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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 57 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Family and more

Bio: Legal Experience, Communication, Preparation and Service You Can Count On My focus is achieving my clients’ legal goals by providing counsel and representation that fits their needs. In my many years of legal practice as a lawyer in Alpharetta and...

Rating: 9.8

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody and more

Dignity in the face of adversity.

Rating: 9.0

Call for a FREE consultation(770) 426-2385

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Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: Attorney Brian Tevis aggressively defends clients charged with serious felonies (Murder, Armed Robbery, Drug Trafficking, Aggravated Assault, Sex Crimes, RICO, GANG, Felony Drug Possession and Distribution, etc.) as well as misdemeanor offenses li...

Rating: 10

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Speeding & Traffic Ticket, Consumer Protection

Bio: Scott Fortas brings over two decades of legal experience to defending clients facing traffic violations, DUI charges, criminal matters and automotive consumer disputes throughout Georgia. Since beginning his practice in 1999, he has built a compre...

Rating: 6.8

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Bio: Victoria is an Atlanta native who began her journey to becoming an attorney in 2002 when she started working for a law firm. There she developed her love for the law and decided to attend law school. She graduated from law school in 2008 and passe...

Rating: 6.8

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Bio: Esther Panitch is a criminal and civil trial attorney with over 20 years of experience who specializes in defending first-time criminal offenders. She also is a leader in Family Law, specializing in Family Violence. In addition, Esther is experien...

Rating: 8.8

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Federal Crime and more

Bio: Mr. Thomas received his law degree from Emory University School of Law. He also received his bachelors degree, cum laude, in political science from the State University of New York at Albany (SUNY). Mr. Thomas is a former Assistant Federal Defende...

Rating: 8.1

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and more

Bio: I grew up in the shadow of my father, and I watched him build his law practice into a successful community based law firm. I admired the way my father was able to truly help those that needed help, sometimes it seemed to me that my father was the ...

Rating: 10

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Landlord & Tenant, Personal Injury

Proud to Defend those in NEED - Call today (404) -567-6653

Rating: 7.5

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Child Abuse and more

Review: "I am a Professional Counselor and Expert witness for Georgia Criminal Defense Attorneys. I primarily work with young people getting into trouble and Mr. Jackson is the ONLY attorney I refer to in these situations. In addition to his background wit..."

Rating: 7.8

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Immigration

Review: "Vanessa reviewed my case last year, and said she would do the best to give me the best outcome. She has been very informative throught the entire case. She has worked very hard to get me from getting the maximum penalty. She helped me plea my case..."

Rating: 8.4

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 49 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Bruce harvey is the Best lawyer in atlanta he got me a new trial on a murder case i went back to trial a second time and was found not guilty when i first met bruce harvey i had life plus 35 years he got me Back home to my family"

Rating: 10

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Education and more

Bio: Attorney Griggs is a native of Atlanta who grew up in South DeKalb County prior to relocating to South Cobb during his teens. As a youth, Griggs attended Atlanta Public Schools until enrolling in Woodward Academy in 1990. Attorney Griggs graduated...

Rating: 8.8

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, Federal Crime

Bio: Ahmad R. Crews, Esq offers comprehensive legal advice and counsel. In resolving your legal matter or problem, I provide high quality legal representation. I have a reputation for creative litigation approaches and achieving exceptional results. I ...

Rating: 8.9

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Appeals and more

Bio: Alex Susor is the founder and managing partner of the Law Offices of Alex Susor in Decatur, Georgia. Prior to staring his own law firm, Alex worked for five years as both a law student and an associate attorney for a renowned high profile Atlanta ...

Rating: 10

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family

Bio: Jessica Hall obtained her law degree from John Marshall Law School in 2010. She started her career as a staff attorney to the State Court judges of Cherokee County, and then later became a solo practitioner. Jessica’s passion for family law began ...

Rating: 8.9

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Although well known by all for his extremely calm, collected, and friendly demeanor, Walter Zankov is always ready to go to war in the courtroom and stays prepared for any situation. Whenever working for his clients, Walter is tenacious and repres...

Rating: 6.1

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 26 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "I had an issue in Henry County and Mr. Smith was appointed to represent me. He tried to get the evidence thrown out but the judge ruled against him. He took the case to the appeals court and they threw it out. Mr. Smith fought extremely hard for..."

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Employment & Labor, Civil Rights and more

Bio: Kira Fonteneau was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Chesapeake, Virginia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law. In 2005, Kira began her legal career in ...

Rating: 10

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Dekalb County Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Wills & Living Wills

Bio: Mr. Byers attended Georgia State University College of Law where he received his Juris Doctor degree in May of 2010. While at Georgia State, Mr. Byers served as a Justice on the schools Honor Court and was an active member of Phi Alpha Delta, the ...

Rating: 7.1

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