Meet Candace Williams, lawyer and partner at Coleman, Chambers, Rogers & Williams, LLP. Candace is the Department Head of Family Law at her firm. She attended North Hall High School and received a theatre scholarship to Brenau before pursuing her career as a lawyer. She earned her law degree at the Mississippi College School of Law and has been practicing in Gainesville since then. While very career oriented, Candace is also a happy mom to her 7 year old daughter, Olivia. She has an eye for style and uses her skills for anything from interior design to clothing and accessories.
She also loves exercise and eclectic music. We’d like to thank Candace for sitting down with us to answer a few questions about herself, her career, and Hall County, Georgia.
Question: What inspired you or led you to your current career?
Answer: “My parents had a messy divorce and being a child in the middle of that was difficult. This was my initial motivation to pursue a career as a lawyer so that I could start advocating for children when it came to family problems. And, my younger brother decided to go to law school after I had been considering it for quite some time and that prompted me to go.”
Q: What is your favorite restaurant in Hall County, and what do you love there?
A: “Recess. I love the Ahi Tuna.”
Q: How long have you lived or worked in Hall County?
A: “15 years working, since graduating from law school, and I’ve lived here for 42 years.”
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met?
A: “Condoleezza Rice. She spoke at my law school graduation and was very interesting and down to earth. I got to shake her hand.”
Q: If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, where would it be? And why?
A: “Germany, my family roots are there. I’d love to visit Cologne.”
Q: What is the first movie you remember seeing in a theatre?
A: “Rocky 1 at Cinemas West.”
Q: What advice would you give a crowd of people?
A: “‘To thine ownself be true,’ -Shakespeare. Always go with your gut feeling and be unique.”
Q: What is something on your bucket list?
A: “I’d like to travel more, and my first adventure would be to Europe. I’d like to own a convertible, go on an African safari, and learn how to surf.”
Q: What is your favorite music/ 3 bands you would like to see (dead or alive)?
A: “U2, The Killers, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.”
Q: What local business makes you the most nostalgic about Hall County?
A: “Green’s Grocery – I used to be a lifeguard at Green Street pool and I’d always go get snacks and sandwiches there on my breaks.”
Q: Choosing anyone (past or present and a non-relative), with whom would you love to have lunch? And where locally would you have this lunch?
A: “Princess Diana, I think she was one of the greatest women that ever lived because she had an unyielding love for children. I’d take her to Recess.”
Q: What is your favorite thing about Hall County?
A: “I love that Hall County is full of hometown charm. It’s a great place to grow up and raise my child now, and build my practice and career.”
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 or 10 years?
A: “Hopefully, speaking/teaching more on the Atlanta family law circuit and travelling more before I get too old.”
Q: What is something interesting that most people don’t know about you?
A: “I love to dance and was a full theatre student at Brenau.”
Interview by: Meredith Pannek
The Faces of Hall County is a project to showcase the amazing people that live or work in our community. If you would like to nominate an interesting person to be featured please email babernathy@gonorton.com.
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