Terri Lawson is currently serving as the lead partner of the tax department as well as serving clients in her practice specializing in estate taxation and planning, fiduciary, gift, and individual income tax. She is also a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst specializing in divorce planning, cash flow analysis, settlement structuring and evaluation of divorce settlements. Terri joined the firm after graduation in 1988 as a junior staff and has more than twenty seven years of experience in preparing and reviewing complex tax returns for individuals, estates and trusts. Client assistance is also provided in the areas of tax, estate, gift, succession and divorce planning. She is also responsible for training and supervising staff accountants on tax engagements. Terri and her husband, Al, live in Jasper with their nineteen year old triplets. Terri has been involved with her daughter in fund-raising activities for the Foundation Fighting Blindness Vision Walk and other vision-related organizations. For the past three years Terri has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the Center for the Visually Impaired, serving as Assistant Treasurer and on the Finance Committee. She also serves on the finance committee for the First Baptist Church of Jasper and serves as Treasurer of the Special Olympics chapter in Pickens County. She is also the Treasurer and Board member for the Georgia Blind Sports Association. Terri also serves on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Estate Planning Council. She has also completed the Philanthropic Advisor Leadership Institute sponsored by the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. Education Bachelor of Business Administration, J.M. Tull School of Accounting, cum laude, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1987 Professional and Civic Organizations Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants American Institute of Certified Public Accountants AICPA Trust, Gift and Estate Technical Resource Panel Atlanta Estate Planning Council Atlanta Tax Forum National Tax 20 Group Estate Planning Council of North Georgia Institute for Certified Divorce Financial Analysts Appeared on "Estate Tax Planning Under the 2001 Tax Act", nationally televised program for Edward Jones Brokerage Quoted in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution Speaker for the IRS Nationwide Tax Forum Speaker for the GSCPA Guest Lecturer at Georgia Institute of Technology