Top Rated DUI-DWI Attorney in Atlanta, GA

Honors and Awards:

• This is the highest classification - TIER 1 --- for the U.S. News & World Report annual ratings, Best Law Firms in America - Tier 1, 2014
• Most selective of all legal rating services has selected Mr. Head each year since 2009., Best Lawyers in Georgia, www.BestLawyers.com, 2014
• Best Lawyers in Georgia for DUI, BestLawyers.com, 2013
• Martindale-Hubbell's Highest Rating for Attorneys, "AV" Rated, Highest Ethical and Skills, 2013
• Martindale-Hubbell's Highest Rating for Attorneys, Martindale-Hubbell AV (highest & most ethical) Attorney Rating, Lexis-Nexis - Martindale AV Rating, 2012
• Mr. Head was named Georgia's best DUI attorney., Best Lawyers in America, www.bestlawyers.com, 2012
• This national organization named Mr. Head to their List of 100 Best Attorneys in Georgia for 2008. , The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2009
• National Trial Lawyers Group named Mr. Head to this honor for prior year, 2007, Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Georgia, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008
• National Who's Who Directory taps Mr. Head for Membership., Who's Who in American Law, Marquis Registry, 2005
• National Who's Who Registry named Mr. Head to Who's Who in America., Who's Who in America, Marquis Registry, 2002
• Mr. Head was added to Who's Who in the World in the Registry for 2001., Who's Who in the World, Marquis Registry, 2001
• Nation's only source for Board Certification through the ABA, the National College for DUI Defense, Inc.,  designated Mr. Head as "Board Certified" in the field of DUI Defense, Board Certified in DUI Defense, National College for DUI Defense, Inc. [www.ncdd.com], 2000
• Charter Lifetime Fellow, Atlanta Bar Association., 2006 - present
• Best Attorneys in Georgia, Atlanta Magazine, 2008
• Best Attorneys in Atlanta, 2004
• Best Lawyers in America, 2008 - 2010
• Martindale-Hubbell AV (highest & most ethical) Attorney Rating, Lexis-Nexis - Martindale AV Rating, 2011
• AVVO Top 10 Most Viewed Attorneys in USA, 2010
• Martindale-Hubbell AV (highest & most ethical) Attorney Rating, Lexis-Nexis, Martindale.com, 2008
• Martindale-Hubbell AV (highest) Attorney Rating, Lexis-Nexis, Martindale Hubbell - National Directory, 1997
• Order of Barristers, National Order of Barristers, 1976
• Who's Who in Business and Industry
• Who's Who in the South and Southwest

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Sponsor, Organizer & Speaker for Forensic Blood and Urine Testing Seminar [28 hours of CLE credit] held at Emory University, December, 2008
• Intoxilyzer 5000 training course, Atlanta, sponsored by Mr. Head.  Numerous top speakers provided information on the weaknesses and the deficiencies of this aging forensic device.  This was a 36 hour CLE credit course, 2004
• Board Certification on DUI Defense. www.NCDD.com.  This is the only organization authorized by the American Bar Association to certify attorneys in America as specialists in this area of practice, 2000
• NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Test - Instructor Course.  Mr. Head sponsored the first Instructor Course (40 hours of training) in Atlanta for criminal defense attorneys, 1998
• Intoxilyzer 5000 training course, 40 hours, sponsored by Mr. Head in Atlanta.  The training focused on how to operate the most widely-used breath testing device, and how the device can give erroneous readings. Each student was permitted to observe the device with the cover removed and to run multiple tests on the devices to test the Intoxilyzer 5000's reliability and repeatability of results. In addition, extensive training about human physiology and the science behind infrared breath testing was covered by a Ph.D. level chemist (former College professor) and a former State patrol chemist as well as a State-certified breath machine technician with over 5000 prior tests to his credit., 1996
• NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Test - Practitioner Course.  This is the same basic training course taught to police officers.  Mr. Head sponsored the training program in Atlanta, and this was the first training of this type organized for criminal defense attorneys, 1994
• South Carolina Bar, passed exam.  Currently, Mr. Head is inactive in the South Carolina Bar, but regularly attends meetings with a statewide "think tank" group headed up by the State's best DUI attorneys, 1990

