Welcome!
Haygood, Lynch, Harris, Melton & Watson, LLP is a preeminent legal practice carrying the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register. We provide quality legal services to clients throughout Georgia with a particular focus on Monroe, Jasper and surrounding counties in the central part of the state. Haygood, Lynch, Harris, Melton & Watson consists of top-notch lawyers who handle General Practice matters for individuals, corporations and businesses in both federal and state courts. The firm operates an additional office in Monticello, Georgia. The touchstone of our success has been built on furnishing expert services in a prompt and efficient manner, always keeping our clients' best interests in mind. Several firm members are active in community and civic affairs.
Areas of Practice
- Administrative Law
- Civil Litigation
- Collections
- Corporate Law
- Estate Planning
- Local Government Law
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate Law
- Wills & Estates
Office Hours
Forsyth Office:
Tuesday - Friday
8:30AM - 5PM
Monday Closed
Monticello Office:
By Appointment Only
Our Attorneys
CHARLES B. HAYGOOD, JR.- Retired 2018 - born Forsyth, Georgia. October 2, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968. Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (B.S.F., 1963; J.D. 1966). Phi Alpha Delta; Blue Key; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member Towaliga Circuit {President, Flint Circuit. 1971-1972). Atlanta and American Bar Associations; Stale Bar of Georgia (Member. Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency, 1989-1993). PRACTICE AREAS: Wills and Estates; Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Local Government Law; Civil Litigation.
LARRY PERSONS LYNCH, Retired 2018 - born Jacksonville, Florida, May 5. 1937; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida and Georgia. Education: Baylor University (B.A. 1959); Mercer University (J.D. 1972). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Towaliga Circuit, Ocmulgee Circuit and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia. PRACTICE AREAS: Estate Planning; Probate law; Real Estate Law; Personal Injury; Corporate Law.
ROBERT L. HARRIS, born Barnesville, Georgia, May 25, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984. Georgia. Education: University of Georgia (A.B. 1979); Mercer University (J.D., 1983). Phi Delia Phi. Member: Towaliga Circuit Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia. PRACTICE AREAS: Real Estate Law; Domestic Relations Law; Probate Law; General Civil Practice; Collections. Email: harris@hlhmw.com
C. ROBERT MELTON, born Macon, Georgia, September 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Georgia and US District Court. Middle District of Georgia Education: Georgia Southern College (B.A. 1969); Mercer University (J D. 1974). Delta Theta Phi, Recipient. American Jurisprudence Award. Future Interests. Monroe County Attorney, 1976-1977. City Attorney. City of Forsyth, 1981—. Member: Towaliga Circuit Bar Association and American Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; American Judicature Society; Georgia EMC Counsel Association. Georgia Municipal Association. [USAREUR, VII Corps. 2d Armed Cav. Reg. U.S. Army, 1970-1972). PRACTICE AREAS: Trial Practice; Criminal Defense; Local Government Law; Appellate Practice; Administrative Law. Email: melton@hlhmw.com
MOLLY H. WATSON, born Macon, Georgia, July 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998. Georgia. Education Middlebury College (B.A. 1992); Mercer University (J.D. 1998) Recipient. American Jurisprudence Award. Feminist Jurisprudence. President, Public Interest Law Society. Member: Towaliga Circuit and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia. PRACTICE AREAS: Real Estate Law; Wills and Estate: Corporate Law; Civil Practice. Email: watson@hlhmw.com
Contact Us
Haygood Lynch Harris Melton & Watson, LLP
Phone - 478-994-5171
Fax - 478-994-4588
Email us -
Charles B. Haygood - haygood@hlhmw.com
Carol Sanders - csanders@hlhmw.com
Larry P. Lynch - egay@hlhmw.com
Robert L. Harris - harris@hlhmw.com
Jennifer Palacio - jpalacio@hlhmw.com
C. Robert Melton - melton@hlhmw.com
Cheryl Bennett - cbennett@hlhmw.com
Molly H. Watson - watson@hlhmw.com
Tracie Hollingsworth - thollingsworth@hlhmw.com
Brandi Pinson, Bookkeeper - bpinson@hlhmw.com
Business hours
TUESDAY-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays: Closed
Sundays: Closed
monday: closed
Mailing Address:
Forsyth Office:
P. O. Box 657
Forsyth, Georgia 31029-0657
Physical Address:
87 North Lee Street
Forsyth, Georgia 31029
Monticello Office:
119A West Washington Street, Suite 311
City Hall Complex
Monticello, Georgia 31064
