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Bubba Head
Attorney, Consultant and Author. Born, Columbus, GA in 1951. Residence: Atlanta, GA. Age: 50. Licensed to practice in Georgia and South Carolina. Private practice since 1976. Graduated from the University of Georgia in 1973 with a B.A. in History (with honors) and from the University of Georgia school of law with a Juris Doctor degree in 1976.
Member of the following organizations:
- Former Regent and co-founder of the National College for DUI Defense, Inc.
- Life Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Life Member, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Founding Member and Benefactor, South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- American Trial Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association
- Founder and member of Georgia D.O.D.D. (Defense of Drinking Drivers), a statewide [GA] network of dedicated DUI defense attorneys
- Joye-Cole Group (South Carolina DUI "think tank")
- Mentor, 1000 Lawyers for Justice (pro bono legal assistance to incarcerated indigents)
- Atlanta Bar Association
- Gate City Bar Association
- Gwinnett County Bar Association
Mr. Head has been named to the following lists:
- Who's Who in the World
- Who's Who in American Law
- Who's Who in the South and Southwest
- Who's Who in Business and Industry
- Who's Who in America
- Order of Barristers
William C. (Bubba) Head Preparing to Speak for November 2006 ICLE Statewide Broadcast at GPTV Studio |
Mr. Head is presently revising or has completed the following writings for publication in 1996 & 1997:
- Chapter on "Georgia DUI Law and Other Serious Driving Offenses" for the Georgia Jurisprudence multi-volume set of Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company’s (© 1995 Rochester, NY).
- Chapter in Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol Determination in Biological Specimens (Second Edition © 1996) on “Blood Testing and DUI Defense”, Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Tucson, AZ, (James C. Garriott, Editor).
- 101 Ways to Avoid a Drunk Driving Conviction, Maximar Publishing © 1991
- The Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual, [© 1998 Harrison Publishing].
Bubba Head Speaking at Seminar for Attorneys Hosted by www.waldenplatt.com on the topic of Drug Recognition Overview (DRE), November 11, 2006 |
Thomas J. Thomas, Esq.
PRACTICE AREAS: Driving While Intoxicated (DUI/DWI); Criminal Trial Practice; Traffic Violations; Divorce & Family Law.
Education: Indiana University (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Indiana University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1980).
Speaker: "Handling License Suspensions and Revocation in Georgia: Defense of Drinking Drivers." NHSTA Certified Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.
Professional Organizations: Member: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Criminal Law; Computer Law); Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Lee Webb, Esq.
PRACTICE AREAS: Criminal Defense; Driving While Intoxicated (DUI/DWI), Vehicular Homicide; Civil (Tort) Litigation; Personal Injury; Product Liability.
Professional Organizations: State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1986); Georgia State University (J.D., 1995).
Born Marietta, Georgia, May 1, 1964; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia.
Gregory A. Willis
Profile
Born Richmond, Virginia, July 9, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia.
Education: University of Virginia (B.S., Commerce, 1992); University of Georgia (J.D., 1996).
REPORTED CASES: Slate v. State, No. A02A0662 (June 13, 2002); Aggarwal v. State, 248 Ga.App. 331, 545 S.E.2d 924 (2001); Wise v. State, 234 Ga.App. 140, 506 S.E.2d 156 (1998).
Speaker:
Administrative Driver's License Suspensions August 24, 2001; Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute, 1999.
