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Public Defenders in Georgia

 

Location Public Defender Address Telephone Facsimile E-mail
Georgia Public Defender Standards Council B. Michael Mears 104 Marietta Street
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30303

404-232-8900

404-651-5709

mmears@gpdsc.state.ga.us
           
Alcovy Circuit (Newton & Walton Counties) John Strauss 1172 Usher Street
Covington, Georgia 30014

770-784-2061

770-784-0576

ewhisnant@co.newton.ga.us
City Court of Atlanta (Traffic Court) Candace Byrd 41 Marietta Street, Suite 1200
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

404-658-6821

404-658-7011

cbyrd@atlantaga.us
Municipal Court of Atlanta Harry Gardner Grant Building
44 Grant Street, 9th Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

404-658-6838

404-658-6848

hgardner@ci.atlanta.ga.us
Coweta County Julianna W. Holliday P.O. Box 220
Newnan, GA 30264

770-683-3282

770-683-3280

jholliday@rjm-pc.com
DeKalb County Lawrence Schneider 408 Callaway Building
Decatur, Georgia 30030

404-371-2222

404-371-2298

lschneider@mindspring.com 

Douglas County Monica Myles 8700 Hospital Drive
Douglasville, Georgia 30134

770-949-1096

770-920-7387

mmyles@co.douglas.ga.us

Fulton County Vernon Pitts 137 Peachtree Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

404-730-5200

404-730-5856

vernon_pitts@cjis.ful.ga

Fulton County Conflict Defender Janet Willy Hankins 100 Peachtree Street, Suite 600
The Equitable Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

404-614-0304

404-614-0554

jan@fccd.com

Glynn County Jeff Lacy 1725 Reynolds Street
Suite 201 - 2nd Floor
Brunswick, Georgia 31520

912-554-7072

912-267-5618

jlacy@glynncounty.org

Houston County Terry Everett 201 Perry Parkway
Perry, Georgia 31069

478-218-4870

478-218-4875

teverett@houstoncountyga.org

Jackson County Donna Avans Seagraves Post Office Box 534
Jefferson, Georgia 30549

706-367-6355

706-367-8863

jcpd@co.jackson.ga.us 

Mountain Circuit (Habersham, Rabun & Stephens Counties) Drew Powell Post Office Box 253
Clarkesville, Georgia 30523

706-754-6427

706-754-8064

publicdefender@alltel.net

Muscogee County Richard Smith 19 East Eleventh Street
Post Office Box 39
Columbus, Georgia 31901

706-653-4301

706-653-4300

tender@cbus.mindspring.com 

Northern Circuit (Elbert, Franklin, Hart, Madison & Oglethorpe Counties) Michael White Post Office Box 40
Elberton, Georgia 30635-0040

706-283-2921

706-283-1338

norcirpd@bellsouth.net

Rockdale County James Steven Purvis 922 Court Street, Room 205
Conyers, Georgia 30207-4540

770-929-4017

770-918-6313

rockdale.pd@juno.com 

Troup County John R. Mobley, II 118 Ridley Avenue
LaGrange, Georgia 30240

706-883-3000

706-883-3004

john_mobley@msn.com

Ware County Clay Culp 201 State Street Suite 250
Waycross, Georgia 31501-3552

912-287-4360

912-287-4362

 

Western Circuit (Clarke & Oconee Counties) Russell Gabriel 160 East Washington Street
Athens, Georgia 30601

706-369-6440

706-369-6444

rcg6020@aol.com



Other Defender Offices  
Center for Prisoners' Legal Assistance Stephen D. Pereira Post Office Box 1268
Alpharetta, Georgia 30009

 770-569-5911

770-569-5922

sdpereira@netzero.net
Federal Defender Program, Inc. Stephanie Kearns 100 Peachtree Street, N.W.
Suite 200
Atlanta, Georgia 30303

404-688-7530

404-688-0768

Stephanie_Kearns@FD.org

Georgia Appellate Practice & Education Resource Center, Inc. Tom Dunn 303 Elizabeth Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30307

404-614-2014

404-614-4656

tdunn4562@aol.com
Georgia Justice Project Douglas Ammar 438 Edgewood Avenue, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30312

404-827-0027

404-221-0626

doug@gjp.org

Georgia Capital Defenders Chris Adams 104 Marietta Street
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30303

404-232-8900

404-651-5709

cadams@gpdsc.state.ga.us
Southern Center for Human Rights Stephen Bright 83 Poplar Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2122

404-688-1202

404-688-9440

sbright@shcr.org