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Seven Critical Hurdles for Prosecutors to Introduce Forensic Test Results, AAFS.org Annual Meeting 2012, 2012
• Member, American Bar Association, 1978 – present
• Life Member, Ga Assoc of Criminal Def Lawyers (GACDL.org), 1995 – present
• Life Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1998 - present
• Member, Sandy Springs Bar Association, 2006 – present
• Member International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS.org), 2007 – present
• Member, American Association for Justice, 2007–present
• Member, Georgia Defense of Drinking Drivers
• Member, Gwinnett County Bar Association
• Member, Gate City Bar Association
• Member, Atlanta Bar Association
• Chairman, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, "DUI Bootcamp", 2007
• Chairman, Bridge-the-Gap Seminar (statewide) for New Attorneys, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1978
• Founding Member, South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1993
• Life Member, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1994
• Co-Founder and Former regent of the National College for DUI Defense

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Donated proceeds ($40,000) from Forensic Blood and Urine Seminar to fund training programs for Georgia Public Defenders, after the State of Georgia totally suspended training dollars due to budget difficulties.  Administered through GACDL.org and its non-profit arm, http://www.gacdl.org/GCDLEF.pdf., 2009
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Children's Cancer Unit, Tim Hudson Birdies and Baseball Sponsor, Orlando, FL, with Atlanta Braves.  http://www.choa.org/default.aspx?id=4524 , 2005
• Georgia Innocence Project, Board of Directors Member from 2002 to 2007. http://www.ga-innocenceproject.org/.  Mr. Head resigned from the Board in 2007, but still maintains the charity's website as an additional contribution for The Innocence Project, and works on fund-raising for the non-profit group., 2002
• Co-Founder, Georgia DODD Group, 1991 – present
• Associate Member, International Association for Chemical Testing, 1997 – present

