Yari D. Lawson is a native of Eatonton, Georgia . He is a graduate of Morehouse College in Atlanta , GA. Yari received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, School of Law.  Yari focuses his practice primarily on personal injury. Before going into private practice, Yari served as an Assistant Public Defender in the Macon Judicial Circuit and as Assistant District Attorney in the Fulton County District Attorney's Office.  As a criminal defense attorney, Yari worked on many serious felony trials throughout the state.  His personal injury trial practices focuses on ensuring that injured victims' right to a jury trial is protected.  He is licensed to practice in the State of Georgia. Yari has served as a mentor for inner-city youth at Parks Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia and is an instructor for the Women Economic Development Agency, a non-profit school devoted to teaching women courses to start their own businesses.

Education

Morehouse College, BA, Business Administration 2002

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, JD, 2006

Admissions

Georgia, 2007

Court of Appeals, Georgia

Memberships

American Bar Association

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association

The American Association for Justice

The National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100

National Black Lawyers, Top 100

Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Young Lawyers Division, Leadership Academy

Young Lawyers Division, Newsletter Co-Editor, 2014-2016

Young Lawyers Division, Executive Council 2010-2012

Young Lawyers Division, Board of Governors, 2012

Gwinnett Bar Association, President-Elect