Lydia J. Sartain served for nine years as District Attorney of the Georgia Northeastern Judicial Circuit. She also served as Solicitor for the State Court of Hall County. A native of Blairsville, GA, Lydia graduated from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. In 1998, Georgia Trend magazine listed her as one of the state’s “Forty Under Forty” leaders, and in 2006 she was named one of Georgia’s top trial lawyers. Launching her own practice in 2019 provided Lydia the opportunity to focus on what she knows best – Family Law and Mediation. Prior to her appointment as DA, Lydia acted as Director of Georgia’s Children and Youth Council under Governor Zell Miller. In this position she oversaw grant programs to prevent juvenile delinquency and monitored all of the juvenile detention facilities across Georgia as part of the Department of Justice. In 1999, Governor Roy Barnes appointed Lydia to serve on the State Board of Public Safety where she supported the efforts of all public safety agencies to reduce crime, apprehend those who commit them, and respond to disaster.

Dennis M. Saumier received his bachelor degree in economics at the University of South Florida. He received his J.D. at Tulane University, also receiving a Certificate in European Legal Studies. Dennis' interest in European studies stems from the time he lived in Germany while serving in the United States Army. Dennis' first trial was the defense of a commercial lease dispute. Despite the opposing counsel being licensed when Dennis was only four years old and being board certified in real estate law, after several days of trial, Dennis won for his client. Dennis has presided over hundreds of cases since that first trial (most of them family law cases), and he is always result oriented. Dennis has an old fashioned sense of honor, and approaches each case with respect, discipline, and integrity. Dennis' history is in both civil litigation and family law, but over the years family law has become more than ninety percent of his practice. His experience in civil litigation is a great asset to his family law clients. Dennis has extensive experience in all aspects of family law, including divorce, child custody, child support, adoptions, protective orders, enforcement, grandparent access, interstate custody disputes, complex property division, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. Dennis often says, "The difference between family law and civil litigation is in civil litigation there is a winner and a loser, in family law nobody wins, but I still hate to lose," and his clients rarely do. Dennis understands the emotional toll a family law case has on a client, and works to resolve matters amicably when possible. However, if the case cannot be worked out, he will zealously represent his client's interests in court. Dennis has never needed to file an appeal following trial for a family law client, but he has represented clients in the appellate courts filed by the opposing side following victories at trial. He has not lost a family law case on appeal, including, in one case, obtaining for his client a near 100% award of the community estate*. Prior to creating his own firm, Dennis created and headed the family law section for nearly nine years at his prior firm, and was a partner in a boutique family law firm. Dennis is a member of the Texas Bar Family Law Section, the Dallas Bar Association, including the Dallas Bar Family Law Section, and the Texas Family Law Foundation. Dennis has been married over fifteen years, and he and his wife are blessed with a daughter. Dennis coaches his daughter's fourth-grade volleyball team. Following his wife's battle with breast cancer, his wife and he co-founded 30WALK, a non-profit organization that raises breast cancer awareness in the community, provides means for preventive measures for women and girls, and raises money for breast cancer research.

Attorney Sawyer is a North Carolina native, and graduated from North Carolina Central University School of Law. Following her graduation from law school, she was an Assistant District Attorney, specializing in sex crimes, child abuse, and domestic violence. As an associate at Piedmont Eastern Litigation, Attorney Sawyer practices family law, criminal defense, and civil litigation. Attorney Sawyer prides herself on delivering a client experience that is rooted in empathy, compassion, and understanding, ensuring that each case is met with a personalized touch. She has knowledge of a wide range of family law issues from complex divorce to custody, alimony, equitable distribution, and adoption. Her criminal defense practice ranges from traffic tickets, driving while impaired offenses, low level misdemeanors to high level felonies. Away from the courtroom, Attorney Sawyer enjoys traveling, coaching youth cheerleading, attending concerts, and spending time with her puppy Jax.

A registered nurse was her first career working in pediatrics and maternal child health for 10 years until graduating from New England School of Law and passing the Bar in 1998 . Attorney Schaefer initially worked for the Massachusetts HMO Association as staff counsel her first year out of law school and began her own practice in 1999. Early in her career she represented women on a pro bono basis through the women’s Bar Foundation’s program. This experience played a foundation for the many years of family law work that has followed. Having a boutique family law practice that was based in Cambridge Massachusetts for almost 20 years and has now relocated to Woburn Massachusetts for the past several years.