IN THE COMMUNITY
GETTING TO KNOW
NORTH FULTON COUNTY
By Kristin Zielmanski
Zielmanski Law LLC
[email protected]
T
he Atlanta Bar’s membership reaches far beyond
the bounds of the City of Atlanta, extending to 12
counties comprising the Atlanta Metro area. These
include Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette,
Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Paulding and Rockdale
Counties. For attorneys practicing inside the Perimeter, it is
often necessary to travel OTP (shorthand for “Outside the
Perimeter” for those of you who are new to Atlanta) to courthouses in other counties or to visit clients headquartered in
the more spacious and affordable suburban cities.
In light of our Bar’s expansive reach, we wanted to begin highlighting parts of the Atlanta Bar community to help familiarize
members with the courthouses, organizations and other features of the counties where our members work, live and play.
This month, we present an overview of North Fulton County.
Courthouse
Regardless of how far north you may feel in Alpharetta and
Johns Creek, the Fulton County courthouse is, of course,
in downtown Atlanta, at least an hour’s drive away. There
is also the North Fulton Annex located at 7741 Roswell Rd,
Sandy Springs, Georgia 30350. However, effective February
15, 2016, the court services offered at this location were shut
down due to budget constraints.
Local Bar Association
The North Fulton Bar Association is a vibrant and congenial
organization. On the last Thursday of every month, this bar
association hosts a happy hour at the Diner at North Point off
Mansell Road in Alpharetta, as well as several other annual
events, including a festive holiday party in downtown Roswell.
It is run under the leadership of Michael A. Penn (President),
Mike O. Crawford (President-Elect), J. Thomas Salata (Immediate Past President), Paul Sharman (Treasurer), and
Board Members Debra A. Robinson, Matthew R. Rosenkoff,
Tamar Faulhaber, Christopher McCormick, Judge Christopher
S. Brasher, and Rick Walker.
For more information: www.northfultonbar.org/.
Restaurant Recommendations
There are too many great restaurant options in the North Fulton
area to name. As the population and business community expands,
the number of high quality, big-city restaurants has also grown.
The ‘burbs are not just for Applebee’s and Taco Mac anymore.
If you have a client meeting scheduled in Johns Creek, Egg
Harbor Café and Mavericks Cantina are both quality options.
Egg Harbor Café has a variety of breakfast foods, sandwiches,
and salads, as well as the best restaurant coffee for picky
coffee folks (served HOT, for a welcome change). Mavericks
Cantina has a light Mexi-Cali surfer vibe and serves up delicious tacos (Chorizo tacos with French fries on top? Yes,
please!), shrimp tostadas, enchiladas, and margaritas. For
dinner, One41 is an excellent restaurant consistently serving some of the best Italian food in the Atlanta Metro area.
In Alpharetta, you cannot go wrong for lunch or dinner at the
Avalon development located at Exit 10 off of Georgia 400.
There are so many delicious options, including Bocado Burger
and The El Felix. Other great lunch options if you are near
Alpharetta include Vinny’s on Windward and Smokejack BBQ.
If you find yourself near the City of Milton, Milton’s Cuisine and
Cocktails is well worth a visit. It is set in a beautiful old farmhouse with gorgeous gardens alongside it, and the gourmet
Southern fare rivals the best restaurants in the Southeast region.
It has long been a favorite of the north metro suburbanites. ■
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