KlinTisha Martin is a Georgia native raised in Powder Springs. A proud alumna of McEachern High School, she is a two-time women's basketball state champion. She continued her academic and athletic journey at the Illustrious Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she excelled both in the classroom and in motherhood. KlinTisha graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor's degree in political science before earning her Juris Doctor from Ohio Northern University, where she co-founded the law school's civil rights journal, further reaffirming her commitment to excellence, advocacy, and public service.
After re-locating to Georgia in 2022, KlinTisha fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming an attorney. She passed the bar exam in July 2022 and was sworn in as a member of the Georgia Bar that December. Since then, KlinTisha has served as a federal judicial law clerk for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio. After transitioning out of her clerkship, KlinTisha worked as a family law associate with a small private firm before joining the Meriwether & Tharp team.
Outside of the office, KlinTisha Martin is a proud mother of two boys. She is a varsity women's high school basketball coach, member of motion running club, and enjoys traveling and spending time with friends and family.
Alexis Coleman-Watkins is an attorney with Meriwether & Tharp, LLC who is highly skilled in litigating complex family law matters. Alexis is from North Augusta, South Carolina and attended undergraduate studies at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. Alexis was a natural scholar and was often recognized on the President's List and Dean's List. Alexis obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology and graduated with Leadership Distinction in Professional and Civic Engagement in May 2015.
After completing her undergraduate studies at the University of South Carolina, Alexis began her legal studies at Charleston School of Law, in Charleston, South Carolina, in the Fall of 2016. Alexis chose to attend Charleston School of Law in part, due the school's mission statement, "Pro Bono Populi" which means "For the Good of the People." The school's mission was right in line with Alexis' core values as a person and what she endeavored to carry into the legal profession. As a part of the school's requirement to graduate, each student was required to complete 50 hours of community service. Alexis completed well over 50 hours and was highly involved with the school's National Black Law Students Association serving as the Southern Regional Director of Community Service, was an Ackerman Fellow for Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services and served as a LexisNexis Ambassador in her second and third year of law school.
Alexis obtained her Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) from Charleston School of Law in May 2019. Alexis was admitted to the Georgia Bar in November of 2019 and has been practicing family law exclusively since. Alexis is a member of the Family Law Section of the Georgia State Bar and the Gwinnett County Bar Association.
When away from the practice of law, Alexis enjoys traveling, spending time with her husband, two children, and their dog Rocky and visiting friends and extended family.
Roodgine D. Bray is a Partner with the Davis Bozeman Johnson Law. She leads the firm's Personal Injury Litigation Team. A native of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Attorney Bray is fluent in Haitian Creole. She graduated from Clayton State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice and earned her Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
Attorney Bray has been admitted to practice in the State of Georgia, the United States District Court – Northern District of Georgia, the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, and the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia. Attorney Bray is a graduate of the State Bar of Georgia’s Young Lawyer’s Leadership Academy. She is a member of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), the American Association for Justice (AAJ), and the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (GABWA). She co-founded the Haitian American Lawyers Association of Georgia (HALAGA).
As an undergraduate student at Clayton State University, Attorney Bray served as the President of both the Student Government Association and the Tau Epsilon Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. As a law student, Attorney Bray served as an Associate Editor for the Thomas M. Cooley Journal of Practical and Clinical Law, Corresponding Secretary of the Black Law Student Association (BLSA), and a member of the Mock Trial and Moot Court Boards. She was a Trial Skills Teacher Assistant, Graduation Marshall, and Law School Ambassador. Attorney Bray was a BLSA Mock Trial Champion and competed in the BLSA National Mock Trial Team.
She studied abroad in South Africa and interned at Roux de Wet du Plessis Law Firm in Pretoria, South Africa. She served as a law clerk for the Criminal Division Chief at the State of Michigan Attorney General’s Office. She also served as a Pro Bono Junior Associate in the Service to Soldiers Program, where she volunteered to help brief deploying troops.
Attorney Bray empowers the community and youth by educating them about their civil rights. She has been a guest panelist at V-103’s “Know Your Rights When Encountering the Police” Town Hall Meeting and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Henry County Alumnae Chapter’s civil rights forum. Additionally, Attorney Bray has served as a guest speaker at Clayton State University for “Remember the Titan’s Forgotten Faces,” – a dialogue about forgotten injustices and how to interact with the police. Attorney Bray has volunteered with the Save Ourselves (SOS) legal clinic, where she provided free consultations. Attorney Bray is the inaugural President of the Atlanta Chapter of SisterCARE Alliance – an organization created to support women and to promote social activism and self-care as a strategic contribution to the lives of women. The National Black Lawyers Association has selected Attorney Bray as a member of the 2017 Top 40 Under 40.
Attorney Bray is married to U. S. Military Veteran Earl Bray, and they are the proud parents of their daughters, Elise and Elisabeth. She serves on the Clayton State University Alumni Board. She is an active member of Springfield Baptist Church, the Covington Area Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated (CAAC), and the East-Suburban Atlanta Chapter of Jack & Jill of America, Inc. (ESAC).
EDUCATION
Thomas M. Cooley
Juris Doctor
Clayton State University
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice