Georgia · Estate Planning & Probate

Best Estate Planning & Probate Attorneys in Georgia

640 Georgia attorneys list estate planning in their official bar profile. They are ranked below by the objective public record — federal court activity first, then years admitted — and every listing is in active good standing per the State Bar of Georgia. This is not a paid placement or a rating of skill.

Ranked estate planning & probate attorneys in Georgia

Walter W. Mitchell

Alpharetta, GA

Active

Bar #: 513700
Admitted: 1960 · 66 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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Richard A. Newton

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 542100
Admitted: 1961 · 65 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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Edward B. Stalnaker

Augusta, GA

Active

Bar #: 674200
Admitted: 1966 · 60 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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Gilbert C. McLemore, Jr.

Jekyll Island, GA

Active

Bar #: 496900
Admitted: 1970 · 56 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Gilbert C McLemore Jr PC

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George L. Williams, Jr.

Warner Robins, GA

Active

Bar #: 761800
Admitted: 1970 · 56 yrs
Law school: University of Alabama

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Richard H. Sinkfield

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 649100
Admitted: 1971 · 55 yrs
Law school: Vanderbilt University

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Sam G. Dickson

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 221500
Admitted: 1972 · 54 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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J. Wayne Pierce

Duluth, GA

Active

Bar #: 579250
Admitted: 1972 · 54 yrs
Law school: Duke University
Firm: J. Wayne Pierce Pa

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William F. Tyson, Jr.

Camilla, GA

Active

Bar #: 721200
Admitted: 1972 · 54 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Firm: Attorney At Law

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Clarence L. Leathers, Jr.

Fayetteville, GA

Active

Bar #: 442450
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Attorney At Law

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Mary Margaret Oliver

Decatur, GA

Active

Bar #: 552325
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Attorney At Law

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J. Carol Sherwood, Jr.

Valdosta, GA

Active

Bar #: 642600
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Sherwood & Sherwood PC

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John E. Smith, III

Fitzgerald, GA

Active

Bar #: 660950
Admitted: 1973 · 53 yrs
Law school: Georgetown University
Firm: Jay Sherrell Smith Braddy & Cook PC

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Martha J. Church

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 429937
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: Emory University

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Eugene W. Dabbs, IV

Griffin, GA

Active

Bar #: 202975
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Eugene W. Dabbs IV LLC

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Terry A. Dillard

Waycross, GA

Active

Bar #: 222050
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: Nashville School of Law

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Robert P. Hoyt

Cumming, GA

Active

Bar #: 373150
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Robert P Hoyt PC

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Gilbert Keith Murphy

Norman Park, GA

Active

Bar #: 530350
Admitted: 1974 · 52 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.

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Gregory L. Fullerton

Albany, GA

Active

Bar #: 280400
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: University of Virginia
Firm: Perry & Walters, LLP

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William H. Overman

Tucker, GA

Active

Bar #: 555950
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: John Marshall (atlanta)
Firm: Hms

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Robert E. Ridgway, Jr.

Hartwell, GA

Active

Bar #: 604950
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Firm: Ridgway Law

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Anthony C. Smith

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 654250
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Anthony Smith, Attorney

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Susan Pearce Tate

Athens, GA

Active

Bar #: 698875
Admitted: 1975 · 51 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Athens-Clarke County Probate Court

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Palmer H. Ansley, Jr.

Flowery Branch, GA

Active

Bar #: 020250
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Emory University
Firm: Law Office of Palmer H Ansley Jr

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Carol S. Baskin

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 041038
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: John Marshall (atlanta)
Firm: Baskin & Baskin PC

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Edwin M. Ceccarelli

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 118038
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Fordham University Ny
Firm: Emc Law Office PC

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Thomas Dennis Downs

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 228462
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: Woodrow Wilson College of Law

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Barry L. Fitzpatrick

Danielsville, GA

Active

Bar #: 262275
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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Howard Jay Kent

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 415150
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: John Marshall (atlanta)
Firm: The Kent Law Firm

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James R. Moye

Columbus, GA

Active

Bar #: 527662
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Posey Moye & Cartledge

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William P. Rowe, III

Ellijay, GA

Active

Bar #: 616850
Admitted: 1976 · 50 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Law Office of William P Rowe III PC

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William W. Dreyfoos

Sandy Springs, GA

Active

Bar #: 230350
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of North Carolina
Firm: William W Dreyfoos PC

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Panos J. Kanes

Decatur, GA

Active

Bar #: 406550
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Kanes & Benator Attorneys LLC

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Handsel G. Morgan, Jr.

Buford, GA

Active

Bar #: 522325
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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Lesly Gaynor Murray

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 531950
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Butler Snow LLP

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Stanley J. Turner

Sandy Springs, GA

Active

Bar #: 719850
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: John Marshall (atlanta)
Firm: Stanley J Turner PC

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Robert E. Wallace

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 734250
Admitted: 1977 · 49 yrs
Law school: John Marshall (atlanta)
Firm: Attorney At Law

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David A. Henderson

Covington, GA

Active

Bar #: 345175
Admitted: 1978 · 48 yrs
Law school: John Marshall (atlanta)
Firm: David A Henderson Attorney At Law

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David E. Morgan, III

Abbeville, GA

Active

Bar #: 522250
Admitted: 1978 · 48 yrs
Law school: Woodrow Wilson College of Law
Firm: Morgan Law Services

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Robert L. Porter, Jr.

