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Criminal Defense:
Tomlinson & Associates, LLC is a Georgia law firm very successfully practicing criminal defense law in DUI and drunk driving cases, including DMV matters, felony and misdemeanor criminal defense.
Having the best Georgia criminal defense law firm on your case makes a difference, and so does hiring a good criminal lawyer who knows the courts in Georgia. Our experience means that you’ll have access to the best knowledge and education on your side – an informed, experienced DUI or criminal defense lawyer working for you at every step of the way. Our firm offers that level of professionalism in every matter we represent.
When you’re facing a first time DUI, or other misdemeanor or felony criminal defense matter, your case is too important not to get the best, and most expert, legal assistance you can find. We present every defense, every strategy -- every piece of evidence in your favor to fight your case.
Our firm knows that people who are accused of a crime are worried about losing their license or driving privilege in drunk driving and DUI cases, their employment, or even their freedom. We know that when this happens people need quick and clear answers to their legal questions. We also often arrange for a bail bond to be posted, or fight for a bail reduction to release your loved one, so that we can defend the case with the client free while we work to defend the case.
We have rightfully earned the respect of judges, prosecutors and police officers as aggressive attorneys who are not afraid to challenge them on tough cases. As a matter of fact, in large part because of our well-deserved reputation, many other attorneys refer their criminal cases to our office for skilled, expert handling.
We handle the following types of matters:
Drunk Driving and DUI Defense
Domestic Violence
Drug Possession
Possession for Sales of Narcotics
Juvenile Crimes
Assault and Battery
Domestic Violence
Fraud
Robbery
Burglary
Grand Theft and Petty Theft
Embezzlement
Probation or Parole Matters
Sex Offenses
Lewd Conduct
Solicitation
Prostitution
Unlawful Conduct With a Minor
Molestation
Terrorist Threats
Reckless Driving
Driving on a Suspended License
DMV suspensions and hearings from Drunk Driving
Murder
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Medical Malpractice:
An estimated 100,000 people or more die as a result of medical mistakes every year in the U.S. based on reports by the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences. The Institute of Medicine is a Congressionally mandated, non-profit research body. Their initial report in the late 1990’s was alarming to the general population, but only confirmed what many inside the medical community have known for some time.
Now, the Institute is preparing to release another report that may be equally alarming. The Institute recently found and reported that racial and ethnic disparity exists in the delivery of health care regardless of income or insurance coverage.
"Disparities in the health care delivered to racial and ethnic minorities are real and are associated with worse outcomes in many cases, which is unacceptable," said Dr. Alan Nelson, chairman of the Committee on Understanding and Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care. According to one review of the report, blacks or African-Americans often get second-class care resulting in higher death rates from HIV/AIDS, cancer and heart disease.
The report cites time pressures on physicians, provider bias against minorities, language barriers and geographic proximity as reasons for this unacceptable state of affairs. Yet your state law may require you to rely on the medical community to determine if you are a victim of medical malpractice.
Most state laws allow doctors, nurses and hospitals to define what the ‘standard of care’ means in the context of your potential case. Georgia requires that a victim of malpractice obtain a special, written, expert opinion before they are legally entitled to even file suit and serve discovery upon the defendants. In this special written opinion, a qualified-expert health-care provider must identify care and treatment that is below the accepted standards of practice in the community.
As a result, medical malpractice cases are a special and complex type of personal injury claim. The phrase ‘medical malpractice’ generally describes a personal injury caused when a health care provider breaches his or her duty to the patient thereby causing physical injury or death.
The law generally describes the health-care provider’s duty in terms of what another reasonably careful and similarly qualified health-care professional would do under similar circumstances.
While the methods of compensating victims of medical malpractice are the same as in other personal injury cases, these cases can be more difficult to prosecute because they turn on technical and sometimes complex issues of medicine and health care. As a result, the majority of medical malpractice cases that are successfully placed into litigation and trial are for substantial injuries demanding substantial verdicts or settlements.
Our resources and experience in the field ensure that your case will be handled professionally and honestly from the beginning. Our experience and expertise will provide reliable answers and information, while at the same time placing you on the path to a successful experience. We will do our best to make sure that you make the recovery to which you are entitled. And always remember, if we don’t win your case, you pay us nothing.
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Personal Injury:
Personal injury cases, as different as they may be in their origin, all share a common goal: the recovery of damages. Judges often instruct juries at the end of a trial that "damages are awarded as compensation for an injury done." The types of damages which may be recovered vary from case to case, but generally, the following types of damages can be recovered: special damages and general damages. Special damages typically include property damage, medical expenses, and lost wages. General damages include pain and suffering, both physical and mental. In some situations, damages can be awarded for future lost income or future medical expenses.
In certain instances, the imposition of punitive damages or exemplary damages is warranted. Such damages are awarded to punish persons or corporations and to deter them from repeating such conduct in the future. Generally, punitive damages are not awarded for mere, or even gross, negligence; rather, they are awarded only where conduct is willful or wanton, or shows a conscious disregard for the consequences. For example, punitive damages may be awarded where the at-fault party was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time he ro she caused the injury. Drunk driving is a significant problem and if our clients are injured by a drunk driver, we utilize the civil justice system to ensure that drunk drivers are punished sufficiently to keep them from repeating such conduct in the future.
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Uncontested Divorce:
Uncontested divorce is the most simple and quickest type of divorce possible in the state of Georgia. The order granting the divorce may be signed by the judge on the 31st day after the filing and service of the divorce.
In an uncontested divorce, all parties agree to the terms and conditions of the divorce and all relating matters including, but not limited to, child support, child custody, alimony, property division and grounds for divorce.
If the parties disagree as to any of the above conditions then the divorce is considered contested and may result in a jury trial.
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The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask us to send you free written information about our qualifications and experience.
In all civil matters, we service the entire state of Georgia. In all criminal matters, we primarily service the following counties: Chatham, Effingham, Bryan, Bulloch, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Glynn. However, we will travel to other counties in special cases.
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DUI:
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (commonly referred to as “DUI”) is a very serious offense in Georgia which has resulted in our Georgia lawmakers passing legislation that has made the penalties for a DUI conviction extremely harsh, especially for those individuals who have a second or third (or more) conviction for DUI within a five-year period of time, as measured from the date of the previous arrest for DUI which resulted in a DUI conviction to the date of the arrest of the present offense. Even a first time offender, if that person’s blood alcohol concentration at the time of the offense was 0.08 grams or more, is facing a mandatory period of at least 24 hours in jail, placement on probation for 12 months, payment of a fine of up to $1,000.00, performance of at least 40 hours of community service, suspension of his/her Georgia driver’s license and attendance at DUI school.
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Wrongful Death:
A "wrongful death" occurs when a person is killed due to the negligence or misconduct of another individual, company or entity. An action for wrongful death belongs to the decedent's immediate family members (often called "distributees"). The most common distributees are surviving spouses and children, and sometimes parents. A suit for wrongful death may only be brought by the personal representative of the decedent's estate. Every state has a civil "wrongful death statute," or set of statutes, which establish the procedures for bringing wrongful death actions. Actions for personal injury, conscious pain and suffering, or expenses incurred prior to the decedent's death are also brought by the personal representative. The damage awards from these actions belong to the estate and may pass to different parties as directed by the decedent's will.
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