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ASHLEY WINE, JD

Ms. Ashley Wine was born in Atlanta, Georgia, she lived in a number of major cities throughout the United States before her family settled in Orlando, Florida where she lived until she graduated from high school. She then went on to attend The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) where she received an Academic Excellence Scholarship. While at Ole Miss, Ms. Wine served as Vice-President of her sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi. In addition to being involved on campus, Ms. Wine made Chancellor’s Honor Roll, Dean’s Honor Roll, and was accepted into the prestigious organizations: Order of Omega, Omicron Delta, and Who’s Who Among Students in America’s Colleges and Universities. Ms. Wine went on to graduate Cum Laude in May 2008.

After graduating from Ole Miss, Ms. Wine attended Stetson University College of Law. While at Stetson, Ms. Wine was a member of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers, Phi Alpha Delta, and became involved with her community in the Junior League of St. Petersburg. She graduated in May 2011 with a Certificate of Concentration in Elder law as well as being recognized with awards for her outstanding Pro Bono and Leadership work.

During law school, Ms. Wine volunteered with the Seminole County, Florida Teen Court where she served as a Judge on a weekly basis in the Summer of 2009. The following summer she worked full-time in the family law department of Gulfcoast Legal Services as a Certified Legal Intern working on Injunction and Divorce Proceedings. After sitting for the bar, Ms. Wine was given the unique opportunity to work as a legal assistant to a prominent attorney in Orlando where she assisted with high profile criminal defense and divorce cases.

Ms. Wine is excited to return to Alpharetta to be around her extended family. She is involved with the Junior League of Atlanta, the Ole Miss Alumni Association, and is currently serving as an advisor to the Alpha Omicron Pi chapter at Georgia State University.

EDUCATION

Doctor of Jurisprudence (JD)
- Stetson University College of Law
    • Certificate of Concentration in Elder Law
    • William F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award
    • Leadership Certificate
    • Honor Roll, Spring 2011

Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- The University of Mississippi, Cum Laude
    • Chancellor’s and Dean’s Honor Roll
    • Omicron Delta Kappa
    • Order of Omega
    • Who’s Who Among Students in America’s       Universities and Colleges

 
Affiliations

- State Bar of Georgia
- American Bar Association
- North Fulton Bar Association
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Junior League of Atlanta
- Ole Miss Alumni Association
- Alpha Omicron Pi Alumni Chapter
- Advisor to Georgia State Chapter of Alpha
   Omicron Pi

Areas of Practice

- Divorce and Family Law
- Bankruptcy: Personal and Business
- Business Law
- Wills
- DUI Defense

SUSAN MARTIN, PE, MBA, JD

Mrs. Susan Martin was born in 1958 in Columbus, Ohio.  She is the youngest of three daughters and because she was born to German immigrants, she takes pride in being a “first generation” U.S. citizen. 

In 1980 Mrs. Martin graduated summa cum laude from Ohio State University with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Civil Engineering.  From Ohio State, Ms. Martin was recruited and began her career as an Environmental Engineer with the Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) in San Francisco, California.  While working at PG&E, she enrolled in the University of California at Berkeley’s Masters in Business Administration (MBA) executive program and she obtained her California professional Engineer’s license (PE).  In 1983, upon receiving her MBA, Mrs. Martin relocated to Houston Texas.

In Houston Mrs. Martin worked as a Store Supervisor of company owned Exxon U.S.A. Car Care Centers.  She had bottom line responsibility for a territory that grossed 13 million dollars a year in revenues.  Also while in Houston, Mrs. Martin became the proud wife of Mr. Greg Martin and the even prouder mother of Zachary and Travis Martin.

Mr. Martin’s employer, Harris Corporation, relocated the family to Atlanta, Georgia in 1988.  The family took up residency in Alpharetta in 1988 and has lived in Alpharetta ever since.  Zachary, at 22,  is a second year student in Mercer University’s Southern School of Pharmacy.  Travis, at 20, is a sophomore at Gainesville State College in Athens.

After being employed as an Environmental Engineer with the U.S. EPA Region 4 in downtown Atlanta for 7 years and becoming a Georgia PE, Mrs. Martin enrolled in Georgia State University’s College of Law in 1999 where she became a registered neutral (mediator) in 2001 and a cum laude Juris Doctorate graduate in 2002.  Since then, she has become a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and she was admitted to the Georgia Bar in October 2003.

 Currently Mrs. Martin is Of-Counsel to Coleman Legal Group, LLC where she handles Federal Court appearances in Bankruptcy cases, U.S. Trustee depositions, and general civil litigation.  Prior to her engagement with Coleman Legal Group, LLC, Mrs. Martin represented the Georgia Department of Transportation in real estate acquisition and eminent domain matters.  When Mrs. Martin is not advocating for a client as a lawyer, she enjoys mediating a case.   During her six years as a registered neutral, she has developed specialties in landlord/tenant, eminent domain, and real estate matters.  She has a unique ability to reduce complex technical and/or emotional matters into resolvable solutions where parties realize the virtues of settling their case.  As a lawyer or a mediator, Mrs. Martin is results oriented.

SONIA COLEMAN
Paralegal

SJP
Business Office, Paralegal

L.W.
Paralegal