Practice areas: Family Law, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 1983
Education: University of Georgia School of Law
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A pillar of leadership within her legal community with over four decades of experience, Diana W. Young strives to provide every client with the top-quality legal representation they deserve in their pressing family law matters, ensuring that they are well-taken care of throughout their ordeals. The founding partner at the Young Law Firm, LLC, in Marietta, Georgia, she routinely takes on cases pertaining to divorce and separation, and child custody and support, as well as personal injury law and criminal defense.
Ms. Young completed her undergraduate studies in 1980, graduating with her Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude in journalism and political science from the University of Georgia. She went on to attend the University of Georgia School of Law, where her legal acumen and talents were reinforced through her active involvement in numerous on-campus activities. She received her Juris Doctor cum laude in 1983, and in the same year, she obtained her license to practice law in Georgia.
With a client-centric practice that emphasizes personalized attention, meticulous focus and an unwavering work ethic, Ms. Young fights tooth and nail to get her clients the peace of mind they deserve so that they can move on with their lives and onto better opportunities. For her many contributions, she has been peer-review rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell, the organization’s highest rating, and holds a perfect “10.0” score on Avvo, along with many positive client testimonials on the latter site.
Ms. Young maintains close affiliations with myriad legal organizations, including the State Bar of Georgia, the American Bar Association and the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. At the Cobb County Bar Association, she serves as a trustee and editor, and she is a member of the Family Law Section, the Criminal Defense Section and the Women of the Bar Section.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Family Law, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff, Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWIFocus areas
Alimony & Spousal Support, Animal Bites, Arrest & Arraignment, Assault & Battery, Brain Injury, Child Support, Construction Accident, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Custody & Visitation, DUI/DWI, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, Failure to Pay Child Support, Father's Rights, Felony, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Misdemeanor, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Motor Vehicle Offenses, Name Change, Paternity, Personal Injury - Plaintiff, Premises Liability - Plaintiff, Prenuptial Agreements, Probation, Same Sex Family Law, Sexual Abuse - Plaintiff, Theft, Traffic Violations, Trucking Accidents, Wrongful Death
- 60% Family Law
- 20% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff
- 10% Criminal Defense
- 10% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
First Admitted: 1983, Georgia
Professional Webpage: https://www.dianawhipkeyyoung.com/attorney/young-diana-whipk...
Bar / Professional Activity
- State Bar of Georgia member of Family Law Section, 2025
- Georgia, 1983
- Cobb County Bar Association past co-editor of the newsletter and past Trustee, 2024
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Represented my client, the husband, is a highly contested divorce case. The Wife was seeking alimony. I defended my client against the claim for alimony and was successful in having the Court deny the claim for alimony., 2023
- Tried a highly contested divorce case and my client was awarded the majority of the assets including attorney's fees and the equity in the marital residence., 2023
- Tried a divorce case and obtained all relief sought by client., 2023
- Tried custody case and won custody for my client., 2022
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Registered mediator in civil mediation and domestic relations mediation with the State of Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution. Registration number 6755-3684-0320-6460.
Pro bono / Community Service
- Member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States' struggle for independence, which promotes education and patriotism., 2025
- Contributed to Georgia Legal Services Program, 2021
Educational Background
- University of Georgia, A.B.J. (Journalism and minor in Political Science), graduated Magna Cum Laude with General Honors, March, 1980
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- This is an article giving information to couples who want to know how a pre-nuptial agreement may affect their divorce in Georgia., Co-editor, I have a pre-nup, how will that affect my divorce?, 2021
- This article is about what effect a divorce may have on business owners., Writer, What business owners need to know about property division, 2021
- This article is about a recent statute providing a way for step parents and other equitable caregivers to obtain custody in Georgia., Writer, Can a step-parent get custody in Georgia?, 2020
- This article discusses ways that mothers lose custody and how to prevent it., Co-writer and editor, Why mothers lose custody of their children, 2020
- This article discusses what an abandoned spouse is in Georgia and the options one has., Writer, Abandoned spouse divorces, 2017
- This article discusses what an uncontested divorce is in Georgia., Writer, Uncontested divorce in Georgia, 2017
- Many people want to know if it matters who files first for divorce. This article seeks to answer that question., Divorce in Georgia: does it matter who files first?, 2017
- This article discusses negotiating child custody and visitation and types of custody., Writer, Marietta child custody and visitation lawyer, 2017
- This article discusses travelling with your children after a divorce and why it is a good idea., Co-writer and editor, Travelling with our kids after divorce, 2017
- This article discusses the delicate subject of how to tell your children you are getting divorced., Co-writer and editor, How to tell your kids you're getting a divorce, 2017
- Many people don't know where to start and what to gather for their divorce. This article discusses the items that need to be gathered to assist in the divorce., Co-writer and editor, Documents you need to gather for your divorce, 2017
- This article outlines the grounds for a divorce in Georgia., Writer, Grounds for divorce in Georgia, 2017
- This article discusses the dos of dating after a divorce., Co-writer and editor, 3 dos of dating after divorce (plus 1 bonus do), 2017
- This article discusses how social media can affect the issues in a divorce., Writer, Can social media affect my divorce?, 2017
- This article discusses the rights of an unwed father and the need to file a legitimation action., Writer, Does an unwed father have visitation rights?, 2017
- This article discusses the factors to be considered in a custody of a child case., Writer, How is child custody determined?, 2017
- This article discusses what effect a move by a parent away from the other parent may have on custody determinations., Writer, When a parent wants to move with a child away from the other parent, 2017
- Wrote a paper and spoke at the Cobb County Magistrate Court seminar regarding avoiding liability for prosecution of bad checks. , Writer and speaker, Civil Liability for Prosecution of Bad Checks: False Arrest and Malicious Prosecution, How to Avoid Liability, Magistrate Court, Legal And Business, 2003
- Spoke at an American Business Women's Association meeting in Cobb County, Georgia, regarding wills and advance directives., Speaker, Wills and Advanced Directives, Business And Community, 2000
Honors
- Rated AV by peers, including Judges, since 2014, which is the highest rating for attorneys as to having the highest ethical standards and ability., AV Rated, Martindale Hubbell, 2025
Office location for Diana W. Young
800 Kennesaw Ave NW
Suite 340
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: 770-870-5412
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2025 - 2026
