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400 Perimeter Center Terrace, Suite 900
Atlanta, Georgia 30346

Karen Hindson:
(770) 939-3936

Joy Melton:
(770) 512-8383

Hindson & Melton, LLC, represents businesses,
and residents of Atlanta, Georgia, and nearby communities such as Roswell, Sandy Springs, Alpharetta, Cumming, Lawrenceville, Marietta, Smyrna, Snellville, Decatur, Tucker, Duluth, Dunwoody, and Vinings, Georgia. Also Charleston County South Carolina.

• DeKalb County
• Cobb County
• Fulton County
• Gwinnett County
• Forsyth County
• Charleston County

 

Attorneys & Staff


Karen S. Hindson
Hindson & Melton LLC
400 Perimeter Center Terrace
Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30346
 
 
Communication Center  
Phone: (770) 939-3936
(770) 335-5358 (Cell)
E-mail: karen@hindsonmelton.com
Fax: (770) 352-0594
Web site: http://hindsonmelton.com


Position Areas of Practice Litigation Percentage
Bar Admissions Education Published Works
Affiliations

  • 27 years law practice
  • client-centered legal services
  • accessible to clients
  • trusts, wills, estate planning, family law
  • mediation 
  • American Trial Lawyers Association
  • Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
    Current Employment Position(s):
    Partner, HINDSON & MELTON, LLC
    Areas Of Practice:
    Trusts: Living, Revocable, Irrevocable, Special Needs
    Clergy Sexual Abuse: Representing Victims
    Wills and Estate Planning
    Probate & Estate Administration
    Government Contracts
    Divorce and Custody
    Adoption
    Prenuptial Agreements
    Guardianship/Conservatorship
    Business & Commercial Law
    Litigation Percentage:
    65% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
    Bar Admissions:
    Georgia, 1979
    South Carolina, 2006
    Illinois, 1979
    U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
    U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1990
    U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1990
    U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1983
    Supreme Court of Georgia, 1981
    Georgia Court of Appeals, 1979
    Education:
    Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, May, 1979
    J.D.
    Mercer University, Atlanta, GA, 1976
    B.A.
    Honors: summa cum laude
    Major: History
    Published Works:
    Voices of Experience, American Bar Association
     
    Contracting with the Federal Government: An Overview, Illinois Bar Journal
     
    Successful Marketing for Law Firms, American Bar Association
     
    Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act, Georgia State Bar Journal
     
    Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act, The Compleat Lawyer
     
    Fight for Reemployment, The Compleat Lawyer
     
    Recognizing Personal Service Contracts, The Army Lawyer
     
    Contracting with the Federal Government: An Overview, Yearbook of Procurement Articles
    Classes/Seminars Taught:
    Personal Legal Issues, Employee Retirement System of Georgia
     
    Special Needs Trusts, Parents in Transition
     
    Common Mistakes in Estate Planning, Merrill Lynch
     
    Planning for Special Needs Family Members, Fragile X Association
     
    Georgia Guardianship Law, People Making Progress
     
    Wills - Living Wills - Powers of Attorney - Trusts, Various civic and church groups
     
    Business Law, Georgia University System
     
    Retirement Financial Seminars, Merrill Lynch
     
    Government Contract Source Selection, U S Army
    Professional Associations and Memberships:
    American Trial Lawyers Association
    -- Childhood Sexual Abuse Litigation Group
     
    Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
     
    American Bar Association
    -- Government Contracts Section, Trust Probate & Estate Section
     
    State Bar of Georgia
     
    Illinois State Bar Association
     
    Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce
    Past Employment Positions:
    Karen S. (Byers) Hindson, Attorney at Law, 1991 - 2002
     
    Civil Law Division, U S Government, Attorney-Advisor, 1983 - 1991
     
    United States Army, JAG Corps Attorney, 1979 - 1983
    Previous Individual Name:
    Karen S. Byers, 1996
    Birth Information:
    1955, Georgia, United States of America
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