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J. Mac C. Pilgrim

J. Mac C. Pilgrim

Distinguished Lawyer

Criminal Defense Law

1 Community Square Blvd suite 400, Villa Rica, GA 30180, USA

J. Mac C. Pilgrim is the owner and founder of The Pilgrim Law Group, LLC. Mac was born and raised in Villa Rica and he has chosen to remain to raise his family and to operate his business. Mac was educated in the Villa Rica Schools, graduating from Villa Rica High School in 1992. After high school, Mac attended and graduated from The University of West Georgia with a B.S. in Political Science in 1997. Following the completion of his undergraduate education, Mac was accepted and enrolled in John Marshall Law School in Atlanta and graduated in the year 2000 with J.D. Following law school, Mac worked for various firms in and around the Atlanta area, who's primary focus was personal injury. After approximately 8 years of working through and after law school for other law firms, all the while wanting to get into the courtroom more and more, Mac decided to take a leap of faith and started The Pilgrim Law Group, LLC. on July 1, 2006. He wanted to be able to do what he loves, practice law, and serve the people in his community. From that point in time till the present, Mac has represented thousands of clients in civil and criminal matters throughout the State of Georgia and in the Federal Courts as well. Mac has tried well over 120 cases, both civil and criminal, to juries in over 40 jurisdictions throughout the state. He has successfully represented numerous clients charged with serious felonies and has been involved in the pursuit of multi-million-dollar plaintiff settlements and verdicts. Mac wants all of his clients to know that he is thankful that when it has come time to choose an attorney, people, whether it be for themselves or a loved one, have chosen The Pilgrim Law Group, LLC. Mac takes the trust that his clients put in him and his firm seriously, and he wants everyone to know that he and his firm will do all that they can to represent you to the best of their abilities. Mac is married and he has 2 teenage children and they reside in Villa Rica.

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J. Stanley Smith

General Practice Law

205 N Franklin St, Dublin, GA 31021, USA

Mr. Smith was born in Macon, Georgia, and attended the public schools there, graduating from the Walter F. George School of Law. He was admitted to practice law in 1977 and has resided in Dublin, Georgia, for the past 38 years. He and his wife, Annette, have two adult children and attend First United Methodist Church in Dublin, Georgia. He worked his way both through undergraduate school and graduated from Mercer University in 1973 and thereafter attended law school. He obtained his Jurist Doctor Degree from the Walter F. George School of Law in June of 1977. Mr. Smith has practiced law in the public and private sector since July 1, 1977, when he became the first Assistant District Attorney for the Dublin Judicial Circuit. In 1979, he entered into private practice and was appointed as Juvenile Court Judge for Laurens County and served in that capacity for the next 18 years while practicing law. He began private practice of law as an associate with Douglas & Robertson, which became Robertson & Smith when the Honorable Dubignion Douglas was appointed to Superior Court Judge for the Dublin Judicial Circuit. He is a former member of Nelson, Gillis & Smith, where he practiced 10 years. In 2000, Mr. Smith was elected as a Judge to the Superior Court and served almost 12 years before retiring and re-entering private practice. He is now the managing partner of Smith Garner, LLC, here in Dublin. Mr. Smith is a member of Gideons International. While serving as Superior Court Judge, he served as Administrative Judge for the Eighth Judicial Administrative District, served on the Council of Superior Court Judges and the Judicial Council of Georgia, served on the Legislative Committee, Drug Court Committee, and the Compensation Retirement Committee with a Council of Superior Court Judges and as a former member of the Council of Juvenile Court Judges.

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Jackie The Fly Lawyer Patterson

Criminal Defense Law

2970 Clairmont Rd #240, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA

I am the ONLY lawyer in the history of Georgia who has served as a Police Officer, Police Chief, Municipal Court Judge, State Court Judge, Superior Court Judge and Prosecutor. I am also a Music Artist, just type in THE FLY LAWYER on any music platform and my Instagram is @theflylawyer.

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