Emily Hawk Mills

Emily Hawk Mills is a partner at Cusimano, Roberts, Mills & Knowlton, LLC in Gadsden, Alabama, representing people in injury claims and civil disputes. Her work includes products liability, trucking wrecks, assisted living and nursing home abuse or neglect, and serious injury and death cases. She also has experience assisting families through divorce and child support matters, alongside advocacy for victims of crime and other injustices.

Emily earned a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Jacksonville State University in 1996, graduating cum laude and serving as student government president. She received her J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1999. During law school, she worked as a student editor of the Alabama Law and Psychology Review, joined the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society, and participated in the Student Bar Association.

Emily has represented clients injured in automobile and trucking accidents and handled other personal injury matters. Her experience also includes advocating for children whose parents do not pay child support and guiding families through divorce proceedings. She has worked on issues affecting educators as well. Her practice therefore extends from injury-related civil claims to legal concerns involving family responsibilities and the interests of people in the community.

Emily Hawk Mills serves on the American Association for Justice Board of Governors and the National College of Advocacy board. Her community service has included work with youth, domestic violence, mental health, and charitable organizations. She also serves on the CED Mental Health Center board for Etowah, DeKalb, and Cherokee Counties. These roles accompany a legal practice centered on representing individuals and addressing matters that affect their daily lives.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Cusimano, Roberts, Mills & Knowlton, LLC
• Member, Alabama State Bar
• Member, Board of Governors, American Association for Justice
• Member, Alabama Association for Justice
• Member, Etowah County Bar Association
• Board Member, National College of Advocacy
• Board Member, YMCA Alabama State Youth and Government
• Board Member, Big Brothers/Big Sisters
• Board Member, YMCA of the Coosa Valley
• Board Member, Rose Haven Center for Domestic Violence
• Board Member, Mental Health Association
• Board Member, Etowah County United Way
• Board Member, CED Mental Health Center for Etowah, Dekalb and Cherokee Counties

Licensed State

• Alabama

Education

• University of Alabama School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Jacksonville State University
  Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and Political Science

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