Katherine L. Wright began her legal career as the prosecuting attorney for the Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement program in Pensacola, Florida. Attorney Wright is familiar with and well-versed in a variety of family law related matters, including, the establishment of paternity and/or child support, child support modification, divorce, child custody and/or visitation, and guardianships. Attorney Wright also handles estate planning, which includes wills and trusts, and probate. She can be reached at 404-624-7447.

Education: Florida State University, Finance and Real Estate, B.S., Florida State University College of Law, J.D.

Bar Admissions: The Florida Bar, State of Georgia Bar

Professional Memberships: American Bar Association, Phi Alpha Delta

Attorney Jermane Wright concentrates his practice in the areas of wills and probate, personal injury, bankruptcy, as well as personal and business income tax matters. He is a Florida licensed Certified Public Accountant, and prior to attending law school, he practiced in public accounting.

Born in Pensacola, Florida, Attorney Wright received his education as follows:

• Florida State University, Accounting, B.S., 1996
• Florida Coastal School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2005
• University of Florida, LL.M. in Taxation, 2006

We're proud to welcome Attorney Jermane Wright to the Network. Look for his company in the next issue of People You Need to Know.

Atlanta Office 752 Moreland Ave. S.E., Suite 7 Atlanta, GA 30316 (Phone) 404-624-7447

Pensacola Office 301 North Barcelona Street Pensacola, FL 32501 (Phone) 850-380-2426

Founding member of her own law practice and legal research firm, Tracey Jean-Charles has found an outlet for her love of law, business and research.

A year out law school, Ms. Jean-Charles established Economic Legal Solutions to address the many questions of law and procedure for family and for those who would not ordinarily have access to an attorney. The business started with just performing basic legal research and grew from there. With Economic Legal Solutions, later renamed Lex Analytic Research Group in 2005, Ms. Jean-Charles, counsels small business owners in issues of corporate formation, intellectual property, taxation, and contracts.

In 2007, Ms. Jean-Charles founded Johnson Elliott Jean-Charles, LLC, named after her family, where she continued her extensive work in areas of real estate which is her family’s business, criminal and juvenile defense, juvenile deprivation proceedings and business litigation. She has served as lead counsel in state, superior and federal courts in Georgia. Ms. Jean-Charles is dedicated to pro bono work having recently been acknowledged in the Georgia Bar Journal for her pro bono efforts with the Gwinnett Pro Bono Project.

Ms. Jean-Charles received a Bachelor of Science degree from Morgan State University in 1998 and is a 2002 graduate of The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. She co-owns the law firm and research firm with her husband, Ben Jean-Charles. They have two children and reside in suburban Atlanta. Her office can be reached at (678) 343-9535.

Attorney Donald P. Edwards, known as the "Community-Minded Attorney" in metro Atlanta, has renewed his contract with People You Need to Know (PYNTK) for the sixteenth straight year.

Thank you Attorney Edwards for your confidence in our ability to promote you and your brand. Above all else, thank you for your sincere dedication and service to the community.

A native of Buffalo, New York, Attorney Don Edwards’ professional accomplishments reflect a distinguished career. He has for the past three decades served his clients, his profession and the African American community in Atlanta. He has fashioned legal cases and landmark million dollar verdicts for his clients. As a civil litigation specialist, his professional focus is on personal injury cases. His work has earned him the Martindale-Hubbell “AV” rating, the highest rating offered by this nationally recognized law directory.

An agent for social change, Edwards has an array of board affiliations with several major community and professional organizations. His personal commitment has been recognized with many awards and citations for leadership and service including the 2004 Inductee to the Gate City Bar Association’s “Hall of Fame”, and NAACP’s Thurgood Marshall Award “For Dedicated Service To The NAACP In The Fight For Freedom And Justice.” Recently, the State Bar of Georgia recognized Attorney Edwards during its Annual Meeting with the “Chief Justice Robert Benham Community Service Award” for exemplary community service as a legal professional.

Edwards is currently involved with organizations that address issues affecting family, community, church, health care and world peace. He is currently Chairman of the Fulton County Board of Ethics; Immediate past Chair of the South Atlanta District for the Boy Scouts of America, where he has received the 2002 Silver Beaver Award, the highest award issued by the Atlanta Area Council for volunteer service; Founding President of Southwest Hospital Foundation and a Trustee of Southwest Hospital; Past Board President of the Christian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta; founding president of the Association of Metro Atlanta DFACS Boards, and the past chairman of the Board of the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services, where a dormitory for boys in foster care was named after Attorney Edwards. Edwards is a member of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta and Leadership Atlanta. Edwards is also a past president of the Gate City Bar Association, and is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the National Bar Association, where he has served as a member of the Board of Governors.

