When hiring a lawyer to defend you it is important that you take into consideration the education and trial experience of the attorney. If you find an attorney with more education and experience than Attorney Jackie Patterson of The Patterson Firm, we strongly encourage you to hire that attorney.

 

Here are just some of the reasons why our firm motto is “NOT ALL LAWYERS ARE CREATED EQUAL”.

 

Education:

 

Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice and Public Administration
Brenau College, Gainesville Ga. (1986)

 

Master of Public Administration
Brenau College, Gainesville Ga. (1988)

 

Doctor of Jurisprudence, J.D.
Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Houston Texas (1991)

 

Master of Laws, L.L.M.
Atlanta Law School, Atlanta Ga. (1993)

 

Experience:

 

U.S. Army Paratrooper
Fort Bragg, N.C. (1978-1981)

 

Atlanta Police Officer
Atlanta Ga. (1981-1987)

 

Police Chief
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta Ga. (1995-1996)
Recruited by the President of Clark Atlanta University to lead the department
while preparing for the 1996 Olympics.

 

Internship with the Harris County Texas
District Attorney’s Office while in law school. (1989-91)

 

Legal experience:

 

Part-time Judge
City of Greenville Georgia
2000-present.

 

Served as a State Court Judge
in Dekalb County Georgia by
special appointment.

 

More than 700 jury trials handled since becoming a lawyer in 1992.

 

More than 100 criminal appeals filed in the State of Georgia.

 

Wrote a book and conduct seminars on the process of criminal appeals in Georgia.

 

Taught newly appointed judges on criminal procedure at the University of Georgia.

 

Speaker, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys

 

Speaker, Defense of Drunken Drivers Seminar

 

Speaker, State Bar of Georgia Seminar

 

Speaker, Institute of Judicial Continuing Education

 

Speaker, Institute for Lawyers Continuing Legal Education

 

License to practice:

 

State of Georgia (all 159 counties)

 

Georgia Supreme Court

 

Georgia Court of Appeals

 

United States Supreme Court

 

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

 

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

 

Associations:

 

State Bar of Georgia

 

Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

 

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

 

National College of DUI Defense

 

Gate City Bar Association

 

National Bar Association

 

Georgia Association of Municipal Court Judges

 

Certifications:

 

Graduate of National College of DUI Defense,
Harvard University

 

Certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing,
Walk and Turn
HGN
One Leg Stand

 

Certified Georgia Peace Officer since 1981

 

Certified Municipal Court Judge since 2000

 

Awards:

 

Case of the Year Award (Coty)
Presented by the Georgia Association of
Criminal Defense Attorneys for having won
in the Georgia Supreme Court the most significant
case of the year in 2003.
John Geng v. State, 276 Ga. 428 (2003)