Jeanne "Diane" Woods

30 years of experience in family law and domestic relations matters, including adoptions, mediation, arbitration, collaborative law, juvenile court-related matters, divorce, child custody, child support and support enforcement, alimony, asset and debt division, visitation and modifications.

Georgia Super Lawyer
Top 50 Women Lawyers of Georgia
Martindale.com AV® Preeminent™ 5 out of 5
Linkedin Profile

Bar Admissions

Georgia 1984

Education

Emory University, 1974

Woodrow Wilson College of Law, 1982

Professional Associations

Cobb Bar Association, Member: Family Law Section
State Bar of Georgia, Member: Family Law Section
Master, Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law American Inn of Court
Co-founder, Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia
Master Gardener, Cobb County Cooperative Extension Service

Practice

Huff & Woods P.C., 2018 to Present
Huff, Woods and Steele, 2013 to 2018
Huff, Woods and Hamby, 1997 to 2012
Huff and Woods, 1991 to 1997
Juvenile Court of Cobb County, Associate Judge and Director of Court Services, 1979 to 1990
Superior Court of Cobb County, Law Clerk to the Hon. Watson L. White

Community Contributions

Former President of the Cobb County Bar Association
Present or previous member of the boards for Visions Anew, Junior League of Cobb Marietta, Cobb County Child Abuse Prevention Committee, Cobb County Child Fatality Review Committee, Cobb County Commission on Children and Youth (former Chair), Cobb Community Foundation, Cobb County Youth Museum, ADR Trustees (Cobb Judicial Circuit), Neighborhood Cobb, Cobb County Children's Shelter, Inc., Family Mediation Association of Georgia, Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia, Cobb Justice Foundation, Georgia CASA, Cobb County Legal Aid, Cobb County Cultural Arts Association, Cobb-Douglas Mental Health, State Advisory Committee for Georgia Cooperative Extension Service, Cobb County Child Advocacy Center

Presenter for:

WAGA-TV's "Layman's Lawyer"
WAGA-TV "Good Morning, Atlanta"
North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy
Kennesaw State University
Georgia State School of Law
Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University
John Marshall School of Law
National Association of Legal Secretaries
Georgia Association of Legal Secretaries
State Bar of Georgia
Georgia's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Multiple civic and social groups of Metropolitan Atlanta area
Georgia Psychological Association

Honors and Recognitions

Bobby H. Cleveland, Cobb County Bar Professionalism Award
Graduate, Leadership Cobb
Graduate, Atlanta Regional Commissions Leadership Institute
President's Award for Outstanding Service, Cobb County Bar Association
President's Awards for Outstanding Service, Cobb County Chapter, Georgia Association of Women Lawyers
Child Advocacy National Certificate of Recognition, American Bar Association
Family First Award, Family Law Section, Atlanta Bar Association
Cobb Justice Foundation Volunteer of the Year
Boss of the Year, Cobb County Legal Secretaries Association
Woman of Achievement, YWCA
75 Outstanding Women of Cobb County, Junior League of Cobb Marietta

Marietta, GA Law Office:

707 Whitlock Avenue SW, Suite G-5
Marietta, GA 30064 (map)