Mrs. Raluca L. Hanea is an accomplished attorney with over 25 years of combined legal and financial expertise. As the founder and managing attorney of Hanea Law Firm LLC, established in April 2011, she has dedicated her career to providing exceptional legal representation in civil litigation, estate planning, criminal defense and immigration law, and business law.
A native of Romania, Mrs. Hanea holds a Bachelor of Law degree in Romanian Civil Law (1997) and later earned a Juris Doctorate in U.S. Common Law from the University of Georgia School of Law (2009).
Mrs. Hanea is admitted to practice in all Georgia state courts, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Georgia Supreme Court, and the U.S. Northern District Court of Georgia. She is an active member of the Georgia State Bar, the Gwinnett County Bar Association, and the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL).
Throughout her career, Mrs. Hanea has built a reputation for strategic advocacy and client-focused representation. She has successfully represented clients in contract disputes, personal injury cases, divorces, immigration, and criminal defense. Her expertise extends to business law, including formation, contracts, and federal compliance issues such as HIPAA compliance and SOC 2 legal requirements for saas startups. Her work in Georgia’s legal system includes a significant contribution to case law, winning Sitterli v. Csachi, 344 Ga.App. 671, 811 S.E.2nd 454 (2018).
Beyond her private practice, Mrs. Hanea is dedicated to community service. She has volunteered in the past with the Atlanta Legal Aid Society in Gwinnett, provided pro bono representation, and, since 2022, has served as an appointed criminal defense attorney for indigent clients facing misdemeanor charges in Gwinnett County.
She has also shared her expertise as a guest speaker at legal education seminars and served as Chair of the Solo Practitioners Section of the Gwinnett County Bar Association (2022-2023).
Her guiding mantra is: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”