Recent News
Georgia Supreme Court Admits Error in Possible Wrongful Conviction Case
Last week, the Georgia Supreme Court denied the State’s last-ditch effort to prevent Devonia Inman from having his case retried. Inman first went to prison for the murder of Donna [...]
Georgia Speeding Crackdown Begins Today
As you begin your work week, watch out for speed traps. Beginning today (July 15, 2019), law enforcement agencies around Georgia and surrounding states will be participating in Operation Southern [...]
Fulton County Father’s Day Restorative Justice Program
This week I had the great privilege of speaking with CBS 46 about Fulton County's Restorative Justice Expungement Program along with Solicitor Keith Gammage. I have been assisting clients in [...]
Friday Legal News Roundup: What are the legal news stories you should know from this week?
National:Michael Cohen, President Trump's former attorney, filed suit against the Trump Organization. He alleged, according to CNN, that the Organization failed to "fulfill its contractual obligations to indemnify him or pay his [...]
Weekly Legal News Roundup
Friday Legal News Roundup: What are the legal news stories you should know from this week?National Newspaper The President's former attorney and "fixer," Michael Cohen, testified before the House of [...]
New Georgia Supreme Court Case Has Major Implications for DUI Cases
Yesterday, with Elliott v. State, the Georgia Supreme Court handed down a decision that has major implications for Georgia drivers and the attorneys who represent them, particularly where breath tests [...]
Fulton County Veterans Day Record Restriction Summit
I feel very strongly that people should be able to move on after an encounter with law enforcement. For this reason, I was very excited to participate in the Fulton County [...]
Youth Justice at Grady High School
This week I had the great pleasure of speaking to a group of Grady High School parents and teachers about Georgia Juvenile Court procedures, traffic cases, DUI, and some of [...]
FTAs and Atlanta Municipal Court
Ransomware Attack Cripples Atlanta Municipal Court and Causes Confusion, Missed Court Dates You may have heard of the ransomware attack that struck the City of Atlanta in March of [...]
Things To Know During Memorial Day Traffic Crackdowns
10 Things To Know During Memorial Day Traffic CrackdownsAll attorneys who practice DUI law in Georgia know that holiday weekends mean traffic enforcement crackdowns, and Memorial Day weekend is no [...]
Accountability Courts
My take on accountability courtsIn 2012, Governor Deal appointed a former drug court judge to the Criminal Justice Reform Council, and charged him with finding ways to improve Georgia’s criminal [...]
Restorative Justice Freedom Summit
In Georgia, approximately 3.8 million people (or a third of Georgia’s population) have a criminal record. This includes not just convictions, but charges and arrests (both felony and misdemeanor) and [...]