Atlanta Legacy Project
We all want to leave a legacy for our families,
but many find the estate planning process confusing, intimidating, or simply overwhelming.
However, now more than ever, we all need to take action to protect our legacies, and the Atlanta Legacy Project was founded to help you do that.
Through a two-part workshop series, the Atlanta Legacy Project makes the legacy planning process
more understandable and accessible than ever before.
Don't miss the opportunity to learn how to be the link in your family’s legacy by registering for a workshop below.
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A Different Approach
I started the Atlanta Legacy Project because I wanted to offer a new approach to the legacy planning process.
My goal is not to sell you a will or trust, but to educate and empower you, so you make thoughtful and informed decisions for your family.
In my workshops, I share planning tips that most lawyers don’t tell you, like:
what you need to think about before you speak with an attorney,
how to avoid common mistakes that will undermine your goals,
how property taxes can impact your legacy, and
what the Great Wealth Transfer might mean for your family.
When we are done, you will have the knowledge and perspective you need to create the legacy for your family that you envision.
There’s a lot to discuss. Time is of the essence. Let’s get started.
Cheryl Turner
Founder, Atlanta Legacy Project
Workshops are for educational purposes only. The information given is not legal advice, and your attendance at a workshop does not create an attorney-client relationship.
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A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Cheryl F. Turner is a seasoned attorney committed to community service and expanding opportunities for others.
She is a graduate of Emory College and Emory University School of Law. As an active alumna, Cheryl has been a member of several university boards and also spearheaded the creation of the Dr. Rudolph Byrd Memorial Scholarship, an endowed scholarship benefiting Emory college students.
Cheryl is proud to be an alumna of Thomas, Kennedy, Sampson & Tompkins LLP, Georgia’s oldest African American law firm. She spent most of her career at The Coca-Cola Company providing legal support for well-known beverage brands and community-focused marketing teams. While there, she worked on innovative marketing programs and is most proud of her work on programs that delivered more than $1,000,000 in scholarships to diverse communities.
A dedicated member of the Gate City Bar Association, Georgia’s oldest African American bar association, Cheryl has served in various executive board positions and was honored to serve as its president in 2016. She is also the founder of the Gate City Bar Summer Associate Program, which has provided summer legal experiences for deserving law students for more than fifteen years and awarded almost $200,000 in scholarships.
Her service to the Atlanta community includes serving as the president of the Summerhill neighborhood association, where she worked to ensure legacy residents could remain in their homes during an ongoing period of rapid redevelopment and gentrification.
An advocate for civic engagement, she has also organized and led voter education forums for key elections, worked to protect citizens’ right to vote, and is a board member with the Atlanta Civic Circle, a non-partisan, non-profit journalism platform covering critical issues in Atlanta.