Robert Michael Gardner, Jr.

Robert Gardner is the owner of Gardner Law Firm, a full service firm with offices in Winder and Gainesville Georgia. Mr. Gardner's practice includes real estate closings and litigation, debtor and creditor bankruptcy (all chapters), auto accidents, medical malpractice, probate and estate law, tax law, adoptions, collections, and civil litigation. Mr. Gardner has over 21 years of experience, having served as lead counsel in over 100 jury trials, over 1000 civil cases, and more than 3,500 bankruptcy cases. He has also served as a court appointed Guardian Ad Litem in Probate and Juvenile Court. During his carreer, Robert has practiced before the Georgia Supreme Court, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the United States District Courts for the Middle and Northern Districts, and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Metro Atlanta Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys Group and the National Assosication of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, and he consistently ranks in the top 20 firms in the number of bankruptcies filed in the State of Georgia. On December 28, 2019, Mr. Gardner was appointed to and sworn in as the first Judge of the newly created State Court of Barrow County by Governor Brian Kemp. This position is a part-time position, which allows Mr. Gardner to serve the people of Barrow County while still representing clients in his law practice.