About Sherley
Sherley Joseph-Roper constructed an expert life on the intersection of regulation and social work. She started with a bachelor's diploma in sociology and later returned to graduate study in medical social work earlier than earning a law degree.
She acquired a B.A. in sociology from Barnard College in 1991. She earned a Master of Social Work, clinical concentration, from Clark Atlanta University in 1995. She finished her J.D. at St. John’s University School of Law in 2003.
Her profession spans roles in both the private and public-facing facets of practice. She worked as a senior analyst at AIG, a position that uncovered her to corporate processes and claims handling. She later labored as an associate lawyer at Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer, PLLC and at Deming Parker Hoffman Campbell & Daly. In 2018 she founded SJ Roper Law, LLC and serves as its managing lawyer.
Joseph-Roper is certified to practice in New York and Georgia. She is also a registered civil mediator with the Georgia Commision on Dispute Resolution. That credential lets in her to participate in courtroom-ordered and private mediations in Georgia.
She holds memberships in numerous expert organizations. Those consist of the American Bar Association, the Gwinnett County Bar Association, the Georgia Association of Black Women Lawyers, and the Elder Law College. The combination of social work training and legal knowledge informs how she approaches client things.
Colleagues and clients describe her work fashion as pragmatic. She frequently addresses legal questions that touch on household dynamics, caregiving problems and administrative processes. Her facilitated negotiation credential is part of how she handles disputes that benefit from negotiated solutions rather than litigation.
SJ Roper Law, LLC operates out of offices serving clients in the region. At the firm she handles representation, counseling and opportunity dispute decision things throughout the 2 jurisdictions wherein she is certified. She continues to practice law and serve as a mediator for civil things in Georgia and provide legal offerings in New York.
