Brooke M. French
Top rated Family Law attorney in Atlanta, Georgia
Kaye, Lembeck, Hitt & French Family Law LLC
Practice Areas: Family Law; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 2003
Education: Emory University School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2024 Call today:
404-233-2800
Kaye, Lembeck, Hitt & French Family Law LLC
5555 Glenridge ConSuite 675
Atlanta, GA 30342 Visit website
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Brooke M. French is a founding partner and attorney at Kaye, Lembeck, Hitt & French Family Law, located in Atlanta, Georgia. She focuses her practice on family law matters, including divorce, child custody and support, post-divorce modification and enforcement, family violence, paternity, prenuptial agreements and so on.Â
Ms. French is a trained guardian ad litem, and has completed 100 hours of divorce and family mediation and civil mediation training. She is also registered as a neutral by the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. With a special concentration on providing protection for children and helping them maintain stability in their lives, Ms. French is a compassionate and zealous advocate for them. She fights aggressively for her clients’ rights and liberties, with an unwavering commitment to their needs and wants.Â
Ms. French has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Union College with a major in political science and Spanish and graduated magna cum laude. She earned her Juris Doctor from the Emory University School of Law. While in law school, she was the recipient of the Order of the Barrister honors.Â
Enthusiastically involved in the legal field, Ms. French has been elected to serve as a member of the Atlanta Bar Association’s board of directors, has been repeatedly selected to serve as the Chair of the Atlanta Bar Association Membership Committee and the Atlanta Bar Association and the Law Student Outreach Committee, and serves as a member of The Atlanta Lawyer magazine’s Editorial Board. Ms. French also served on the CLE Board of Trustees of the Atlanta Bar Association for many years.
Ms. French is the president of the Charles Longstreet Weltner Inn of Court for 2022 - 2024 after serving as the Vice Chair for 2 years and prior to that serving as the treasurer for two years. Ms. French has been a barrister in the Charles Longstreet Weltner Inn of Court since 2014.Â
Ms. French has written extensively, and her work has been published on prominent platforms. She has presented at numerous seminars on various family law topics.Â
Ms. French was the recipient of the Atlanta Bar Association’s Distinguished Service Award, Georgia Trend Legal Elite and Top 40 Family Lawyer Under 40 in Georgia, and has an Avvo rating of 10.0. She was also awarded Avvo’s Clients’ Choice Award in 2015.Â
Ms. French volunteers at her children's elementary school, Girls on the Run and Impact100 Atlanta.
Practice areas
Family LawFocus areas
Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law
- 100% Family Law
First Admitted: 2003, Georgia
Professional Webpage: https://www.klhffamilylaw.com/brooke-m-french/
- , Georgia Super Lawyers Top 50 Women Attorneys: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023
- Order of the Barristers, Emory University School of Law, 2003
- Top 40 Family Lawyer Under 40 in Georgia for 2017
- , Georgia Trend Legal Elite for 2017 and 2021, 2017
- , Georgia Super Lawyer for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Recipient of Atlanta Bar Association’s Distinguished Service Award, 2019
- Founding Member - Impact 100 Atlanta (2022 - present)
- Child Support Helpline
- Coach, Girls on the Run (2021- 2022), 2021
- Spearheaded neighborhood/community fundraiser to raise over $120,000.00 to purchase park equipment for our neighborhood park. We were one of hundreds of applicants who applied for a matching grant from Park Pride and we were awarded a Woodruff Grant of $80,000.00 (which is the exact amount for which we applied). The playground project is scheduled to be completed by June 2021, 2020
- Fulton County Family Law Information Center
- Giving Grace, 2016
- Master - Charles Longstreet Weltner Inn of Court (2022 - present)
- Member - Atlanta Bar Foundation Board of Directors (2023 - present)
- Member - Atlanta Bar Association Judicial Selection and Tenure Commitee (2022 - present)
- U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
- Member at Large, Atlanta Bar Association Board of Directors (2022 - present), 2022
- President - Charles Longstreet Weltner Inn of Court (2022- present), 2022
- Barrister, Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inn of Court (2014 – 2022)
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association, CLE Board of Trustees (2016 – 2020)
- Vice Chair, Atlanta Bar Association, CLE Board of Trustees (2017-2018)
- Member, Atlanta Bar Association, Law Student Outreach Committee (2017 – present)
- Member, The Atlanta Lawyer Magazine Editorial Board (2018-present)
- Chair, Atlanta Bar Association, CLE Board of Trustees (2018-2019)
- Treasurer, Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inn of Court (2018 – 2020)
- Immediate Past Chair, Atlanta Bar Association, CLE Board of Trustees (2019-2020)
- Chair, Atlanta Bar Association, Membership Action Committee (2019 – 2022)
- Member at Large, Atlanta Bar Association Board of Directors (2020 – 2022), 2020
- Vice Chair, Charles Longstreet Weltner Family law Inn of Court (2020 – 2022), 2020
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Georgia State Courts
- B.A., Union College, Schenectady, NY, magna cum laude (2000)
- Moderated each panel of the seminar.
