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Joanne W. Mills, Esq.
Special Assistant Attorney General, Owner
Joanne W. Mills, Esq.
Special Assistant Attorney General, Owner
Joanne Mills attended Santa Clara University and received her Bachelor of Science degree, Cum Laude, from the University of Utah in June 1983. She received her Juris Doctor Degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon, in May 1988.
Prior to starting law school, Ms. Mills worked as a marketing associate for Western Savings and Loan in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she also won a national speech contest in the banking industry.
Ms. Mills is currently a Special Assistant Attorney General and Owner of J.W. Mills Law Firm in Milton, GA. She served as an Associate Special Assistant Attorney General for the Law Office of Patricia A. King from 2019 to 2022 and the Malas Law Firm from 2013 to 2019, representing the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services in Cherokee, Forsyth, Bartow, Pickens and Gilmer Counties. She also represented youth in delinquency cases in Gwinnett County, Georgia in 2013. From 1988 to 1994, Ms. Mills worked for Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt in Portland, Oregon, representing Nordstrom, Chevron and other large companies in workers compensation defense litigation, and appeared before the Court of Appeals.
From 1995 to 2013, Ms. Mills chose to make her four children a priority and took an extended sabbatical from the practice of law. During this time, she created and led a grass roots organization that successfully fought the placement of a maximum-security prison that was super-sited by the Governor of Oregon, next to a middle school and residential neighborhoods.
Ms. Mills has served on the Board of Directors of the J. Rueben Clark Law Society and the Board of Directors for the Volunteer Center in Portland, Oregon. She worked with Representative Jan Jones in the attempt to restore Milton County and served on the Budget Committee and Residential Planning Task Force in Wilsonville, Oregon.
Ms. Mills started an international legal fraternity, Phi Delta Phi, at her law school where she was also named the J. Will Pless Graduate of the Year and served as the Class Agent for 23 years. She is a member of the Georgia State Bar Association and the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Child Welfare
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of Oregon
State of Georgia
Taylor Arrowood, Esq.
Associate Attorney
Taylor Arrowood, Esq.
Associate Attorney
Taylor grew up in rural Northeast Georgia and is a proud “Double Bear," having earned both his undergraduate and law school degrees from Mercer University. While at Mercer, Taylor served as president of Mercer Law's Federalist Society, and on the board of Mercer Law's Second Amendment Society. During law school, he spent a summer abroad in The Hague, Netherlands, where he extensively studied International Family Law, as well as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Taylor earned experience as a law clerk for Judge Lindsay Burton of the Hall County Juvenile Court in Gainesville, Georgia. He has seen firsthand how stressful navigating the court system can be on families, especially those with young children, and strives to help make this difficult process as streamlined and straightforward as possible. Although Taylor has assisted clients in many areas of the law, including family law, criminal law, juvenile dependency and delinquency cases, and estate and probate matters, Taylor now focuses primarily on juvenile law. He currently serves as an Associate Special Assistant Attorney General representing the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services in Pickens and Gilmer Counties.
When not practicing law, Taylor is always on the lookout for a new golf course to play, city to explore, or restaurant to try with his wife, Amber.
Beth Ramspeck
Paralegal
Beth Ramspeck
Paralegal
Beth Ramspeck has a Paralegal Certification from the University of Georgia, and she began working as a paralegal in 2014. Ms. Ramspeck worked in Family Law until 2018 when she began working for a Special Assistant to the Attorney General representing the Department of Family and Children Services. She loves this line of work helping and protecting children. It always brings her joy to see parents work hard and be reunited with their children, and when that isn’t possible Ms. Ramspeck loves seeing children find their forever homes through adoption or guardianship.
Ms. Ramspeck lives in Cumming with her husband, Alan, and loves spending time with all their adult children and their miniature golden doodles. Family is very important to her and she and her husband love to hike and spend time outdoors.
Jamie Tatum
Paralegal
Jamie Tatum
Paralegal
A native of Cherokee County, GA, Jamie Tatum was raised in the Macedonia community and graduated from Cherokee High School. She married her husband, Steve, in 1985, and they have a son who lives in Atlanta, but formerly lived in Nashville - one of their favorite places to visit.
Ms. Tatum has extensive experience working in local banks, where she became a familiar and friendly face over a twenty-year career. Her banking journey began at Etowah Bank in downtown Canton and continued at Regions Bank and United Community Bank in Ball Ground, GA. In addition, she spent ten years working for Cotton States Insurance Company in Atlanta.
In September 2011, Ms. Tatum joined Thompson, Meier & King, P.C. as a legal secretary. In April 2013, she earned her Certificate in Paralegal Studies and began working for a Special Assistant Attorney General (SAAG) representing the Department of Family and Children Services.
She finds great satisfaction in her work, helping children reunite with their families or find new forever families, always ensuring that children receive the protection they need.
Outside of work, Ms. Tatum served as treasurer of the Ball Ground First Baptist Church for twenty-five years, where she and her family are active members. Her hobbies include cooking new recipes, playing card games, and taking trips to the beach and mountains. She also enjoys swimming, relaxing by the poolside firepit, and spending time with her three beloved dogs.
Maura Langston
Administrative Assistant
Maura Langston
Administrative Assistant
Maura Langston recently relocated to Canton, Georgia after spending forty-five years in Houston, Texas. She brings over thirty years of experience in the healthcare insurance industry and was introduced to child welfare law in 2020. Her interest in the field was strongly influenced by her sister, who has practiced child welfare law for more than forty years.
She loves being part of a company that makes a difference and does vital and meaningful work for children.
Maura has two adult sons, Daryn and Drew, who reside in Spring, Texas, and she enjoys visiting them as often as possible. In her free time, she finds joy in spending time with her kitten, Paisley. She also enjoys decorating, reading, and sharing quality time with her family.
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