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GeorgiaCriminal Defense Lawyers in Athens, Georgia

The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Georgia, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Georgia should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Michael James Stinson

Michael James Stinson
M J Stinson Law
2700 Braselton Hwy
Dacula, GA 30019
Licensed for 21 years, Michael James Stinson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Mark Andrew Campbell

Mark Andrew Campbell
3300 Hamilton Mill Rd Suite 102-124
Buford, GA 30519
Licensed for 14 years, Mark Andrew Campbell is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida Levin College of Law... read more >

Heather Cm Sampah

Heather Cm Sampah
75 Langley Dr
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 8 years, Heather Cm Sampah is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Arkansas at Little Rock... read more >

Hillary Elizabeth Schaeffer

Hillary Elizabeth Schaeffer
75 Langley Dr
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 6 years, Hillary Elizabeth Schaeffer is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law - Yeshiva Uni... read more >

Dylan Emerson Wilbanks

Dylan Emerson Wilbanks
Wilbanks Law Firm, P.C.
1215 S Elm St
Commerce, GA 30529
Licensed for 22 years, Dylan Emerson Wilbanks is a Criminal Defense and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Zachary Ryan Stepp

Zachary Ryan Stepp
Stepp Law LLC
30 Lumpkin St a
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 15 years, Zachary Ryan Stepp is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended Georgia State University... read more >

John Gage Breakfield

John Gage Breakfield
Breakfield & Associates, LLC
PO Box 737
Gainesville, GA 30501
Licensed for 23 years, John Gage Breakfield is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Mercer University Walter F. Georg... read more >

Connor Lee Magill

Connor Lee Magill
461 Cook St Suite J
Royston, GA 30662
Licensed for 12 years, Connor Lee Magill is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Georgia School of Law... read more >

Cynthia Vaughn James

Cynthia Vaughn James
Cynthia James Attorney at Law LLC
PO Box 1370 101 N Broad St Ste 26
Winder, GA 30680
Licensed for 24 years, Cynthia Vaughn James is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Randall Scott Estes

Randall Scott Estes
9 Lumpkin St Suite 200
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 33 years, Randall Scott Estes is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Georgia State University... read more >

Lyle Kilvington Porter

Lyle Kilvington Porter
368 S Perry St
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 33 years, Lyle Kilvington Porter is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended John Marshall Law School Atlanta... read more >

Kevin Edward Epps

Kevin Edward Epps
Epps Holloway DeLoach & Hoipkemier LLC
1220 Langford Drive building 200 suite 101
Watkinsville, GA 30677
Licensed for 16 years, Kevin Edward Epps is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Samuel Ray Bagwell

Samuel Ray Bagwell
Kim & Bagwell, LLC
330 Northside Dr
Gainesville, GA 30501
Licensed for 18 years, Samuel Ray Bagwell is a Criminal Defense and Real Estate Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Catherine Trelles Casto

Catherine Trelles Casto
Wiggins Casto Barrow PA
1551 Jennings Mill Rd Ste 3300
Watkinsville, GA 30677
Licensed for 14 years, Catherine Trelles Casto is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended John Marshall (Atlanta)... read more >

Warren Corry Caswell

Warren Corry Caswell
Northern Circuit Juvenile Court
PO Box 318
Ila, GA 30647
Licensed for 20 years, Warren Corry Caswell is a Criminal Defense and Child Welfare Law lawyer who attended Louisiana State University... read more >

Deborah Rachelle Fluker

Deborah Rachelle Fluker
The Fluker Law Firm, P.C.
75 Langley Dr
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 27 years, Deborah Rachelle Fluker is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Georgia State University College of... read more >

Douglas Nathan Fox

Douglas Nathan Fox
Fox Firm PC
268 W Pike St Suite A
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 29 years, Douglas Nathan Fox is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

David F Dickinson

David F Dickinson
Dickinson & Willis LLC
338 N Broad St
Monroe, GA 30655
Licensed for 39 years, David F Dickinson is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Robbie Matthew Ballard

Robbie Matthew Ballard
Foster Hanks & Ballard LLC
PO Box 710
Monroe, GA 30655
Licensed for 16 years, Robbie Matthew Ballard is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law Sch... read more >

Cynthia L Salley

Cynthia L Salley
2095 GA-211 Suite 2F-335
Braselton, GA 30517
Licensed for 35 years, Cynthia L Salley is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Emory University... read more >

Teresa Lynn Doepke

Teresa Lynn Doepke
The Doepke Law Firm LLC
4115 Tate St NE
Covington, GA 30014
Licensed for 25 years, Teresa Lynn Doepke is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Kathrine Mary Armstrong

Kathrine Mary Armstrong
Crawford & Boyle LLC
115 Stone Mountain St
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 13 years, Kathrine Mary Armstrong is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School... read more >

Samuel Marcus Barth

Samuel Marcus Barth
Foster Hanks & Ballard LLC
PO Box 710
Monroe, GA 30655
Licensed for 14 years, Samuel Marcus Barth is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Michigan State University College of La... read more >

Bridget Layng Scanlin

Bridget Layng Scanlin
The Scanlin Law Firm PC
195 W Pike St Ste 105
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 12 years, Bridget Layng Scanlin is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School... read more >

Jarett Ross Sliz

Jarett Ross Sliz
Sliz Drake Estes & Bramblett Law Firm
PO Box 747
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 10 years, Jarett Ross Sliz is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School... read more >

John Andrew Tomlinson

John Andrew Tomlinson
John E. Tomlinson PC
3905 Harrison Rd SW STE 100
Loganville, GA 30052
Licensed for 13 years, John Andrew Tomlinson is a Criminal Defense and Business Law lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School... read more >

