Barbara E. Keon

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Barbara E. Keon
Barbara E. Keon
115 Perimeter Ctr. Place
Ste. 1080
Atlanta, GA 30346-1281
 
 
Communication Center  
Phone: 770-350-8581
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Web site: http://barbarakeon.lawoffice.com


Areas of Practice Litigation Percentage Bar Admissions
Education Published Works Affiliations
Representative Cases

Barbara E. Keon specializes in domestic relations law, handling cases involving divorce, custody, contempt, and modification of support and custody. She served as Assistant District Attorney in South Carolina for four years before entering private practice in Georgia in 1985.

Ms. Keon is respected for her thorough, business-like approach to the practice of law. She has built a reputation for aggressively representing her clients' interests, both in settlement and in trial.

Most of Ms. Keon's cases involve divorce, custody, modification of custody and contempt. She also frequently writes and speaks on family law issues. She has been featured on WNNX radio, WSB-GLTV, WTBS, WXIA-TV ("Noonday") and GCTV as an expert on divorce matters has lectured before the Real Estate Section of the State Bar of Georgia on marital rights to real property and the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia on Equitable Division of Property. She has been published in Women of Greater Atlanta, Today's Atlanta Women, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Verdict magazine, and featured in the Fulton Daily Report. 

Ms. Keon received her law degree in 1979 from the University of South Carolina and her undergraduate degree in 1975 from Wake Forest University, where she graduated cum laude. She is a member of the bar associations of Georgia and South Carolina, the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, The Lawyer's Club of Atlanta and the Atlanta Bar Association, where she is a member of the Litigation and Domestic Relations sections. She is a member of the Atlanta Women's Commerce Club.

Areas Of Practice:
Divorce
Custody
Contempt
Modification of Support and Custody
Family Law
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certifications/Specialties:
Certified Mediator
Bar Admissions:
South Carolina, 1980
Georgia, 1985
Education:
University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1979
J.D.

Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1975
B.A.
Honors: cum laude
Major: English

Published Works:
"Who Needs a Prenuptial Agreement?, Today's Atlanta Woman
 
"Marital Rights to Real Property", Real Estate Section, State Bar of Georgia Continuing Legal Education
 
"Determining and Dividing Marital Assets", Family Law Section, State Bar of Georgia Continuing Legal Education
 
"Alimony is Alive and Well", Verdict Magazine
 
"Protecting Your Business Assets During Divorce", Atlanta Small Business Monthly
Representative Cases:
Killmaster v. Killmaster, 208 Ga.App. 449, 430 SE 2d 817 (Court of Appeals of Georgia 1993)
 
Huval vs. Jacobs, 248 Ga. App. 296, 548 S.E. 2d 437 (2001)
 
Allen v. Allen
 
Edenfield v. Edenfield.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section
Member
 
Atlanta Bar Association, Family Law Section
Member
 
State Bar of Georgia
Member
 
South Carolina Bar
Member
 
Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Member
 
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Member
Past Employment Positions:
Florence, South Carolina, Assistant Solicitor, 1980 - 1984
Languages:
French
Birth Information:
September 22, 1953, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States of America


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