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| | Address | | 621 North Avenue N E, Building B-100 | | Atlanta, Georgia 30308 | | (DeKalb & Fulton Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 404-522-1200 | Fax: 404-810-9092
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/bjbernstein | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.bernsteinfirm.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| The Bernstein Firm, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Criminal Defense, Federal and State, Trials and Appeals, Felonies, Misdemeanors, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, DWI, Traffic Violations. | | Year Established: 1995 | Firm Profile:
Criminal and Civil Litigation. Appellate Work. | | Firm Size: 2 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| | —————————— | | Brenda Joy (B.J.) Bernstein (Member) born Columbia, South Carolina, November 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1984); University of Georgia (J.D., 1987). 2005 Georgia Super Lawyer; 2006 Names Top 50 Female Lawyers in Georgia; 2005 Georgia Trend Magazine Legal Elite List and 2001 Georgia Trend Magazine 40 Under 40 Award. Provides legal commentary for CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. Recognized in Fulton Daily Report, 2003 Rising Star in Criminal Law. Member and Research Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, 1986-1987. Contributing Author, "Georgia Jurisprudence," Criminal Law Volume. Instructor, American Institute of Paralegal Studies, Atlanta, Georgia, 1994-1997. Lecturer: Georgia Law Update, 2006 ICLE; 2006 Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Sex Offender Legislation; Child Abuse: Current Developments Institute of Continuing Legal Education (Apr. 1997, 1998, 1999); Criminal Law, Bridge the Gap, Institute of Continuing Legal Education (Feb. 1997, Sept. 1997, Jan. 1999, Sept. 1999, Feb. 2000, Sept. 2000, Feb. 2001, Sept. 2002, Feb. 2003, Feb. 2004, 2005, 2006); Criminal Law Seminar - Pleas and Negotiation; Institute of Continuing Legal Education (May 1996); Sexual Assault Training Program - Georgia Laws, Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center (Feb. 1997); Criminal Law Seminar, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Prosecutorial Misconduct, (May 2000). Chair, 1999-2000, Vice Chair, 1997-1998 and Secretary, 1996-1997, Younger Lawyer Alumni Committee, University of Georgia School of Law, 1995-2000. Member, Board of Visitors, University of Georgia School of Law. Member: Atlanta (Former Chairman, Atlanta Judicial Commission) Bar Association; State Bar of Georgia (Chairman, Criminal Law Committee Younger Lawyers Section, 1996-1997; Indigent Defense Committee, 1998-2000); Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Vice President); Lawyer's Club of Atlanta; Georgia Association of Women Lawyers; Atlanta Committee for CARE (Chairman, Georgia CARE Action Network, Board Member; former Secretary/Treasurer). Reported Cases: Dixon v. State, 2004 Lexis 343 (Ga. S. Ct.) Amicus Brief; Staley v. State, 249 Ga. App. 207 (2001); Edgell v. State, 253 Gs. App. 775 (2002); Brewer v. State, 271 Ga. 605 (1999). Powell v. State, 270 Ga. 327 (1998); Vines v. State, 269 Ga. 438 (1998); Carroll v. State, 224 Ga. App. 543 (1997); Lewis v. State, 227 Ga. App. 758 (1995); Wilson v. State, 211 Ga. App. 457 (1993); Wiggins v. State, 208 Ga. App. 757 (1993). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Brenda Joy (B.J.) Bernstein | | —————————— | | Sherry Boston (Attorney) born Baltimore, Maryland, September, 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Georgia. Education: Villanova University (B.A., 1996); Emory University (J.D., 1999). Named 2002 DUI Lawyer of the Year, Georgia. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta Bar Association; Gate City Bar Association; Georgia Association of Criminal Defense; Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys; National College of DUI Defense. Reported Cases: King v. State, 276 Ga. 577 (2003); Johnson v. State, 256 Ga. App. 730 (2002). Practice Areas: Contested DUI; Criminal Defense; Driving While Intoxicated. Email: Sherry Boston |
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