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Randy Kessler, Emily Rowell, Joe Habachy, Johnna Lee, & Josey Crews
Joe S. Habachy, Habachy Law
Joe S. Habachy is an accomplished and well-respected Georgia trial lawyer. He has been privately practicing Criminal Defense and Entertainment Law in and around Atlanta, Georgia for more than 15 years. His principal office is in Atlanta, but he represents clients in State Courts in every part of Georgia and Federal Courts nationwide. Joe has aggressively defended and won criminal cases in the metro areas of Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, Athens, Columbus, Rome, Gainesville, and numerous other counties in Georgia. He was born in Georgia, and has practiced law in Georgia his entire career.
Joe regularly represents celebrities, athletes, and other high profile clients on a variety of criminal matters. He is a regular panelist at continuing legal education seminars pertaining to the representation of high profile clients and is sensitive to the specific needs of clients in the public eye.
Joe has represented thousands of criminal defendants on diverse criminal matters ranging from D.U.I. to Drug Trafficking. He has successfully litigated innumerable cases. He regularly obtains Not Guilty Verdicts in State and Superior Court. He has extensive DUI experience and is certified in the administration of Field Sobriety tests and the Intoxilyzer 5000. He has successfully challenged numerous DUI arrests and roadside tests. Further, he has tried cases of all calibers, including homicide, rape, aggravated assault and Drug Trafficking. He has litigated innumerable search and seizure issues. Joe has also appealed various issues and set legal precedent in the State of Georgia.
Joe is also well-known in the field of Entertainment Law and has represented clountless celebrity clients on entertainment and criminal matters. He has successfully drafted, red-lined, and negotiated innumerable contracts for Musicians, Artists, Recording Companies, Music Publishers, Producers, Actors, Reality Shows, Reality Show Participants, Indie Film Producers/Directors, Television Shows, Radio and even Ringtone Artists. Contracts have included production agreements, management agreements, agency agreements, publishing agreements, various licenses, sampling agreements, site agreements, partnership agreements, and recording agreements. He also has extensive Trademark and Copyright experience. His Entertainment client list includes numerous well-known musicians and film/television personalities. He is a member of the Georgia Entertainment Bar and volunteers for the Georgia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.
Joe is often asked to speak at Continuing Education and Trial Practice seminars (both Criminal and Entertainment) to share his knowledge and experience with other lawyers in Georgia. Joe is a regular speaker on various Radio shows, a regular guest at Law School Seminars, and a regular visiting judge for national and international mock trial competitions.
Joe graduated cum laude from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia in only two years. After working as an IT consultant with Pricewaterhouse Coopers for two years, Joe returned to University of Georgia School of Law, where he served as Vice President of the Entertainment Law Association and competed nationally on UGA’s successful Mock Trial Team.
Joe is a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals. He is also a member of several Federal Courts, most importantly, the Northern District of Georgia. Joe is currently the Vice President of the Atlanta Chapter of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL).
Johnna Lee, Cohen, Cooper, Estep & Allen, LLC
Johnna A. Lee is an associate at the Atlanta, GA based law firm, Cohen, Cooper, Estep & Allen, LLC, where her practice focuses on transactional Entertainment Law and Criminal Defense. Her entertainment practice includes representation of recording artists, songwriters, recording companies, music publishers, on-camera meteorologists, models, and reality show participants. She also handles trademark and copyright matters. Johnna also represents clients facing criminal charges, many of whom are members of the entertainment industry.
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Randall Kessler, Kessler & Solomiany, LLC.
Founding partner of the 13 lawyer, Atlanta family law firm – KS Family Law.
Practiced family law for over 25 years.
Frequently represents high profile individuals, particularly Athletes and Entertainers.
Former Chair of the Family Law Sections of the American Bar Association, GA Bar and Atlanta Bar.
Authored Family Law books including:
Divorce: Protect Yourself, Your Kids and Your Future (www.divorceprotect.com).
Georgia Library of Family Law Forms.
Has taught the Domestic Relations course at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta since 2005.
Editor of NEXT Magazine, a magazine to help people survive divorce (see it online at www.nextdivorce.com).
Editor Emeritus of the Family Law Review, the official magazine of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of GA.
Media: Often quoted in the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, People Magazine, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated.
Guest commentator for CNN, HLN, NBC Today Show, ESPN, FoxBusiness.com and others.
LinkedIn “Influencer” with over 135,000 followers.
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Josey Crews, Josey Agency
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