An activist in pursuit of a more peaceful world, Don is the Southeast Coordinator of Every Church A Peace Church, and producer-host of the TV program, Every Church A Peace Church, which received the 2004 Allen Award presented by Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters for best continuous faith based program in 2004. Don’s peace work also earned him the World Council of Churches “Blessed Are The Peacemakers Award”, personally presented to him by the WCC General Secretary Samuel Kobia in October, 2004. Edwards is an active and long time member of Atlanta’s Hillside Chapel and Truth Center, where he had served as Chairman of the Trustee Board for several years.

“I am very much a beneficiary of the civil rights struggle of the 1950’s and 1960’s,” he says. “Not only did I learn the importance of people becoming active in social change, I also saw lawyers leading that change.” With that motivation, Edwards completed Boston University School of Law in 1973, after graduating with honors from Morehouse College to begin his legal career as a civil rights lawyer in the firm of well known former Atlanta attorney, Howard Moore, Jr.

A well-respected trial lawyer, Edwards’ firm specializes in serving clients involved in automobile accidents, medical negligence, wrongful death and personal injury claims. “Clients who are injured or killed because of someone else’s fault have the same civil rights to obtain full compensation for their losses as the civil right to vote and to work without being discriminated against. My three decades of experience tells me that it requires competent, ethical and aggressive legal representation to assert those rights on behalf of injured victims.”

Attorney Edwards resides in Southwest Atlanta with his wife, Jo Roberson Edwards, a businesswoman, and daughters, Nia and Domia. Edwards remarks: “My family is my most important accomplishment."

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Attorney Karen Gregory Hines is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, who journeyed to Atlanta in 1983 to attend Spelman College. She graduated four years later with a B.A. Degree in Political Science.

Attorney Hines always had dreams of becoming a lawyer since she was nine years old. Her dreams led her to enroll in John Marshall Law School in Atlanta in 1988. She became very focused on her educational goals and graduated with the distinct honor of Cum Laude upon receiving a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) Degree in 1991. After law school, Ms. Hines took time to raise a family. She is now the proud mother of three precious children, Bria Simone, Eric II, and Joshua.

Attorney Hines’ legal career began while working for the distinguished former Senator, Leroy R. Johnson. While under the tutelage of Senator Johnson, Attorney Hines practiced in the areas of Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Family Law, Civil Litigation and Probate cases. She remained an associate in his firm for five years and learned how to navigate the courtroom arena with confidence. Although she was thankful for the opportunity provided by her mentor, she understood when the time came for her to spread her wings.

The law firm of Karen G. Hines & Associates was opened in July 2005. Attorney Hines now specializes in Family Law cases, Personal Injury and Probate Matters. She has had anywhere from 2-10 attorneys contracting with her firm for the purpose of conducting real estate closings. She strongly believes in working with others and supporting others in developing and attaining their goals.

Attorney Hines is a member of the Gate City Bar, and the American Bar Association. She is very active with her children’s education where she has served as past PTA president and currently serves as secretary. Her office can be reached at 404-768-2496.

A native of Buffalo, New York, Attorney Don Edwards' professional accomplishments reflect a distinguished career. He has for the past three decades served his clients, his profession and the African American community in Atlanta. He has fashioned legal cases and landmark million dollar verdicts for his clients. As a civil litigation specialist, his professional focus is on personal injury cases. His work has earned him the Martindale-Hubbell "AV" rating, the highest rating offered by this nationally recognized law directory.

An agent for social change, Edwards has an array of board affiliations with several major community and professional organizations. His personal commitment has been recognized with many awards and citations for leadership and service including the 2004 Inductee to the Gate City Bar Association's "Hall of Fame", and NAACP's Thurgood Marshall Award "For Dedicated Service To The NAACP In The Fight For Freedom And Justice." Recently, the State Bar of Georgia recognized Attorney Edwards during its Annual Meeting with the "Chief Justice Robert Benham Community Service Award" for exemplary community service as a legal professional.

