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  • 2023
    • December
      • Top 5 Ways to Have a DUI Dismissed in Georgia
    • May
      • Defending Alpharetta and Milton DUI Charges in 2023
    • January
      • Tickets with Mandatory Georgia Drivers License Suspensions
  • 2022
    • November
      • Refusing DUI Tests in Georgia- 2023 Update
    • October
      • How to Fight a Marijuana DUI in Georgia
    • August
      • Ignition Interlock Device Limited Driving Permit F.A.Q.
    • February
      • Forsyth County Juvenile Court Defense
  • 2021
    • November
      • Do You Have to Take Field Sobriety Tests in Georgia?
    • August
      • Is Jail Time Required on a First DUI in Georgia?
    • February
      • Cumming Georgia DUI Charges in 2022
      • Can I Sue a Drunk Driver for my Injuries in Georgia?
      • How to Get Paid for a Car Accident in Georgia
    • January
      • Can a Shoplifting Conviction Come off My Record?
      • Appealing a Georgia DUI License Suspension During COVID
  • 2020
    • September
      • Can I drop Family Violence Charges in Georgia?
    • August
      • Do I have to go to my arraignment hearing?
      • 2020 Super Lawyers Recognition for Zeliff and Watson of Forsyth County
    • May
      • COVID-19 and Georgia Courts
    • March
      • 2020 Ignition Interlock on First DUI in Georgia
    • January
      • Defending a First DUI in Georgia in 2020
  • 2019
    • December
      • Georgia Sexual Exploitation Charges
    • August
      • The Story of American Hemp
      • Is CBD (CANNABIDIOL) hemp legal in Georgia?
      • Georgia FVB Family Violence Battery Charges
    • February
      • Zeliff, Watson both named 2019 Georgia Super Lawyers
      • Behavioral Incentive Date in Georgia
    • January
      • Georgia Child Molestation Charges
  • 2018
    • October
      • Georgia Vehicular Homicide Charges
    • July
      • Partner Peter Zeliff Successfully Defends M.D. of Sexual Assault Allegations
    • April
      • Defending False Sexual Harassment Allegations
      • Does Shoplifting Affect Immigration Visas or Citizenship?
    • March
      • Possession with Intent to Distribute
      • Partner Evan Watson named 2018 Super Lawyers Rising Star
    • February
      • No Contact Bond Conditions in Georgia Family Violence Cases
    • January
      • Hit and Run Leaving the Scene Charges in Georgia
  • 2017
    • December
      • 2018 DUI Updates: Trends in Georgia DUI laws and How We Will Help
    • October
      • Using Self Defense in Georgia
    • August
      • Zeliff Watson Forsyth County's Best Criminal Defense Attorneys for 2017
    • July
      • Textalyzers- Cops can now search your cell phone, roadside.
    • June
      • For Attorneys: Hynes v. State, No. A17A0633, 2017 WL 2361134 (May 2017)- DUI, implied consent case
    • May
      • 2017 BUI (Boating Under The Influence) Laws
    • April
      • 2017 Trends in DUI Defense
    • January
      • Typical First DUI Punishments in Forsyth County Georgia Cases
      • Zeliff | Watson's Peter Zeliff earns DUI acquittal for Client
      • Saving Your License After a DUI 1205 Form
  • 2016
    • December
      • The Alpharetta Georgia DUI Process
    • November
      • Accidents with DUI Drivers
    • October
      • How Long Does a DUI Stay on Your Record?
      • Defending Against Prostitution Charges
      • What is FVIP Family Violence Intervention Program?
      • Secrets to Defending DUI Charges in Georgia
    • August
      • Reckless Conduct Child in Car
      • How to Fight a Probation Violation in Georgia
    • July
      • Will Joining the Army or Military Get My Case Dismissed?
      • Fighting Forsyth County DUI Charges in 2016
    • June
      • DUI Leaving Good Ol Days Cumming Ga
      • Fentanyl Drug Possession Charges
      • Disorderly Conduct Charges in Georgia
    • May
      • Certified Georgia Ignition Interlock Devices
      • Ignition Interlock for Refusal DUIs Coming to Georgia!
    • April
      • Cinco de Mayo DUI: How to Not Fall Victim
      • Simple Battery Charges
      • Is Buzzed Driving Drunk Driving?
    • February
      • Do I Have the Right to Refuse a DUI Test in Georgia?
      • How Long Does a Charge Stay on My Record in Georgia?
      • What are my Miranda rights, and when do they have to be read?
