For over twenty-five years, Jon W. Hedgepeth has practiced family law almost exclusively. In addition to traditional family law, Jon is also a certified practitioner of collaborative law. He is a member of the Georgia Bar Family Law Section and the Atlanta Bar Association Family Law Section. He is also a past president of the Atlanta Bar Association Family Law Section.

Jon is recognized as one of Georgia Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite-Georgia’s Most Effective Lawyers,” consistently earns a “10-Superb” rating in Avvo.com, has been consistently listed as a Super Lawyer in Atlanta Magazine and is named in Worth Magazine as one of the Top 100 attorneys in the country. He is a Master in the Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inns of Court, a member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta, the Old Warhorse Lawyer’s Club, and 1000 Lawyers for Justice. Jon frequently lectures for Continuing Legal Education family law seminars and is recognized as an authority on prenuptial agreements in Georgia in the Supreme Court decision in Dove v. Dove, 285 Ga. 647 (2009).

A native Atlantan, Jon earned his B.A. degree from Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, and earned his J.D. degree from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia. Early in his career, he founded Moran & Hedgepeth, a general practice law firm, and since has practiced in several exclusive family law firms in Atlanta. After partnering with Hannibal Heredia to form Hedgepeth & Heredia, LLC in 2006, he formed Hedgepeth, Heredia & Rieder, LLC in 2012. Jon is licensed to practice before the State Bar of Georgia, the Court of Appeals of Georgia, and the Supreme Court of Georgia.

Currently, Jon serves on committees for the Westminster Schools in Atlanta, Washington & Lee University and the University
of Richmond. He and his family are active members of Northside United Methodist Church. He participates in the Pro Bono Project of the State Bar of Georgia, Visions Anew, Buckhead Christian Ministry, and he co-founded Second Saturdays, a community service utilizing therapists, mediators and certified divorce financial planners open to women who want to learn more about the process of divorce. His wife, Jane, is a practicing real estate attorney, and they have two grown children attending college.

Hannibal F. Heredia has practiced family law almost exclusively since 1994. Since 2016, he has been named one of the Top 100 lawyers in Georgia by Atlanta magazine.  After six years with Georgia Legal Services, Hannibal joined the Cartersville, Georgia law firm of Perrotta, Cahn and Prieto, Continue reading “Hannibal Heredia”

Jessica Reece Fagan practices exclusively family law, helping her clients navigate the challenging issues related to divorce, custody, alimony and child support, modification, legitimation, and contempt Continue reading “Jessica Reece Fagan”

Jon Rotenberg has practiced family law for more than a decade. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Family Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association. He is admitted before the State Bar of Georgia, the Superior Court and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Prior to practicing at HHR, Jon was a partner at Howick, Westfall & Kaplan, where he worked in both family law and commercial law. His practice at HHR is devoted exclusively to family law.

Jon received both his Bachelor of Arts and his Juris Doctorate from Emory University. During law school, he interned at the Charleston County Public Defender’s office and spent a one-year internship working on death penalty issues with attorney Stephen B. Bright through the Southern Center for Human Rights. Originally from Pennsylvania, Jon attended the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania before moving to Atlanta in 1988.

He serves as a Guardian ad Litem and volunteers with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation. Jon’s publications include “Helping Your Client Survive a Child Custody Evaluation,” National Business Institute: Continuing Legal Education, August 15, 2006.

Jon and his wife have two young children, and they are active volunteers at their school. Jon and his family attend Congregation Bet Haverim.

Named as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in the area of family law, Paul has exclusively practiced family law for the entirety of his legal career. The nuance and complexity found in every family law case informs Paul’s approach towards all of his clients to develop and craft a specific strategy to achieve optimal outcomes. Paul understands the difficulty family law issues can present and enjoys working with his clients towards bright, sustainable futures.

He is a member of the Family Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association and the Family Law Section and Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia. Paul has been published in The Daily Report, the legal organ of Fulton County, Georgia, and in the American Journal of Trial Advocacy. Paul has also spoken at continuing legal education conferences on topics germane to family law cases.

Paul received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Georgia in 2010, where he was an active member of his fraternity, serving as president his junior year. He received his JD from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2013.

While in law school, he served as president of his law school class, as an articles editor for the American Journal of Trial Advocacy, and as an oral advocate for Cumberland’s national finalist moot court team. He participated in the National Appellate Advocacy Championships in Chicago in 2013 and received the Hand Arendall Award for Excellence in Appellate Advocacy.

Paul currently lives in Brookhaven.

Michaela Mericle has focused the entirety of her career on family law. Atlanta magazine has recognized Michaela a “Rising Star” in the area of Family Law.  Prior to joining Hedgepeth Heredia Continue reading “Michaela Mericle”

Katie Ehrlich joined Hedgepeth Heredia, LLC in 2017, practicing exclusively family law. She focuses on providing clients with an individualized approach to their family law needs.

She graduated with honors from the Georgia State University College of Law, where she earned the Georgia Chapter of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Custle-Tuggle Award for Excellence in Family Law, as well as the CALI Award in Family Law.

While in law school, Katie externed with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer’s Foundation Safe Families Office, where she advocated for survivors of domestic violence seeking Temporary Protective Orders. Later she worked for the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyer’s Foundation Family Law Division along-side the staff attorney.

At Georgia State, she served as the Secretary of the Family Law Society, and in her final year she qualified as a Pupil in the Charles Weltner Inn of Court.

She also clerked for a judge in the family law division of the Superior Court of Fulton County and interned with another well-known family law firm where she performed legal research and was exposed to complex domestic issues.

Katie received her Bachelor of Arts in History cum laude from Agnes Scott College, where she also participated in an international study abroad and language immersion program.

Outside of the office, she is active in the Atlanta Bar Association’s Family Law Section. She enjoys seeing live music, running, and cooking at home with beloved pets, Millie and Murphy.