Attorney Michael (Mike) Hawkins

Georgia Super Lawyers

Attorney Michael M. (Mike) Hawkins has received the nationally acclaimed Super Lawyers® award every year since 2004, and is one of only four lawyers to receive the award in the state of Georgia in the narrow and highly competitive category of Drunk Driving Defense in 2009-2010.

AV Eminent Attorney

Attorney Michael M. Hawkins holds an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. An AV-rating is the highest possible honor bestowed upon eminent lawyers as a result of Martindale-Hubbell's extensive research, and recommendations of fellow lawyers in Georgia. Martindale-Hubbell is the oldest attorney rating system in the United States.

Board Certified DUI Defense Attorney

Attorney Michael M. Hawkins is one of only four drunk driving defense lawyers in Georgia to have earned board certification in drunk driving defense by the prestigious National College for DUI Defense (NCDD). A board certification from the NCDD is a very difficult certification to obtain, and requires passage of a rigorous exam process. [Please refer to Board Certified DUI Defense Lawyer]

National College for DUI Defense Board of Regents

In January of 2008, Attorney Michael M. Hawkins was unanimously elected to serve on the Board of Regents for the National College for DUI Defense. The Board of Regents develops the curriculum of the NCDD to educate drunk driving defense attorneys and increase their expertise in defending people accused of DUI and related offenses.  The 13-member Board of Regents consists of defense attorneys recognized as the nation's top DUI defense lawyers. The NCDD holds several national seminars to train hundreds of DUI lawyers every year.

experienced drunk driving Defense

Whether you are facing drunk driving charges for a first offense or very serious felony prosecution for a vehicular homicide while intoxicated, the laws of the state of Georgia are tough, and you need the extensive knowledge and experience of a criminal and drunk driving defense lawyer who has earned his reputation from out-preparing and out-strategizing prosecutors who is paid to put you behind bars.

Attorney Michael Hawkins is that lawyer.

Criminal trials, plea negotiations, and a life committed to defending people charged with alcohol and drug related offenses has prepared Attorney Michael Hawkins with the experience required to go up against the toughest prosecuting attorneys. As a former prosecutor, Attorney Hawkins utilizes his keen insights into prosecuting attorneys' cases to defend his clients aggressively for the best possible outcome given all the circumstances.

Attorney Hawkins earned the respect and admiration of the Atlanta legal community through his stellar trial work in more than 200 cases in which he served as lead counsel while a prosecutor in Atlanta, Georgia, excelling in the demanding testing process of the NCDD for board certification, his appointment to the Prosecuting Attorney's Council Faculty in 1995, and at the many seminars he has taught for both prosecutors and defense attorneys across the United States.

Mike credits much of his success in defending DUI, alcohol, and drug-related cases to his experience as a DUI prosecutor and his commitment to out-preparing the prosecution.

Legal & Undergraduate Education

• University of Alabama, B. A., 1989
• Emory University School of Law, J. D., 1992
• National College for DUI Defense, Summer Curriculum at Harvard Law School, July 1997
• Board Certified in DUI Defense, National College for DUI Defense, February 2001

Drunk Driving defense seminars & teaching

Attorney Hawkins is a frequent drunk driving defense lecturer. His presentation on "Bad Science, Bad Tests, Good Cross" was one of twelve (out of hundreds) of presentations selected for the Best Speakers of 2009 DVD.

Attorney Hawkins has trained lawyers in California, Georgia, Florida, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New York, Nevada, South Carolina and Texas.  For nine years, Attorney Hawkins served as the Chairperson for the ICLE Handling Administrative Drivers License Suspensions and Revocations Seminar which trains Georgia lawyers in techniques to save their clients' drivers license.

free initial consultation

For a free initial consultation with Attorney Michael Hawkins, please contact Hawkins DUI Law Firm at (770) 685-6400 locally in Atlanta, (1-877-537-2368 outside of Atlanta) or e-mail the attorneys.