Derek M. Wright

Derek M. Wright

3.5
Rating: 7.4

Licensed for 30 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Fayetteville, GA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury, General Practice

P.O.B. 143265, Fayetteville, GA

About Derek

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense 70%

Federal, State, Murder, Armed Robbery, Drug Cases, DUI, Conspiracy, Probation Revocations, Family Violence, Appeals, Habeas, and Post Conviction Relief

31 years

70%
Family 10%

Divorce, Child Custody, and Child Support

31 years

10%
General Practice 10%

General counsel and transactional litigation

10%
Personal Injury 10%

Auto Collisions, Premises Liability

10%

Fees and Rates

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Licenses

Licensed in Georgia for 30 years

State: Georgia

Acquired: 1995

Active Member in Good Standing

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2006

Location

Derek M Wright

P.O.B. 143265, Fayetteville, GA, 30214

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Derek M. Wright's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

3.5 /5.0

30 Client Reviews

Showing 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Punctuality

Posted by anonymous | September 10, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Worst

Hired him for my son ten years ago, watching him on YSL case brought back just how horrible of an attorney he was. He would not show up or was late. When wanted a jury trial he said take a plea or pay in full. He is about money and should be called king of plea bargains.

Posted by Rucker Family | April 05, 2023 | Hired Attorney

WORST ATTORNEY EVER!!

Attorney Derek Wright!! This man is a crook and a liar! He abandoned my son's case & he's only been hired for 3 months and refuses to answer any calls or texts to explain why he thinks he's going to take our money & abandon my son's case! He never showed up for court on time or visited my son, he mad...e promise after promise & assured us he would fight for my son. He used a juvenile excuse saying me the mom called & texted too much about the case.. how else was the family supposed to get updates on the case because he never called or did the job he was paid for!! I wish I had seen the negative reviews on "FindLaw" of other clients complaining about how incompetent he is before we hired this clown or even the complaint with the board that shows his history of being a liar!! Do not hire this wannabe Johnny Cochran because he doesn't have the experience to do the job....if you do hire him you'll regret it, save yourself the trouble! He's a hypocrite

Posted by anonymous | January 29, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

Incompetent

Incompetent, inefficient, inept, incapable are just some of the words that come to mind. He arrived late to my court hearing 3 out of 4 times and this made it impossible to build a good rapport with the judge. He was unable to fully have the case prepared and made a fool out of himself in court. I ne...ver had a chance.

Posted by Frank | October 26, 2012 | Lawsuits & Disputes

Disillusioned

Paid Mr. Wright to represent my son. Had fast talk about how he could get the job done. It's been @ 3 years and coming up on the 4th delay of court date. Will not respond to phone calls or letters. Pathetic.

Derek Wright

Replied last February 18, 2013

In sum, strange enough I still represent this client. There have been several continuances. First, understand that this client is serving a life sentence for alleging raping a white girl in south Georgia. He is African-american. Why? Because the attorney they hired didn’t fight for him and, I believe, inappropriately convinced him to take a plea to a life sentence. The evidence doesn’t make sense and I sure as hell would never have recommended a plea. The appeals attorney did not put the trial attorney on the stand to prove up the ineffective assistance which made it impossible to win an appeal when the issue is to undue a plea. As such, the habeas petition I now represent this client on requires both the trial attorney and appeal attorney be subpoenaed and subjected to examination. One continuance was because the trial attorney is now a judge and had a conflict. One continuance was because the daughter of the appeals attorney was scheduled to compete at Olympic trials and requested a continuance. One continuance was because I was on jury trial. And I think that one continuance was requested by the state. I will fight for this young man because the plea was wrong. If his parents choose to call me pathetic, so be it. I will be whatever name they choose to call me, but at the end of day I will do all that I can to get their son out of a bad plea that should never have been agreed to by him or them. I am more concerned with their son’s case than whether they are disillusioned or calling me names. The day after the fight for their son is made, win or lose I expect they will amend this review as they see fit.

Posted by Dymond | June 02, 2010 | Criminal Defense

My life attorney

I met this attorney back in 2000 while sitting in the courtroom waiting for my case to be call. We had NEVER talked or seen each other before then. He was actually there to represent someone else. He asked me what was I there for aftering talking he said I'll take your case, both cases, only charg...ed me 1/8 what everyone else wanted to charge me for 1 case. He told me he would get them both dismissed. Yes, he was hard to reach at times, I wasn't his only client, Yes he was late for arraignment, but he got there and got the 1st case dismissed. The second case he informed me late in the evening we were going to trial the following morning. I am proud to say that case was also thrown out. He did exactly what he sai. It's called patience. Now he's handling my divorce and I'm not worried at all. No one is perfect. So he made a mistake. Ye without sin cast the first stone..

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Derek M. Wright's Lawyer Endorsements

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Stephone Johnson

General practice lawyer | Nov 15

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Derek has an unmatched and unparalleled work ethic. He is nothing short of an absolute perfectionist. He cares deeply about those he represents - he is more than just a zealous advocate for his clients, he is also a confidant and friend, and he ensures that his clients obtain only the absolute best result in their case. Derek is extremely knowledgeable and versed in his field of expertise, and is always up for a battle. Derek never accepts "no" for an answer, and he never backs down from a challenge, no matter how daunting the task."

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Michael Waddington

Criminal defense lawyer | Oct 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse Derek. He is a highly skilled attorney that is well respected in the legal community."

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Felicia Johnson

Personal injury lawyer

Experience

Rating:  7.4 (Very Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2006.

Review Panel Reprimand issued in GA, 2006

updated on 05/19/2010

This means the attorney did something wrong, but the Bar did not suspend the lawyer. Typically in this case, the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Honors

2012

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

2010 - Present

Managing Partner, Derek M. Wright, LLC

1996 - 2010

Managing Partner, The Wright Law Firm, P.C.

Associations

1994 - Present

HR Butler Lodge #23

1989 - Present

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc

Education

1995

Georgia State University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1990

Princeton University

BSE- Civil Engineering & Systems Management

Languages

English

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