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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 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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Sean Ian Brodie

Sean Ian Brodie
Brodie Law Group
PO Box 2275
Gray, GA 31032
Licensed for 16 years, Sean Ian Brodie is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law... read more >

Amanda Rourk Clark Palmer

Amanda Rourk Clark Palmer
Garland Samuel & Loeb PC
3151 Maple Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
Licensed for 16 years, Amanda Rourk Clark Palmer is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Georgia State University College of Law... read more >

Saraliene Smith Durrett

Saraliene Smith Durrett
Saraliene Smith Durrett LLC
1800 Peachtree Rd NW #300
Atlanta, GA 30309
Licensed for 11 years, Saraliene Smith Durrett is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Kansas School of Law... read more >

Richard Stepp

Richard Stepp
Stepp Law, Attorneys and Counselors at Law
30 Lumpkin Street Ste. A
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
Licensed for 29 years, Richard Stepp is a Criminal Defense and Divorce lawyer who attended Georgia State University College of Law... read more >

Richard D c Schrade Jr

Richard D c Schrade Jr
146 Atlanta St
McDonough, GA 30253
Licensed for 39 years, Richard D c Schrade Jr is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Carrie Christine Fiedler

Carrie Christine Fiedler
PO Box 664
Marietta, GA 30061
Licensed for 18 years, Carrie Christine Fiedler is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Georgia State University... read more >

George C. Creal

George C. Creal
480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE Unit 190
Atlanta, GA 30312
Licensed for 31 years, George C. Creal is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Georgia Law School... read more >

Martin L Cowen III

Martin L Cowen III
8188 Pembrook Terrace
Jonesboro, GA 30236
Licensed for 49 years, Martin L Cowen III is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Lisa Michelle Palmer

Lisa Michelle Palmer
Khoshnood Law Firm, PC
501 Pulliam Street, SW Suite 130
Atlanta, GA 30312
Licensed for 18 years, Lisa Michelle Palmer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Edea M Caldwell

Edea M Caldwell
7939 Mt Carmel Rd
Gay, GA 30218
Licensed for 41 years, Edea M Caldwell is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mercer University-W. George L.S.... read more >

Kevin Ronald Christopher

Kevin Ronald Christopher
62 Washington St
Jefferson, GA 30549
Licensed for 28 years, Kevin Ronald Christopher is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Terence G Kelly

Terence G Kelly
1315 Taylor Oaks Dr
Roswell, GA 30076
Licensed for 49 years, Terence G Kelly is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended John Marshall (Atlanta)... read more >

T Wayne Marshall

T Wayne Marshall
1855 Fox Chapel Dr SE
Smyrna, GA 30080
Licensed for 46 years, T Wayne Marshall is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended John Marshall Law School Atlanta... read more >

Max C Richardson Jr

Max C Richardson Jr
2024 Beaver Ruin Rd
Norcross, GA 30071
Licensed for 36 years, Max C Richardson Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Indiana University (Indianapolis)... read more >

Fred A Zimmerman

Fred A Zimmerman
161 S McDonough St
Jonesboro, GA 30236
Licensed for 31 years, Fred A Zimmerman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended John Marshall (Atlanta)... read more >

David Blackburn

David Blackburn
Blackburn & Carrillo, LLC
220 W Morris Street
Dalton, GA 30720
Licensed for 20 years, David Blackburn is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

William Moran

William Moran
Michael Moran & Associates, LLC
659 Auburn Ave. N.E. Suite 153
Atlanta, GA 30312
Licensed for 7 years, William Moran is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

William Long Whitesell

William Long Whitesell
William Long Whitesell, L.L.C.
2209 N Toombs St
Valdosta, GA 31602
Licensed for 23 years, William Long Whitesell is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Richard T Alexander Jr

Richard T Alexander Jr
19 Lazy Hammock Ct
Savannah, GA 31419
Licensed for 39 years, Richard T Alexander Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School... read more >

Robert Kenner Jr

Robert Kenner Jr
3992 Redan Rd
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Licensed for 27 years, Robert Kenner Jr is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended Atlanta's John Marshall Law School... read more >

Joseph Scott Key

Joseph Scott Key
Miller & Key PA
80 Macon St
McDonough, GA 30253
Licensed for 23 years, Joseph Scott Key is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended Georgia State University... read more >

Bruce H Morris

Bruce H Morris
Finestone Morris & White LLP
3340 Peachtree Rd NE Ste 2540
Atlanta, GA 30326
Licensed for 50 years, Bruce H Morris is a White Collar Crime and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Emory University School of Law... read more >

Michael David Bixon

Michael David Bixon
Bixon Law, LLC
260 Peachtree St. NW suite 2200
Atlanta, GA 30303
Licensed for 14 years, Michael David Bixon is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Matt Andrews

Matt Andrews
Matt Andrews ,LLC
7013 Evans Town Center Blvd Suite 501
Evans, GA 30809
Matt Andrews is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Georgia State University College of Law... read more >

James Lawrence Yeargan Jr

James Lawrence Yeargan Jr
Yeargan & Kert, LLC
1170 Peachtree Street Suite 1200
Atlanta, GA 30309
Licensed for 21 years, James Lawrence Yeargan Jr is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mercer University Walter F. George... read more >

Stacey Flynn Morris

Stacey Flynn Morris
Stacey Morris Law
2011 Commerce Drive
Peachtree City, GA 30269
Licensed for 20 years, Stacey Flynn Morris is a Criminal Defense and Firearm and Weapon Charges lawyer who attended Georgia State Universit... read more >

