About Millie Baumbusch
As a litigator, Millie Baumbusch focuses on contested adult guardianships and conservatorships. Millie works closely with her clients, beginning with the initial consultation and wide-ranging discussion of options, and continuing through all stages of litigation, from filing pleadings to conducting discovery to managing hearings and trials.
When representing her clients, Millie focuses on the complex legal issues of the dispute, while retaining a keen appreciation of the financial and emotional toll the case will have on her client. Seeking a mediated settlement that might facilitate better family relationships can often be a more appropriate approach than taking an aggressive stance in court. Throughout the litigation process, Millie looks for windows of opportunity to engage in settlement negotiations to save resources and give her clients a measure of control over the outcome.
Millie spent many years specializing in fiduciary disputes concerning wills, estates, and trusts, as well as adult guardianships and conservatorships. Recently, she has chosen to limit her practice only to guardianship and conservatorship cases. She has appeared in all metro Atlanta area probate courts as well as in many probate courts outside the metro area.
Millie attended Brown University and obtained a B.A. degree in English literature. She was an Assistant Vice President at Chemical Bank in New York City, where she was a lending officer to middle market companies and held several positions in strategic planning and market research. Millie attended the Georgia State University College of Law, earning a J.D. cum laude. While in law school, she served as Research Co-Editor of the Law Review.
Bar and Court Admissions
- Georgia, 2007
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
Education
- Georgia State University College of Law, Juris Doctor, cum laude
- Brown University, Bachelor of Arts, with Honors in English
Professional Associations
- State Bar of Georgia
- Member, Fiduciary Law Section
- Member, General Practice and Trial Law Section
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Member and Past Chair, Elder Law Section
- Member, Estate Planning and Probate Section
Awards
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2013, 2016, and 2017.
Professional Speaking Engagements
- “How to Successfully Fulfill Your Responsibilities as a Guardian ad Litem in Estate Proceedings, ” presented with the Hon. Katie Fagan, the Hon. Kellie Wolk, Dana Ashford, and Lauren Bryant at the DeKalb Probate Court seminar on The Role of Court-Appointed Attorneys and Guardians ad Litem in Probate Court Cases, November 9, 2022.
- “Planning to Minimize the Risk of an Estate or Trust Dispute: A Proactive Approach to Estate Planning,” presented at the Basic Fiduciary Practice seminar on October 21, 2016, March 25, 2016, October 16, 2015, and October 17, 2014.
- “Adult Guardianships and Conservatorships, From Start to Finish,” presented with the Hon. Jeryl Rosh and Mark Welsh at the Elder Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association on January 15, 2014.
- “Adult Guardianships and Conservatorships, From Start to Finish,” presented with the Hon. Jeryl Rosh and Brian Deutsch at the Estate Planning and Probate Section of the Atlanta Bar Association on May 8, 2013.
Publications
- “Thanks but No Thanks: Making Disclaimers on Behalf of Minors,” 23 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 937 (2007)
