George Chadwell Creal, Jr.

Top rated DUI-DWI attorney in Atlanta, Georgia

George Creal, Jr., P.C., Trial Lawyers
George Chadwell Creal, Jr.
George Creal, Jr., P.C., Trial Lawyers

Practice Areas: DUI-DWI, Workers' Compensation, Personal Injury; view more

Licensed in Georgia since: 1993

Education: University of Georgia School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2025
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George Creal, Jr., P.C., Trial Lawyers

480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE
Unit 190
Atlanta, GA 30312 Visit website

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A DUI and personal injury attorney at George C. Creal Jr., P.C., George Chadwell Creal, Jr. represents clients in Atlanta, Georgia, and the surrounding areas. With over 25 years of experience in the courtroom, Mr. Creal has an Avvo “Superb” rating and has had more than 100 not guilty verdicts throughout his career. For his high ethical standards and long list of successful results, he holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell.

In 1990, Mr. Creal graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Arts in economics and a minor in political science. He then attended the University of Georgia School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 1993. While in law school, he was the summer editor, special projects and research editor, and on the editorial board for the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law.

Mr. Creal is admitted to practice in the state of Georgia and before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals. He has been a member of the Newnan-Coweta Bar Association, the Clayton County Bar Association and the Atlanta Bar Association.

To give back to his community through service, Mr. Creal has served on the Clayton County Law Library Authority’s Board of Directors and was on the historic preservation committee for the Druid Hills Civic Association. He also participated in community service and charitable activities with the Kiwanis Club of Southlake for several decades.

* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.

Practice areas

Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI, Workers' Compensation: Claimant, Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

Focus areas

DUI/DWI, Personal Injury - Plaintiff

  • 80% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
  • 10% Workers' Compensation: Claimant
  • 10% Personal Injury - General: Plaintiff

