PARTNERS

Debra A. Robinson represents individuals and small businesses in estate planning, probate, elder law, veterans benefits, charitable giving, and business law. In her practice, Debbie prepares wills, revocable and irrevocable trusts, health care directives, charitable giving documents, and related business agreements such as shareholder and split dollar agreements. She also represents clients in probate matters, guardianships for minors, and guardianships for incapacitated adults. In her elder law practice, Debbie advises senior citizens and their families regarding estate and long term care planning and is accredited by the Veterans Administration to advise on VA benefits. As a woman widowed at a young age, Debbie offers her clients a unique understanding of the importance of estate planning in easing the legal, financial and emotional difficulties that result from the loss of a loved one.

Debbie is a frequent lecturer on estate planning and elder law issues, speaking at continuing education seminars for lawyers, pre retirement seminars for corporate employees, as well as educational seminars for charitable organizations and community groups. She has taught classes on legal issues for women in the continuing education programs at Georgia State and Oglethorpe Universities, and has been a guest speaker for several associations of insurance professionals, such as The Life Insurance Leaders of Georgia, sharing with them her unique perspective as an estate planning attorney who is also a widow.

Debbie graduated from Adelphi University, cum laude, in 1973, and The University of Chicago Law School in 1979.  She has been practicing law in Atlanta since 1985. She is a member of the Fiduciary and Elder Law Sections of the State Bar of Georgia, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Georgia ElderCare Network, the Real Property, Probate and Trust Section of the American Bar Association, and the Atlanta Estate Planning Council.

J. Christopher Miller focuses his practice in the areas of trusts and estates, taxation, and business law. He has co-written a chapter titled “Asset Protection Planning” for a guidebook written for physicians and healthcare professionals. Chris has served on the faculty of several CLE seminars on the topics of changes in LLC law in Georgia as well as tax and estate planning. He received both his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, and his J.D. degree, with honors, from Emory University. Chris is a member of the American Bar Association (sections of Taxation and Real Property and Probate), the Atlanta Bar Association (section of Estate Planning and Probate) and the State Bar of Georgia.He serves his community by his involvement in the Kiwanis Club of Alpharetta, serving as its President for the 2008-09 year.

OF COUNSEL

Edward J. Rappaport (serving as "of counsel") has a tax, estate planning, asset protection planning and business practice. Ed represents corporate executives, professional athletes, owners of closely held business interests and high net worth individuals with an emphasis on identifying and resolving complex estate planning and tax issues. Ed graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1989, and went on to earn his LL.M in taxation at the University of Florida. Ed is Past President of the Atlanta Tax Council. Ed co-authored, with Debra Robinson, an article entitled "The Impact of Valuation Discounts on Estate and Income Tax Basis" in the June, 1997 issue of Estate Planning Magazine.