Personalized Attention From A Hometown Attorney
Candace M. Williams
Candace M. Williams
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Practice Areas
- Domestic Relations
- Divorce
- Family Law
- Alimony
- Annulment
- Collaborative Family Law
- Child Custody
- Cohabitation Agreements
Biography
Education
- Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi
- J.D. - 2002
- Honors: Top 20%
- Honors: American Bar Association National Moot Court Competition Semifinalist "The Applicability of Arbitration", 2003
- Honors: Overall Winner of the Moot Court, Copeland, Taylor, Cook, and Bush Moot Court Board Competition, Fall Semester, 2002
- Honors: Outstanding Graduate in Political Science and History, Brenau Women's College, 1997
- Honors: Outstanding Graduate Achievement in Appellate Advocacy, Mississippi College School of Law, December, 2002
- Honors: Who's Who Among American Law Students, 2002
- Honors: with Honors
- Brenau Women's College, Gainesville, Georgia
- B.A. - 1997
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: Political Science
- Major: History
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 2003
- Supreme Court of Georgia, 2003
- Georgia Court of Appeals, 2003
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2003
Professional Associations
- Georgia State Bar
- American Bar Association
- Gainesville Bar Association (Northeastern Judicial Circuit)
- Young Lawyers, Northeastern Judicial Circuit, Former President
Published Works
Representative Cases
Honors
- Legal Elite, Family Law, Georgia Legal Elite Magazine
- Avvo.com rates Candace 8.5-Excellent
- Georgia’s Super lawyer Rising Star
- Superlawyer 2017-2023
- Rising Lawyers, Super Lawyers 2016
- Best of Georgia, Family Lawyers 2023
- Top 10 Family Lawyer, State of Georgia, 2023 distinguished lawyers of Georgia
- 2026 Best of Hall, Divorce Attorney
- 2024, 2025, 2026 Superlawyer
- 2025 Best of Georgia, Honorable Mention
Classes & Seminars
Pro-Bono Activities
- Member, Gainesville Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce
- Volunteer, Gateway House
Representative Clients
References
Past Positions
- Congressman Nathan Deal, Summer Intern, 1996 to 1996
- Congressman Bob Barr (R-GA), Senior Legislative Assistant: Veteran's Affairs, Commercial Banking, Environmental and Transportation Committee Assignments, Washington D.C., 1997 to 1999
- Center for Individual Freedom, Washington, D.C., Lobbyist, 1999 to 2000
- Hearn and Thomas, P.A., Legal Clerk, 2002 to 2003
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Ancillary Businesses
Fraternities or Sororities
- Alpha Chi Omega