Ryan R. Shafer - Johns Creek, GA
Attorney at Meriwether & Tharp, LLC
Family Law Lawyers in Johns Creek, GA
6465 East Johns Crossing Suite 400 Johns Creek, GA 30097
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13
Years
Experience
Johns Creek Family Law Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Adoption
- Alimony & Spousal Support
- Child Support
- Custody & Visitation
- Dissolution
- Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Father's Rights
- Marital Property
- Mediation & Collaborative Law
- Name Change
- Paternity
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Same Sex Family Law
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Ryan R. Shafer is a partner with Meriwether & Tharp, LLC. Prior to joining the firm Ryan obtained considerable experience litigating family law cases as an associate attorney with Ferguson Law Firm, P.C. located in Jonesboro, Georgia. Ryan has litigated divorce, modification, child support, legitimation and contempt cases in Fulton, Clayton, Henry, Fayette and Spalding counties.
Ryan was born and raised in Florence, New Jersey. He graduated from La Salle University in 2008 with a degree in Mathematics. He obtained his law school degree from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School in 2013. After his first year of law school, Ryan had a summer internship with Supreme Court Justice Virginia Long of the Supreme Court of New Jersey. During his last semester of law school Ryan was selected to participate in the DeKalb County Family Law Externship Clinic where under the 3rd Year Practice Act he represented indigent litigants in family law matters in front of Chief Judge Mark Anthony Scott. This experience solidified Ryan’s decision to practice family law after having the opportunity to help clients get through such difficult times. Additionally, Ryan received a CALI Award for Excellence in Trademark Law for earning the highest grade in his class, served as a Peer Mentor to first year law students and was selected as a Student Ambassador.
On a personal level, Ryan enjoys watching and playing all sports, working out, drawing and spending time with his family and friends.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Ryan R. Shafer
Included on the 2023 Georgia Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2022 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Georgia Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Georgia Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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Atlanta's John Marshall Law School,
Atlanta,
Georgia, May, 2013
Juris Doctor
Honors: CALI Award for Excellence in Trademark Law
Honors: Highest Grade in Class
Honors: Peer Mentor to First Year Law Students
Honors: Student Ambassador
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Atlanta's John Marshall Law School,
Atlanta,
Georgia, May, 2013
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Non Legal Education
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La Salle University,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, December, 2008
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Mathematics
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La Salle University,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, December, 2008
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Ferguson Law Firm, P.C., Jonesboro, Georgia, Associate Attorney
- Supreme Court Justice Virginia Long of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Intern
- DeKalb County Family Law Externship Clinic, Extern
Languages
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English (Primary)
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 2013
- New Jersey, 2013
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Georgia, 2013 - Present (Family Law Section, Member)
- American Bar Association, 2013 - Present (Member)
Reviews
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Hired Attorney 2018After living with an agreement that was mediated by Mr. Shafer in 2018, I feel confident in saying Mr. Shafer is a poor attorney at best. There are so many holes in the permanent parenting plan that my ex-wife has taken advantage of over the years. The moment I walked out of mediation I knew what I had agreed to was a mistake. I sent an email the next day to Mr. Shafer and had a meeting with him. He indicated there was no way to get out of the agreement unless I was to go to the court and indicate that he was negligent. ( I should have done this, looking back on it now.) In general going to a big divorce firm is a terrible idea, you get a baby lawyer who talks to big brother lawyer how has 15 baby lawyers under them. You are just a number to them. Some of the ‘basic’ areas missed in my agreement are “any out of network health care expense has to be agreed upon by both parties”. Extracurricular spending should be split evenly between children. He missed that one as well. Why he thought advising me to give the ex-wife both medical and extracurricular is beyond me. In short, look else where for an attorney, these hacks just want your $$ ( well in fairness they all do). Divorce is awful and your first agreed to document will haunt you until your kids are 18
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Contact
6465 East Johns Crossing
Suite 400
Johns Creek, GA 30097
Phone: 678-317-2742
Fax: 678-879-9001
Email: Send a message
Hours: M-F 8:30 am - 6:00 pm
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