Karen Dove Barr
- Member
Location:
Savannah, GA
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Karen Dove Barr has been practicing law in Savannah since 1977. She became a long distance runner at age 50. Since becoming a long distance runner she has written regularly about various legal and non-legal subjects. Karen is the author of The Legal Soapbox, a monthly advice column for landlords and apartment managers, published in Savannah Apartment Association News http://savaptassoc.org and a nature column published monthly in This Week at the Landings. Her articles have been published in Runner's World, Dog Fancy, Fitness magazine, Savannah Magazine, Coastal Senior, and many other regional and local magazines.
Karen also is a regular speaker at continuing legal education seminars, writer's groups, and organizations whose members are interested in exercise.
Our firm handles legal matters in the following practice areas: Family law, divorce, custody, child support, visitation; Criminal law, felonies, misdemeanors, state and federal; Real estate closings, litigation, landlord/tenant; Creditor bankruptcy; Immigration
Areas of Practice
- Divorce
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Alimony
- Paternity
- Adoption
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1977
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia, 1977
Education
- John Marshall Law School, Savannah, Georgia
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1977
- Mercer University, Macon, Georgia
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1967
Published Works
- Author of The Legal Soapbox, a monthly advice column for landlords and apartment managers, published in Savannah Apartment Association News and a nature column published monthly in This Week at the Landings
- Savannah Apartment Association News, published monthly in This Week at the Landings
- Runner’s World
- Dog Fancy
- Fitness magazine
- Savannah Magazine
- Coastal Senior
Representative Clients
- Fleet Finance, Inc.
- The Money Store
- Wachovia
References
- Wachovia Bank
- First Union Bank
Classes/Seminars
- Speaker at Continuing Legal Education seminars in Real Estate and Family law in 2003, 2004, 2005
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Savannah Bar Association, 1977 - Present
- State Bar of Georgia
- Savannah Apartment Managers' Association, Attorney and Columnist
Fraternities/Sororities
- Nu Beta Epsilon