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Overview
Shaheem M. Williams is a Partner in the Forest Park office of Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP. He is a member of the firm’s Government Law Practice Section.
Before joining Freeman, Mathis & Gary, Shaheem worked as a Senior Assistant County Attorney for DeKalb County, Georgia, where he handled a variety of transactional matters, including local government financing, state and local tax matters, contract review and employee pension matters. He also defended the County and its officials in both state and federal litigation, including employee discrimination and retaliation suits, Open Meetings Act violations, whistleblower claims, real property tax appeals, quiet title actions and contract disputes.
Shaheem earned his Juris Doctor degree from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, where he graduated cum laude. During law school, he served as Editor of the John Marshall Law Journal and Chair of the John Marshall Moot Court Board. Prior to law school, Shaheem earned his B.A. in Mathematics from Kean University in New Jersey and later taught high school Mathematics.
Bar Admissions
Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. Courts of Appeals
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Education
- J.D., Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, cum laude, 2013
- B.S., Kean University, cum laude, 2005
Affiliations
- State Bar of Georgia, Local Government Section
- Gate City Bar Association
Awards & Recognition
- Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School
- Graduated cum laude
- Top 5% of class
- Editor, JMLS Law Journal
- Saloman Scholarship Recipient
- Gate City Bar Foundation Scholarship Recipient
- Kean University (Union, New Jersey)
- Graduated cum laude
- Fred C. Rummel Scholarship for Academics
Practice Sections
Education
- J.D., Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, cum laude, 2013
- B.S., Kean University, cum laude, 2005