C. Bradford Sears, Jr.
Practice Areas:
Local Government Law, Civil Litigation, Business Law, Commercial Law, Eminent Domain, Real Estate
Chairman:
Coweta County Board of Education, 1980 – 1994
Special Assistant Attorney General, Georgia Department of Transportation.
Coweta-Fayette EMC Corporate Counsel
Newnan Hospital Advisory Committee, Ethical Issues.
Member: 51st Annual Institute for City and County Attorneys, 2004
Speaker:
Georgia Municipal Association, Lawyers Section, 2003
Eminent Domain, 2004
Coweta County Hospital Authority.
Memberships
Coweta Circuit Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
Coweta County Hospital Authority.
City Attorney:
City of Newnan, 1985 - present
City of Fairburn, 1996 - present
Town of Tyrone, 1996 – 2007
Education
1972 Wofford College, B.A., Economics
1976 Woodrow Wilson College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Admitted
1976 Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Reported Cases
Harris v. Massey, 241 Ga.App. 580 (1979)
Bailey v. State of Georgia, 158 Ga.App.96 (1981)
Mitchell v. State of Georgia, 156 Ga.App.871 (1981)
DOT v. Scott, 268 Ga.579 (1997)
DOT v. Harris, 201 Ga.App 160 (1991)
DOT v. Livingston, 202 Ga.App.67 (1991)
Chairman:
Coweta County Board of Education, 1980 – 1994
Special Assistant Attorney General, Georgia Department of Transportation.
Coweta-Fayette EMC Corporate Counsel
Newnan Hospital Advisory Committee, Ethical Issues.
Member: 51st Annual Institute for City and County Attorneys, 2004
Speaker:
Georgia Municipal Association, Lawyers Section, 2003
Eminent Domain, 2004
Coweta County Hospital Authority.
Memberships
Coweta Circuit Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
Coweta County Hospital Authority.
Reported Cases
Harris v. Massey, 241 Ga.App. 580 (1979)
Bailey v. State of Georgia, 158 Ga.App.96 (1981)
Mitchell v. State of Georgia, 156 Ga.App.871 (1981)
DOT v. Scott, 268 Ga.579 (1997)
DOT v. Harris, 201 Ga.App 160 (1991)
DOT v. Livingston, 202 Ga.App.67 (1991)
C. Bradford Sears, Jr.
Practice Areas:
Local Government Law, Civil Litigation, Business Law, Commercial Law, Eminent Domain, Real Estate
City Attorney:
City of Newnan, 1985 - present
City of Sharpsburg, 2018-current
Former City Attorney for Peachtree City, Fairburn, Town of Tyrone
Education
1972 Wofford College, B.A., Economics
1976 Woodrow Wilson College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Admitted
1976 Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
Carson B. Sears
Practice Areas:
Wills and Trust, Estate Planning, Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Ancillary Probate, Residential Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate
County Guardian, Coweta County Probate Court (2008------)
Board Member, Piedmont Newnan Hospital Planned Gifts.
Member, United Methodist Church Administrative Board and Planned Gifts.
Board Member, Leadership Coweta.
Counsel, Newnan Coweta Chamber of Commerce (2009-----)
Assistant City Attorney, City of Newnan (2004------)
Assistant Co-Counsel, Coweta Fayette EMC, Relyco, Coweta Fayette EMC Natural Gas.
Memberships
Newnan Coweta Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer, 2006-2009); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Fiduciary Law; Real Property Law).
City Attorney:
City of Newnan, 1985 - present
City of Fairburn, 1996 - present
Town of Tyrone, 1996 – 2007
Education
2001 University of Georgia, B.B.A., Finance
2004 Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University, J.D.
Admitted
2004 Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; Georgia Court of Appeals; Supreme Court of Georgia
County Guardian, Coweta County Probate Court (2008-2013)
Past Board Member, Piedmont Newnan Hospital Planned Gifts.
Past Board Member, United Methodist Church Administrative Board and Planned Gifts.
Past Board Member, Leadership Coweta.
Assistant City Attorney, City of Newnan (2004------)
Assistant Co-Counsel, Coweta Fayette EMC, Relyco, Coweta Fayette EMC Natural Gas.
Memberships
Newnan Coweta Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer, 2006-2009); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Fiduciary Law; Real Property Law).
Admitted
2004 Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; Georgia Court of Appeals; Supreme Court of Georgia
Reported Cases
In Re Estate of Hubbell, 375 Ga.App. 756 (2025)
Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia, Office of the Attorney General
(four years in the Post-Conviction Litigation Section and two year in the Business Finance Litigation Section)
Admitted:
2006 Bar Admissions; Georgia Court Admissions; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia; Supreme Court of Georgia; Georgia Court of Appeals
Mary K. Ware
Practice Areas:
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Ancillary Probate, Residential Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate
Memberships:
Lawyers Club of Atlanta, member; Newnan-Coweta Bar Association; Atlanta Bar Association
Education
2001 University of Georgia, B.S. in Psychology
2006 Vermont Law School
Mary K. Ware
Practice Areas:
Wills and Trust, Estate Planning, Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Ancillary Probate, Residential Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate
Assistant Attorney General, State of Georgia, Office of the Attorney General
(four years in the Post-Conviction Litigation Section and two year in the Business Finance Litigation Section)
Memberships:
Lawyers Club of Atlanta, member; Newnan-Coweta Bar Association; Atlanta Bar Association
Education
2001 University of Georgia, B.S. in Psychology
2006 Vermont Law School
Admitted:
2006 Bar Admissions; Georgia Court Admissions; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia; Supreme Court of Georgia; Georgia Court of Appeals