Mr. William C. Head Related Seminars and Products

Sole Owner of Practice

William C Head PC

DUI lawyer GA William C. Head is a criminal defense attorney in Atlanta GA and personal injury lawyer with over 48 years of litigation experience. The Atlanta DUI attorney has authored or co-authored over a dozen drunk driving books and is a Board-Certified DUI lawyer by NCDD.com.

Rated by Best Lawyers in America, Martindale-Hubbell "av" preeminent, and Super Lawyers, he has been recognized his expertise in impaired driving defense as a best DUI lawyer Atlanta. In 1991, the Atlanta criminal lawyer and the late Reese Joye co-authored 101 Ways to AVOID a Drunk Driving Conviction.

The book was the first of its kind to inform accused drunk drivers of their legal rights and explain how to beat a DUI in Court. In 1994, Mr. Head sponsored America's very first NHTSA standardized field sobriety test training course, for which criminal defense attorneys could attend and get certified, just like law enforcement officers get trained. Each attendee received a certificate for having completed the training and passing the final exam, just like police officers receive.

Over the next 5 years, training to be NHTSA instructors took place in Atlanta, and Mr. Head and Partner Larry Kohn were certified as Instructors in 1999. Using the October 1994 inaugural Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI-DWI Cases seminar in Atlanta to gather top DWI-DWI attorneys, Georgia DUI attorney Bubba Head helped organize and later launch the National College for DUI Defense with the late Larry Taylor (CA), Don Nichols (MN), the late Reese Joye (SC), Vic Carmody, Flem Whited and several others.

The National DUI lawyer training for field sobriety tests and for comprehensive breath alcohol testing started in 1995.

Mr. Lawrence Abram Kohn Related Seminars and Products

Kohn & Yager LLC

Lawrence A. “Larry” Kohn has over 25 years experience as a criminal defense attorney in Georgia. He received his undergraduate degree from Emory University. After working in the securities industry he went back to Georgia State Law School. Despite working over forty hours a week for his current partner, William Head, Larry graduated magna cum laude while simultaneously working at Mr. Head’s law firm. Larry was ranked seventh in his law school class of over 200 students. Along with his law partners, Larry is an author of the Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual, the authoritative guide to DUI Practice in Georgia, used by Prosecutors, Judges, and Lawyers. He is a regular speaker to other attorneys at statewide programs on DUI issues. He has chaired several statewide DUI trial programs for Judges, Prosecutors, and Defense Lawyers. He is an NHTSA-certified instructor to train law enforcement on field sobriety tests. He has tried to verdict a multitude of cases from speeding tickets, to DUI cases, to Vehicular Homicide Cases, to Sex Cases.  

Mr. Cory Earl Yager Related Seminars and Products

Kohn & Yager LLC

Cory E. Yager is a partner at the Law Firm of Kohn & Yager, LLC.  Mr. Yager is a former law enforcement officer and previously served with the Cobb County Police Department and City of Roswell, Georgia Police Departments.  During his time in law enforcement, Mr. Yager made thousands of DUI arrests and also investigated fatality and serious injury accidents.

As an Attorney, Mr. Yager focuses his law practice in the areas of DUI/BUI defense, general criminal defense, and serious injury and homicide by vehicle and/or vessel cases.  Mr. Yager is an author of the Georgia DUI Practice Manual along with his co-authors and law partners, William C. Head and Larry Kohn.  Mr. Yager speaks to legal professionals and law enforcement groups on legal topics in his practice areas.

Mr. Yager also represents and defends law enforcement officers in use of force and officer involved shooting incidents.  Mr. Yager is certified as a Force Science Analyst by the Force Science Institute.  

Mr. Duff B. Ayers Related Seminars and Products

Ayers Law Office, P.C.

Duff Ayers is a criminal defense lawyer who practices in east Georgia. His law office is in Millen, Georgia. He is originally from Sylvania, Georgia. 

Duff attended the University of Georgia, where he graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. He graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2011. 

He started his career handling transactional work, but became focused on defending clients accused of crimes after beginning to take appointed criminal cases in 2015. Duff gained particular interest in impaired driving cases.

Duff is a member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He currently serves as an Area Vice President with the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Duff completed the Bill Daniel Trial Advocacy Program and is also a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College Deryl Dantzler Trial Practice Institute.

Duff is married and has two young children who keep him busy outside his practice. In his spare time, Duff enjoys spending time with his children, following the Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Braves, hunting, cooking, reading, and snow skiing.

