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We started this firm with one simple objective - to help people who are charged with serious felony crimes. Our firm is one of very few law firms in the Southeast with a criminal defense practice limited to defending people charged with serious crimes. We do not accept any DUI cases, and only rarely agree to represent people facing a misdemeanor charge. We have intentionally limited both the scope and size of our practice so that we can spend a great deal of time with the clients that we choose to represent. We have no desire to be the biggest law firm in Georgia, just the best. And we work hard every day to achieve that goal.

While the majority of our practice is limited to defending major criminal cases, we are often asked to assist our clients, and other lawyers, in civil cases involving serious injuries or fraud. We will only accept injury or fraud cases where we firmly believe that we can make a difference. Our success in defending people in difficult and complex criminal cases gives our firm an advantage in recovering substantial monetary verdicts for our clients. Because we are in court more often than most civil attorneys, we know what it takes to win if the case goes to trial.

Page Pate

Page Pate is an accomplished trial lawyer. He is currently the Chairman of the Criminal Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association, and he has received the highest possible rating from other lawyers and judges (AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell). According to Martindale-Hubbell, this rating recognizes lawyers who have "reached the height of professional excellence. He has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity." Page was also recently included in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, a national publication known as “The Definitive Guide to the Most Distinguished Law Firms in America for over 90 years.”

Page is often asked to speak at trial practice seminars to share his knowledge and experience with other lawyers in Georgia. For the past several years, Page has been a panelist at the ICLE seminar for Federal Criminal Practice where he has spoken on federal sentencing and recent developments in federal criminal law. Page was also recently featured at the annual seminar for the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers where he spoke to other defense lawyers about recent developments in federal and state computer pornography cases. Page has been interviewed several times as an expert on criminal appeals for the Atlanta National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate, and was recently featured as a guest commentator on XM Radio’s “The Power” talk show where he discussed a recent high-profile criminal case in Georgia. Page also serves as a visiting judge for national and international moot court competitions at the University of Georgia School of Law.

Prior to starting our law firm, Page was a trial lawyer with Jones Day. Jones Day is known as one of the world's largest and most prestigious firms. Jones Day was established in 1893, and is now a global firm with more than 2,100 lawyers in 30 locations around the world. Page was an attorney in Jones Day’s Atlanta office assigned to the section that focuses on business litigation, white collar criminal defense and civil trial practice.

Page is a founding member of the Georgia Innocence Project, and has been a board member of the Criminal Law section of the Atlanta Bar Association for several years. Page is also an active member of the Federal Bar Association and the Georgia and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Page graduated with honors from the University of Georgia School of Law, and received the American Jurisprudence Award for Advocacy. He was the top advocate in several moot court competitions and was elected into the Order of Barristers. Page attended UCLA and received his undergraduate degree from Georgia State University where he graduated magna cum laude and was awarded the Phi Beta Kappa scholarship award for being in the top ten percent of his graduating class.

Page is a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court, the Fourth, Fifth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the Georgia Court of Appeals. Page has won or successfully resolved criminal cases in the metro areas of Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, Savannah, Athens, Columbus, Rome, Gainesville, and in over 50 different counties in Georgia. Page was born in Georgia, educated in Georgia, and has practiced law in Georgia his entire career.

Bernard Brody

Bernard Brody is also a well-respected Georgia trial lawyer with extensive criminal trial and appellate experience.

Over the years, Bernard has won or successfully resolved criminal cases throughout the State of Georgia, as well as in Tennessee, South Carolina and Mississippi.

In addition to winning many cases at or before trial, Bernard has received recognition for winning important appeals in the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals. Recently, Bernard won an appeal in the Georgia Supreme Court that resulted in the suppression of an alleged murder confession of one of our clients.

Bernard has also been extremely successful in helping clients avoid prosecution prior to trial. He has been successful in obtaining dismissals in cases involving illegal searches and seizures, improper police interrogations, double jeopardy issues, and in cases involving clients who have been illegally arrested or detained. Also, through the use of DNA evidence, Bernard helped exonerate a client who had been falsely accused of rape.

Bernard is an active member of both the Georgia and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Bernard is a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the Georgia Court of Appeals. In addition to being admitted to practice in the federal and state courts of Georgia, Bernard has been admitted to practice pro hac vice in Mississippi and Tennessee.

Prior to joining our firm, Bernard was a successful criminal defense lawyer in Atlanta with an established practice. Bernard received his undergraduate degree in Criminology from the University of Maryland. He graduated with honors from the University of Hofstra School of Law, and was the only student in his graduating class to be selected to both the Law Review and the Moot Court Team. Bernard went on to serve as associate editor of the Hofstra Law Review and was a finalist in the New York Moot Court Competition. He has a well-earned reputation as an accomplished advocate in criminal cases in both federal and state courts.

The bottom line is that we know what we're doing. If you have any questions about our expertise or past results, please do not hesitate to ask. We are proud of what our firm has accomplished and will gladly share our experience with you. There is never a charge for the initial consultation.

PATE & BRODY
Centennial Tower,
Suite 3300
101 Marietta Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Telephone:
(404) 223-3310

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