      • Zeliff | Watson Named "Best of Forsyth"
  • 2015
    • December
      • The 2016 Deadline for DUI Breath Testing in Georgia
      • How to Defeat a Shoplifting Charge
    • November
      • Why you should hire a DUI attorney within 96 hours in Forsyth County
    • October
      • Directions to North Atlanta-Dunwoody Office
    • September
      • Can I Plead No Contest to DUI?
    • July
      • Four Proactive Steps for Defending DUI Cases in Georgia
      • What is Pretrial Diversion?
    • June
      • Does DUI Require Jail Time in Georgia?
      • 2015 Update on Alpharetta DUI Charges
    • May
      • 2015 Georgia BUI Updates
    • April
      • Pretrial Diversion, First Offender, Conditional Discharge
      • Reckless Driving: OCGA 40-6-390
      • Georgia Implied Consent Law and Williams v State Update
    • March
      • Georgia Meth Laws
      • Get Ignition Interlock Financial Hardship Waiver in Georgia
    • February
      • I Took A Breath Test But Still Marked As A Refusal
    • January
      • Man Ticketed for Eating Cheeseburger- Georgia Law
      • Will a shoplifting charge come off my record eventually?
      • Can I get a DUI on a golf cart in Georgia?
      • How do I fight a Per Se DUI with the Intoxilyzer 9000?
  • 2014
    • December
      • Can Shoplifting Charges be Dropped by the Store?
    • November
      • What is Ignition Interlock and Who Must Have It in Georgia?
      • Can I Get my Driver's License Back if I Refused the Breath Test?
      • Fighting a DUI with the Intoxilyzer 9000 Test
    • October
      • How to get a driver's license back after a DUI arrest
    • September
      • What is a Super Speeder Ticket?
      • Do I need a DUI Lawyer?
      • Do I have to be read my rights for a DUI in Georgia?
    • August
      • Johns Creek DUI Charges
      • Filing Record Expungements in Georgia
      • Passing School Bus Charges in Georgia
      • Possession of Marijuana Laws in Georgia
      • Reckless Conduct Charges in Georgia
      • Georgia Expungement and Record Restriction
    • July
      • Milton, Georgia DUI Charges Explained
      • Do I Need A Lawyer for my Speeding Ticket?
      • Top Ways to FIght a BUI Charge in Georgia
    • June
      • Atlanta's Best DUI Lawyers: Find One.
      • Your Guide to Shoplifting Charges in Georgia
      • Transferring a Cumming, Georgia DUI Case to State Court
      • Brookhaven Beer Festival Sobriety Tests: TopDUIMyths.com
      • Fighting DUI Roadblocks in Buckhead and Atlanta
    • May
      • DUI Arraignments and First Hearings in Forsyth County, Georgia
      • Does a BUI Charge Suspend My Driver's License?
      • Beating a DUI Roadblock Arrest in Forsyth
      • Fighting a Second DUI Arrest
    • April
      • Brookhaven DUI Arrests
      • How to File an Insurance Claim After An Auto Accident
      • Lake Lanier BUI Charges- Avoiding in 2014
      • Is Jail Required for Shoplifting Charges?
      • Can I fight a DUI with a Breath Test?
    • March
      • Your Local DUI Defense Team
      • Are there hardship permits for DUI?
      • Is it possible to Pass Field Sobriety Tests?
      • Intoxilyzer 9000 in Forsyth County
      • Do I Need an Expert Witness in DUI Lawsuit?
      • First DUI License Suspension Appeal in Atlanta
    • February
      • Do I need a lawyer for my DUI in Atlanta?
      • Filing a lawsuit against a drunk driver in Georgia
      • Will a DUI Show Up on My Record?
      • Is there a minimum amount that must be stolen for Shoplifting?
      • How to Beat a Speeding Ticket
      • I received a shoplifting settlement offer. What is it?
    • January
      • What Happens to My Drivers License After DUI Arrest?
      • What is a "hold and clear" in Alpharetta or Milton?
      • Can You Call a Lawyer During a DUI Arrest?
      • Will Justin Bieber Go To Jail for his DUI?
      • How Can I Be Arrested with No Evidence of DUI?
      • Five Things Cops Look for During a DUI
  • 2013
    • December
      • Can Two Beers Make You DUI?
    • November
      • How Much Will A Ticket Raise My Insurance Rates?
      • Reckless Conduct Charges: Defending Them.
    • October
      • Beating Sandy Springs Disorderly Conduct Charges
      • How to Defend Cumming GA Theft by Shoplifting Charges
      • Milton GA Minor in Possession-MIP-Charges
      • Blue Ridge Ga DUI Charges- Fight to Win
      • Removing Your Mug Shot from the Internet- Banks Cutting Ties
      • Georgia Refusal DUI Q and A
      • How to defend family violence crimes in Georgia
    • September
      • What is a Valid Traffic Stop in Georgia?
