Marko D. Turner
Marko Turner was born in London, England, and grew up in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has lived in Atlanta since 1991. Marko earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian and East European Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1990. He graduated from Emory University School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree in 1996. Marko was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 2002. Mr. Turner is an attorney in the Litigation section of O’Kelley and Sorohan. He focuses his practice primarily on default legal services, including landlord-tenant cases, representing institutional and individual landlords in eviction matters. Marko has prior experience in community association law, representing real estate developers and homeowner associations; representing institutional lenders in real estate closing transactions; and in providing alternative dispute resolution services through mediation and arbitration.
Andrea M. Hibbert
Andrea Hibbert was born in Bronx, New York. Andrea graduated from New York University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Metropolitan Studies. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from Atlanta’s John Marshall School of Law in 2012. While in Law School, Andrea was appointed Dean’s Fellow for first-year students, earned the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for Pre-Trial Practice & Procedure, and achieved honors in Criminal Law, Professional Responsibility, Evidence I, and Pre-Trial Practice & Procedure. Andrea was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia Bar in 2013. Hibbert is an attorney in the firm’s Litigation and Default Services Department. She focuses her practice on real estate and commercial litigation, including commercial and residential landlord-tenant law.
Haley R. Price
Haley Price, earned a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and International Affairs from The Florida State University, graduating in 2015. Haley went on to earn her Juris Doctor from The University of Tennessee College of Law in 2018. In law school, she was an Articles & Acquisitions Editor for the Tennessee Law Review and the Executive Editor of the Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy. Haley was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 2018.
Paul A. Hager
PAUL HAGER was born in Cincinnati and raised in Dayton, Ohio. Paul graduated with honors from the University of Tennessee, with a B.S.B.A in Accounting in 1987. He was a member of the Sigma Phil Epsilon fraternity. He then earned his J.D. from The Ohio State University in 1990 and an LL.M. in taxation from Emory University in 1992. He is a member of the Real Property Law Section of Georgia Bar, Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association, and Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association (Associates Council and Membership Committee).
Paul has been married since 1998. He and his wife have 3 children – one boy and two girls. He is passionate about history, college and professional football and lacrosse. He is a member of Hamilton Mill United Methodist Church and served as Finance Chair and Vice President and President of the Men’s Group. Paul spends most of his personal time attending his son’s lacrosse games and his daughters’ many dance performances and competitions.
David A. Strauss
David Strauss was born in Smithtown, New York. David graduated from North Carolina State University in 2006 with Bachelor of Art degrees in Psychology and Political Science. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2011. David is admitted into the State Bar of Georgia (2016), State Bar of North Carolina, and the Federal District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. David is a member of the Gwinnett County Bar Association, 400 North Association of Relators, Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association, Atlanta HBA and SMC, the North Carolina State Bar Association, and the North Carolina Advocates for Justice.
Kelly L. Grady
Kelly Grady graduated from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2002. Kelly moved to the Atlanta area where she practiced real estate law for several years before moving to Hilton Head Island, SC. Eventually, Kelly located to Greenville, SC. While in South Carolina, Kelly handled residential real estate closings across the state. Kelly joined O’Kelley & Sorohan in 2012 and practices with the firm’s REO Department.
Joshua D. Huckaby
Joshua Huckaby is the managing attorney for O’Kelley & Sorohan’s litigation, business and family law practices. Since joining the firm in 2004, Mr. Huckaby has handled several divorces, child custody disputes, and other family law matters. In addition to his family law practice, Mr. Huckaby manages the firm’s default services litigation practice. Mr. Huckaby is an active member of the Gwinnett County Bar Association, where he currently serves as Secretary.
Josefina C. Knapp
Dell W. Murphy
Dell Murphy primarily focuses her practice in residential real estate closings but has experience in resolving title issues and in dealing with REO transactions, builders and developers. Prior to joining O’Kelley & Sorohan, Dell was a managing attorney with other firms, served as in-house counsel for a volume residential builder and was an owner and partner in her own firm.
Dell earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, with a minor in Real Estate from Georgia State University in 1989. The minor in Real Estate fueled her interest in the field and also allowed her to qualify for and obtain her Georgia Real Estate Broker’s license. Dell went on to earn her Juris Doctor from Atlanta’s John Marshall School of Law, graduating in 1992.
Originally from Charlotte, North Carolina, Dell has lived in Georgia for over 30 years. Prior to her law career, Dell was a stay at home mom and has two grown children and four grandchildren. Dell and her husband live in Canton.
Cate S. Hoskins
Cate Hoskins began practicing in the area of real property law in 2001 and joined the Law Offices of O’Kelley & Sorohan, Attorneys at Law, LLC in 2003. She was named a Member of O’Kelley & Sorohan in 2008. She currently manages the firm’s Kennesaw, Georgia office. Ms. Hoskins primarily focuses her practice in the areas of real estate closings, title clearance, and contract drafting and review. She has developed classes and taught on subjects such as Georgia Association of Realtors contracts, short sales and pre-foreclosure, mortgage fraud issues, real property litigation issues and TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures, as well as many other topics.
Ms. Hoskins earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990. She attended Wake Forest University School of Law as a Law Faculty Scholar and earned her Juris Doctor in 1994.
Ms. Hoskins is admitted to the Georgia State Bar as a member of the Real Property Law Section and the North Carolina State Bar. She is a member of the Executive Committee of the State Bar of Georgia Real Property Law Section for which she has served on the Title Standards subcommittee and has chaired the Residential Practice and Pro Bono committees. She has served on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Real Estate Closing Attorneys Association since 2009 and held the Officer positions of Treasurer and then Vice President prior to her election as GRECAA President for the 2016-2017 term. Ms. Hoskins is an active affiliate member of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Georgia, 400 North Board of Realtors (Board of Directors 2012-2014), Cherokee Association of Realtors, Cobb Association of Realtors and Atlanta Realtors Association.