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Speaker at University of Georgia School of Law, Practicing Law in the Field of Trial Practice, 2012
• 2008 Presentation to Atlanta Business Group on "Knowing your legal rights"., Speaker, 20 Critical Errors the Average Citizen Makes when Confronted by the Police, PowerPoint Presentation to Business Leaders' Group, The Kettering Group (Atlanta)), 2008
• This link http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/30328-ga-william-head-478108/recognition.html#speaking_engagements takes you to dozens of speeches conducted by Mr. Head., Seminar Speaker, Chairman or Speaker, www.AVVO.com, Attorney Rating Site, 2008
• This is a complete list of over two dozen published works: http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/30328-ga-william-head-478108/recognition.html#publications, Author, Magazines and Articles, www.AVVO.com, Legal Rating Website, 2008
• First Year of Co-authoring DUI Practice Manual with Frank T. Gomez, an associate in my law firm., Co-Author, The Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual, Thomson-West Publishing, Legal Publisher - International, 2008
• The copyright of my self-published book was acquired by Harrison Publishing of Norcross, GA., Author, The Georgia DUI Defense Trial Practice Manual, Harrison Publishers, Legal Publishing, 1997
• This was a self-published trial practice manual for DUI Defense Attorneys., Author, The Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual, Headlines Marketing, Legal Book Publishing, 1995
• This was a book for DUI clients facing a DUI charge, co-authored with the late Reese I. Joye, Jr., of North Charleston, SC.  , Co-Author, 101 Ways to Avoid a Drunk Driving Conviction, Maximar Publishing, Legal Book Publisher, 1991
• Co-Founder of The National College for DUI Defense, Inc., which has grown into the Nation's premier educational institution for DUI defense attorneys.  Mr. Head was given responsibility for organizing the first 3-day training seminar for young attorneys in 1995, which was conducted at Harvard University School of Law, Cambridge, MA., 1995
• An Introduction of Law in Georgia: Behind the Wheel, Carl Vinson Institute of Government at University of Georgia, 1995
• Helpful Analogies, Similies and Metaphors to Help Win Jury Trials, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI-DWI Cases, 2003
• Vice-Chairman, Helping New Attorneys Bridge the Gap Between Law School and Practice, Bridge the Gap Seminar, 1978
• Program Chairman, Helping Young Attorneys Bridge the Gap between Law School and Practice, Bridge the Gap Program, 1979
• Defending Drinking Drivers Workshop, Annual Convention - Washington, DC, 1992
• Two Day Comprehensive DUI Defense Training, Chairman of Drinking and Driving Institute, 1992
• Program Chairman, Defending the Drinking Driver in DUI Prosecutions, Defending Drinking Drivers Institute, 1992
• Handling DUI Accident Cases with an Eye Toward Civil Cases, Melvin Belli Trial Practice Seminar - Washington, DC, 1992
• DUI Trial Practice Workshop, ATLA - National Convention, San Francisco, 1993
• Program Chairman, Defending the Drinking Driver in DUI Prosecutions, Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute, 1993
• Defending Against Breath Tests at Trial, DUI/DWI Workshop, 1993
• Investigating a DUI Case for Ways to Win, DWI Defense National Seminar, 1993
• Ways to Win DUI Cases, Mississippi DUI Annual Seminar, 1993
• DUI Law Update, State Court Judges Conference, 1993
• Trial Tactics in DUI Cases, Defense of Drinking Drivers in Alabama, 1994
• Helping Inexperienced Attorneys Solve problems in their Pending DUI Case Files, DUI Practice: Bring Your Own Files, 1994
• License Suspensions in DUI Arrest Cases, Handling Driver's License Suspensions and Revocations, 1994
• Winning Your DUI Case when a Breath Test is in Evidence, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI-DWI Cases, 1994
• DUI Law Update, Superior Court Judges Conference - GA, 1994
• Comprehensive Seminar of Fighting DUI Cases at Trial, Tennessee DUI Law Seminar, 1994
• Basic DUI Law Introductory Course for Young Attorneys, The ABCs of DUI Law, 1994
• Program Chairman, Defending the Drinking Driver in DUI Prosecutions, Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute, 1995
• License Suspensions in DUI Cases, Handling Driver's License Suspensions and Revocations, 1995
• Intensive DUI Trial Practice Training, NCDD National Conference, 1995
• Program Chairman, Defending the Drinking Driver in DUI Prosecutions, Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute, 1996
• DUI Defense for the New Lawyer, DUI Basic Practice Symposium, 1996
• Handling Trials in DUI Cases, DUI Trial Practice in Indiana, 1996
• Comprehensive Seminar of Fighting DUI Cases in Tennessee, Handling DUI Cases in Tennessee, 1996
• Trial Practice Training in DUI Defense, NCDD National Conference, 1996
• Defending DUI Cases that other Attorneys Plead Out, Texas Advanced Criminal Defense Seminar, Puerto Plata, D.R., 1996
• DUI Defense for the New Lawyer, DUI Basic Practice Symposium, 1997
• Trial Tactics for a DUI Breath Case, DUI Defense Superstars Seminar - Butte, MT, 1997
• Preparing and Evaluation Your Client's Chances at Trial, DUI Litigation in Ohio, 1997
• Finding the Flaw in the State's Evidence at Trial, DUI Litigation Institute, 1997
• Taking DUI Cases to Trial instead of Pleading Guilty, GACDL Spring Seminar - St. Simons, GA, 1997
• DUI Law Update, Municipal Judges Conference - GA, 1997
• DUI Law Update, Probate Judges Conference, 1997
• Helping Attorneys in Small or Solo Firms Be More Efficient, Solo and Small Firm Success, 1997
• Decimating the Police Officer's Field Sobriety, Tests Texas Advanced Criminal Law Seminar - St. Kitts, BWI, 1997
• DUI-DWI, Intensive DUI Trial Practice Training, 1998
• Fighting Breath Tests in DUI Litigation, National College for DUI Defense Winter Program - Charleston, SC, 1998
• DUI Trial Practice Review for Public Defenders, Litigating DUI Cases to Win, 1999
• Review of NHTSA Committee Work on Model Law for United States, Aggressive Driving Symposium, 2000
• DUI Trial Practice Seminar (Ralph Blagg, Program Chairman), Defending DWI Cases in Arkansas, 2000
• Challenging Field Sobriety Test Evidence at Trial, New Jersey DWI Seminar, 2000
• Handling Field Sobriety Test at a DUI Arrest, Masters of DUI Defense, 2001
• Challenges to the Intoxilyzer 5000 at Trial, Connecticut DWI Trial Practice Seminar, 2002
• 101 Ways to Beat the Intoxilyzer, DWI Seminar 2003 - North Carolina, 2003
• Attacking the Intoxilyzer, Impaired Driving in Canada - Edmondton, Alberta, CA, 2003
• Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and DUI Arrests, Masters of DUI Defense - Columbia, SC, 2003
• Defense of Blood Tests in DUI Cases, Arizona Blood and Urine Seminar, 2007
• Ten Essential Things Non-DUI Attorneys Must Know about DUI Law, Emergency Legal Matters in Georgia Law, 2007
