About Our Team
Kendall A. Teal, Founding Attorney
After serving in the military, Kendall earned her Doctor of Law from the prestigious Emory University. While at Emory Law, Kendall served as president of the Emory Veterans Association and interned as a judicial law clerk for Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker.
During law school, Kendall received accolades for achieving the highest grade among her peers in both legal writing and torts. She also earned certificates from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy in Advanced Trial Techniques and Deposition Skills. Kendall was hand-selected by Emory Law’s acclaimed Charles Howard Candler Professor, Morgan Cloud, to serve as a research assistant on issues involving Fourth Amendment privacy rights implicated by ever-evolving technology and surveillance in the twenty-first century.
Kendall attended college in New York and earned her Bachelor of Science in English, with honors in English writing. She was nominated and appointed to the Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society for exceptional writing ability and was named to her university’s Dean’s List for achieving a superior grade point average. While a full-time student in college, Kendall earned New York State’s Firefighter I Certification and served as a volunteer interior firefighter.
Kendall has extensive jury trial experience and is known among her peers for her intimidating and commanding courtroom decorum. She has an impressive track record of wins across Georgia. Kendall is driven by the call to serve and prides herself on defending accused persons and speaking out loudly against racial injustice in the criminal justice system. Unlike many other Atlanta-based attorneys, Kendall only handles criminal defense cases.
Kendall is an experienced trial lawyer licensed to practice before all the lower courts in Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and the United States District Court.
Tara, Office Manager
Tara graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Georgia. Following her licensure as a Registered Nurse, Tara served for nine years in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit providing specialized care to patients with critical neurological conditions such as brain injuries, strokes, and spinal cord injuries. Tara's experience in the Neuro ICU has rendered her extraordinarily calm and focused under pressure.
Tara's education brings a unique and highly-valued skillset to the firm and is especially helpful in cases involving drug and alcohol use, where impairment is an essential element of the prosecution.
Cindy, Senior Paralegal
Cindy began her journey in the legal field more than twenty years ago, working for prominent personal injury and family law firms in the Atlanta Metro area. She joined Attorney Teal with an excited eagerness to learn about criminal law and help defend those wrongfully accused. Cindy is a native Georgian and a veteran paralegal. You'll find her in the office well before it opens in the morning and long after it closes in the evenings.
Cindy is dedicated to helping our clients and our firm. The warmness and willingness she has to go the extra mile are evident with even a quick phone conversation with her.