FOUNDING PARTNER

Alex Cidado is a founding partner at Boyd & Cidado. Alex grew up in Woburn, Massachusetts right outside of Boston. Alex graduated from Woburn Memorial High School and then attended and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Alex then decided to move to Georgia to pursue his dream of becoming an attorney. Alex obtained his law degree from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University.

Alex started his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney for the Western Judicial Circuit, the judicial circuit for Athens-Clarke County and Oconee County. During his time as an Assistant District Attorney, Alex was responsible for and prosecuted hundreds of felony and misdemeanor cases in Superior Court for both counties. During his time as an Assistant District Attorney, Alex was the sole Juvenile Court prosecutor for the Western Judicial Circuit.

Alex’s passion for Family Law began while he was a Juvenile prosecutor, as he worked closely with the Division of Family and Child Services (DFCS) and the probation departments. This allowed Alex to have in-depth discussions and learn about the juveniles he was sentencing, which resulted in Alex focusing more on rehabilitative plea offers. Additionally, Alex attended many meetings with the Juvenile Court judges, the Public Defender’s office, DFCS, probation, and community leaders to address issues involving at-risk juveniles and their personal family issues. During this time is when Alex realized he had a passion for working with families and trying to provide help during dire times.

Alex left the District Attorney’s office and decided that he could best help families, big or small, as a private attorney. Alex joined the Reeder Law Firm, a top family law firm in the Greater Atlanta area, as an Associate Attorney. Here, Alex was the lead attorney on hundreds of family law cases including divorce, child custody, child support, legitimation, and contempt cases. During this time, Alex represented people from all walks of life and who lived all over the State of Georgia. No case is too big or too small for Alex as he strongly believes that his clients being fully informed is crucial for them to be able to make good, informed decisions in their respective cases that will define the rest of their lives.

Alex started this firm, Boyd & Cidado, to provide quality legal services to his clients by making communication a priority throughout a client’s case so that every client feels that they are being listened to, respected, and informed. Alex understands that his clients are often going through some of the hardest times they will ever experience when they hire him. For this reason, Alex understands that hiring an attorney who prioritizes timely communication can make all the difference in a case.

PRACTICE AREAS

• Family Law
• Divorce
• Criminal Defense
• Child Custody