      • Georgia DUI for Out of State Drivers
    • July
      • BUI now all but DUI
      • Brookhaven DUI Lawyers: New Court Info.
      • Georgia Refusal or Less Safe BUI Charges
    • June
      • Do I have a record?? Things Young Professionals Must Know.
      • Atlanta DUI Charges: Trial in Atlanta or Fulton?
      • Having a BUI Dropped to Reckless Operation in Georgia
      • Georgia Ignition Interlock Financial Hardship Waivers
      • Forsyth County Roadblock DUI Lawyers: Your Defenses
    • May
      • Hall County DUI Lawyers & Your Defense
      • BUI- Boating Under the Influence- New 2013 Laws
      • NTSB Urges States to Lower Legal Limit from .08 to .05
      • Forsyth County Shoplifting Charges: Things to Know
      • Navigating Georgia's Forfeiture Laws
      • Atlanta DUI on Cinco de Mayo: Avoiding Them
    • April
      • Sandy Springs Solicitation of Sexual Acts Defenses
      • Contesting Alpharetta Speeding Tickets
      • Hall County Speeding Ticket Lawyers: Travel Safe.
      • Suwanee DUI Charges Explained
      • Possession of Meth Charges in Georgia
      • Georgia DUI Probation Q & A: From DUI Lawyer Evan Watson
    • March
      • Fighting DUI Charges in Roswell, Georgia
      • Proposed Law Will Lower Legal Limit for Boaters
      • Could Driver Face Vehicular Homicide Charges for Ladder Accident?
      • Alpharetta DUI Charges Explained (2016 update)
      • How A Georgia DUI Can Impact Your Driver's License
    • February
      • Georgia DUI Blood Tests: What to Do
      • Alpharetta Councilman Arrested for DUI
      • MC Hammer Arrested for Obstruction
      • Forsyth County Traffic Ticket Information
      • Georgia DUI Refusal: Appealing a License Suspension
    • January
      • Zeliff & Watson Win Six Jury Trials & Three Bench Trials in 2012
      • Atlanta Shoplifting Laws: 2012 changes
      • Georgia Traffic Tickets: License Suspension Offenses
      • How to Defend Alpharetta and Milton Shoplifting Charges
  • 2012
    • December
      • What is a Local Ordinance Charge?
    • November
      • Georgia Vehicular Homicide Charges Explained
      • I-285's New Speed Limit: Coming Fall of 2013
      • Helpful Info. on Georgia Reckless Driving Charges
      • Forsyth County Warrant Application Hearings
    • October
      • Georgia's New Breath Testing Machine- Intoxilyzer 9000- Coming 2013
      • Refusing DUI Tests in Georgia: Good & Bad
    • August
      • Why You Should Not Call the Detective Back
      • Police Brutality-False Arrest-Cop Misconduct-Excessive Force in Georgia
      • Defending a Pot Charge in Forsyth County, Georgia
    • July
      • Georgia Laws on DUI Accidents
      • Usher's Stepson Critically Injured in Lake Lanier Accident
    • June
      • Fighting to Have a DUI Dropped to Reckless Driving
      • Getting Evidence Excluded From Your DUI Trial
      • Insight into Defending Georgia BUI Charges
      • Defending Georgia Minor in Possession Charges
    • May
      • New Georgia Law Expands Scope of DUI Hardship Permits
      • Family and Domestic Violence Charges in Georgia
    • April
      • Probation Revocation Hearings in Georgia
    • March
      • Steps You Can Take to Defend Your DUI Case in Georgia
      • How Texting While Driving Could Help Your DUI Defense in Georgia
      • Defending Forsyth County Passing School Bus Charges
      • How to Make Sure the Cop Must Admit You Were Driving Safely
      • Why the Cop's Stop Matters in a Georgia DUI Case
      • Lawsuit Filed Against Bella Homes Alleges Fraud, Violations of Consumer Protection Laws
    • January
      • Proposed Law Could Erase DUI From Georgia Criminal Record
      • Georgia Speeding Tickets- How they Can Affect You
      • Forsyth County DUI Court Overview Written by Defense Lawyers
  • 2011
    • December
      • Forsyth County Participates in Statewide DUI Enforcement Program
      • DUI Blood Search Warrant Trend in Atlanta
      • The Four Most Common Breath Test Challenges
      • Hit & Run Charges in Georgia- Your Defenses
    • November
      • The Cost of a DUI Charge