Lawrence Lewis

Criminal Defense Attorney

Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice; Civil Litigation.

Admitted: 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1998, Georgia; 1995, Pennsylvania

Law School: Cornell University Law School, J.D., 1995

Graduate School: New York University, M.A., Philosophy, 1993

Undergrad: Pace University, B.A., Psychology, B.B.A., Marketing, 1989

Member: State Bar of Georgia; Pennsylvania Bar Association; Gwinnett County Bar Association; Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Employment: Senior Assistant District Attorney, Fulton County District Attorney`s Office, 1998-2000; Assistant District Attorney, Pennsylvania District Attorney`s Office, 1995-1998

Military: Graduated Commandant`s List from Field Artillery Basic Course, 1992. Second Lieutenant, New Jersey Army National Guard, 1991-1999

I hung a shingle in February 2000, because I saw that individuals charged with criminal offenses were being underserved by the attorneys practicing criminal law.  Since February 2000, I have represented almost four thousand criminal clients.  I only practice criminal law, but I do everything from violations of probation to Supreme Court appeals.  There are few attorneys under the age of sixty that have my level of experience.  I have tried more than three hundred major felony jury trials.  I have tried more than fifty misdemeanor jury trials.  In Philadelphia as a prosecutor, I tried more than two thousand bench trials.  I have conducted more than three thousand preliminary hearings and bond hearings.  Yet, I still have the energy at forty-seven to serve my current clients.  There is nothing that will occur in a courtroom that I have not experienced before.  When you are looking for an attorney, experience is everything.

I primarily practice in Gwinnett County, which includes the following cities: Auburn, Berkeley Lake, Braselton, Buford, Dacula, Duluth, Grayson, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Loganville, Snellville, Sugar Hill and Suwanee.  However, I frequently handle cases in Fulton County (Atlanta, Alpharetta, College Park, Decatur, East Point, Fairburn, Hapeville, Palmetto, Roswell, Union City), DeKalb County (Avondale Estates, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Lithonia, Stone Mountain), Hall County (Gainesville), and Cobb County (Acworth, Kennesaw, Marietta, Powder Springs, Smyrna).  I have also appeared in courthouses in Rockdale County (Conyers), Walton County (Loganville), Barrow County (Auburn, Winder), Forsyth County (Cumming), Cherokee County (Canton, Holly Springs, Woodstock), Douglas County (Douglasville, ), Butts County (Jackson, ), Henry County (McDonough, Stockbridge) and Clayton County.