Biography: Laurie M. Thomas Williams, Esq.

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Attorney Thomas Williams is a successful business owner, mentor, speaker, advocate, mediator, arbitrator.    

Raised in Savannah, Georgia, in a military family, she is a proud wife, mother of four daughters and four bonus sons, and a devoted “Gaga” to two grandbabies.  She attended Savannah State University and obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biology with a focus on biotechnology. After running her mother’s law office for several years while in college, she decided to follow in her footsteps. She then continued to Florida Coastal School of Law for her Juris Doctor. While in law school, she worked as a high school teacher at one of the largest high schools in Jacksonville, Florida. It was there she grew passionate about youth and education law. She returned home to Savannah, Georgia, after passing the bar, to start the Law Office of Laurie M. Thomas, LLC in 2006.  Her focus areas were family law (specializing in military family law, juvenile law and serving as a guardian ad litem), civil litigation, estate planning, education law, landlord tenant law, personal injury, appeals, VA disability claims, and alternative dispute resolution. 

In Savannah, she became one of the first minority women to represent the Housing Authority of Savannah in a joint contract as General Counsel for over six (6) years. This entailed handling landlord tenant issues, HUD Fair Housing matters, attending board meetings, and providing legal advice on various matters. She also served on the board for Chatham County Alternate Dispute Resolution for over three (3) years. As a board member she helped to set ADR policy that impacted cases in Chatham County courts. She was also a founding member of the Chatham County Juvenile Bar Association to provide support and advocacy to fellow juvenile court practitioners. She currently serves immediate past Chair on the award-winning Child Protection Section Board of the State Bar of Georgia. The section’s mission is to support practitioners and advocate for children and youth within the State of Georgia on issues and policy directly impacting them. 

In late 2019, she joined with her law school classmate, Ja’Wand Joi Reed to form Reed Thomas Law Group, LLC. The two combine their varied skills, years of advocacy and passion to provide hands on service and justice on purpose to their clients. 

The practice is focused on personal injury,  business (serving as general counsel for various businesses), civil litigation, mediation (civil and domestic) and arbitration.  Laurie is currently admitted to practice law in the State of Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court, All Federal District Courts of Georgia, and the Supreme Court of the United States. 

In her free time she enjoys spending time with family, especially her grandbabies, giving back to the community by mentoring youth, speaking at schools and participating in Wills and legal clinics all over the State of Georgia. She was recently selected as board president for Atlanta Young Singers. She also enjoys trying new restaurants, learning about new technology, creating and viewing art, traveling, and reading.