John E. Reuter received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Urban Government and Administration from Georgia State University in 1972.  Mr. Reuter became a member in good standing in the Georgia Bar Association in 1979 after graduating from Atlanta Law School as a Herschel E. Cole Honor Graduate.  While attending law school during the evenings, John worked full time during the day as a mail clerk and messenger for a large prestige law firm located at downtown five-points in Atlanta.

 

Mr. Reuter practiced law solo for two years in Atlanta before returning to school to pursue an Associate Degree in the new and rapidly growing field of electronic engineering technology.  Upon graduation in 1983 with High Honors, John spent the next 21 years building a successful engineering career in information technology as a telecommunications and electronic technician for a southeastern regional bank and two Georgia universities, a systems analyst for a southeastern electric utility information services company, a network engineer and a network manager for a Georgia international credit card processor and a major Georgia health care information processing company.

 

In August of 2003, Mr. Reuter left the field of information technology and reentered the legal field as a solo practitioner after opening an office across from the Forsyth County Courthouse in the City of Cumming not far from Lake Lanier.  Mr. Reuter is a volunteer on one of the Forsyth County Juvenile Court Citizens Review Panels and received intensive Panel Member and Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) training to effectively participate as a panelist.  With other volunteer members Mr. Reuter reviews Juvenile Court cases of abuse and neglect and submits recommedations to the Juvenile Court Judges.

 

Mr. Reuter is a member of the National Association of Counsel for Children.

 

In addition to drafting wills, living wills and health care directives, Mr. Reuter specializes in adoption law and procedure, participating in a variety of activities, programs and training that provide in-depth legal and ethical expertise, including valuable contacts with other professionals working in the general area of adoptions.

 

Mr. Reuter grew up and attended high school in East Point, Georgia and was actively engaged in local government and politics during the late 80s and early 90s, having run unsuccessfully city-wide for councilman after serving a year on the Business and Industrial Development Authority, the Cable Commission and the Recycling Committee.

 

Mr. Reuter and his spouse Patricia moved to Cumming in 1996.  They have two daughters, a grandaughter, a grandson and enjoy boating on Lake Lanier.