Mr. Richard S. Lawson

Attorney

The Law Offices of Richard S. Lawson

4060 Peachtree Road
Suite D #415
Atlanta, Georgia 30319

(404) 816-4440

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Mr. Richard S. Lawson - Attorney, Atlanta, Georgia

Attorney’s Profile

Unlike other defense attorneys, Richard S. Lawson is 100% devoted to helping people stand up for their rights against DUI accusations. What does this mean? For more than 17 years, Mr. Lawson has only practiced DUI defense, giving him an exceptionally broad understanding of defense litigation. He is not a general practitioner; instead, he has focused his career completely towards one field of legal practice.

Over the course of his career, he has settled more than 4,500 cases and lead counsel at the jury trials and motions of hundreds of DUI cases in Georgia. Additionally, he has faithfully served hundreds of clients by achieving case dismissals and charge reductions – even convincing the court to reduce alleged intoxicated driving allegations to reckless driving charges instead.

Mr. Lawson graduated from Emory University's school of law. As a student, he became an award winning mock trial student attorney. He was selected to be an assistant District Attorney in Georgia and began his legal career as DUI prosecutor. As a prosecutor, Mr. Lawson learned the ins and outs of impaired driving litigation, the strategies used to convict DUI defendants and common weaknesses found in cases against DUI case defendants.

Today, he uses this unique and valuable perspective to the advantage of his clients, giving them exemplary legal defense with a thorough understanding of both sides of the courtroom. Eventually, Mr. Lawson strategically combined his familiarity with DUI law and prosecution and opened his own practice as a defense attorney.

Languages English

Attorney’s Areas of Practice

Litigation Percentage 50%

Career

Professional Experience

Former Assistant District Attorney
Former Assistant Solicitor General

Publications

Past Awards and Honors
•Investigations in DUI Cases Highlighted Speaker Georgia Association of Private Investigators 2007
•ICLE Speaker- Teaching Lawyers DUI Defense ICLE 2006
•ICLE Teaching Lawyers DUI Defense ICLE 2004
•Instructor Defending a DUI Case Georgia Indigent Defense Council 2000
•NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Instructor NHTSA 2000
•Speaker Georgia Indigent Defense Council 2000
•DUI and Vehicular Homicide Course, Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia 1996
•Phi Theta Kappa Award Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society 1990

Seminars

Past Speaking Engagements
•Investigations in DUI Cases Georgia Private Investigators Association 2007
•ICLE Institute for Continuing Legal Education 2006
•Investigations in DUI Cases Georgia Private Investigators Association 2004
•DUI Defense Institute for Continuing Legal Education 2004
•Legal Ethics in a DUI Case ICLE Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute 2002
•Cross Examination Defending at DUI Case 2000

Past Employment Positions