Kessler, Schwarz & Solomiany, P.C.


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Kessler, Schwarz & Solomiany, P.C.


Centennial Tower, Suite 3500, 101 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303View Map

Practice Areas:

Domestic Relations, General Civil Litigation, Child Support, Divorce and Premarital Agreements, Mediation.

Year Established: 1991

Firm Profile:

Domestic Relations firm focusing on high asset or complex cases including divorce, custody, support, modification, prenuptial agreements, legitimation and paternity.

Firm Size: 20

Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM

Randall M. Kessler (Founder) born Gainesville, Florida, November 23, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Georgia. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1985); Emory University (J.D., 1988). Judge, Pro Hac Vice, DeKalb County Recorder's Court. Instructor, Trial Techniques Program, Emory University School of Law. Adjunct Professor of Family Law, John Marshall Law School (Atlanta). Author of many family law articles. Frequent Lecturer for American Bar Association Family Law Section, and many State Bar Associations on various topics including "Representing High Profile Divorce Clients", "Hot Tips from the Experts" and "Family Courts." Chairperson or lecturer for many Atlanta Bar Association, Georgia Bar Association and Judges Family Law seminars. Editor, Family Law Review (Official Family Law Section Magazine of the State Bar of Georgia). Member: Atlanta (Chair, Family Law Section, 1997-1998; Recipient, Section of the Year Award; Board of Trustees, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1994-2001) and American (Secretary, Family Law Section; Former Chair, Family Courts Committee) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Executive Committee: Family Law Section; Editor, Family Law Review); Barrister, Georgia Family Law American Inn of Court. Languages: Spanish and Hebrew. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations(100%); Civil Litigation; Child Custody; Child Support; Divorce; Premarital Agreements; Mediation.

Barry P. Schwarz (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, October 16, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., 1986); Emory University (J.D., 1992). Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section); State Bar of Georgia; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Collaborative Law.

Marvin L. Solomiany (Partner) born San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 6, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1995); Emory University (J.D., 1998). Pi Sigma Alpha; Moot Court Society. Articles and Lectures: Author: "Prenuptial Agreements & The Need to Expound Upon the Principles Enumerated in Scherer," 2000, Atlanta Bar Association Annual Family Law Seminar; "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act: How It Changes The Resolution of Interstate Child Custody Disputes in Georgia," 2001, 19th Annual Family Law Institute; "The Uniform Interstate and Family Support Act: Ensuring the Effective Enforcement of Interstate Support Orders," 2002; "Legal Implications of Delegating Final Decision Making Authority to a Co-Parenting Therapist (Or Other Third Parties)," 2003, Atlanta Bar Association Annual Family Law Seminar; Lecturer at the Georgia Superior Court Judges Winter Conference, Savannah, Georgia, 2004. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Board Member, Family Law Section); Georgia Family Law American Inn of Court (Barrister); American Bar Association (Member, Family Law Section). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Civil Litigation; Collaborative Law.

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Louis J. Tesser (Associate) born Athens, Georgia, September 20, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia. Education: Clark University (B.A., 1990); College of William & Mary (J.D., 1996). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Dekalb and Atlanta (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Civil Litigation.

Sarah McCormack (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., with distinction, 1997); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 2001). Phi Beta Kappa. Order of the Coif. Member, University of North Carolina Law Review, 2000. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce.

Sheri T. Donaldson (Associate) born Decatur, Georgia, March 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1997, Georgia; 2005, California. Education: Georgia State University (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1997). Member, Moot Court Board. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce.

Lauren M. Kushkin (Associate) born Toledo, Ohio, August 7, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio. (Not admitted in Georgia). Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1995); The Ohio State University College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce.

Monica J. Hanrahan (Associate) born Syracuse, New York, December 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia. Education: Le Moyne College (B.S., 1999); University of Dayton School of Law (J.D., 2002). Public Interest Scholar. Member, Law Review. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Division, Women in the Profession Committee 2003—); State Bar of Georgia. Practice Areas: Family Law.

Rachel S. Shockley (Associate) born Blacksburg, Virginia, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Georgia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., cum laude, 1997; J.D., cum laude, 2002). Editorial Board, Journal of Intellectual Property. Author, "The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the First Amendment: Can They Be Friends?" Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, P.C., Associate, 2002-2003; Nelson Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Associate, 2004—. Member: Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Family Law.

Melissa Strickland (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., cum laude, 2000; J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce.

Sean Ditzel (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Georgia. Education: Georgia State University, (B.A.); University of Georgia School of Law (J.D.). Member: Paulding, Atlanta and Georgia Bar Associations.

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