The first hours and days matter.
What you do — and don't do — right after an arrest can shape the whole case. The sooner a defense attorney is involved, the more options are still on the table.
I handle cases in Douglas Superior Court (felonies) and Douglas State Court (misdemeanors) directly, start to finish — no rotating associates, no case manager standing between you and the lawyer who's actually in the courtroom. That means knowing, case after case, how a matter is likely to move through this specific courthouse: which motions get filed, which negotiations are realistic, and when a case needs to go to trial.
Criminal defense, case by case.
Every case gets evaluated on its own facts — here's the range of matters I handle.
Bond & Bail Motions
For certain charges a magistrate has no power to set bond at all — only a superior court judge does. A petition starts a ten day clock. Waiting on the county to start it instead can take a month.
Learn MoreDUI
Implied consent warnings, breath/blood testing, and the administrative license suspension process that runs on its own clock, separate from the criminal case.
Learn MoreFamily Violence
Family violence battery, protective order hearings, and bond conditions that move fast — often before anyone's had the chance to call a lawyer.
Learn MoreCannabis Defense
Marijuana possession and distribution charges, from a first offense worth fighting to keep off the record to the search-and-seizure issues that decide most of these cases.
Learn MoreArraignment & Pretrial
Felonies in Douglas Superior Court, misdemeanors in State Court — and the ten day clock that starts the day you're arraigned. In Georgia, felony discovery applies only if you elect it in writing at or before that hearing.
Learn MoreProbation Revocation
A violation doesn't automatically mean serving out the rest of the sentence. The hardest part is usually sitting in custody waiting on a hearing date — which is exactly what I file motions to move up.
Learn MoreEach of these has a detailed page walking through the specific Georgia law that applies. Call to talk through your own situation; nothing above should be read as legal advice for any particular case.
Don't wait to talk to a lawyer.
The earlier a defense attorney is involved, the more options stay available.
The first conversation is free. It's also the most important one.