Patrick L. Meriwether
Partner
Phone: (404) 585-3530
Mr. Meriwether handles a broad range of family law cases, including divorce, adoption, child custody and support modification, adoption, domestic violence, and premarital agreements. He regularly deals with marital assets ranging from those of little or even negative value to those worth millions of dollars, and competently calculates spousal and child support when applicable. See More…
Robert L. Tharp
Partner
Phone: (404) 585-3530
Mr. Tharp handles a broad range of family law cases including divorce, modification actions, contempt proceedings, and appellant work. He regularly handles estates with large and unique assets, such as a business which can be difficult to value during a divorce proceeding. Mr. Tharp has completed formal mediation training and utilizes this knowledge to achieve favorable results while amicably trying to resolve matters for his clients. Although Mr. Tharp strongly believes that parties should try to resolve matters in a collaborative fashion whenever possible, he also willing, when necessary and appropriate, to utilize his extensive debate skills in a courtroom for his client’s advantage… See More
David Beaudry
Associate
Phone: (404) 585-3530
Prior to joining Meriwether & Tharp, Mr. Beaudry clerked for The Honorable Edward Torack in New Jersey who sat on the Family Law Bench hearing exclusively Family and Divorce cases. Subsequent to that, he moved here to Georgia and began working for Stern & Edlin, a law firm that specializes in Family Law until February 2009… See More
Marta Noriega-Allen
Associate
Phone: (404) 585-3530
Ms. Noriega-Allen approach to family law incorporates her extensive training in counseling and mediation to assist family law clients maneuver the process of domestic litigation. She strives to achieve a balance between the legal demands of case and the emotional and financial needs of her client. Ms. Noriega-Allen provides representation in all areas of the firm’s family law practice, including divorce, prenuptial agreements, and modification of child custody and child support…See More
Melissa A. Tracey
Associate
Phone: (404) 585-3530
Melissa A. Tracy devotes her practice to representing clients in the areas of family law and domestic relations. Prior to joining Meriwether & Tharp, LLC, she worked as an associate for another prominent Atlanta law firm in their family law section and also worked in private practice in Forsyth County.
Melissa earned her law degree, with honors, from the University of Memphis in 2007. While in law school, Melissa served as an articles editor for the University of Memphis Law Review. Her Note, “The Equally Shared Parenting Time Presumption—A Cure-All or a Quagmire for Tennessee Child Custody Law,” was published by the same publication in its Fall 2007 issue… See More
Alyssa Vaghn
Associate
Phone: (404) 585-3530
Melissa A. Tracy devotes her practice to representing clients in the areas of family law and domestic relations. Prior to joining Meriwether & Tharp, LLC, she worked as an associate for another prominent Atlanta law firm in their family law section and also worked in private practice in Forsyth County...See More
Elizabeth Doak
Associate
Phone: (404) 585-3530
Elizabeth Christen Doak is an associate with Meriwether & Tharp, LLC and practices in the areas of divorce, child custody, modification, contempt, adoption, and uncontested divorce. Miss Doak studied at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. There she served as the Editor-in-Chief of one of Northwestern’s major publications. At Northwestern, she honed her ability to write clearly and concisely. While at the University of Tennessee College of Law, Miss Doak worked as the Disability Advocate for the Disability Resource Center and worked at East Tennessee Legal Aid… See More
Melissa Bowen
Associate
Phone: (404) 585-3530
Melissa has extensive experience in the area of Family Law. Prior to becoming a lawyer in 2010, she worked as a paralegal for nine years in a law office that focused primarily on Family Law. Now she is putting all those practical years of experience to good work for her clients at Meriwether & Tharp. She started off her legal career as a lawyer with The Law Office of Melissa S. Bowen…See More
Courtney Henderson Carpenter
Associate
Phone: (404) 592-3530
Courtney Henderson Carpenter is an associate with Meriwether & Tharp, and provides representation in all areas of the firm’s family law practice. Ms. Carpenter graduated from Emory University School of Law in 2010. While at Emory Law, Ms. Carpenter participated as treasurer in Alternative Dispute Resolution Society and volunteered time to Student Legal Services, a public interest program that provides the Emory community with free legal advice. See More…
Emily Yu
Associate
Phone: (404) 592-3530
Emily received her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology from Columbia University. Her passion for working with families and children began in college where she studied child development and worked as a teaching assistant for toddlers. Understanding the impact a divorce can have on children and wanting to ensure that children’s needs are taken into consideration when determining custody and visitation issues, Emily trained to be a Guardian Ad Litem. See More…
Robin K. Love
Associate
Phone: (404) 592-3530
With regard to business litigation, Ms. Love has significant experience in the area of contractual disputes, both defending and pursuing such claims successfully and defeating many such complaints at the motion level. Ms. Love is knowledgeable on the legal issues surrounding contract drafting, lease agreements, conflicts between business associates, gas station operations, garnishments and dispossessory proceedings. See More…