Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Languages

• English(Primary)
• French

Lawyer Overview

Thua G. Barlay is the managing partner of the firm and is charged with overseeing its operations and affairs. His areas of practice are Estate Planning and Real Estate (Residential and Commercial). He is responsible for building and maintaining relationships with existing clients in addition to creating new opportunities.

Mr. Barlay is a Certified Estate Planner TM  with the National Institute of Certified Estate Planners; a member of WealthCounsel, a national organization that provides attorneys with a unique blend of estate planning resources to competently serve the needs of their clients; and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc.

In 2002, Mr. Barlay received a Juris Doctorate (JD) from Indiana University School of Law Indianapolis. He served as a board member of the Indiana International and Comparative Law Review.  He also received a Master's in Business Administration (Finance) from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. 

Mr. Barlay earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Technology from Purdue University - Indianapolis. While in school, he served as President of the Student Government (Undergraduate Student Assembly), President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. - Sigma Phi Chapter, and a four-year letterman with the men's soccer team. In addition to being named an Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honorary, he was designated as the recipient of the Charles K. Barker Award for the most outstanding minority Computer Technology major. Mr. Barlay was also elected Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. - District Director for the State of Indiana, the youngest in the state's history.

Mr. Barlay remains an active participant in his community, as a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and a proud member of East Point First Mallalieu United Methodist Church. He devotes his personal time to various committees within these organizations, and has volunteered as a mentor ("Big") with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta.  In his leisure time, he enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family.

Mr. Barlay is married to the former Ms. Andrea R. Miles, and they are blessed with two young sons, Emmanuel and Ethan. 

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning
• Estate Administration and Business
• Real Estate

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 2003

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Estate Planner, National Institute of Certified Estate Planners, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Georgia Bar Association, July 1, 2003 - Present (Fiduciary and Real Estate Sections)
• Rockdale County Bar Association, June 1, 2007 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• Estate Planning: Planning for Life, Disability, Death and beyond..., Barlay Webster LLC, September 13, 2008 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• The Webster Firm of Conyers, LLC, Partner, January 1, 2006 - July 31, 2007
• The Webster Firm, P.C., Associate, August 1, 2004 - December 31, 2005
• King & Spalding LLP, Special Assignment Attorney, August 1, 2003 - July 31, 2004
• CMG Worldwide, Inc., Legal Intern, August 1, 2001 - December 15, 2002

Education

• Indiana University School of Law, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: Indiana International and Comparative Law Review, Board Member
• Indiana University Kelley School of Business, 2003
  M.B.A.
• Purdue University - Indianapolis, 1998
  B.S.
  Honors: President, Student Government (Undergraduate Student Assembly)
  Honors: President, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. - Sigma Phi Chapter
  Honors: Recipient, Charles K. Barker Award
  Major: Computer Techology

Fraternities/Sororities

• Alpha Phi Alpha

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Address

1805 Over Lake Drive, S.E.
Suite A
Conyers, GA 30013-1790

Office Hours

9am-5pm

Phones

(770) 602-9924

Faxes

(770) 602-9926

Emails

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Websites

http://www.barlaywebster.com
http://www.conyersestateplanning.com