LICENSED FOR 25 YEARS
LICENSES:
State of Admission - GA
Admitted On - October 27, 1998
ACTIVE MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING

Work Experience:

Partner
Kohn and Yager, LLC
2015 - Present
Partner
Head, Thomas, Webb & Willis, LLC
1999 - 2015
Law Clerk
William C. Head
1996 - 1998
Stockbroker
OLDE Securites
1994 - 1995

Education:

Georgia State
Law Degree Magna Cum Laude
1998
Emory University
BA - Bachelor of Arts
1994

Associations:

National College of DUI Defense
Member
2007 - Present
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
1998 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
1998 - Present
Georgia Defense of Drinking Drivers [DODD}
Member
1998 - 2020
State Bar of Georgia
Member
1998 - 2007

Languages Spoken
Spanish

Honors and Awards:

2024 Best Criminal Defense Lawyers Georgia
US News and World Report
2024
2024 Georgia Superlawyers
Atlanta Magazine
2024
Best Lawyers in Georgia Criminal Defense/ General Practice
Best Lawyers US News and World Report 2023
2023
2023 Superlawyers
Atlanta Magazine
2023
2022 Best Lawyers DUI Atlanta
Best Lawyers
2022
2022 Best Lawyers Criminal Defense Atlanta
Best Lawyers
2022
2022 Superlawyers
Atlanta Magazine
2022
2021 Georgia Superlawyers
SuperLawyers Atlanta Magazine
2021
Best Lawyers 2020/2021
US News and World Report
2021
America's Most Honored Lawyers
American Registry
2020
2020 Superlawyers
Atlanta Magazine
2020
2019 Georgia Superlawyers
Atlanta Magazine
2019
Gas Chromatography Blood Testing 40 Hour Course
Axion Laboratories
2019
2018/2019 Best Lawyers
US News and World Report
2018
Superlawyer
Atlanta Magazine Superlawyer
2018
Superlawyer
Atlanta Magazine Superlawyer
2017
2014 Best law Firms
US News and World Report
2014
Founding Member
DUI Defense Lawyers Association
2014
Drug Recognition Expert Overview Training
Anthony Palacios State of Georgia DRE Instuctor 2002-2008
2011
2008 Blood and Urine Testing Certificate
Dr. Fran Gengo, A.W. Jones, Dr. Al Staubus,
2008
2007 Georgia Trend Magazine Top Criminal Lawyers
Georgia Trend Magazine (As picked by Lawyers and Judges in Georgia)
2007
Certificate 40 Hour Intoxilyzer 5000 breath machine operator
Jay Zager, Mary McMurray former State crime lab personnel
2005
Certificate, NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Test Instructor
William Taylor & Robert LaPier
2000

Publications:

1300 Page Book Published By Thomson-Reuters used by Judges, Defense Lawyers, and Prosecutors
The Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual
2023
Institute of continuing legal education
Georgia Case Law Update 2023
2023
Institute of continuing legal education
Georgia Case Law Update 2023
2023
GACDL Bootcamp Materials
DUI Case Law Update
2019
The Four Legs of a DUI Case and How to Challenge a Search and Seizure
Aspatore Publishing: The Legality of Search and Seizure in DUI Cases
2016
ICLE Georgia
Ga. Legislative Update
2010
2005 Georgia DUI Case Law Update
Case Law Update
2005
Lorman Publications
Georgia DUI Cases of Importance
2005
2004 ICLE Criminal Trial Practice
Fundamentals of a Criminal Case
2004
Lorman Criminal Trial Practice
Important Georgia Criminal Cases
2004
2003 ICLE Georgia DUI Trial Practice Seminar
DUI Case Law Update
2003
Cobb County Bar Association Update
Criminal Motions that can win a DUI case
2002
Georgia Public Defenders Council
Criminal Law Cases of Importance
2002
ICLE Georgia
Case Law/Handling an ALS Hearing
2000

Speaking Engagements:

Defense of Drinking Drivers
Co-chairperson and Speaker on 2023 Case Law Update
2023
2021 Defending Drinking Drivers
Co-chairman Defense of Drinking Drivers Seminar
2021
Georgia Defense of Drinking Drivers
DUI Court Ethics and Pitfalls for a Client
2019
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Boot Camp
DUI UPDATE
2019
Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute 2 Day Conference
How to Win a Non-Jury Bench Trial
2017
Fayette County Bar Association Fall Meeting
Georgia DUI Law
2015
Ga. Legislative Update
Ga. Legislative Update
2014
Georgia 2011 DUI Law
Co-Chairman of Georgia's 2011 DUI Update Speaker on Legislation
2011
2010 DUI Legal Update
Co- Chairperson of the Program and also a speaker on New Legislation
2010
Defending Drinking Driver
Co- Chairperson with my Partner Bubba Head
2009
Handling DUI cases
Program Chairperson
2007
Georgia DUI Cases
Case Law Update
2005
Defending Drinking Drivers
Case Law Update
2005
Georgia DUI Cases Preparing for Trial
Trial Practice
2004
Fundamentals of a Criminal Case
Trial Practice and Case Law Update
2004
Georgia DWI Cases Analyzing Cases for Trial
Trial Practice
2003
DUI/Traffic Law Update
Motion Practice
2002
Defending Traffic Cases
Case Law
2002
Handling Administrative License Suspensions
Trial Practice
2000
Defending Drinking Drivers
Trial Practice
1999
Defense of Drinking Drivers
Case Law Update
1998