Georgia Driving Laws: Book Co-Authors on DUI Laws in GA

Published on: April 4, 2024 | Kohn & Yager LLC

By: Ex-Cop Turned Criminal Lawyer Near Me Cory Yager, and Larry Kohn, Co-Authors of Georgia’s Leading Book on DUI in Georgia Laws

Navigating the legal landscape of state DUI laws can be complex. Across America no two states have the same DWI-DUI state laws, but all will have many similarities, due to States having to comply with federal highway safety laws and regulations issued NHTSA, a part of the Department of Transportation.

The State of Georgia is known for having one of the nation’s most punitive sets of drunk driving laws (impaired driving laws). The impaired driving and obtunded driving laws (from drug usage) are complicated and among the nation’s most punitive, especially if a driver refuses to allow post-arrest test results to be obtained by law enforcement.

Cory Yager: Atlanta DUI Lawyer Former Cop in GA

Published on: July 28, 2023 | Kohn & Yager LLC

Atlanta GA DUI lawyer Cory Yager worked nearly 10 years in police work before becoming a DUI Lawyer GA. Next, he passed the Georgia Bar in 2007, and was working as criminal attorney a week later. He was then trained for years by renowned Georgia DUI lawyer Bubba Head.

Bubba Head is the State’s top DUI defense lawyer. The pair of defense attorneys successfully handled many high-profile clients, in their DUI arrest cases.

Yager, the lawyer, obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the State University of New York. He moved to Georgia in 1999 for police training. After that, he went to law school and earned his Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School-Atlanta.

Arrested for DUI? GA Lawyer for Smyrna Municipal Court

Published on: April 23, 2023 | Kohn & Yager LLC

If you are stopped in Georgia and then arrested for driving under the influence (or any other serious traffic offense) this cuffing and jailing can be a very jarring and disruptive experience. Over 95% of arrests are made by an officer with the Smyrna Police Department Georgia, and the balance handled by the Cobb County Police Department, or Georgia State Patrol (when accidents have occurred).

The City of Smyrna Municipal Court House is located in Smyrna, Georgia 30080, at 2800 King Street. This is the same building that houses City Hall, so don’t think that you are in the wrong place.

(Photo of the Smyrna Court House shown below)

Atlanta DUI Lawyer: What to Do at a GA DUI Traffic Stop

Published on: March 17, 2021 | Kohn & Yager LLC

Atlanta DUI Lawyer: What to Do at a GA DUI Traffic Stop

At no time have the schools in Georgia given their students information on what to do or NOT do, if confronted by police. This is true for high schools, colleges, and technical schools. This maxim is particularly critical to traffic cases, as well as being valid if approached on foot by an officer.

This blog posting covers traffic stop encounters in which a driving under the influence case is suspected. Because you will never be permitted to delay a police investigation to call the best DUI lawyer Atlanta, knowing this information can save your driver’s license. Furthermore, it may prevent a lifetime conviction for a DUI charge from blemishing your criminal history.

100 GA DUI Penalties If Convicted

Published on: September 28, 2016 | Kohn & Yager LLC

Court-related GA DUI Consequences

1. DUI Convictions in Georgia are FOREVER – no expunction law in GA (can’t be removed from record and a conviction will NOT “age” off). You take it to the GRAVE.

2. Mandatory probation which will be for one year minus any days in jail for misdemeanor offenses; five years of probation required for felony 4th (or more) offense in 10 years (minus any prison time served).

Top 50 Breath Test Defenses For A Drunk Driving Case

Published on: September 28, 2016 | Kohn & Yager LLC

Can You Beat a Breathalyzer?

Updated October 27, 2018
DUI Defense

101 Tips For Avoiding A DUI Conviction

Published on: September 27, 2016 | Kohn & Yager LLC

Invaluable list of 101 specific, proven tips on how to get out of a DUI charge – from Mr. Head’s Book

Although this book is currently out of print, Mr. Head has set forth below the list of the 101 Ways to beat a DUI from his book. A skilled criminal defense lawyer should be able to “translate” these for you, if a specific DUI defense matches up to your case’s facts. Experience in the “battlefield” (the courtroom) is where a top-rated DUI lawyer learns these methods, and comes to know the ways on how to NOT get a DUI conviction.

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