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Information for Randall M. Kessler
Mr. Kessler’s HLN appearance on the Huma v. Weiner divorce 4:40
Kessler on HLN discussing Paternity fraud – Arizona case regarding child support
Kessler on CNN dicussing DOMA
Kessler on HLN News Now discussing biological dad raising twins with partner
Summary
Born in Gainesville, Florida, raised in New Orleans and having attended college at Brandeis University near Boston, MA, Randall M. Kessler came to Georgia in 1985 to attend Emory Law School. He has over 30 years of experience in Domestic Relations and Family Law matters including divorce, custody, paternity, prenuptial agreements and child support. He Founded KS Family Law in 1991 after practicing for years at other family law boutique firms. Mr. Kessler teaches family law jury trials at Emory Law School and taught Family Law at John Marshall Law School from 2005 – 2019. He has lectured for the ABA, AAML, AICPA, NACVA, IAAR, NFLPA, NBPA, the Georgia Psychological Association (GPA), the Georgia Society of CPAs, the Cobb, Gwinnett, DeKalb and Atlanta Bar Associations and others all over the country and in fact, all over the world. Mr. Kessler is the Editor Emeritus of the Family Law Review for the State Bar of Georgia and is the former Chair of the Family Family Law Sections of the American Bar Association, the Georgia Bar Association and the Atlanta Bar Association. He is author of many Family Law Books including Divorce, Protect Yourself, Your Kids and Your Future, The Georgia Library of Family Law Forms and How to Mediate a Divorce. He is proficient in both Spanish and Hebrew.
Quick Facts
- High Profile Cases
- Significant Cases
- Attorney of the Month: Attorney At Law Magazine, July 2012
- Atlanta Magazine, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, 2006 to present
- Georgia Trend, Top 100 Lawyers in Georgia, 2007 to present
- Atlanta Magazine Super Lawyer, 2003-present
- Georgia Trend Legal Elite, 2003-present
- AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, October, 1995 to present
- Vice Chair, Family Law Section, American Bar Association
- Chair Elect, Family Law Section, State Bar of GA
- Master in the Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inn of Court
- Former Chair, American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Subst. Abuse
- Former Chair, Family Courts Committee, ABA Family Law Sect. Editor, State Bar of Georgia
- Judge, Pro Hac, Dekalb County Recorder’s Court, 2000-present Kessler Swearing In
- Former Chair, Family Law Section, Atlanta Bar Association (1997)
- Associate Editor, The Family Lawyer
- Faculty, Emory Law School, Trial Techniques Program
- Faculty, John Marshall Law School, Family Law
- Faculty, Emory Law School, Trial Techniques Program
- Faculty, John Marshall Law School, Family Law
- Founded Kessler & Solomiany, LLC in 1991 (formerly known as Kessler, Schwarz & Solomiany, P.C.)
- Family Law Practitioner since 1988
- Emory Law School, J.D. 1988
- Brandeis University, B.A. 1985
Lecturer For:
- Keynote Speaker, HW State Bar Association Annual Meeting October 26, 2007
- National Football League Player’s Association (NFLPA), 7 times
- American Bar Association (ABA), over 30 times
- American Academy Of Matrimonial Lawyers
- AICPA (American Institute Of Certified Public Accounts)
- NACVA (National Association Of Certified Valuation Analysts)
- Family Law Presentations given in AL, CA, DC, FL, GA, HW, IL, IN, LA, MD, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, P.R., SC, TN, TX, WA, and other countries including Canada (Toronto and Montreal), Costa Rica, Dominican Republic & Mexico (Cancun and Cabo San Lucas).
- Supreme Court Of Georgia
- Court Of Appeals Of Georgia
- Superior Court Judges of Georgia
- Institute of Continuing Judicial Education (ICJE)
- Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE)
- Georgia Psychological Association
