Audrey Bergeson

Managing Attorney, Family Law Program

Audrey Bergeson is the Managing Attorney for the Family Law Program. The Family Law Program serves survivors of domestic violence, who have been assisted by the Safe Families Office, with their long-term family law legal needs. As the Family Law Program Staff Attorney, Audrey manages the program, provides direct client representation, and pairs clients with experienced family law attorney volunteers.

Prior to joining AVLF, Audrey practiced family law as an associate with Smith & Lake, LLC. Before practicing with Smith & Lake, Audrey was the 2013-2015 Hunton & Williams (now Hunton, Andrews, Kurth) Pro Bono Fellow, where she provided pro bono legal services to clients and served on the pro bono committee. Audrey is an honors graduate of Emory University School of Law, where she received the Custer Tuggle Award of Excellence in Family Law, and she received her B.A. with honors from the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Audrey serves on the Board of Directors for the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia. She is a 2018  and 2021 recipient of the YLD Service to the Profession Award and the 2017 recipient of the YLD Service to the Community Award. Audrey was recently reappointed by the State Bar President to the State Bar’s Committee on Children and the Courts and the Committee on Delivery of Legal Services in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic. Audrey is a member of the Young Lawyers Division’s Family Law Committee as well as the Atlanta Bar Association, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, Gate City Bar Association, and Stonewall Bar Association.