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Attorney Kierston Phillips

Kierston M. Phillips

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Practice Areas

  • Family Law
  • Personal Injury
  • Probate

Biography

Kierston is a lifelong resident of Carroll County. During high school, Kierston attended the Advanced Academy of West Georgia, earning college credits while enrolled at Carrollton High School. After graduating high school in 2007, Kierston obtained her bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2008 and her Master’s in Public Administration in 2010, both from the University of West Georgia.

From there, Kierston went to law school at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School and graduated in December 2012 with her Juris Doctor. Kierston was admitted to practice law in Georgia in 2013. Kierston is a licensed mediator in general civil mediation, family/domestic, juvenile delinquency and domestic violence. Kierston received all of her mediation training from the Justice Center of Atlanta. In 2016, Kierston was appointed as the county conservator for Carroll County. Most of Kierston’s litigation work is devoted to family law.

Education

  • Atlanta's John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, Georgia
    • J.D. - 2012
  • University of West Georgia , Carrollton, Georgia
    • B.B.A. - 2008
    • Major: Accounting
  • University of West Georgia , Carrollton, Georgia
    • Masters in Public Administration - 2010

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia, 2013

Languages

  • English

Certified Legal Specialties

  • General Mediation, Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution, 2010
  • Divorce Mediation Training for Professionals, 2015
  • Domestic Violence Issues in Mediation, 2015
  • Mediation in Juvenile Delinquency Cases, 2015