Cortney M. Stuart

Cortney M. Stuart's legal background began with the Superior Court of Athens, Georgia, where she interned while studying as an undergraduate at the University of Georgia, from which she graduated with Bachelors in Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Political Science. She later graduated from the Florida Coastal School of Law, cum laude, receiving her Juris Doctor in May of 2011, subsequently sitting for the Georgia and Tennessee Bars in July of 2011, and being admitted to both in November of 2011. In 2012, she began her career as an associate at the Law Offices of Edwin Marger, LLC. Under Edwin Marger's teaching, she grew as an attorney and was admitted to the bars in Florida and Washington D.C. In January, 2013, Cortney became the city attorney for McCaysville, Georgia as well as the city prosecutor. In October of 2017, Cortney founded Marger Stuart Law and added Edwin Marger as a law partner.

• Law Offices of Edwin Marger, LLC, Jasper, Georgia, Associate, 2012 - 2017
• John P. Tucker, Attorney at Law, Blue Ridge, Georgia, Law Clerk, 2009 - 2011
• Mollie Garrett, Attorney at Law, Law Clerk, 2011
• Professor Wenona Whitfield, Florida Coastal School of Law, Teaching Assistant, 2009 - 2011
• Florida Coastal Housing Rights Clinic, Certified Legal Intern, 2010
• Angela Stewart DeLorme, Attorney at Law, Law Clerk, 2010
• David E. Ralston and Amanda H. Mercier, Attorneys at Law, Law Clerk, 2008 - 2009
• State Representative Timothy Bearden, Georgia General Assembly, Legislative Aide, 2008
• Honorable Steve C. Jones, Superior Court Athens-Clarke County, Intern, 2007

• Georgia, 2011
• Tennessee, 2011
• Florida, 2012
• Washington, 2012

• Bill Daniels Trial Advocacy Program
• Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, October 2012
• Guardian ad Litem Training, Office of the Child Advocate, September 2013