Robert Lenhardt | Athens Criminal Lawyer

Doug Lenhardt concentrates his practice in the areas of Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy, and Personal Injury.  Since 2002, Doug has served the Athens community developing a reputation as a ammenable yet agressive attorney who will zealously fight for his clients.  Born in Atlanta, Doug grew up in Gwinnett County prior to attending the University of Georgia and the UGA School of Law.  Doug maintains a network of contacts thoughout the state and practices across North Georgia in addition to the Athens area.

A member of the Georgia Bar, Doug is also licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, and The United States District Courts for the Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia.  Doug has also been admitted pro hac vice in the Northern District of Ohio.

Doug has successfully represented hundreds of clients in criminal matters including DUI, Drug Possession, Drug Sales/Distribution and Drug Trafficking; Family/Domestic Violence, Assault, Battery, Theft, Robbery, Burglary, Kidnapping and False Imprisonment; as well as less serious offenses such as Underage Possession of Alcohol, Shoplifting, and traffic/license violations.  Doug has also guided hundreds of clients though the bankruptcy process and has won millions of dollars in settlements and judgments of both injured and deceased persons and their families including a judgment for over $3.5M in a wrongful death case.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Law Office of R. Douglas Lenhardt, LLC	Athens, GA	2003 - Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Georgia School of Law	J.D.	Law School	2001
UGA	Bachelor	English	5/1998

State / Court	Date
Georgia	2002

• Georgia State Bar
  Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2003        
  Georgia Supreme Court, 2006        
  Middle District of Georgia Federal Courts, 2004        
  Northern District of Georgia Federal Courts, 2006        
  National Trial Lawyers Association

• National Trial Lawyers "Top 40 Under 40"
  National Assn. of Distinguished Counsel "Nations Top 1%"

Sun.	Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Sat.
	8:30 am - 4:30 pm

 Lunch taken from 1:30 to 2:30 daily.

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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(2001) Juris Doctorate, University of Georgia School of Law. Verified with DegreeVerify.	August 31, 2015
(1998) Bachelor of Arts, University of Georgia. Verified with DegreeVerify.	August 31, 2015
(2002) Licensed as Attorney in Georgia. Verified with State Bar of Georgia.	August 31, 2015

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