Ms. Tiffini Kay Duncan Related Seminars and Products

Duncan Law Firm LLC

Tiffini Duncan is the Managing Owner of Duncan Law Firm, LLC formed in 2006 in Augusta, GA.  The practice is limited to defending those charged with misdemeanor driving offenses, with a focus on DUI charges.  In her hometown of Augusta, she is known as "DUI Duncan".

Ms. Duncan attended the University of Arkansas, where she earned her B.A. in Political Science Cum Laude in 2002, and her J.D. degree Magna Cum Laude from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 2005. She attended law school on a full academic scholarship, served as a Member of the Arkansas Law Review, and graduated in the top 10% of her class.

Mr. David Scott Ballard Related Seminars and Products

Ballard Law Office LLC

David S. Ballard is the managing partner for Ballard Law Office. A seasoned litigator and trial attorney, David represents adults and juveniles facing felony and misdemeanor criminal charges (including DUI) and individuals suffering serious personal injury as a result of others’ negligence. David also handles high-asset divorce cases and represents select creditors in bankruptcy litigation.

A Fayette County native, David graduated magna cum laude from the University of Georgia in 2007 with bachelor’s degrees in history and political science and a master’s degree in public administration.

In 2011, David graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia School of Law. While in law school, David served on the editorial and executive boards of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law and led the school’s honor court. He also was named UGA’s most outstanding moot court board member for 2011 and won the William King Meadow Award, presented by the faculty and graduating class annually to the graduate who best exemplifies integrity, responsibility, the high standards of the legal profession, and a keen sense of humor necessary to afford a proper human perspective to the resolution of legal problems.

Since joining the Georgia Bar, David has handled scores of cases in municipal, state and federal courts throughout Georgia, including countless contested hearings and several jury trials. David has also scored victories in Georgia and federal appellate courts, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has helped hundreds of clients find creative and effective solutions to their legal problems.

For David, practicing law is more than just a job; it is a calling. David takes great pleasure in helping people during their time of need. David’s goal in every case is to achieve the best possible result for his client that the facts and law allow. He also strives to keep his clients informed about the progress of their case and to be a good steward of their financial resources.

David holds an AV-Preeminent peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible rating a lawyer can receive for legal ability and ethical conduct. He is also rated “Superb” by AVVO and has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers for the past six years.

David is a proud member of the Peachtree City Rotary Club and is a former President of the Fayette County Bar Association. He is also an adjunct professor at Georgia Military College in Fayetteville. David, his wife, and children reside in Fayette County and attend New Vision Church.

Susan Blank, MD, DFAPA, DFASAM Related Seminars and Products

Medical Director

Georgia PHP

Dr. Blank has over 20 years of experience in the field of addiction. She is the current Medical Director for Georgia Professionals Health Program which provides Georgia Professionals with initial triage, referral into evaluation, treatment quality monitoring, and care management of mental/behavioral health issues to include substance use disorders. 

After obtaining her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia, she completed a residency in Psychiatry and Neurology at Sheppard Pratt Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She also received training in Forensics at the University of Virginia.  Because of an interest in addiction, its diagnosis and treatment, she undertook specialized training in Addiction Medicine at the Talbott Recovery Campus under the direction of Dr. G. Doug Talbott.  Recognizing that the most effective treatment for a patient with the disease of addiction involves the whole body, she obtained additional training, and completed a Fellowship and Advanced Fellowship training in Anti-aging and Regenerative Medicine.    

Dr. Blank is Immediate Past President of the Georgia Society of Addiction Medicine.  She is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Georgia Psychiatric Physicians Association.  She was Co-Chair of the Medical Association of Georgia’s “Think About It” Campaign-providing education to Health Care providers about proper prescribing of opioids and other high-risk medications.  She is also a past member of the Board of Directors for The Georgia Council on Alcohol and Drugs and “Let’s Be Clear Georgia”. Dr. Blank and Dr. Lori Karan co-authored the chapter on Tobacco and Nicotine Addiction for the ASAM Patient Criteria released in September 2013 and the ASAM Tobacco Guidelines in February 2022. Dr. Blank is a contributor to the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, published in March 2017 and 2024, and has been a member of the Technical Expert Panel for PCPI Preventive Care guidelines for Tobacco Cessation, Influenza Immunizations and Alcohol Screening.

Dr. Blank is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Board of Addiction Medicine, The American Board of Preventive Medicine, subspeciality in Addiction Medicine, and the American Board of Anti-aging and Regenerative Medicine. She is a Fellow of the American Board of Forensic Examiners, a Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a Distinguished Fellow of American Society of Addiction Medicine, a Fellow of the American Academy of Anti-Aging and Regenerative Medicine and a Certified Medical Review Officer.

