Michael Hawkins

2004 Georgia Super Lawyer®.
Only two lawyers in the entire state of Georgia were selected by their peers to be Super Lawyers® for 2004 in the limited area of DUI/DWI Defense--Mike Hawkins and his partner, Bob Chestney.

Board Certified by the National College for DUI Defense.
Only four lawyers in the entire state of Georgia are board certified by the prestigious National College for DUI Defense--Mike Hawkins and Bob Chestney are two of them. Admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1992. Member of the State Bar of Georgia, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the National College for DUI Defense, the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Georgia Defense of Drinking Drivers group.

EXPERIENCE
Prior to devoting his practice to defending driving under the influence cases, Mr. Hawkins served as a DUI prosecutor for nearly five years in the metropolitan Atlanta area. He has served as lead counsel on more than 150 cases at trial. He was appointed to the Prosecuting Attorney's Council Faculty in 1995 and has taught seminars for both prosecutors and defense lawyers. His practice is limited to representing and protecting the rights of those accused of alcohol and drug related offenses. Mr. Hawkins attributes much of his success in defending DUI cases to his experience as a DUI prosecutor and his commitment to outpreparing the prosecution.

EDUCATION
University of Alabama (B.A., 1989); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Successfully completed the National College for DUI Defense, Summer Curriculum at Harvard Law School (July 1997), Board Certified in DUI Defense by the National College for DUI Defense (February 2001).

SEMINARS
Mr. Hawkins has been a frequent lecturer on DUI defense in the State of Georgia. He has lectured at DUI seminars for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education and has been a guest instructor at the Georgia Trial Skills Clinic. For the last four years, Mr. Hawkins has served as the Chairperson for the ICLE Handling Administrative Driver's License Suspensions and Revocations Seminar.