First Admitted: 1993, Georgia

Professional Webpage: https://www.georgecreal.com/george-creal

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Member, Coweta County Bar Association, June 1998 - June 2003
  • Member, Student Bar Association, University Of Georgia, School Of Law
  • Member, Clayton County Bar Association, June 1996 - Present
  • Member, Atlanta Bar Association, May 1996 - Present
  • Member, State Bar of Georgia, June 1993 - Present
  • Member, Environmental Law Association, University Of Georgia, School Of Law
  • Member, Georgia Society of International and Comparative Law, University Of Georgia, School Of Law
  • Clayton County Law Library Board of Directors, 1998
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • October 14, 2014. Client was pulled over in Coweta County by the Georgia State Patrol for speeding 82 in a 70 mph zone at 7:30 pm. Officer smelled an odor of green marijuana and observed bits of marijuana on his lips and in his teeth. Client was cooperative and polite. He exhibited no slurred speech or unsteadiness exiting his car. Client admitted to smoking marijuana at 2:00 pm earlier that day. Officer performed field test including: HGN with 0/6 clues, Walk and Turn test 4/8 clues, and one leg stand with 2/4 clues, Rhomberg balance test indicated a slow internal clock at estimating 30 seconds in 41 seconds, and lack of convergence with positive. Client was arrested for DUI drugs less safe. Blood test showed 28 ng of THCCOOH an inactive metabolite of marijuana which does not indicate any level of impairment. Active THC was not tested for by the Crime Lab. Video showed client driving fine, talking fine, walking fine as well as no clues on the one leg stand and walk and turn. Jury of 6 found client not guilty of DUI drugs less safe in one hour and 15 minutes. It is not a crime to drive with marijuana in your system without showing impairment. This case was handled by George Creal of George C. Creal, Jr. P.C., Trial Lawyers, 2014
  • Client suffered from disabling pain that accompanies amputation after an infection from a flesh eating bacteria 20 years ago. With amputations drugs don't make you impaired. You start off impaired by disabling pain, and drugs enable you to be normal. Client was pulled over by police for allegedly weaving. She was forced to perform field sobriety evaluation which thankfully were video recorded and exposed the Officers exaggerations. A Coweta jury found our client NOT GUILTY of DUI which wasn't hard considering the video tape of the arrest. We conceded the FTML and they gave us a NOT GUILTY on that as well., 2013
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Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • United State District Court for the Northern District of Georgia Bar, 1993
  • Georgia Court of Appeals Bar, 1993
  • Georgia Bar, 1993
  • Georgia Supreme Court Bar, 1993
  • Basic Training Course on the Intoxilzyer 9000, 2014
  • United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Bar , 1993
  • United District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, 1996
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Litigation Associate for Insurance Defense Firm
  • Board of Directors, Briarcliff-Normandy Condominium Association
  • Peachtree Presbyterian’s Men’s Forum
  • Historic Preservation Committee, Druid Hills Civic Association
  • North Avenue Presbyterian Church
  • Board of Directors, Clayton County Law Library Authority
  • University of Georgia Model United Nations Team, University Of Georgia Franklin College Of Arts And Science
  • Kiwanis Club of Southlake
  • University of Georgia Student Alumni Council, University Of Georgia Franklin College Of Arts And Science
Honors/Awards:
  • Who’s Who in American Law, 9th Edition. 1996 - Present
  • Most Outstanding Delegation, National Model United Nations Competition, University Of Georgia Franklin College Of Arts And Science, 1989
  • Honorable Mention, University Of Georgia Franklin College Of Arts And Science, 1988
  • Who's Who in Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, University Of Georgia Franklin College Of Arts And Science, 1990
  • Dean's List, University Of Georgia Franklin College Of Arts And Science
  • The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, University Of Georgia Franklin College Of Arts And Science
  • High Honors U.C.A., University Of Georgia Franklin College Of Arts And Science
  • U.G.A. Alumni Scholarship, University Of Georgia Franklin College Of Arts And Science, 1986-1990
  • U.G.A. Honors Program Junior Certificate, University Of Georgia Franklin College Of Arts And Science
  • Golden Key National Honor Society, University Of Georgia Franklin College Of Arts And Science
  • Sigma Phi Epsilon Pledge Academian, University Of Georgia Franklin College Of Arts And Science
  • Dean and Virginia Rusk Fellowship to the Brussels Seminar, University Of Georgia, School Of Law
  • Received "AV" Preeminent designation from Martindale-Hubbell based on Judges and Private Practice Attorneys peer review. , AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell, 2012
  • Rated 10.0/10.0 based on avvo.com Attorney ranking algorithm, 10.0/10.0 rating on Avvo.com, www.avvo.com, 2012
Educational Background:
  • Course on Public International Law, International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands, 1991
  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of Georgia, Cum Laude with High Honors U.G.A. Alumni Scholarship 1986-1990; Sigma Phi Epsilon Pledge Academian; Golden Key National Honor Society; U.G.A. Honors Program Junior Certificate; High Honors U.C.A.; Dean's List; The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Wh o's Who in Among Students in American Universities and Colleges 1990. Activities: Controller (1989), Assistant Controller (1988) Sigma PM Epsilon Fraternity. Vice President (1989-1990) University of Georgia Student Alumni Council. University of Georgia Model United Nations Team, National Model United Nations Competition, Most Outstanding Delegation (1989), Honorable Mention (1988). Delegate European Unification Celebration, Twinning of Sigma Phi Epsilon with the "Corpo de Droit" of the University of Lyon ( Lyon III) in Lyon, France, 1990
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Hague Academy of International Law, University Of Georgia, School Of Law,  The Hague, The Netherlands, Summer 1991
  • Lecture on methods and techniques for cross-examing the state's witnesses. , Speaker - Cross Examing the State's Witnesses, Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute, Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Georgia Legal Industry, 2018
  • Discussion of new appellate case law concerning DUI defense and prosecution. , Current Hot Topics in DUI Law, Georgia DUI Update, Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Georgia Legal Industry, 2018
  • Presented a presentation on Boating Under the Influence, Statutory Changes in 2013 and Marine Field Sobriety Evaluations. , Speaker, Boating Under the Influence under the Amended Statute, Impaired Driving Specialist LLC, Dui Lawyer, 2013
  • Brussels Seminar on the Law and Institutions of the European Communities held in Brussels, University Of Georgia, School Of Law, Belgium, Summer 1991
  • Editorial Board, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, University Of Georgia, School Of Law, '91-'92
  • Summer Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, University Of Georgia, School Of Law, '92
  • Special Projects and Research Editor, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, University Of Georgia, School Of Law, '92-'93
  • Gave a presentation on Similar Transaction, Extrinsic Acts, or Other Crimes evidence in Georgia under the newly enacted OCGA 24-4-417, DUI Similar Transactions statute. , Speaker, www.iclega.org/programs/8886.html, Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, DUI Law, 2015
Other Outstanding Achievements:
  • First order in Fulton County possibly in Georgia by Judge Forsling, Fulton County DUI Court Judge, where State was ordered to produce the computer source code for the state administered chemical breath test or Intoxilyzer 5000 manufactured by CMI, Inc. of Kentucky., 2008
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Industry Groups:
  • American Bar Association
  • Better Business Bureau
  • Georgia Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • National College Of DUI Defense

Office location for George Chadwell Creal, Jr.

480 John Wesley Dobbs Ave NE
Unit 190
Atlanta, GA 30312

Phone: 404-836-3427

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