Dr. Blank is a distinguished speaker and lecturer at medical conferences and lay seminars throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. She has lectured over 200 times at medical schools, physician conferences, international meetings of physicians and other healthcare professionals and was an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Penn State.  She was in the active practice of addiction treatment and is recognized as a pioneer for her use of the most advanced techniques in the care of patients with the disease of addiction.

Hon. Eric A. Brewton Related Seminars and Products

Cobb County State Court

Judge Brewton was appointed by Governor Sonny Purdue to the  State Court of Cobb County in  October, 2010, where, until May, 2021 , he served in Division 2 of the Court. Division 2 is responsible for cases involving traffic violations, including DUI cases. In May, 2021, Judge Brewton was appointed by Governor Kemp to serve in Division 1 of the State Court, which division oversees cases involving misdemeanors [including DUI cases] and civil cases. He has served as Chief Judge since October, 2024. 

Since January, 2017, Judge Brewton has presided  over the  Cobb County  DUI Court. The DUI Court is an Accountability Court wherein the premise of the Court is to provide instruction and counseling so that the Court’s graduates can live transformed lives of sobriety. The Court, which is available for individuals who have at least two offenses of Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol, provides counseling and curriculum that give the participants the tools to defeat their addiction. While in the program, accountability is provided by frequent random drug and alcohol screens as well as having surveillance officers enforcing a curfew for the participants.  It is indeed a court that sees relationships restored and flourishing for the Court’s participants and increased public safety as a result of the participants’ sobriety.

Prior to coming on the bench in 2010, Judge Brewton practiced for 27 years as a civil attorney in courts all over the state. His work consisted primarily working in the area of personal  injury defense,  including defending  the State of Georgia in personal  injury and wrongful death actions  while  employed by the  Georgia  Attorney  General’s Office. 

Judge Brewton is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law [1983] and obtained his undergraduate degree in Accounting at Florida State University [1980]. 

Hon. Jason Jonathan Deal Related Seminars and Products

Northeastern Circuit Superior Court

Jason J. Deal was appointed Judge of the Superior Court of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia by Governor Sonny Perdue effective June 22, 2005 and ran unopposed for re-election to the post in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022.  Deal became the presiding Judge of the Hall County Drug Court in January, 2006 and started the Dawson County Treatment Court (Drug/DUI) in July of 2006.  The Dawson County Treatment Court now includes DUI, Drug and Mental Health tracks.  In 2013 Deal started the Hall County Probation Drug Court.  Today Deal shares duties with Judge Clint Bearden in the Hall County Drug Court.  Deal presides over Alpha Track and Bearden presides over Bravo, and Charlie Tracks.  Deal also served as the first chairman of the Georgia Council of Accountability Court Judges from 2015 to 2017.  He was a member of the Governor’s Criminal Justice Reform Council from 2012 to 2018 and the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council from 2015 to 2017.  In 2017 Deal received the Emory Findley Award from the Georgia Council of Superior Court Judges.  He formerly served as Chair of the Accountability Courts Committee of the Council of Superior Court Judges and on the Supreme Court’s Justice for Children and Families Committee.

Prior to becoming a Superior Court Judge, Deal served as District Attorney of the Northeastern Judicial Circuit from May 1, 2002, until June of 2005.  While serving as District Attorney he was involved in the planning and implementation of the Hall County H.E.L.P. court and served on the Georgia Crime Information Center Advisory Council.  He also previously served as a Magistrate Judge in Hall County, and as an Assistant District Attorney for Hall and Dawson Counties.  As an ADA, Deal received the 1999 Work Horse of the Year award.  Deal also worked as an associate in the Dawsonville branch office of the firm Fox, Chandler, Homans, Hicks & McKinnon and served as County Attorney for Dawson County.

Deal is a long time resident of Hall County, having graduated from North Hall High School.  Deal obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Furman University and his law degree from the University of Georgia.  Deal also served honorably as an active duty infantry officer in the United States Army.

Deal is the son of former Governor Nathan and Sandra Deal.  He is married and has three children.  He is a member and past deacon of the First Baptist Church of Gainesville, Georgia. 

Mr. Sean Aaron Black Related Seminars and Products

Black Law Offices LLC

Sean attended Mercer University College of Liberal Arts, completed the Great Books program, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Language.  He continued on to Emory University School of Law and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1992, and was admitted to the Georgia bar in June of 1992. He is admitted to the bars of the Northern and Middle District Courts of Georgia, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Georgia and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers.  He served as an Area Vice president from 2021-2024. He is a member of the National College of DUI Defense.  He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, a Super Lawyer since 2012, and is rated 10.0 on AVVO. Sean is married and is the father of a high school sophomore and a college freshman.  

