Melissa Darden Griffis

Partner

Email: melissa@newnanlaw.com

Practice Areas: General Civil Law, including Contract Disputes, Landlord/Tenant; Business/Corporate Law, including formation of LLC, S Corp., Non-Profit Corp.; Contracts – Business, General Acquisitions; Employment/Labor Law; Family Law, including Divorce, Modifications, Contempt, Child Custody, Legitimation, Paternity, Adoption, Child Support; Land Use/Zoning Law, including Rezoning, Special Use Permits, Annexation; Telecommunications Law; Commercial Litigation; Estate/Probate Law – Wills, Estates, Trusts, Guardianship, Conservatorship, Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Advanced Health Care Directive; Collaborative Law-Civil and Family; Certified Arbitrator; Certified Mediator-Civil and Family

Admitted: Supreme Court of Georgia; Court of Appeals Georgia; All Georgia State Courts, 2001; All Alabama State Courts, 2000; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Middle District of Alabama

Law School: Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 2000

College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., 1997

Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Family Law Section); Alabama State Bar; Newnan -Coweta Bar Association; Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia; International Academy of Collaborative Practitioners

Biography: Member, First Baptist Church of Newnan; Newnan Junior Service League, Sustaining Member (Executive Board 2005-2009); Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Coweta (2002-2003); General Counsel, Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority