Danielle Whittaker, JD (she/her)

Licensed as an attorney in 2019, Danielle started her career as a Public Defender in the Alcovy and Atlanta Judicial Circuits before transitioning to the role of Judicial Staff Attorney in the Juvenile Court of Fulton County, Georgia. In her role, she serves as a liaison between the juvenile court judge and the public by providing legal advice and opinions to judges and drafting the orders of the court.

Danielle is a lifetime member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, Incorporated, the Gate City Bar Association, the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, Georgia Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children, and serves as a Big Sister through the Big Brothers Big Sisters program of Metro Atlanta.

Danielle earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree, Cum laude, from Howard University in Washington, D.C., and her Juris Doctorate Degree, Cum laude, from Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School.

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