What Sets Us Apart

  • Board Certified in DUI Defense: One of the very first few lawyers in the country to achieve this distinction in 1999 -- and is still one of only four in the State of Georgia.
  • We Are Not Plea Lawyers: We treat every single case we handle as if it is going all the way to a jury trial, and we're prepared to do just that.
  • Georgia Super Lawyer ® : One of only two lawyers in Georgia to be selected by his peers every year -- year after year -- in DUI/DWI defense.
  • Highest Peer-Reviewed Rating: Rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell® -- Rated "10.0" by Avvo™ -- Voted "DUI LAWYER OF THE YEAR" in Georgia.
  • Each Client is Represented by an Entire Team of Lawyers: Although one lawyer is designated as the lead counsel, all the lawyers at the firm collaborate on the trial strategy for the case.
  • Serious Traffic Cases Are All We Do: We don't handle divorce or personal injury; not even other criminal cases -- just DUI and related serious traffic offenses such as Vehicular Homicide.
  • Bestlawyers.com: Selected for inclusion in the 2012 Best Lawyers in America for DUI/DWI Defense.

James K. "Skip" Sullivan

E-mail: skip@dui-lawyer.com

James "Skip" Sullivan was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 2001 and is a member of the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court.

EXPERIENCE

While attending law school, Mr. Sullivan interned with the Attorney General's Office of Rhode Island where he prosecuted criminal offenses under the third year practice act in Providence, Rhode Island. In addition, while interning with the Attorney General Office's Environmental Advocate Division and Save the Bay, he participated in cases involving complex environmental and maritime issues.

Mr. Sullivan joined the Chestney Law Firm in April of 2006. Prior to devoting his practice to defending DUI cases, Mr. Sullivan was an Assistant District Attorney in the Rockdale Judicial Circuit for over four years where he managed the prosecution team over State Court (comprised of misdemeanor cases including DUI) as well as prosecuting felony cases in Superior Court. While at the Rockdale County District Attorney's Office, Mr. Sullivan received an award for his commitment to justice by State Bar of Georgia Young Lawyers Division in 2005. He is active in training law enforcement and is certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing.

EDUCATION

  • State University College of New York at Plattsburgh (B.A., 1992)
  • Roger Williams University School of Law in Rhode Island (J.D., 2001)

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