Welcome to Fitzpatrick Law P.C. (Litigation Law Firm in Woodstock)
Criminal Defense, Family Law, Juvenile and Appeals
Attorney Profile
Lee Fitzpatrick
Admitted: Georgia State and Superior Courts, 1987; Georgia Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, 1987; U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1988.
Law School: Mercer University - Walter F. George School of Law, J.D. cum laud.
Undergraduate School: Mercer University, magna cum laud.
Member: State Bar of Georgia, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL). Cherokee and Cobb County Bar Associations.
Biography
Lee Fitzpatrick is a cum laude graduate of the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University and has been a member in good standing of the State Bar of Georgia since 1987. The Fitzpatrick firm is a trial practice Law Firm in Woodstock, Georgia.
Over the course of his thirty plus years of criminal defense practice, Mr. Fitzpatrick has represented thousands of clients in a wide range of cases including misdemeanors (such as traffic offenses, DUI, domestic violence and marijuana possession) and felonies (such as Violations of the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, Theft, Robbery, Assault and Murder). The firm provides Criminal Defense in Cherokee County, Criminal Defense in Marietta and Cobb County, as well as the Surrounding Northeast Metro Counties.
Mr. Fitzpatrick has represented Juvenile clients for a variety of charges ranging from delinquency and traffic offenses to more serious charges of criminal misbehavior.
Mr. Fitzpatrick's Civil litigation practice has included the successful representation of clients in, all manner of family law issues (divorce, and defense of unfit parenting allegations brought by the Department of Family and Children's Services), real estate litigation and the drafting of contracts and leases of all kinds as well as litigation involving the interpretation of contracts.
Mr. Fitzpatrick is very experienced in the area of appellate practice. Early in his career, Mr. Fitzpatrick served as law clerk for a Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. Over the years he has handled over 60 appellate matters in front of the state supreme court and court of appeals ranging from tort reform to the death penalty.
Significant Appellate Decisions
Claybrooks v. State, 189 Ga. App. 431 (1988) - Uncorroborated testimony of accomplice insufficient to sustain conviction.
Tyree v. State, 262 Ga. 395 (1992) - Excessive pretrial publicity in death penalty murder case prevented a fair trial.
Ayers v. Rembert, 242 Ga. App. 698 (1999) - Penalty for failure to pay Worker's Compensation benefits.
State v. Whitlow, 253 Ga. App. 149 (2002) - Trial Court properly found law enforcement officer did not have reasonable suspicion of criminal behavior.
Fowler Properties, Inc. v. Dowland, 282 Ga. 76 (2007) - Retroactive application of law that awarded attorney fees unconstitutional.
Rader v. Levenson, 290 Ga. App. 227 (2008) - Improper denial of motion to transfer suit to county where defendant resides.
State v. Robinson, 329 Ga. App. 182 (2014) - State failure to prove venue.
Watts v. State, 334 Ga. App. 770 (2015) - Unconstitutional for officer to detain citizen after completion of investigation of traffic stop.