Stern leads divorce lawyers in Georgia

Carla Stern, an Atlanta family law attorney, has been named president of the Georgia chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the same position her father, attorney George Stern, once held nationally.

Carla Stern is a partner at Stern & Edlin Family Law, PC,

An Atlanta native, she earned her law degree from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. She returned to Atlanta in 1990 to work at her father's law firm, where she eventually became a partner. Stern told the AJT that George was not only her father, but also her mentor, from the time she started at Stern & Edlin until his death in 2014.

Subscribe to the AJT newsletter by email and never miss our top stories again. Free registration

“We tried many cases together throughout the state of Georgia, both with and without a jury. He taught me everything I know about practicing law, and to this day I ask myself, 'what would George do?' when I analyze a case.”

Stern said she is honored and proud to continue her father's legacy both in her practice and in her involvement with the AAML, where he served as AAML national president between 1998 and 1999.

Before George's death, the Georgia Chapter of the AAML established the George S. Stern Achievement Award and honored him as its first recipient. Founded in 1962, the AAML has offices in 50 states and the mission of its 1,650 family law attorneys is to provide leadership that promotes the highest level of professionalism and excellence in the practice of family law.

Stern is a member of Temple Sinai, certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, a member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, and has been named to the Top 50: Women Georgia Super Lawyers list for the past two years.