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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 Colquitt County, 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 Colquitt County, 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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Hayden Lee Willis

Hayden Lee Willis
Hayden Willis, LLC Attorney At Law
PO Box 2192 709 S Main St Suite A
Moultrie, GA 31768
Licensed for 15 years, Hayden Lee Willis is a Criminal Defense and Child Welfare Law lawyer who attended Louisiana State University... read more >

Joseph David Weathers

Joseph David Weathers
Joseph D Weathers PC
PO Box 68 110 3rd Ave SE
Moultrie, GA 31768
Licensed for 33 years, Joseph David Weathers is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Mercer University-W. George L.S.... read more >

Jon Vincent Forehand

Jon Vincent Forehand
Jon V. Forehand, PC
PO Box 1687
Moultrie, GA 31776
Licensed for 34 years, Jon Vincent Forehand is a Criminal Defense and Tax Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Michael Andrew Strickland

Michael Andrew Strickland
Moore Tyndall Castellow & Strickland LLP
PO Box 190
Moultrie, GA 31768
Licensed for 25 years, Michael Andrew Strickland is a Business Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mercer University Walter F. Geo... read more >

Jon Wilton McClure

Jon Wilton McClure
Georgia Public Defender Office
9 N Main St Ste 105
Moultrie, GA 31768
Licensed for 47 years, Jon Wilton McClure is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Woodrow Wilson College of Law... read more >
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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.



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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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