11th Annual Mastering Scientific Evidence Seminar (April 22-24, 2004)
Administrative License Revocations & Suspensions (hosted by ICLE -- February 20, 2004)
Georgia DUI Cases: Analyzing Cases for Trial (hosted by Lorman Education -- March 26, 2004)
Professional Organizations: Member, Defense of Drinking Drivers Network. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Areas of Practice:
| Criminal Law |
Traffic Violations |
| Parole and Probation |
DUI/DWI |
Georgia Samauri Lawyer Award |
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Mr. Willis epitomizes our firm's dedication to winning cases for our clients. His courage in the face of battle was demonstrated in 2003 when he refused to be forced into a jury trial where his only witness (an expert from Tennessee) had been delayed in another court and would be a day late getting to Georgia. Rather than allow the trial to go forward, and lose, when faced with the option of going to jail or starting trial, Greg opted to go to jail for contempt of court and served a 4 day sentence. He later got out of jail and won his client's case when the witness was available. |
Lawrence A. Kohn
Profile
Mr. Kohn was William C. Head's chief law clerk from May 1996 until October 1998. Mr. Kohn has attended the National College for DUI Defense presented at Harvard University as well as the winter program held December 5, 1998 in Charleston, South Carolina. Mr. Kohn has attended the 1996, 1997, and 1998 "Handling Administrative License Suspensions and Revocations" Continuing Legal Education Seminars. Mr. Kohn has attended the 1997 DUI Law Update and 1997 Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute. Mr. Kohn was a speaker on "Recent DUI Law in Georgia" at the 1998 Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute which was held on December 10-11, 1998 in Atlanta, GA.
Bar Admission
Georgia, 1998
Languages Spanish
Joined the Law Firm in 1998
Areas of Practice:
| Criminal Law |
DUI/DWI |
| Litigation |
Personal Injury |
| DUI/DWI |
Traffic Violations |
| Driver's License Suspensions |
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Litigation Percentage 100%
Professional Experience
I have successfully handled hundreds of criminal cases from DUI-DWI to speeding tickets to child molestation. I will strive to either have your charges dropped, reduced, or win at trial. In the event that this is not possible I will work hard to get the best possible plea disposition. I treat each case as if I am the person charged. I want your case to have a minimal impact on your life.
Seminars
Mr. Kohn was a speaker at the 1998 Defense of Drinking Drivers program in Atlanta. He was a speaker at the Georgia Indigent Defense Council’s program “Defending a DUI” on March 19, 1999. He was invited back to the Georgia Indigent Defense Council to speak at their program in March of 2000. He is a member of the statewide Defense of Drinking Drivers group. He is a member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is NHTSA certified to teach police officers how to give field sobriety tests. Mr. Kohn practices with the law firm of Head, Thomas, Webb, and Willis, Georgia’s most recognized DUI defense firm.
Education
Mr. Kohn graduated from Emory University with a B.A. in Religion. Following college, he was Series 7 and Series 63 licensed, and was employed as a stockbroker. Mr. Kohn graduated magna cum laude from Georgia State University College of Law. Mr. Kohn graduated seventh in his class with a class rank in the top 5%.
Speaker:
- 1998 Defense of Drinking Drivers (ICLE)
- 1999 Defending Drinking Drivers (Georgia Public Defender Standards Council)
- 2000 Handling Administrative Driver's License Suspensions
and Revocations
- 2000 Defending Traffic Cases (Georgia Public Defender Standards Council)
- 2002 DUI/Traffic Law Update (Cobb COunty Bar Association)
- 2003 Georgia DWI Case- Analyzing Cases for Trial (Lorman Education Services)
- 2004 Fundamentals of a Criminal Case (Lorman Educational Services)
- 2004 Georgia DUI Cases- Analyzing Cases for Trial (Lorman Education Services)
- 2005 Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute (ICLE)
- 2005 Georgia DUI Cases- Analyzing Cases for Trial (Lorman Education Services)
Email:
lakohn@absolutely-not-guilty.com
Letters From DUI Clients
Larry,
I want to thank you for getting me through this year and a half of hell, by always giving me a whisper of hope. Thanks for always being realistic, and at the same time never giving up. You are an awesome lawyer!!
Thanks again,
TD
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Dear Mr. Kohn,
Your expertise in handling D’s case has been a blessing! For me, the outcome of the sentence is D’s last chance for a life of sobriety. A simple “thank you” does not seem adequate, but it is deeply heartfelt.
I am hopeful that because of your skill, D will find a fulfilling life after this six months of alcohol treatment!
Sincerely, M.H.
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September 2007 [Greeting card received with this note]
Mr. Kohn,
I just had to take the time to thank you for ALL you’ve done. To me it means a LOT and never will go unnoticed!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am sure you’ll get plenty of blessings from God.
Sincerely,
D. E.
Peter M. Zeliff
Born Atlanta, Georgia, October 6, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Georgia.
