Atty. Melanie Lynn Marks
Melanie L. Marks is a partner with Bouhan Falligant specializing in estate planning, estate and trust administration, elder law, and real estate law.
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Melanie Lynn Marks is a Partner based in Savannah, Georgia, practicing at Bouhan Falligant LLP. They have 42+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1984. Their practice focuses on real estate, estate litigation, and elder law. Admitted to practice in Georgia (1984). Educated at University of Georgia (J.D., 1984) and University of Georgia (A.B., 1981). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Savannah Bar Association State Bar of Georgia Savannah Estate Planning Council. Serands clients in Savannah, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Melanie L. Marks is a partner with Bouhan Falligant specializing in estate planning, estate and trust administration, elder law, and real estate law
- She is a graduate of the University of Georgia (A.B., magna cum laude, 1981; J.D., cum laude, 1984), where she served on the staff of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law and was vice justice of Phi Alpha Delta
- Marks is authorized to practice in the United States Tax Court and the United States Supreme Court, in addition to all State of Georgia courts
- She has been a speaker at the Fiduciary Law Institute conducted by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Georgia on ethical considerations in the estate planning area and has conducted numerous seminars in the Savannah area on estate planning
- She is member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Savannah Bar Association, member and former president of the Savannah Estate Planning Council, former chairman of the Board for Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire, board member of the Savannah Community Foundation, Inc., a graduate of Leadership Savannah, and a member of Savannah Rotary
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Melanie Lynn Marks handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Elder law attorneys for Medicaid planning, long-term care, guardianship, conservatorship, and elder abuse.
Melanie Lynn Marks is one of 53,430 elder law attorneys indexed nationally. Browse elder law attorneys in Georgia →
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Why local counsel matters in Georgia
Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Savannah are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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