Housing Lawyers in Atlanta

Professional Profiles

Fowler, Hein, Cheatwood & Williams, P.A. is a group of skilled legal advocates that offer a comprehensive legal practice from their office in DeKalb County, Georgia. Our housing lawyers and business attorneys represent clients in all levels of local, state, and federal courts, and negotiate legal matters in alternate dispute resolution forums.

Robert P. Hein—Employer Defense Attorney in Atlanta

Email: robinhein@apartmentlaw.com

Born: Athens, Georgia

Admissions: 1977, Georgia.

Education: University of Georgia (B.A., cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1977). Phi Alpha Delta (Secretary-Treasurer, Stephens Charter, 1977). Intern to U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, Fall 1975. Law Clerk to Hon. Marion T. Pope, Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, Georgia Superior Courts, 1977-1979.

Publications: "Georgia Apartment Law Book", 2009; "Legal & Practical Aspects of Dispossessory Cases in Georgia." 1992; "Fair Housing Practices for the 90's," 1994.

Articles: "Georgia Eviction Procedures for Residential Properties" and "Termination of Residential Leases: A Step by Step Approach.", 1997, Georgia Apartment Law Book.

Member: DeKalb Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Labor and Employment Law Section); Atlanta Apartment Association; and Georgia Apartment Association.

Practice Areas: Senior Counsel, Multifamily Housing and Apartment Law, Fair Housing, Labor and Employment (Management), Creditor's Rights, Seminars.

J. Steven Cheatwood—Landlord Tenant Lawyer in Atlanta

Email: info@apartmentlaw.com

Born: Atlanta, Georgia

Admissions: 1976, Georgia.

Education: University of Auburn (B.A. 1971); Woodrow Wilson College of Law (J.D. 1976).

Member: State Bar of Georgia

Practice Areas: Landlord and Tenant, Fair Housing.

J. Mike Williams

Born: Cincinnati, Ohio

Admissions: 1994, Georgia

Education: Palm Beach Community College (A.A., 1987), Florida Atlantic University (B.A., 1989), Atlanta Law School (J.D., 1994). Sigma Alpha, Delta Theta Phi. Member, Standards Committee, American Red Cross

Member: State Bar of Georgia. [Army National Guard, E5/Sgt., 1984-1993].

Practice Areas: Landlord and Tenant, Fair Housing, Labor and Employment.

Alain C. Didier—Georgia Collections Attorney

Email: adidier@apartmentlaw.com

Admissions: 1994, Florida; 1996, Georgia.

Education: University of Florida, (B.S. Finance, 1990), University of Florida (J.D., 1994) .

Member: Georgia Bar Association, Florida Bar Association.

Practice Areas: Landlord and Tenant, Collections.

Joe L. Fowler—Business Lawyer in Atlanta

Email: joe@apartmentlaw.com

Born: Kansas

Admissions: 1977, Georgia.

Education: Georgia State University (BBA, with honors, 1969; MBA, 1973); University of Georgia (J.D. 1976), U.S. Army, 1969-71.

Experience: City Attorney, City of Chamblee, Georgia, 1981, and City of Stone Mountain, Georgia, 1994, and City of Norcross, Georgia 2006.

Member: State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; National Institute of Municipal Law Officers; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

Practice Areas: Corporate, Business, General, Probate, Municipal Law.

Elizabeth L. Edwards

Email: eedwards@apartmentlaw.com

Born: Atlanta, Georgia

Admissions: 2009, Georgia

Education: Vanderbilt University (BA, 2005); Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law (J.D. 2009)

Member: State Bar of Georgia

Practice Areas: Landlord and Tenant, Labor and Employment, Transactional, Dispossessory

Justin Kreindel

Email: jkreindel@apartmentlaw.com

Born: Hartford, Connecticut

Admissions: 2008, Georgia.

Education: Dartmouth College (BA, 2004); Emory University School of Law (J.D. 2008)

Practice Areas: Premises Liability Defense, Contract Dispute Defense, Dispossessory