About Joy Ragan Knight, Esq.

Joy Ragan Knight an Attorney practicing in Georgia and Florida who is on a mission to see families healed and the legal process work efficiently.  An author, speaker, and web TV host, Joy is reaching people all over the world with her message of healthy conflict resolution and living every day with joy.

An upcoming thought-leader on divorce and the practice of family law, Joy wrote Divorce with Joy: A Divorce Attorney’s Guide to Happy Ever After, to help both families and family lawyers work through the divorce process while maintaining a functional family unit.

Joy has been featured on Central Florida’s News13 providing legal analysis and on Fox 35 providing advice on New Year’s Day to help families avoid marital trouble caused by holiday stress.

She has a courtroom experience of 100+ trials, including Civil, Family Civil, Felony, Life Felony, and Misdemeanor

Bar Admissions

  • Florida, 2002

  • Georgia, 2003

Recognitions

  • Franklin Graham Award, Office of Public Defender Ninth Circuit, 2004

  • Felony Advocate of the Year, 2003

  • Past President, American Business Women’s Association Futura Chapter

  • Former Member Women's Executive Council

  • Former Board Member Night Light Christian Adoptions

  • Member Central Florida Association of Collaborative Professionals

  • Member Central Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Education

  • A cum laude graduate of Georgia Southern University and Mercer Law School