Education: University of Georgia (B.A., 1995); Georgia State University (J.D., 1998). Member: Moot Court; Trial Practice Team Competition.
Speaker: Georgia Indigent Defense Council's 2002 "DUI Bootcamp"; ICLE DUI Update, 2002.
Professional Organizations: State Bar of Georgia; Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. [Formerly with Dekalb County, GA Public Defender's Office]
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Traffic Violations; Parole and Probation; Criminal Appeals; Driving While Intoxicated (DUI/DWI); Criminal Law.
Peter Zeliff at trial with client in
Dekalb County accused of murder.
(Photo courtesy of AJC.com)
Carolyn Karettis
Associate
Carolyn is an associate at Head, Thomas, Webb & Willis, LLC. Carolyn practices exclusively in the area of Domestic Relations and Family Law. She advises clients with respect to divorce, alimony, child support, custody, contempt, paternity and modifications related to all family law issues. Carolyn has also contributed her time through the Put Something Back program representing both men and women in domestic violence cases. Carolyn represents clients in all of the Metro Atlanta Counties, along with Fayette, Coweta and Henry County.
Education: Carolyn received her undergraduate degree from the University of Florida and her Juris Doctorate degree at Nova Southeastern University. At Nova Southeastern University, Carolyn participated in a civil internship representing indigent clients in divorce and domestic violence cases.
Professional Organizations: Admitted to The Florida Bar in 1987, State Bar of Georgia 1988. A member of the Family Law section of the State Bar of Georgia, and the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar. Carolyn has completed the Florida Supreme Court course in Family Law Mediation training.
Frank Gomez
Associate
Born July 29, 1963; admitted to bar 1989, Georgia
Education: University of Georgia (B.A. 1985); Georgia State University (J.D.
1988)
Professional Training: Certicate of Completion, NHTSA Curriculum, Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Course
Reported Cases: Davis v. State 261 Ga. App. 539 (2003); Fraser v. State 263 Ga. App. 764 (2003) ; Pinch v. State 265 Ga. App. 1 (2003); Stanley v. State
267 Ga. App. 379 (2004)
Professional Organizations: State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Cobb County Bar Association; Member of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Georgia Court of Appeals and United States District Court Northern District of Georgia; [Formerly with Office of the Solicitor General Cobb Judicial Circuit; Office of the Solicitor General City Court of Atlanta; Office of the Public Defender Municipal Court of Atlanta]
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Driving While Intoxicated (DUI/DWI); Traffic Offenses
E-Mail: fgomez@absolutely-not-guilty.com
Accolades:
[From an e-mail to Frank Gomez dated August 30, 2007]
Frank,
I have been remiss in sending this note to you and I apologize. I want to thank you for the tremendous help that you provided M.G. during this very difficult time in his young life. You were always responsive to all of our needs and your experience and knowledge of the law and Matt's case was certainly the catalyst that drove the favorable outcome of Matt's ruling from the prosecutor and the judge.
Matt is now moving on with his life and his first year in college. I am sure that Matt has learned a valuable lesson from this ordeal and I thank you for your role in this part of the matter. You clearly went above and beyond the call of duty.
Again, thanks so much for all you did for Matt and I hope you have a tremendous holiday weekend.
Sincerely,
H. G.
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[The following e-mail was sent to Mr. Head to thank him for directing this lady to the firm's associate, Frank Gomez. Frank was able to overcome her questionable 12 month administrative license suspension (resulting from her DUI arrest) by obtaining a nolo contendere plea to "reckless driving" (rather than DUI) resolution for her case within 90 days of her arrest date and having the DUI dismissed entirely.]
Sent via e-mail: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:32 PM
Kudos for Frank G.
Bubba:
Frank rocks!
I could not be more pleased with Frank's representation and our end run around the administrative law judge] . It was rewarding to watch a true professional overcome an unbelievably biased and (dare I say it) erroneous Order Denying Reconsideration. Frank actually secured an outcome even better than I could envision: a Nolo Contendere on Reckless. Yea, Frank. Or as my husband says, "Hoo-ah".
D A J
