Partner at Lawson & Berry:
For more than 16 years, Kimberly Berry has successfully represented individuals charged with DUI, misdemeanor and serious felony charges. She is a partner at Lawson and Berry.
She has experience conducting hearings and motions in courts throughout the state of Georgia and maintains an aggressive trial practice defending those wrongly accused. She has had incredible success defending those in cases ranging from DUI to vehicular homicide to rape and child molestation. She is know state-wide as a sex offense expert.
Ms. Berry is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law, where she was a Dean's Scholar. She has an undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia and is a graduate of Gwinnett County public schools. She began her legal career as a public defender and was selected into the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council Honors Program for outstanding law school graduates. Ms. Berry is admitted to practice in all juvenile, state, recorders, municipal, and superior courts of Georgia as well as the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of Georgia.
In addition, Ms. Berry also handles criminal defense cases in federal prosecutions in the Northern District of Georgia. In 2012, Ms. Berry applied for acceptance at the national Trial Lawyers College and was selected from a pool of applicants nationwide to attend the prestigious program in advanced trial law techniques. She graduated from the college in August 2012.
Most recently, she has been honored by being independently rated as “Superb 10.0” by the Avvo rating service, joining a select and elite group of nationally recognized criminal defense lawyers. She has dedicated her practice to defending the rights of the accused.
Ms. Berry is committed to giving each of her clients' personal attention and fighting hard to ensure that they receive the best possible outcome in their case, whether that be through negotiating a favorable plea bargain or effectively presenting the case at a jury trial. While Ms. Berry is an accomplished trial lawyer, she is often able to negotiate a charge down to something that does not go on one's record, therefore, making a trial not necessary.
The best lawyers in Georgia recognize Ms. Berry's courtroom accomplishments, and her clients are in good hands as her office is recognized as one of the premier criminal defense law firms in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia.
Recommendations
- I was charged with Dui for driving under the influence of my prescription medications. Kimberly got my dui charge dropped to a regular traffic ticket for reckless driving. This saved my job. No jail and I kept my license. Total life saver! Thank you soooo much!
- Kimberly provided services on 2 cases for me. The first was a DUI charge in which I was in an accident. Thankfully no one was hurt. She listened to me and heard my side of the story vs the inaccurate claims of a novice new officer. Her talent got the drivers license suspension thrown out. After d...
- Richard initially set me up with one of his associates Kimberly berry. I could have not been happier with Kimberly. When it came to the day of my trial, Richard actually went out of his way to sit in with Kimberly during the negotiations. They negotiated a reduced sentence. I could have not beeen...
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AMAZING LAWYER! Resolved DUI to reduced charges in under 90 days.
Kimberly Berry has been vested, knowledgeable, and at my side the entire process. Imagine your best friend being a top lawyer in one of the toughest jurisdictions at your side 24/7. Not only was she relentless with her pursuit of the evidence but she was able to reduce the pending charge to Reckl... -
Kimberly Berry is a hard working, honest, future saving, SUPERIOR Attorney!
Our teenager went off to College (August 2012) with a "You don't have to worry about me, I will not get into trouble, I know what I'm doing" attitude. Two MIP's within the first three months and a citation four months later, proved that attitude wrong. After we had a "come to Jesus" discussion wi... - Not only did Richard Lawson and his very capable associate get my DUI reduced to reckless driving with parole, but he did something that I didn't think was possible. I was stopped for a moving violation recently. The police arrested me because they showed my driver's license had been suspended. H...
- Miss Berry did an incredible job on my case! Not only did she get it reduced she got it DISMISSED!!!! She is very knowledgeable about the law and always made me feel at ease through the whole DUI process. I could not say enough About Kimberly. I would 100% recommend her for your case! She saved m...
- Ms. Berry: Please accept my sincere appreciation for the excellent counsel and representation you have offered me during the past 13 months. Not only have you given me encouragement to make wise decisions concerning a serious legal issue, you have followed through on all expectations. Indeed, bey...
- I was scared of losing my license and jail time after being charged with hit and run and DUI. I placed my trust in Ms. Berry and she delivered. The hit and run was dropped, I was able to get a driving permit, and all other punishments were minimal. What a relief! I can't thank Kimberly enough. We...
- I could not be a happier with how my case turned out. Kimberly helped reduce my sentence to reckless driving. she really took care of me and all of my needs.