Ryan John Swingle

Ryan John Swingle
Ryan J. Swingle Attorney at Law LLC
244 E Washington St
Athens, GA 30601
Licensed for 25 years, Ryan John Swingle is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Larry H. Tatum

Larry H. Tatum
Larry H. Tatum, P.C.
3260 Stone Mountain Hwy
Snellville, GA 30078
Licensed for 30 years, Larry H. Tatum is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Georgia State University College of Law... read more >

Michael C Garrett

Michael C Garrett
2428 Williams St
Augusta, GA 30904
Licensed for 51 years, Michael C Garrett is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Alfred Fargione

Alfred Fargione
Athens Criminal Defense Law Firm
585 Research Drive, Suite D
Athens, GA 30605
Alfred Fargione is a Criminal Defense and Real Estate Law lawyer... read more >

Jake Arbes

Jake Arbes
659 Auburn Ave NE Ste 137
Atlanta, GA 30312
Licensed for 46 years, Jake Arbes is a Appellate Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended New York University... read more >

Bill Sherman

Bill Sherman
The Sherman Law Group
1560 Warsaw Road
Roswell, GA 30076
Licensed for 16 years, Bill Sherman is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Washington University in St. Louis... read more >

EJ Boswell

EJ Boswell
EJ Boswell Law Office
201 North East ST
Greensboro, GA 30642
EJ Boswell is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Mercer University-W. George ... read more >

Edward Donald Tolley

Edward Donald Tolley
Cook & Tolley LLP
PO Box 1927 304 E Washington St
Athens, GA 30601
Licensed for 49 years, Edward Donald Tolley is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended UGA School of Law... read more >

Mark Robert Jeffrey

Mark Robert Jeffrey
Jeffrey Law Group, LLC
2470 Windy Hill Rd SE # 300
Marietta, GA 30067
Licensed for 30 years, Mark Robert Jeffrey is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of California Davis... read more >

Kevin J Rodgers

Kevin J Rodgers
Kevin J. Rodgers Trial Lawyer
3939 Atlanta Rd SE
Smyrna, GA 30080
Licensed for 40 years, Kevin J Rodgers is a Criminal Defense and Child Welfare Law lawyer who attended Washington University... read more >

Patrick Scott Ferris

Patrick Scott Ferris
Patrick S. Ferris LLC
2225 Gloucester St
Brunswick, GA 31520
Licensed for 24 years, Patrick Scott Ferris is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

D Scott Cummins

D Scott Cummins
Stemberger & Cummins, PC
75 Jackson St Suite 402
Newnan, GA 30263
Licensed for 39 years, D Scott Cummins is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Mercer University-W. George L.S.... read more >

Jeffrey Lloyd Wolff

Jeffrey Lloyd Wolff
Jeffrey L. Wolff LLC
PO Box 708 487 Morrison Moore Pkwy W
Dahlonega, GA 30533
Licensed for 29 years, Jeffrey Lloyd Wolff is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Emory University... read more >

Morgan Robinson

Morgan Robinson
LeClair Ryan
2531 Briarcliff Rd. Suite 202
Atlanta, GA 30329
Licensed for 19 years, Morgan Robinson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kayla C. Johnston

Kayla C. Johnston
Law Office of Kayla C. Johnston, LLC
3350 Peachtree Rd NE Suite 1225
Atlanta, GA 30326
Licensed for 11 years, Kayla C. Johnston is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Western Michigan University Thomas M. Coo... read more >

Robbie M Levin

Robbie M Levin
Robbie M. Levin, Attorney at Law
68 South Avenue
Marietta, GA 30060
Licensed for 28 years, Robbie M Levin is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Rebecca Kozycki

Rebecca Kozycki
Kozycki Law, LLC
3546 Habersham at Northlake Road
Tucker, GA 30084
Licensed for 23 years, Rebecca Kozycki is a DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Baltimore School of Law... read more >

Thurston J. Lopes

Thurston J. Lopes
The Lopes Law Firm
235 Peachtree Street NE, Ste. 400
Atlanta, GA 30303
Licensed for 29 years, Thurston J. Lopes is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

J. Lee Webb

J. Lee Webb
Law Offices Of J. Lee Webb
1055 Prince Ave Suite 2
Athens, GA 30606
Licensed for 29 years, J. Lee Webb is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Carlos Javier Rodriguez

Carlos Javier Rodriguez
Kilgore & Rodriguez, Criminal Defense Attorneys
36 Ayers Ave
Marietta, GA 30060
Licensed for 14 years, Carlos Javier Rodriguez is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Georgia... read more >

Victoria Lea Brunner

Victoria Lea Brunner
P.O. Box 170289
Atlanta, GA 31117
Licensed for 119 years, Victoria Lea Brunner is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Simmons Lanier

Robert Simmons Lanier
PO Box 2795
Statesboro, GA 30459
Licensed for 45 years, Robert Simmons Lanier is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David Lincoln Venable

David Lincoln Venable
David Venable & Associates, P.C.
PO Box 750
Hawkinsville, GA 31036
Licensed for 37 years, David Lincoln Venable is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Chester James Gregg

Chester James Gregg
Balbo & Gregg, Attorneys at Law, PC
PO Box 1297 11258 Ford Ave STE 11
Richmond Hill, GA 31324
Licensed for 18 years, Chester James Gregg is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended New England Law - Boston... read more >
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