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Phillip C. Griffeth
Private Practice Lawyer
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Practice Areas
Criminal Defense; Felonies; Misdemeanors; Traffic Violations; Juvenile Law; Drug Crimes; Property Insurance Litigation; Workers Compensation; Business Litigation; Civil Practice; Consumer Litigation; Criminal Law; DUI/DWI; Civil Litigation; Trial Practice; Personal Injury; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Litigation
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Admitted
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1993, Georgia
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Law School
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Mercer University, J.D.
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Member
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Western Circuit Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association; Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
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Biography
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Phi Kappa Phi; Order of Barristers; Brainerd Currie Honor Society. Listed in, Who's Who Among American Law Students. Recipient: Merit Scholarship; Ryals Foundation Grant; Hatton Lovejoy Law Scholarship; Alternative Dispute Resolution Award for Outstanding Achievement; Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Legal Writing; American Jurisprudence Award, Legal Writing. Member, Intrastate Team and National Team, Moot Court Board. Georgia Survey Editor, Mercer Law Review. Author: Note, "The Beat Goes On: District Court Upholds Virginia Military Institute's All-Male Admission Policy in United States v. Virginia," 43 Mercer Law Review 767 (1992). Barrister, Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court, 1999-2001. Past Co-Chair, Legislative Affairs Committee, Younger Lawyers Division, State Bar of Georgia. Past Certified Guest Instructor, Police Officers Standards and Training Council. Instructor, Daniel Mock Trial Team, University of Georgia School of Law, 2000. Associate Attorney, Drew, Eckl & Farnham, Atlanta, Georgia, 1993-1997. Assistant Solicitor General and Chief Assistant Solicitor General, Athens-Clarke County Solicitor General's Office, Athens, Georgia, 1997-2000). Senior Assistant District Attorney, Western Judicial Circuit, Athens-Clarke and Oconee Counties, 2001-2004. Chair, Paralegal Studies Advisory Committee, Athens Technical College. Contract Public Defender, Cities of Colbert, Comer and Danielsville. Adjunct Faculty, Athens Technical College, Criminal Law & Criminal Procedure (Fall 2006).
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Born
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Athens, Georgia, April 30, 1968
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Reported Cases
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Hale v. Scarborough, 2006 Ga. App. (A06A0804) (2006); State v. Tate, 262 Ga. App. 311 (2003); Dunn v. Edwards, 275 Ga. 458 (2002); Wise v. State, 257 Ga. App. 211 (2002); Classic City Bonding Co. v. State, 256 Ga. App. 577 (2002); Davenport v. State, 255 Ga. App. 593 (2002); Fowler v. State, 251 Ga. App. 787 (2001); Moore v. State, 251 Ga. App. 295 (2001); Foote v. State, 251 Ga. App. 427 (2001); Walker v. State, 251 Ga. App. 217 (2001); Newton v. State, 251 Ga. App. 198 (2001); Jones v. State, 249 Ga. App. 327 (2001); Eberhart v. State, 241 Ga. App. 164 (1999); Carlson v. State, 240 Ga. App. 589 (1999); Dynasty Sample Co. v. Beltran, 224 Ga. App. 90 (1996); Jim Anderson & Co. v. Partraining Corp., 216 Ga. App. 344 (1995).
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ISLN
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900732032
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History
Significant litigated matters:
As prosecuting attorney:
Cochran v. State, 259 Ga. App. 130 (2003) (sole trial counsel for the State in simple battery prosecution in which the Defendant was charged with harming an elderly female resident of the nursing home where she was employed) (State Court of Athens-Clarke County); Jones v. State, 270 Ga. App. 233 (2004) (sole trial counsel for the State in prosecution for armed robbery, et al)(Clarke County Superior Court); Goldsby, et al v. State, 273 Ga. App. 523 (2005) (sole trial counsel for the State in multi-defendant prosecution for manufacturing methamphetamine, trafficking in methamphetamine, conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, and conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine) (Oconee County Superior Court); Autry v. State, 277 Ga. App. 305 (2006) (sole trial counsel for the State in prosecution for trafficking in methamphetamine)(Oconee County Superior Court)
Criminal Defense Litigation:
Negotiated dismissal of family violence aggravated assault charges after retaining expert in battered person syndrome (State v. F.O., Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, SU-05-CR-0170-S)
Negotiated dismissal of family violence terroristic threats charges when alleged victim also subject to prosecution and to TPO Order (State v. A.W., Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, SU-04-CR-1891)
Negotiated dismissal of possession of firearm by convicted felon charges since underlying charge formed basis for prior probation revocation sentence (State v. C.L., Superior Court of Madison County, 04-MR-177-T)
Negotiation of dismissal for one individual charged in multi-defendant V.G.C.S.A. prosecution for possession of marijuana and cocaine, after hearings on pre-trial motions (State v. P.B., Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, SU-04-CR-1846-SW)
Obtained jury verdict of acquittal in drive-by shooting case after four-day jury trial on aggravated assault indictment (State v. B.D.R., Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, SU-05-CR-0504-S
Negotiated dismissal of burglary charge, (State v. M.B., Superior Court of Madison County, 05-MR-91-H)
Negotiated dismissal of Theft by Shoplifting case (State v. T.M.; Superior Court of Oconee County; Case No. 2005 CR-0312-S)
No violation found after Superior Court probation revocation hearing and underlying aggravated assault dismissed (State v. D.B., Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County; SU-07-CR-0610)
Civil Litigation:
Represented homeowner in successful arbitration against builder regarding drainage issues and contract dispute on Purchase & Sale Agreement before American Arbitration Association.
Hale v. Scarborough, 279 Ga. App. 614 (2006) (sole counsel for defendant in petition for injunction case involving property line dispute) (Madison County Superior Court)
Civil judgment obtained with co-counsel in multi-plaintiff suit for unfair, deceptive and unlawful trade practices against local car dealership (Superior Court of Athens-Clarke County, SU-05-CV-0909-SW)
Representative business clients:
Company providing hardware, building, and metal roofing products
Custom cabinet builder and installation company
Appliance and furniture company
Women's clothing boutique
Commercial, institutional, and residential builder
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Areas Of Practice
- Business Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Civil Practice
- Construction Litigation
- Consumer Litigation
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