Do I need a real estate attorney to sell in Alpharetta, and does my agent choose one?

Georgia law requires a licensed attorney to conduct the closing on an Alpharetta home sale, since preparing the deed and closing documents counts as the practice of law here. Joel Boss can recommend attorneys he has worked with before, but the seller chooses and hires their own, the same way you would choose a lender. That attorney represents the closing of the transaction, not either party individually, in most residential sales.