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Lawrence J. Zimmerman

Lawrence Zimmerman is the founder of The Law Office of Lawrence J. Zimmerman in Marietta, Georgia. A criminal defense attorney with over 26 years of experience, he has represented clients in complex state and federal matters since his admission to the State Bar of Georgia in 1998. Mr. Zimmerman earned his J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law. He served as president of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and has been recognized by Super Lawyers (2019–2026).

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Hiring a Lawyer

Hiring a Lawyer

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Last Modified on Aug 19, 2018

How to Hire a Lawyer Hiring a lawyer is usually done because something important is at stake. People rarely understand how to find the best attorney for their situation. This article provides you with things you need to know before you contact a lawyer and…

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Fourth Amendment Automobile Exception Hits Roadblock

Fourth Amendment Automobile Exception Hits Roadblock

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Last Modified on Jun 06, 2018

Fourth Amendment Ruling on Warrantless Search In a stunning 8-1 ruling last week, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a warrantless search in the case of Collins v. Virginia involving a police officer who entered a defendant’s property to examine a motorcycle concealed under a…

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A Fourth Amendment Victory For All – Byrd v. United States

A Fourth Amendment Victory For All – Byrd v. United States

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Last Modified on May 27, 2018

Last week, the United States Supreme Court came down with a fantastic case, Byrd v. United States, 584 U.S. __ (2018)(that is a legal citation by the way). I know you are asking, “What does this mean for me the average person? Well, this means…

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Fighting False Accusations of Sexual Misconduct

Fighting False Accusations of Sexual Misconduct

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Last Modified on Nov 17, 2017

False Accusations and Their Devastating Impact In today’s online dating world, protecting yourself from false accusations of sexual misconduct is an absolute necessity. Over the past two years, our firm has represented a dozen people who have been falsely accused of forcing someone to participate…

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Georgia Supreme Court’s New Opinion Changes DUI Laws

Georgia Supreme Court’s New Opinion Changes DUI Laws

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Last Modified on Oct 18, 2017

Yesterday, in a long awaited opinion, Olevik v. The State, the Georgia Supreme Court’s new opinion changes DUI laws. In an opinion authored by the very conservative and very new Justice, Nels Peterson, the Court went through painstaking detail discussing framers’ intent when drafting the…

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Hiding Evidence

Hiding Evidence

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Last Modified on Aug 02, 2017

Hiding Evidence in a Criminal Trial I was reading the New York Times on Sunday when I came across this article about a woman wrongly convicted of killing her mother in Memphis, Tennessee. When I read that a prosecutor, such as the one in this…

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