Meriwether & Tharp, LLP is pleased to announce the hiring of its newest associate attorney, David J. Beaudry. David J. Beaudry practices exclusively in the area of family law and divorce. He has been a contributing researcher for several continuing legal education manuals on family law issues and is the author of “The Status of Gift Giving in a Georgia Divorce,” Georgia Family Law Review (Feb 2006). Mr. Beaudry was a presenter at “A Road Map Through Divorce Proceedings” (2007) and “Divorce Issues in Georgia” (2008) Continuing Legal Education seminars sponsored by the National Business Institute (NBI). Mr. Beaudry is a member of both the New Jersey State Bar and the Georgia State Bar and is admitted to practice before the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court. Mr. Beaudry is also a member of the Family Law Sections of the American and Atlanta Bar Associations. He earned his B.S. degree from Florida State University and his J.D.degree from Seton Hall University.