Billy Irvan Daughtry Jr

Billy Irvan Daughtry Jr
PO Box 6267
Elberton, GA 30635
Licensed for 32 years, Billy Irvan Daughtry Jr is a Criminal Defense and Real Estate Law lawyer who attended Mercer University-W. George L.... read more >

Angela Denise Duncan

Angela Denise Duncan
75 Langley Dr
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 27 years, Angela Denise Duncan is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended John Marshall (Atlanta)... read more >

Mary Catherine Wise

Mary Catherine Wise
245 W Crogan St
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 18 years, Mary Catherine Wise is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Duquesne University School of Law... read more >

Dale A Wren

Dale A Wren
PO Box 573
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 31 years, Dale A Wren is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School... read more >

Lauren King Sprayberry

Lauren King Sprayberry
Sprayberry & Company, LLC
6350 Lake Oconee Pkwy Suite 110-33
Greensboro, GA 30642
Licensed for 13 years, Lauren King Sprayberry is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cumberland L.S./Samford... read more >

Jontavia Latrice Cobb

Jontavia Latrice Cobb
Cobb Law Group PC
PO Box 219
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 16 years, Jontavia Latrice Cobb is a Business Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Florida... read more >

Kelly A Miles

Kelly A Miles
Smith Gilliam Williams & Miles PA
PO Box 1098 Suite 200
Gainesville, GA 30501
Licensed for 40 years, Kelly A Miles is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Mercer University Walter F. George School of ... read more >

Gregory Chike Okwuosah

Gregory Chike Okwuosah
Law Offices of Gregory C Okwuosah LLC
755 Longleaf Blvd suite b
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 25 years, Gregory Chike Okwuosah is a Real Estate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Pittsburgh School... read more >

Nicki Noel Vaughan

Nicki Noel Vaughan
PO Box 390
Gainesville, GA 30503
Licensed for 30 years, Nicki Noel Vaughan is a Criminal Defense and Child Welfare Law lawyer who attended Georgia State University... read more >

Clinton Wallace Teston

Clinton Wallace Teston
Teston Law Firm PC
400 Brenau Ave NE
Gainesville, GA 30501
Licensed for 14 years, Clinton Wallace Teston is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Giget C Johnson

Giget C Johnson
Law Offices of Giget C. Johnson, LLC
2008 Eastview Pkwy NE Ste 700
Conyers, GA 30013
Licensed for 22 years, Giget C Johnson is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mercer University Walter F. George School o... read more >

Andrew Thelston Mosley II

Andrew Thelston Mosley II
Mosley Law Offices
279 W Crogan St
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 21 years, Andrew Thelston Mosley II is a Family Law and Employment Law lawyer who attended Georgetown University... read more >

Robert Clayton Cain

Robert Clayton Cain
Cain Injury Law
521 Scenic Hwy S
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 8 years, Robert Clayton Cain is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Cumberland School of Law - Samford ... read more >

John Alfred Mays Jr

John Alfred Mays Jr
John A. Mays, Jr. PC
382 S Perry St
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 12 years, John Alfred Mays Jr is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Mercer University Walter F. George... read more >

Laura Michelle Mayfield

Laura Michelle Mayfield
The Law Offices of Laura M. Mayfield LLC
PO Box 1745
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 8 years, Laura Michelle Mayfield is a Immigration Law and Family Law lawyer who attended Georgia State University College of L... read more >

Anna Wilson Pearce

Anna Wilson Pearce
Law Office of Anna W. Pearce
75 Langley Dr
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 13 years, Anna Wilson Pearce is a Appellate Law and Family Law lawyer who attended Georgia State University College of Law... read more >

M Kim Michael

M Kim Michael
M. Kim Michael PC
1361 Jennings Mill Rd Ste 324
Bogart, GA 30622
Licensed for 41 years, M Kim Michael is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Lekeyia Danielle Reid

Lekeyia Danielle Reid
Reid Ramirez Law Group LLC
2008 Eastview Pkwy NE Ste 100
Conyers, GA 30013
Licensed for 13 years, Lekeyia Danielle Reid is a Personal Injury and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law Scho... read more >

Jacqueline M Piland

Jacqueline M Piland
258 N Broad St
Winder, GA 30680
Licensed for 23 years, Jacqueline M Piland is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Georgia State University College of Law... read more >

Erica K Dove

Erica K Dove
The Law Office of Erica K. Dove LLC
75 Langley Dr
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 22 years, Erica K Dove is a Civil Trial Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Howard University School of Law... read more >

Jason Allen Black

Jason Allen Black
Carter Pilgrim Stroud LLC
167 Lee St
Jefferson, GA 30549
Licensed for 6 years, Jason Allen Black is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School... read more >

Laura French

Laura French
French Law Group LLC
1800 Hog Mountain Rd 500-101
Watkinsville, GA 30677
Licensed for 29 years, Laura French is a Criminal Defense and Tax Law lawyer who attended Georgia State University College of Law... read more >

Raluca Livia Hanea

Raluca Livia Hanea
Hanea Law Firm, LLC
3220 Gravel Springs Rd
Buford, GA 30519
Licensed for 14 years, Raluca Livia Hanea is a Criminal Defense and Immigration Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia School of Law... read more >

William Boyd Hollingsworth

William Boyd Hollingsworth
William B Hollingsworth PC
PO Box 2877
Gainesville, GA 30503
Licensed for 26 years, William Boyd Hollingsworth is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

GACDL advocates for the rights of the accused, adequate funding for the defense of the indigent, and a fair criminal justice system.


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