Practice areas: Family Law, Criminal Defense; view more
Licensed in Georgia since: 2009
Education: Georgia State University College of Law
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Davis, Chapman & Wilder, LLC
1143 Laney Walker BlvdSuite 201
Augusta, GA 30901 Visit website
Holly G. Chapman is an attorney and partner at Davis, Chapman, & Wilder, LLC, in Augusta, Georgia. Ms. Chapman has over a decade of legal experience and concentrates her practice on criminal defense, family law and personal injury law. She represents clients in Augusta and throughout the surrounding region.
Ms. Chapman has substantial litigation experience. Over the course of her career, she has tried numerous cases, serving as lead counsel in more than 30. Her criminal defense experience includes handling misdemeanors and felonies such as aggravated assault, armed robbery, child molestation, murder, obstruction and shoplifting.
Along with criminal defense, Ms. Chapman represents individuals and families in family law matters. Her family law practice involves helping clients with matters involving divorce, adoption, alimony, child custody and child support.
Staying involved in her community is important to Ms. Chapman. She is former executive board member for the Augusta Bar Association, president of the Augusta Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and president of the Augusta Family Law Bar Association. She is also a member of the Junior League of Augusta and is a graduate of Leadership Augusta.
Ms. Chapman received a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. She earned her law degree from Georgia State University College of Law, receiving honors for litigation. Courts she has appeared before include various Georgia state courts, the Southern District of Georgia federal court, the Court of Appeals of Georgia and the Supreme Court of Georgia.
Practice areas
Family Law, Criminal DefenseFocus areas
Adoption, Custody & Visitation, Divorce
- 70% Family Law
- 30% Criminal Defense
First Admitted: 2009, Georgia
Professional Webpage: http://www.dcwattorneys.com/attorneys/holly-chapman/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Augusta Family Law Bar Association President, 2025
- Augusta Family Law Bar Executive Board, 2023
- Augusta Bar Association Executive Board Member, 2023
- Augusta Bar Association Treasurer, 2022
- Augusta Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - president, 2021-present, 2023
- Leadership Augusta, Class of 2016, 2016
- Young Lawyers of Augusta: member, 2019
- Augusta Bar Association: member, served on the Law Day Committee (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021), served on the Bar Foundation Committee (2017), 2021
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Aggravated Assault, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime - jury trial, acquitted, 2023
- Conspiracy to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Sale of Methamphetamine, Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking, Possession of a Firearm with an Altered ID mark. Jury Trial (Southern District of Georgia) - Acquitted of conspiracy and sale. Convicted of Possession with Intent and Gun charges., 2024
- Obstruction of a Law Enforcement Officer - Dismissed, 2019
Pro bono / Community Service
- Imagination Station - nonprofit children's museum, treasurer, 2019
- Augusta Youth Development Campus Great Debaters Organizer, 2017
- Junior League of Augusta: member, 2021
Educational Background
- B.S. Chemical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004
- J.D. Georgia State University College of Law, 2008
Honors
- The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40 is a professional organization composed of the top trial lawyers from each state or region who are under the age of 40. Membership into The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 under 40 is by invitation only and is extended exclusively to those trial lawyers practicing civil plaintiff and/or criminal defense law., Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2022
- SuperLawyers Rising Stars Honoree, Rising Stars Honoree, SuperLawyers, 2020
Office location for Holly G. Chapman
1143 Laney Walker Blvd
Suite 201
Augusta, GA 30901
Phone: 706-770-6633
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2020