Mr. Jerry Wayne Brimberry Jr. Related Seminars and Products

Brimberry Kaplan & Brimberry PC

Jerry “Jay” W. Brimberry Jr.

Jay Brimberry is a senior partner in the law firm of Brimberry, Kaplan & Brimberry in Albany, Georgia.

Jay was born and largely raised in Albany, Georgia.

After doing an enlistment in the US Army, Jay went to Georgia Southern College (before it was a University) earning degrees in both Political Science and History. Following that, Jay went to Walter F. George School of Law. 

Jay specializes in serious traffic offenses and handles cases throughout Southwest Georgia.  Jay started practicing law with the firm in 1992 and started his specialized traffic practice roughly 25 or so years ago.

Jay has completed successfully both the NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) course and the NHTSA Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) course.  

Mrs. Mary Stanley Guerin Related Seminars and Products

Guerin Law Firm LLC

Mary Stanley Guerin founded Guerin Law Firm with her husband in 2014.  Although her office is located in Macon, she practices in at least fourteen counties (that she can remember) throughout central Georgia.  Mary is a native of Fort Worth, Texas, and though she has not lived there since 1995, like all those fortunate to be born in Texas, she will forever be a Texan. 

Mary is a 1999 graduate of the University of Alabama, where she majored in Public Relations and minored in Political Science.  And just as she will forever be a Texan, make no mistake, she will also forever be a Tide fan.  After leaving the most beautiful campus in the Southeast, she attended law school at the Walter F. George School of Law. Upon graduation, she was admitted to the Georgia bar during the summer of 2003.    

Mary has over 20 years of experience defending clients she truly cares for who are accused of DUI.  Prior to owning her own firm, she had the honor of working for “Bob” Daniel, who was the first attorney in Macon and central Georgia to narrow his practice to exclusively DUI defense.  Mary had a solo practice for a couple of years before she and her husband started their practice together.  In addition to DUI defense, she also represents those accused of misdemeanors, felonies, and, yes, even speeding tickets. 

Mr. Ralph M. Hinman III Related Seminars and Products

 Ralph M. Hinman is a criminal defense lawyer. His office is in Dalton, Georgia, which is in the northwest corner of the state. He graduated from Emory University in 1973 and from Mercer Law School in 1981, where he was named to the Order of Barristers for his work in Moot Court. He opened his private law practice in 1987. Before that, he served as a judicial law clerk, as legal counsel for the State Senate Committee on Banking and Finance, as an Assistant Attorney General, and as an Assistant District Attorney, holding the latter position for 3 years. From 1990 to 1995, he served as Judge Pro Tem of the Dalton Municipal Court, a part time position during which he maintained his private law practice. Mr. Hinman has tried approximately 300 jury trials.

Mr. Dante LeShawn Hudson Related Seminars and Products

D Hudson Law, PC

2004 Ellen R. Jordan Award graduate of The University of Georgia School of Law

Ms. Ashley Lee Schiavone Related Seminars and Products

Schiavone Law PC

            After graduating law school in May 2008, Ashley began working as a law clerk with Head, Thomas, Webb & Willis in Atlanta, Georgia. When she passed the Georgia Bar Exam in October 2008, she accepted an associate position with the firm and has been practicing law since then. She's a founding member of DUIDLA (DUI Defense Lawyers Association) and general member of GACDL (Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Georgia Defense of Drinking Drivers, State Bar of Georgia and the ABA (American Bar Association).  She has also attended many seminars dedicated to continuing education in the areas of DUI and criminal defense. In 2009, she attended and completed an intensive seminar that qualified her as an instructor of field sobriety evaluations in accordance with NHTSA (National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration) standards. 

            In January 2012, Ashley opened up her own law firm, Schiavone Law, P.C. and is currently practicing as a solo practitioner in the areas of general criminal defense (misdemeanor and felony cases), DUI, traffic law and uncontested divorce. She currently works as the on-duty defense attorney in Gwinnett County's DUI Court (State) and Veteran's Court (Superior) accountability programs.  In both 2012 and 2014, Ashley was named one of “Atlanta’s Finest Professionals” by Proactive Resources and Creative Loafing in Atlanta, Georgia.  She has also consistently been named a “Rising Star” and "Super Lawyer" by “Georgia Super Lawyers” since 2017.

            Ashley continues to speak state-wide and nationally in the area of DUI defense.  From 2012-2016, she published her book, “Defending DUI: Case Outline.” In the spring of 2022, her book launched as an app, “Georgia DUI Caselaw” and can be found for sale on both Apple and Google platforms.