Attorney Profile
Patrick S. Ferris
Patrick Ferris
Douglas
Georgia (GA)
Practice Areas:
Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI (80%), Criminal Defense (10%), Appellate (10%)
Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
Criminal Defense
Appellate
Industry Groups:
DODD, GACDL, NCDD
Law School:
University of Georgia School of Law
Profile
Patrick Ferris began his career prosecuting DUI cases in Athens, Georgia. He is NHTSA-qualified as a standardized field sobriety testing instructor, and owns multiple breath testing instruments, including the Intoxilyzer 5000EN. He has been lead counsel in dozens of jury trials and hundreds of bench trials throughout Georgia and has been consistently recognized for his victories. Patrick is a member of the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) and the elite Georgia Defense of Drinking Drivers group (DODD). He has earned a Superb rating by Avvo and a preeminent client rating by Martindale-Hubbell.
Years of Selection
• Rising Stars: 2013
No Rising Stars publication in 2008
About Patrick Ferris
Admitted: 2000, Georgia
Professional Webpage: www.ferris-legal.com/bio.html
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Instructor, Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, IDS/NHTSA/IACP, 2009
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Fellow, Lawyers Foundation of Georgia, 2008
- President, Douglas Bar Association, 2008
- Vice-President, Douglas Bar Association, 2006
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- 2013 Georgia DUI Update, Speaker, How The State & The Defense Can Ethically Do A Better Job, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2013
- 2011 Georgia DUI Update, Speaker, Plea Negotiations, Trials, and Client Representation in DUI Cases, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, 2011
- Georgia Crisis Intervention Mental Health Training, Instructor, Legal Aspects of Mental Health Law Enforcement, Peace Officer Standards Council (POST), 2010
- DUI Investigations, Instructor, Academy Graduate Advanced Training, Athens-Clarke County Police Department, 2003
- DUI Investigations, Instructor, Academy Graduate Advanced Training, Athens-Clarke County Police Department, 2002
- DUI Investigations, Instructor, Academy Graduate Advanced Training, Athens-Clarke County Police Department, 2001
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