
                                • Member, Medical Insurance Task Force

• American Bar Association
                                • Member, Family Law Section
                                • Member, General Practice Section

• Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
                               • Serve as Guardian ad Litem for children in contested divorce cases
                               • Pro bono representation of low income clients in divorce and family law cases

• Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia      

• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP

• Murdock Elementary School Foundation, Inc.
                                • Volunteer, Business Development, Grant Writing

• Curtain Call Youth Players (Children’s Theater)
                                • Former Member, Board of Directors
                                • Technical director for numerous productions

• Centerstage North Community Theatre

                                • Former President, Vice-President, Secretary, Board Member
                                • Director
                                • Scenery and lighting design
                                • Performer
                                • Active on play selection committee

• Mountain View Arts Alliance
                                • Past Member, Board of Directors

• Cobb County Chamber of Commerce
                               • Member

• Marietta Business Association
                                • Member

• East Cobb Business Association
                                • Member

• Canton Road Business Association
                                • Member

• Foundation for Abused and Neglected Children (FANC)
                                • Member, Board of Directors

ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

• Constitutional Issues in Family Law: The Georgia Family Violence Statute

• Parental Alienation Syndrome and Georgia Law on Custody and Visitation

SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS

• Superior Court of Cobb County Program for Cobb County Schools High School Government Teachers, Constitutional Issues in Family Law: The Georgia Family Violence Statute,  August 2000.

• Superior Court of Cobb County Program for Cobb County Schools High School Government Teachers, The First Amendment and Religious Issues in Child Custody Cases,  August 2001.

• Georgia Fatherhood Foundation Seminar on Parental Alienation Syndrome: Coping with an Interfering Parent after Divorce: From the Attorney’s Perspective, November 2000.

• Cobb County Bar Association, Family Law Section 2000 Seminar: Custody and Visitation: Resources for Family Law Attorneys and Their Clients; Program Chair and Presenter, December 2000.

• Seminar Chair, Cobb County Bar Association, Family Law Seminar, December 2000.

• Adjunct Professor, Construction Law, Georgia Institute of Technology, Fall 2001.

• Georgia Association of School Psychologists and Georgia Psychological Association, Division G, Joint Conference, Legal and Ethical Issues in Working With Changing Families (Divorce 101) , February 2007

• Parents Without Partners, Marietta Chapter, Step By Step Process of Calculating Child Support in Georgia, February 2007