Robert Rubin has been named a 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” honoree for Criminal Defense: General Practice by Best Lawyers, the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. Best Lawyers recognizes lawyers named by their peers as the best in their field of practice. Robert has been named by Best Lawyers…
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State Senators Investigate Fulton Jail Deaths And Case Backlog
Georgia Public broadcasting recently did an analysis of the problems ongoing at the Fulton County jail and the crushing backlog of cases waiting to go to trial. GPB contacted Jason B. Sheffield, past president of the Georgia Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers, for comment about the accused persons waiting to have their day in court….
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Jason Sheffield Comments on Jury Selection in Trump Election trial
Atlanta defense attorney Jason Sheffield adds color to recent news story about the jury selection process for the first Trump election trial. … Lawyers in the case will be trying to winnow out those prospective jurors who have a prejudice or bias against one side or the other, Decatur lawyer Jason Sheffield said. “It’s going…
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Bob Rubin interviewed on NBC: 11 Alive regarding Trump defense strategy
Atlanta defense attorney Bob Rubin interviewed on NBC: 11 Alive regarding the possible defense strategy Donald Trump and others could take in Georgia case.
Rubin Defeats Medical Board and Saves Doctor’s License
After a two-day hearing before an administrative law judge, Bob Rubin’s client, a surgeon was exonerated. The surgeon was accused of failing to meet the standard of care for eight patients on whom he performed surgery. The Medical Board’s expert opined that the surgeon failed to adequately assess blood loss during and after surgery in…
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Judge drops prison time for former principal convicted in the Atlanta Public Schools’ cheating scandal
A former principal convicted in the Atlanta Public Schools’ cheating scandal will be spared from prison after a Fulton County judge agreed Tuesday to lighten the sentence he imposed seven years ago. Dana Evans, the former principal of Dobbs Elementary School, was sentenced to one year in prison and four years of probation in 2015…
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Doug Peters named “2022 Georgia Lawyer of the Year” for Criminal Defense by The Best Lawyers in America
Doug Peters has been named “2022 Georgia Lawyer of the Year” for Criminal Defense by The Best Lawyers in America, the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. Doug’s 2022 recognition is the 4th time he has received this honor, having also been named “Georgia Lawyer of the Year” for Criminal…
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Doug Peters Is Featured Speaker At National And State Seminars In 2021 And 2022 On Child Molestation Defense
Doug Peters was invited to Las Vegas in November 2021 to address the 2021 Conference of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Peters’ presentation was entitled: “Cross Examination of the Alleged Child Victim: From the Law, To Reality, To the Courtroom” Of his presentation Peters said: “Many lawyers are intimidated at the prospect of…
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Defense convinced judge that decision to invoke the death penalty violated defendant‘s constitutional rights
Attorneys Sheffield, Hodges, and King appeared in Columbus Georgia in the State of Georgia vs. Rebecca Haynie. The prosecutor had suddenly elected to bring the death penalty, after the case had been pending for seven years. Fortunately, after five months of preparation, the defense team held a hearing and convinced the judge that the prosecutor’s…
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Gregory and Travis McMichael’s Lawyers Speak to Court TV
Lawyers for Greg and Travis McMichael gathered in Brunswick, Georgia for a hearing on their pretrial motions. After the hearing, Court TV interviewed the lawyers, Bob Rubin and Frank Hogue, for their insights into the case and how the hearing went. See full story on courttv.com