• Program Chairman & Speaker on Beating Breath & Blood Tests, GACDL Bubba Head DUI Boot Camp, 2007
• Source Code Litigation: Tracking Challenges to Breath Testing Equipment, ICADTS International Conference - Seattle, WA, 2007
• 50 Ways to Beat a Breath Test, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI-DWI Cases, 2007
• How Serious Traffic Offenses affect Personal Injury Cases, Personal Injury and Georgia Auto Insurance - Urgent Legal Matters, 2007
• Aggressively Defending DUI Cases, Virginia Indigent Defense Seminar, 2007
• Advanced Level Seminar for DUI-DWI Litigation Specialists, Breath Testing Devices - Source Code Challenges, 2008
• Advanced Training of DUI-DWI Defense Attorneys on Forensic Standards in Crime Laboratories, Forensic Blood & Urine Laboratory Seminar, 2008
• Challenging Similar Transactions in DUI Cases, Georgia DUI Law Update - Atlanta, 2008
• Trial Tactics to Help Win Cases, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases-Dallas, TX, 2008
• Co-chairman, DUI Defense and Criminal Trial Practice, Defense of Drinking Drivers in Georgia, 2009
• Challenging False Evidence and Faulty Testing Procedures from State Crime laboratories, Forensic Blood and Urine Laboratory Seminar, 2009
• Fighting the Intoxilyzer 5000 Source Code, Georgia DUI Law Update, 2009
• Handling Felony Death and Serious Injury DUI Cases, GTLA Annual Convention, 2009
• Frightening Vehicular Homicide Cases, Kettering Monthly Networking Meeting - Atlanta, 2009
• Defense of Drinking Driver's - Observations for Success at Trial, Mastering Scientific Evidence - 16th Annual Program, 2009
• Special Issues involved in Handling Homicide by Vehicle Cases, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI-DWI Cases, 2009
• Speaker, Mastering Scientific Evidence - 2009, MSE 2009 - New Orleans, LA, 2009
• Demanding Forensic Integrity in Criminal Prosecutions, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Fall Program, 2010
• Program Chairman, Handling DUI Cases, GTLA Annual Convention, 2010
• Defending Vehicular Homicide Cases based on DUI, Mastering Scientific Evidence - 17th Annual Program - 2010, 2010
• Speaker, Mastering Scientific Evidence - 2010, MSE 2010, 2010
• DUI from A to DMV, DUI Defense Associates, San Diego, 2010
• Professionalism in DUI Practice, Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute, 2011
• Speaker, Mastering Scientific Evidence - 2011, MSE 2011 - New Orleans, LA, 2011
• Handling Vehicular Homicide Cases, Personal Injury and Georgia Auto Insurance Meet Urgent Legal Matters, 2012
• Handling Vehicular Homicide Cases, Personal Injury and Georgia Auto Insurance Meet Urgent Legal Matters, 2012
• Top 20 Ways to Win a DUI Case, Personal Injury and Georgia Auto Insurance Meet Urgent Legal Matters, 2012
• 101 Ways to Avoid a Drunk Driving Conviction, 101 Ways to Avoid a DUI (Book), 1991
• Handling License Suspensions and Revocations in Georgia, Book on Handling License Suspensions and Revocations in Georgia, 1993
• Five Myths about Defending Drinking Drivers, Trial Magazine, 1993
• Police Struggle to Make DUI Arrests under Flawed Law, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. D-4, 1995
• Lawyer Counts Ways to Free DUI Suspects, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Front Cover Page Article, 1995
• Chapter 20, Automobile Traffic Offenses: Driving Under the Influence, Georgia Jurisprudence, 1995
• Lawyers Cry Foul over Contest to Promote DUI Roadblocks, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. E-4, 2001
• Are You Afraid of Our Roads?, Staten Island (NY) Sunday Advance, 2001
• Lawyers Exploit Hearings on DUIs, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2002
• Authored Chapter on Defense of Driving Under the Influence Cases, Medical-Legal Aspects of Alcohol (4th Edition) - Lawyers & Judges Publishing, 2003
• Furcal Scores in Court - Can Play in MLB Series, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2004
• Handling DUI-Accident Cases is More Complicated that it Looks, The DWI Journal, 2006
• Helping Clients Prepare for a Possible Appeal, The DWI Journal, 2006
• University of South Carolina DUI Defense Bar Breaks the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, The DWI Journal, 2006
• Some Sleeping Pill Users Range Far Beyond Bed, New York Times, 2006
• Book for DUI Clients - National, The DUI Book, 2006
• Florida Edition of The DUI Book, The DUI Book, Florida Edition, 2006
• Michigan Edition: The DUI Book, The DUI Book: Michigan Edition, 2006
• DUI Court Aimed at Offenders 'on last leg', Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. B-1 2007
• The 10 Best DUI Lawyers in the Country, 10 Best Drunk Driving Attorneys by Dennis A. Bjorklund, 2007
• Lil Wayne Appears In Court, Calls Arrest A Misunderstanding, Baller Status, 2007
• F.D.A. Warns of Sleeping Pills' Strange Effects, New York Times, 2007
• Leading Treatise on GA DUI Laws (Book), Georgia DUI Defense Trial Practice Manual, 2007
• Georgia's New DUI Law (p. 26 and 27 of November, 2008 edition), Atlanta Bar.org, 2008
• To Cut Risks of Sleeping Pills, Hide Keys, Wall Street Journal, 2008
• The Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual, Thomson West publication, 2009
• The Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual 2010, Thomson West publication, 2010
• Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual, Reuters-Thomson-West, 2011
• Co-Author of Article for Georgia Bar Journal: New Georgia Laws Affecting Georgia Drivers' Licenses (co-authored with Jennifer G. Ammons of the Georgia Department of Driver Services), 2012
• Speaker to Judges' Conference, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, Amicalola Falls, GA, 1994
• Chaired, "Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute", 2-day seminar for Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminars, 1992 - 1997
• Chaired, "Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute", 2-day seminar for Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminars, 2005
• Chaired, "Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute", 2-day seminar for Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminars, 2007
• Speaker to Judges' Conference, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, Amicalola Falls, GA, 1994
• Attended the AAFS.org Forensic Science Conference in Denver, CO in February, 2009
• Attended NCDD.com Winter Program on DUI Defense at Paradise Island, Bahamas, January, 2009
• Guest Expert on Georgia DUI Laws, WMAZ-TV, Macon, GA - Law Call Show, hosted by Carl Reynolds, Attorney at Law, 2010
• Guest Expert on the Adam Goldfein Show, WSB Radio 750 AM/95.5 FM; Subject was "Georgia DUI Laws", 2011
• Speaker at NACDL.org/NCDD.com seminar in Las Vegas Nevada on topic: Using Science to Win DUI Cases, October 19, 2012
• Speaker at NACDL.org/NCDD.com seminar in Las Vegas Nevada on topic: Winning the Unwinnable Case by Proving Police Perjury, October 18, 2012

