E. Noreen Banks-Ware

E. Noreen Banks-Ware is the principal of E.N. Banks-Ware Law Firm, LLC. The firm began in 1991. The firm has achieved the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell. The areas of practice include family law and estate and probate law.

The firm has provided exceptional service to the public and legal community in Lithonia/Stonecrest, Georgia and the greater metro Atlanta area for 35 years.

Law Firm Alliance with: Seay/ Felton, LLC and Stewart, Miller & Simmons Firm

SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS:

• Special Assistant Administrative Law Judge, Office of State Administrative Hearings, appointed in 1997 to 2003.
• County Attorney for Lamar County – appointed 1998 – 2000.
• First African American appointed by Lamar County Commissioners in the County’s history.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

• State Bar of Georgia, Family Law Sections, Family Law Section, and Business Law Section admitted member 1989.
• Georgia Supreme Court; admitted in 2011.
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; admitted in 2001.
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; admitted in 2001.
• GABWA member since 1989; DeKalb Lawyers Association member since 1995
• Atlanta Bar Association member since 2005
• Master in the Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inns of Court; admitted in 2010.

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND SERVICE:

• President of the Dekalb Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, 2021-2023. Board member since 2015. Member of the Advisory Board of DeKalb Pro Bono 2024-
• Crossroad news Attorney Award for Best Divorce Attorney in DeKalb County 2011.
• Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, member since 1988; Chair of the Family Law Section from 2016-2019
• Recipient of the 25 Year of Service award for Commitment to Pro Bono Legal Services and Outstanding Service to the Citizens of DeKalb County presented by DeKalb Volunteer Lawyers Award, February 2020; DeKalb Bar Association and DeKalb Volunteer Lawyers, Yearly Pro Bono award recipient for family law cases since 1993 and Pro Bono Lawyer of the year – 2004
• Speaker at State Bar of Georgia; Family Law Section -Nuts & Bolts 2018-present.
• Speaker at the State Bar of Georgia - Family Law Institute 2018, 2019.
• Recipient of the 2024 The Leading the Charge Award from DeKalb Pro Bono which is the highest honor given to any recipient for the organization.
• Recipient of the 2024 Nikki T. Randall Servant leadership Award presented by the Georgia Legislature Women’s Legislative Caucus and by the City of Stonecrest City Council

EDUCATION:

• Juris Doctor - University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia (1989)
• Member of Journal of International and Comparative Law, (1988)
• Bachelor of Business Administration - University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia (1986)