Cathey sits at his desk in his downtown Cornelia office. A drawing of Rabun County Courthouse is mounted on the wall behind him along with family photos and his beloved fictional character, Krusty the Clown. JULIANNE AKERS/Staff
When Dennis Cathey was growing up, he never knew a lawyer.
As a senior at Rabun County High School, he was set to attend Georgia Tech and become an engineer, but realized his …