Edwards is currently involved with organizations that address issues affecting family, community, church, health care and world peace. He is currently Chairman of the Fulton County Board of Ethics; Immediate past Chair of the South Atlanta District for the Boy Scouts of America, where he has received the 2002 Silver Beaver Award, the highest award issued by the Atlanta Area Council for volunteer service; Founding President of Southwest Hospital Foundation and a Trustee of Southwest Hospital; Past Board President of the Christian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta; founding president of the Association of Metro Atlanta DFACS Boards, and the past chairman of the Board of the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services, where a dormitory for boys in foster care was named after Attorney Edwards. Edwards is a member of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta and Leadership Atlanta. Edwards is also a past president of the Gate City Bar Association, and is a member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the National Bar Association, where he has served as a member of the Board of Governors.

An activist in pursuit of a more peaceful world, Don is the Southeast Coordinator of Every Church A Peace Church, and producer-host of the TV program, Every Church A Peace Church, which received the 2004 Allen Award presented by Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters for best continuous faith based program in 2004. Don's peace work also earned him the World Council of Churches "Blessed Are The Peacemakers Award", personally presented to him by the WCC General Secretary Samuel Kobia in October, 2004. Edwards is an active and long time member of Atlanta's Hillside Chapel and Truth Center, where he had served as Chairman of the Trustee Board for several years.

"I am very much a beneficiary of the civil rights struggle of the 1950's and 1960's," he says. "Not only did I learn the importance of people becoming active in social change, I also saw lawyers leading that change." With that motivation, Edwards completed Boston University School of Law in 1973, after graduating with honors from Morehouse College to begin his legal career as a civil rights lawyer in the firm of well known former Atlanta attorney, Howard Moore, Jr.

A well-respected trial lawyer, Edwards' firm specializes in serving clients involved in automobile accidents, medical negligence, wrongful death and personal injury claims. "Clients who are injured or killed because of someone else's fault have the same civil rights to obtain full compensation for their losses as the civil right to vote and to work without being discriminated against. My three decades of experience tells me that it requires competent, ethical and aggressive legal representation to assert those rights on behalf of injured victims."

Attorney Edwards resides in Southwest Atlanta with his wife, Jo Roberson Edwards, a businesswoman, eleven year old daughter, Nia and six year old daughter, Domia. Edwards remarks: "My family is my most important accomplishment."

Attorney Karen Gregory Hines is a native of Baltimore, Maryland, who journeyed to Atlanta in 1983 to attend Spelman College. She graduated four years later with a B.A. Degree in Political Science. During her last year in college, she married Eric Hines, a Mortgage Broker from Warren, Ohio.

Attorney Hines always had dreams of becoming a lawyer since she was nine years old. Her dreams led her to enroll in John Marshall Law School in Atlanta in 1988. She became very focused on her educational goals and graduated with the distinct honor of Cum Laude upon receiving a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) Degree in 1991. After law school, Ms. Hines took time to raise a family. She is now the proud mother of three precious children, Bria Simone, Eric II, and Joshua.

A native of Danbury, Connecticut, Melody Y. Cherry has provided professional legal services for the Metro-Atlanta community for over 16 years. Attorney Cherry received her undergraduate degree in 1988 from North Carolina State University and law degree from Loyola University in 1992.

Upon receiving her Juris Doctorate from Loyola University, Attorney Cherry worked for a well-known law firm that specialized in major personal injury and medical malpractice claims. For six years, she honed her skills as an exceptional negotiator and trial lawyer. Her professional focus is to serve clients who have been victimized by the carelessness of others.

In addition to maintaining a successful law practice, Attorney Cherry is also a real estate developer. Her greatest achievement, however, is her six-year-old daughter, Jaida Elise. Attorney Cherry’s office can be reached at 404.622.6611.

Hear the inspiring and uplifting story of our celebrated, community-minded Atlanta Attorney, Donald P. Edwards, a native of Buffalo, New York. He has been faithful to the Atlanta community for 35 years. Attorney Edwards' commitment has been recognized with many awards and citations for leadership and service including the 2004 Inductee to the Gate City Bar Association's "Hall of Fame". He was recently re-elected as Chair of the Fulton County Board of Ethics. This is his third consecutive year as Chairperson. The Fulton County Board of Ethics is charged with the responsibility to enforce the Fulton County Code of Ethics as it applies to the work and duties of Fulton County officers and employees.

A graduate of Morehouse College and Boston University School of Law, we're honored to share his personal story of family, dedication and success with you.

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Get expert advice! Attorney Karen Gregory Hines will share information that will help you take charge of your situation. There is a RIGHT way to get what you rightfully deserve. Listen and find out how!

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