- An article published in The Cobb Family Law Quarterly, The Dangers of Social Media in Divorce, 2014
- A discussion of the affidavit of election in Georgia., Can Georgia 14 Year Olds Choose Which Parent to Live With?, 2018
- An article published in the Detroit Free Press, Helping kids cope with a post-divorce move, 2015
- An article in Accounting and Financial Planning for Law Firms regarding partners divorcing., Benefits of Financial Cooperation in Law Partner Divorce Cases, 2016
- An article published in Hope After Divorce, The Dangers of Social Media in a Divorce Battle, 2014
- An article in Solo Parent Magazine, Your Kids Deserve the Best Custody Schedule, 2015
- Contributor to article in US News & World Report, Managing Your Finances When You're Separated, 2016
- A family law practice guide published by Lexis, Georgia Family Law Practice Guide, 2013
- An article published in The Family Lawyer, The Role of Grandparents During Divorce, 2014
- An article published in the Charlotte Observer., Helping Kids Cope with a Post Divorce Move, 2015
- Buying After Divorce: 4 Things Your Clients Should Know, 2016
- An article about Judge Kell in The Cobb Family Law Quarterly, Interview with Judge C. LaTain Kell, 2016
- An article published in Franchising Business & Law Alert (LJN), Common Issues Franchisors Face When Franchisees Divorce, 2014
- An article in the Sun Sentinel, Helping kids cope with a post-divorce move, 2015
- An article in Accounting and Financial Planning for Law Firms regarding partners divorcing, Benefits of Financial Cooperation in Law Partner Divorce Cases, 2016
- Family Law Practice Guide published by Lexis, Georgia Family Law Practice Guide - Second Edition, 2014
- An article published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution website, Helping Kids Cope with A Post-Divorce Move, 2015
- An article published by Family Lawyer Magazine , Preserving a Business When the Owners Divorce, 2016
- Family Law Practice Guide published by Lexis, Georgia Family Law Practice Guide - Third Edition, 2015
- Represented the Respondent, Anne E. Anderson, in the Court of Appeals case A15A0120, against Anderson Anesthesia, Inc. in which the Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling of the lower court in favor of Ms. Anderson, 2015
- Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution - Civil Mediator, 2016
- Domestic Violence Certification for Mediation, 2020
- Guardian ad Litem - Cobb County, 2011
- Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution - Arbitration, 2018
- Guardian ad Litem - Fulton County, 2004
- Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution - Divorce and Family Mediator, 2016
- Legal Analyst for Aaron Diamant, Key player in bribery scandal may testify about finances, 2017
- Legal expert for Aaron Diamant report., Two key figures in Atlanta bribery scandal were no-shows for divorce hearing, 2017
- Article for practitioners to help them guide their clients, Co-Author, Domestic Law During a Pandemic, 2020
- Wealth Matters: (It’s Complicated: Estate Planning for Blended Families | Wealth Matters – YouTube) – March 2021
- Article on Pro Bono March Madness in The Atlanta Lawyer Magazine., Author, Concluding a Successful March Madness, 2019
- Moderator of Panel of Judges for Weltner Inn of Court, Moderator, Judge's Panel on Attorney's Fees and Alimony, Weltner Inn Of Court, 2015
- Presented seminar on Family Law to attendees, Presenter, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia (ADACBGA) 7th Annual Conference, 2019
- Presented material to paralegals on family law, Speaker, Georgia Family Law Practice for Paralegals, 2019
- Moderated the panels of the day-long seminar, Moderator, CLE by the Hour, Atlanta Bar Association, 2018
- Speaker about Family Law at continuing legal education seminar., Speaker, But You Said You’re a Lawyer?! Topics Every Lawyer Should Know (a little) About, Atlanta Bar Association, 2016
- A seminar for attorneys about the ethical impact of using social media., Speaker, SOCIAL MEDIA REVOLUTION: ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, Atlanta Bar Association, 2017
- Speaker about Family Law at continuing legal education seminar., Speaker, But You Said You’re a Lawyer?! Topics Every Lawyer Should Know (a little) About, Atlanta Bar Association, 2017, Speaker, 2017
- Speaker on organization and time management techniques., Speaker, Clearing the Clutter, Atlanta Bar Association Developing Lawyers CLE, 2018
- Moderator for day-long seminar and judges panel, Moderator, Developing Lawyers Series, Part II, 2018
- Presented a 2-hour seminar on family law for marriage and family therapists, Presenter, Foray into Family Law, Georgia Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, Marriage And Family Therapists, 2018
- Speaker at Georgia Child Support Conference, Speaker, Social Media & Evidence, 2015
- Speaker on the role of mediation in family law litigation cases, Speaker, Mediation, Visions Anew, 2016
- Speaker at Atlanta Paralegal Association Continuing Education Meeting, Speaker, Family Law: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly, Atlanta Paralegal Association, 2016
- Speaker on Mediation at Visions Anew Seminar, Speaker, Mediation, Visions Anew, 2013
- Moderator of Panel for CLE for Young Lawyers (September 2016), Moderator, Young Lawyers CLE, Atlanta Bar Association, 2016
- Speaker at CLE for Younger Lawyers (October 2016), Speaker, Getting Organized and Staying Organized, Atlanta Bar Association, 2016
Office location for Brooke M. French
5555 Glenridge Con
Suite 675
Atlanta, GA 30342
Phone: 404-233-2800
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2024