Douglas, GA

Active

Bar #: 584850
Admitted: 1978 · 48 yrs
Law school: Mercer University-W. George L.s.
Firm: Cottingham & Porter PC

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Thomas H. Rogers, Jr.

Athens, GA

Active

Bar #: 613437
Admitted: 1978 · 48 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC

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Mark Van Spix

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 672750
Admitted: 1978 · 48 yrs
Law school: University of Toledo
Firm: Mark V. Spix PC

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B. Glen Johnson

Canton, GA

Active

Bar #: 392250
Admitted: 1979 · 47 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Johnson Hoskins Law LLC

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Lester B. Johnson, III

Savannah, GA

Active

Bar #: 394975
Admitted: 1979 · 47 yrs
Law school: University of Miami
Firm: Lester B Johnson III PC

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Anthony Kirkland

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 423625
Admitted: 1979 · 47 yrs
Law school: Woodrow Wilson College of Law
Firm: Anthony Kirkland Attorney

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Arthur Harold Marateck

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 469967
Admitted: 1979 · 47 yrs
Law school: Villanova University
Firm: Arthur H Marateck PC

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Albert Andre Mitchell

Atlanta, GA

Active

Bar #: 512267
Admitted: 1979 · 47 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Albert A. Mitchell & Associates PC

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Oliver Raymond Register

Thomasville, GA

Active

Bar #: 599350
Admitted: 1979 · 47 yrs
Law school: Texas S. University (t. Marshall)

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William H. Stanhope

Minneapolis, MN

Active

Bar #: 675025
Admitted: 1979 · 47 yrs
Law school: Northwestern University, Il
Firm: Robins Kaplan LLP

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Willie J. Woodruff, Jr.

Toccoa, GA

Active

Bar #: 775212
Admitted: 1979 · 47 yrs
Law school: Rutgers University (newark Nj)
Firm: Willie J Woodruff Jr Esq

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Kevin H. Hendrickson

Fort Pierce, FL

Active

Bar #: 346550
Admitted: 1980 · 46 yrs
Law school: Georgia State University
Firm: Kevin H Hendrickson Pa

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John Michael Levengood

Lawrenceville, GA

Active

Bar #: 447934
Admitted: 1980 · 46 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia
Firm: Law Office of J. Michael Levengood LLC

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Patricia O'Kelley

Lawrenceville, GA

Active

Bar #: 666550
Admitted: 1980 · 46 yrs
Law school: Atlanta Law School
Firm: Pat O'Kelley P.c.

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John Clayton Davis

McDonough, GA

Active

Bar #: 210825
Admitted: 1981 · 45 yrs
Law school: Columbia University
Firm: John Clayton Davis Esq

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Philip Michael Goldstein

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 300465
Admitted: 1981 · 45 yrs
Law school: John Marshall (atlanta)

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Daniel C. Haygood

Watkinsville, GA

Active

Bar #: 340525
Admitted: 1981 · 45 yrs
Law school: University of Georgia

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James Daniel Hogan, Jr.

Marietta, GA

Active

Bar #: 359927
Admitted: 1981 · 45 yrs
Law school: Atlanta Law School
Firm: Hogan & Stoye Law Group

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Janet Litt

Tucker, GA

Active

Bar #: 454075
Admitted: 1981 · 45 yrs
Law school: American University, Washington College of Law
Firm: Janet Litt LLC

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Jeffrey Garner McKnight

Conyers, GA

Active

Bar #: 495815
Admitted: 1981 · 45 yrs
Law school: University of Alabama
Firm: Jeffrey G. McKnight, P.c.

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Alan J. Neubauer

Cooper City, FL

Active

Bar #: 538890
Admitted: 1981 · 45 yrs
Law school: San Fernando Valley College of Law
Firm: Retired

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Ranking reflects the public record only (court-record activity + years admitted, active good standing). It is not a rating of competence, not a recommendation, and not legal advice. Confirm any attorney's current standing and fit before hiring.

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Frequently asked questions

How are these estate planning & probate attorneys ranked?

By the objective public record, not by who pays. Attorneys with a verifiable federal court footprint surface first, then by years admitted, and only attorneys in active good standing are listed. None of this is a rating of skill or a paid placement — it is a summary of the official record from the State Bar of Georgia and federal court dockets.

How do I verify a Georgia estate planning attorney's license?

Open any listing to see their official license status, admission year, and disciplinary standing, or search a specific name or bar number on the Georgia lookup page. The record comes straight from the State Bar of Georgia.

Is this a lawyer referral service?

No. We do not take referral fees and we do not sell placement. This is a public-record directory ordered by objective court-record signals. Always confirm a lawyer's current standing and fit for your matter directly before hiring.

Data sources & last updated

Licensing roster & status: State Bar of Georgia. Roster reconciled against the ABA resident-active benchmark below.
Resident-attorney benchmark: ABA National Lawyer Population Survey 2024.
Data on this page as of 2026-06-13 (last roster ingest).

This site republishes official public records and is not legal advice, a lawyer referral service, or a consumer reporting agency. Information here may not be used to make decisions about employment, tenancy, or credit (FCRA). Records are shown as published by their official sources and may contain errors or be out of date; consult the linked official source to verify. To correct or dispute a record, contact the licensing authority of record.