Verdicts and Settlements:

• See this link: http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/30328-ga-william-head-478108/experience.html#cases for over 60 trial cases handled by Mr. Head, 2008

Transactions:

• Sold two national websites [the top national directory of leading DUI attorneys www.DrunkDrivingDefense.com  and www.DUI-DWI.com to Legal Brand Marketing of Woodland Hills, CA and remain as their consultant for teaching Legal Marketing., 2005

Representative Clients:

• Represented Hip Hop Music Star Lil Wayne in pending case. http://www.absolutely-not-guilty.com/lilwaynesarrest.html, 2007
• Represented Atlanta Braves Rookie of the Year for 2000, Rafael Furcal., 2000
• Mr. Head is one of America's most experienced attorneys at handling contested DUI-Ambien (zolpidem) cases, and has been featured on Fox News, CNN http://www.ga-drunkdrivinglawyer.com/ambienduicase.html and ABC News.

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• Mr. Head is a regular contributor to news services and television stations in the area of DUI law, trial practice and criminal law.  See a partial list here: http://www.drunkdrivingdefense.com/media/dui-attorney-head-media.htm

Video:

• More than 300 YouTube videos of Mr. Head and his partners, Larry Kohn and Lee Webb.  Information on various aspects of DUI defense, the Intoxilyzer 5000 flaws and how our law firm approaches DUI litigation, Atlanta DUI Lawyer, Criminal Defense - DUI, 2010
• Over 85 Video clips on YouTube from Mr. Head and Lawrence Kohn.  Issues include DUI penalties and license suspensions and revocations in Georgia., Georgia DUI attorneys, DUI Trial Practice, 2009
• These 30 video clips help people facing DUI learn their legal rights.  http://www.georgiacriminaldefense.com/videolibrary.html, Georgia DUI Law Videos, Legal Information, 2008

Newsletters:

• Mr. Head was the second Editor of The DWI Journal., The DWI Journal, Criminal Defense Newsletter

Educational Background:

• University of Georgia in Athens, B.A. in History, with honors, graduating in 1973. Mr. Head immediately began law school at the University of Georgia School of Law in September of 1973, graduating in 1976.