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About Us

Detailed and Pragmatic

25+ years
Experience

Dunlavy Law Group, LLC is a small boutique law firm practicing in a variety of venues in the larger Atlanta metropolitan area and the State of Georgia.  The firm specializes in land use, zonig, historical preservation, and non-transactional real estate matters. Representation before local governments, trial and appellate courts is provided. The firm was established in March of 2007 by Linda Dunlavy, formerly Of Counsel with Wilson, Morton and Downs; Smith Gambrel and Russel, Seyfarth Shaw, and the DeKalb County Law Department. 

“A law is valuable, not because it is a law, but because there is right in it.”

Henry Ward Beecher

Where we started

Since 2007

After practicing in a number of legal settings ranging from not-for-profits to government to private firms, in 2007 Ms. Dunlavy founded her own solo practice in order to provide more hands on, efficient representation for her clients. The firm consists of Linda Dunlavy, attorney and owner; Gloria Woodward-Glasser, paralegal; Lana Jones, legal administration manager.  Ms. Dunlavy has in excess of twenty-five years of legal experience and works along with her experienced staff to provide legal service tailored to the clients’ needs. The Firm specializes in land use, real estate litigation, and government law. Representation is provided to individual property owners, builders, developers, religious institutions, not-for-profits, neighborhood groups, and governmental entities. Since 2022, the team has worked remotely–the firm maintains no physical office space but is connected via the cloud–and found that it can more efficiently serve its clients this way. 

communication, Accessibility and Transparency is key

personal service

Ms. Dunlavy prides herself on communication, accessibility, and transparency in all matters.  Although working remotely, members of the team are always available through email. office phone, and virtual platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams.  Working hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Fridays re generally maintained although access is often available evenings and weekends. Potential clients may call 404-371-4101 to speak with staff or schedule an appointment with Ms. Dunlavy.  Please consult the personal bios to learn more about our personnel communication

We Will Help You Every Step Of The Way

We provide representation to clients before local governing bodies (such as city councils, boards of commissioners, zoning boards, historical preservation commissions and planning commissions) and in court.  Representation  includes most jurisdictions inside the Atlanta metropolitan area and many outside of Atlanta. Appellate work is also welcomed.

what do you need?

Our Areas of Practice

  • Land Use Zoning, variances, administrative appeals
  • Historic Preservation Entitlements
  • Government and Municipal Law
  • Land Use Litigation
  • Contracts
  • General Civil Litigation
  • Non-transactional Real Estate Disputes/Litigation
  • Small Business Transactions and Consultation

Meet Our Team

Dunlavy Law Group prides itself on its all female team of experienced legal professionals,