Dawn Smith
Tucker, GA

Dawn Smith

Smith & Lake LLC

Divorce and SeparationChild Custody and VisitationProperty Division+8 More

Dawn Smith is a partner at Evolve Family Law (the firm formerly known as Smith & Lake LLC) in Tucker, Georgia. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law in 1989 after a B.A. in Business Management from…

37 years' experience
Accepting New Clients

About

Dawn Smith is a partner at Evolve Family Law (the firm formerly known as Smith & Lake LLC) in Tucker, Georgia. She earned her J.D. magna cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law in 1989 after a B.A. in Business Management from North Carolina State University, and has practiced family law for over 37 years. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Georgia Chapter, one of 30 fellows) and has been named to the Super Lawyers Top 50 Women in Georgia annually since 2018. She also serves as a certified arbitrator and as a guardian ad litem appointed by Georgia Superior Courts.

Practice Areas

Divorce and SeparationChild Custody and VisitationProperty DivisionHigh Asset | High Net WorthChild Support | Child Support EnforcementSpousal Support | AlimonyPaternity ActionsDomestic Violence | Protective OrdersPrenuptial and Postnuptial AgreementsAdoption and SurrogacyMediation

Awards & Recognition

  • Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) – Georgia Chapter (1 of 30)
  • AAML Public Service Award (2021)
  • Super Lawyers Top 50 Women in Georgia (annually since 2018)
  • Super Lawyers Top 100 in Georgia (annually since 2018)
  • Atlanta Legal Aid Volunteer of the Year (2016)
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Bar Admissions

  • Georgia

Education

  • B.A., Business Management, North Carolina State University (1985)
  • J.D., magna cum laude, Georgia State University College of Law (1989)

Service Offers

  • Accepting New Clients

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