J. Maria McCoy, Attorney
About Maria:
Maria is a passionate, dedicated attorney who goes to great lengths to advocate for her clients and prioritizes understanding their perspective, circumstances, and challenges. Her input is valuable as she aims to provide support and resolutions with professionalism. The McCoy Law Office believes in people over profit and strives to make meaningful connections. As a wife of twenty five years and a mother to six children, Maria is passionate about family values and dynamics. We strive to treat everyone with dignity and respect. Our clients often become our friends. Maria primarily practices family law, adoptions, juvenile law, personal injury, as well as pardons for restoration of gun rights.
Education and Licensing:
Admitted to the State Bar of Georgia (2019)
Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School: Juris Doctor (2019)
Kaplan University: Bachelor’s of Science in Legal Studies, Summa Cum Laude (2014)
Kaplan University: Associate’s in Science Paralegal Studies, Magna Cum Laude (2010)
Bar Admissions
Maria is a member of the family law, criminal defense, and insurance law sections of the State Bar of Georgia. Additionally, Maria is a member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Georgia Trial Lawyer’s Association. Maria is admitted to practice in all State and Superior Courts in Georgia; the Court of Appeals for the State of Georgia; and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.
Maria won the Avvo Client’s Choice Award in 2021; Best of Georgia in 2022, 2023, and 2024; and has been selected by Thomson Reuters as a Rising Star in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.