Staff Attorneys (Viviane Ernstes)

Viviane Ernstes is a Deputy County Attorney in the Law Department.  She supervises all county-related transactional work and assists the County Attorney in providing legal advice to the County's elected officials, including the Chief Executive Officer and members of the Board of Commissioners.  Ms. Ernstes has practiced law for 27 years.  Prior to joining the law department, she supervised all litigation for the Fulton County Attorney and served as a part-time municipal court judge for the City of Decatur.  She earned her bachelor's degree from Agnes Scott College and her law degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.