Attorney William Thomas Kemp III's Legal Cases

Criminal defense

Probation Was Ended 14-Months Early & Client's Case was Closed!

Mar 04, 2015

OUTCOME: Probation Was Ended 14-Months Early & Client's Case was Closed!

A client was charged with two misdemeanor traffic offenses and represented himself at his plea. He was sentenced to serve 24 months on probation with special conditions, like drug & alcohol screens. ... The client came to me to petition the court to end his probation early. The judge agreed and ordered that my client's probation would end 14-months early and that his entire case would be closed!

Criminal defense

Felony Reduced to Misdemeanor "Conditional Discharhge" Probation!

Nov 24, 2014

OUTCOME: Felony Reduced to Misdemeanor "Conditional Discharhge" Probation!

A client's felony drug charge was reduced to misdemeanor loitering and the Judge accepted my client's misdemeanor, probated plea under Georgia's "Conditional Discharge" statute! This means that my cl ... ient's case will be discharged & dismissed at the successful completion of his misdemeanor probation.

Criminal defense

First Offender Probation: Discharged & Dismissed!

Sep 09, 2014

OUTCOME: First Offender Probation: Discharged & Dismissed!

A client was sentenced to First Offender probation for a felony drug offense when he was represented by a different attorney. The client came to me after he completed the terms and conditions of his p ... robation, but before his probation had ended. We argued to the trial court that my client's probation should be ended early and he should be discharged from his First Offender sentence without an adjudication of guilt. The judge agreed and now my client is finished, early, with his probation and he does not have a felony drug conviction on his record!

Criminal defense

Major Felony Case: Dismissed!

Aug 01, 2014

OUTCOME: Dismissed!

A client was charged with a major felony crime where he faced up to 40 years in prison. My client was recommended to me, and he came to me right before his arraignment and from another attorney who di ... d not practice complex criminal defense. We worked the case hard, and never gave up, and the prosecutor agreed to dismiss my client's case the Friday afternoon before my client was scheduled to go to trial on Monday.

Criminal defense

Complex Theft Case: Dismissed!

Aug 30, 2012

OUTCOME: Dismissed!

A client was charged with Endangering a Security Interest in a metro Atlanta county. My law partners and I were able to successfully negotiate a resolution with the alleged victim prior to our client' ... s arraignment, and present that resolution to the prosecutor. I was then able to negotiate a dismissal of my client's case before her trial calendar call.

Criminal defense

Time Served, Reduced to County Ordinance (No Report to Criminal History)

Jul 25, 2012

OUTCOME: Time Served, Reduced to County Ordinance (No Report to Criminal History)

A client was charged with Loitering for Drugs in a metro Atlanta county. The young man just graduated college and was entering the U.S. Marine Corps. However, the Marines wouldn't take him with his o ... utstanding charge. I was able to reduce my client's charge to the county ordinance of loitering and time served; that is, no probation, no community service, no drug evaluation, no drug tests, and no fines. Moreover, my client's offense wasn't reported on his criminal history.

Criminal defense

Time Served, Nolo Plea at Arraignment

Jul 09, 2012

OUTCOME: Time Served, Nolo Plea at Arraignment

My client was charged with Theft by Shoplifting in a metro Atlanta county, while on First Offender probation in another county. My law partners and I were able to successfully represent our client so ... that she received time served for her First Offender offense. (The Judge also went ahead and closed our client's probation case). I was then able to resolve my client's Shoplifting charge with a nolo contendere plea and time served (suspended probation) at her arraignment.

Criminal defense

Case Dismissed, First Offender Saved, and Straight Probation!

Jun 20, 2012

OUTCOME: Case Dismissed, First Offender Saved, and Straight Probation!

A client was charged with Burglary in a metro Atlanta county while on First Offender probation for a previous Burglary in that same county. The client was also arrested in another metro Atlanta county ... for a theft charge while on probation. My law partners were able to help dismiss the client's case in the other county, and I was able to successfully save the client's First Offender sentence (which means the charge will come off his record when he is finished with probation), while resolving the his other case before the same judge with only 2 years probation.

Criminal defense

Reckess Driving Citation Dismissed at Arraignment

Jan 18, 2012

OUTCOME: Reckess Driving Citation Dismissed at Arraignment

My client was charged with Reckless Driving, a serious traffic offense, and Failure to Maintain Lane. He was told that he would have to pay more than a thousand dollars in fines and court costs, and c ... ouldn't get the prosecutor to discuss the case him before he retained me. I spoke with the prosecutor at my client's arraignment and convinced him to dismiss the Reckless Driving charge and allow my client to enter a "no contest" plea to Failure to Maintain Lane (which meant no points on my client's driver's license). My client's total fine was only $148.00, instead of the thousands he faced before retaining me!

Criminal defense

Serious Driving Charge, and Fine, Reduced

Sep 22, 2011

OUTCOME: Serious Driving Charge, and Fine, Reduced

My client was charged with Driving on a Suspended License. She was facing a fine, plus court costs, in excess of $1,000.00 and, more importantly, her license would be re-suspended if she entered a gui ... lty or nolo plea or was found guilty after a trial. I was able to negotiate with the prosecutor to reduce the charge to Driving Without a License, which saved my client's license from bring re-suspended. I was also able to convince the Judge to greatly reduce my client's fine, saving her a good amount of money. Win-Win, all around!

William Thomas Kemp III's Legal Cases (18)

Probation Was Ended 14-Months Early & Client's Case was Closed!

Felony Reduced to Misdemeanor "Conditional Discharhge" Probation!

First Offender Probation: Discharged & Dismissed!

Major Felony Case: Dismissed!

Complex Theft Case: Dismissed!

Time Served, Reduced to County Ordinance (No Report to Criminal History)

Time Served, Nolo Plea at Arraignment

Case Dismissed, First Offender Saved, and Straight Probation!

Reckess Driving Citation Dismissed at Arraignment

Serious Driving Charge, and Fine, Reduced