Practice Areas
- Entertainment Law
- Personal Injury
- Corporate Law
- Real Estate Law
- Oil and Gas
- Employment Law
- Government Relations
- Civil Litigation
- Family Law
- Criminal Law
- Immigration Law
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Juris Doctor
- Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia
- B.A. - 2001
- Major: Political Science and Government
- Liberty University
- Master’s Degree, Religion/Religious Studies - 2013
Honors
- 2013 Top 20 under 40, Cobb Life Magazine
- Georgia 2013 Legal Elite, Georgia Trend Magazine
- Nation’s Top One Percent Award
- Georgia's Top 40 Under 40
Professional Associations
- State of Georgia Bar Association
- Cobb County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
- Cobb County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
Past Positions
- J. Abernathy Law, LLC, Principal Owner
- Honorable Justice Robert Benham, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Judicial Clerkship
- Honorable Mark Anthony Scott, Superior Court Judge in DeKalb County, Judicial Clerkship
Pro Bono Activities
- Member, Environmental Committee, Kennesaw, Georgia
- Drummer, Youth Director and Co-ed Softball Coach, Sardis Missionary Baptist Church
- Senior Pastor, Noonday Missionary Baptist Church
Current Employment Positions
- Special Counsel