About

Alan J. Levine – A lawyer who fights for you in Cobb County, Kennesaw, Marietta, Smyrna and beyond

There are a lot of lawyers out there. So if you have a speeding ticket or other traffic violation, or if you have been arrested for something more serious like a DUI, drug possession, or other criminal charge, you need a lawyer who fights for you.

I have been a lawyer since 2007, when I began my law career as a prosecutor in the Cobb County State Court. For six years there, I prosecuted nearly every misdemeanor charge on Georgia’s books as well as becoming the DUI Court Prosecutor for the final year and a half of my stay there. After that, for roughly two years, I did both civil litigation while also sitting as a Cobb County Assistant Magistrate Judge. Since then, I have run my own criminal defense practice. I have conducted numerous motions, hearings and trials both as a prosecutor and defense lawyer. While I represent clients all over Georgia, as my office is in Marietta, a significant percentage of the cases I handle are in Cobb State and Superior Courts, as well as the nearby city courts of Kennesaw, Marietta and Smyrna.

Traffic tickets have consequences

Even a simple traffic ticket can have long-lasting repercussions. For one thing, almost all moving violations have points associated with them that go onto your driver’s history with the Georgia Department of Driver Services. Your driver’s insurance rates can go up even if there was no accident. And traffic tickets issued after an accident are complicated not only by claims for payment of damages, but potentially expensive civil law suits.

So, given the above, can an attorney help you? Almost certainly, yes.

DUI charges are not like other traffic matters

For DUI arrests, there’s too much at stake in terms of potential jail time, probation, fines, driving privileges, job and career, reputation, and normalcy of life, to just go this alone and hope for the best. And as for DUI law, it is not easy. In fact, it can be more complicated than many felony crimes and civil litigation.

But how do you find the right DUI or criminal defense attorney for you? Do I want your business and the opportunity to represent you? Absolutely. Am I the right attorney for you. Maybe yes, maybe no.

Experience and knowledge matters. I have that. Hopefully all of the lawyers you’re considering have that. But finding an attorney who listens to you, who understands you, who ‘gets you,’ is important. Finding someone you trust implicitly, who you know has your best interest at heart, is crucial. Because for the next several months, and possibly longer, you and your defense attorney are going to be a team.

Drug possession, possession with intent to distribute, and manufacturing

Marijuana is still a Schedule I substance according to federal law. And while some states have legalized marijuana possession, it is not legal in Georgia to have any amount. Therefore, according to Georgia law, possessing less than one ounce of marijuana is a misdemeanor. If convicted, a person may have to pay a fine of up to $1,000 and faces as much as one-year in jail.

Fighting a drug charge involves determining how the arresting officers found the illicit substances and tied them to the person arrested. Did the case arise out of a traffic stop? Was the arrested person the driver of the vehicle, or a passenger? How long did the stop take before someone was arrested? Was a K9 drug sniffing dog involved?

If it was not a drug arrest based on a traffic stop, was the person arrested just walking around minding their own business? Does the arresting officer maintain that the person arrested was somehow acting suspicious? If so, how? Or, did police come to a person’s residence? Did they search the residence, and if so, was it because someone gave them permission to do so, or was the search based on a valid warrant?

The above are just the beginning of the issues that need to be examined to prepare a proper defense for someone accused or indicted of violating state or federal drug laws. It doesn’t begin to scratch the surface of the evidentiary matters involved if selling or manufacturing drugs is at issue. And prosecutors have become increasingly aggressive in prosecuting conspiracies to commit all manner of crime under RICO statutes. Therefore, given the seriousness and complexity of being charged with drug possession, distributing or manufacturing, a person so accused must have skilled, aggressive counsel at their side.

Call for a free consultation with Georgia DUI & Criminal Defense

So take the time to really interview and get to know the potential candidates looking to earn your business. As for me? Call or email me to set up a time for a free, no obligation consultation. Let’s meet face to face and discuss your situation. This is an important decision – finding the right person to fight for your rights, defend your reputation, and help you get your life back.

I look forward to meeting with you. I look forward to the possibility and privilege of being your lawyer.

Alan Levine

Phone: 770-870-4994. Email: alan@alanjlevine.com