Katrell Nash

Top rated Criminal Defense attorney in Augusta, Georgia

Nash Law Office, LLC
Katrell Nash
Nash Law Office, LLC

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution; view more

Licensed in Georgia since: 2009

Education: Mississippi College School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024 Selected to Rising Stars: 2019

Nash Law Office, LLC

2100 Central Ave
Suite 7
Augusta, GA 30904 Visit website

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Attorney Katrell Nash is the  owner of Nash Law Office, LLC, in Augusta, Georgia. A highly rated attorney with more than ten years of legal experience, Ms. Nash serves clients throughout the greater Augusta metro region and surrounding areas who have legal needs involving any of the following practice areas:

  • Family law (Custody Disputes, Contempt of Court, Protective Orders, and Legitimation)
  • Criminal defense, including federal crimes
  • Juvenile law
  • Mediation

Ms. Nash earned her undergraduate degree from The University of Southern Mississippi in 2006. Recognized for her exceptional contributions and academic achievements, she won the Oseola McCarty Service Award and the Outstanding Junior award from the school's African American Student Organization. She also received the Young Visionary Award from the Hattiesburg Unitarian Universalist Fellowship. Ms. Nash then attended Mississippi College School of Law, where she obtained her Juris Doctor in 2009.

Brought up in a military household, Ms. Nash has settled in many regions across the United States, fostering the ability to adapt to any situation she is faced with. This credence in herself to quickly readjust in any environment paid dividends when she served as an assistant public defender for more than half a decade in Augusta, representing the state in matters ranging from misdemeanors to felony offenses in court.

Along with practicing before all Georgia state courts, Ms. Nash is admitted to practice before all Georgia probate courts, superior courts, and civil and magistrate courts as well as before the Court of Appeals of Georgia and the Supreme Court of Georgia. She also regularly practices before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia.

Active in her legal community, Ms. Nash is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, The Mississippi Bar, the Augusta Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution. She is the Immediate Past President of the Augusta Bar Association. 

Recognized in The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 list and awarded the Attorney Client Satisfaction Award by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, Ms. Nash is most content with the many positive testimonials she has received from her clients, ensuring her strong work ethic and dedication to her clients remains everlasting.

Dedicated to her local community as well, Ms. Nash volunteers her time and services for various civic and charitable organizations in her area, including the Masters Table Soup Kitchen, the Walk to End Alzheimer’s event and the Ronald McDonald House. She is an active member and committee chair for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® Zeta Xi Omega chapter, mentor in the all-girl teen ministry Royalty, a board member for the East Central Region of the American Red Cross and the CSRA Equal Opportunity Authority. 

Practice areas

Criminal Defense, Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI

Focus areas

Arrest & Arraignment, Assault & Battery, Child Support, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, Custody & Visitation, DUI/DWI, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, Failure to Pay Child Support, Father's Rights, Felony, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Law, Mediation, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Misdemeanor, Motor Vehicle Offenses, Murder, Paternity, Probation, Theft, Traffic Violations

First Admitted: 2009, Georgia

Professional Webpage: https://www.nashlawofficellc.com/attorney

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Creator/Presenter, #KnowYourRights presentation for teens, 2016 - Present
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • CSRA Equal Opportunity Authority, Board Member, 2023 - Present
  • High School Mock Trial Team, Augusta Richmond County Youth Detention Center, Coach
  • Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Participant
  • Richmond County Board of Education, REACH Scholar Mentor
  • City of Augusta Power Lunch Reading Program, Participant
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated ® Zeta Xi Omega Chapter, Secretary; Assistant Secretary; Global Impact Committee Co-Chair; Initiative 5: Advocate for Social Justice, Chair
  • American Red Cross East Central Region, Board Member, 2021 - Present
  • Volunteer, Walk to End Alzheimer’s
  • Volunteer, Ronald McDonald House
  • Volunteer, Masters Table Soup Kitchen
  • In 2016, I started the #KNOWYOURRIGHTS Campaign for teens. My #KNOWYOURRIGHTS campaign is designed to educate our youth about their legal rights and the common causes for criminal prosecution in a court of law. My goal is to deter teens from committing crimes and to empower them to make positive life choices. As part of my initiative, at no cost, I speak at local middle and high schools, 2016
  • Youth Mentor, Royalty Ministry, Macedonia Church of Augusta, 2015 - Present
Educational Background:
  • University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, 2006
Bar/Professional Activity:
  • State Bar of Georgia, 2009
  • State Bar of Mississippi, 2012
  • Augusta Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Association
  • Young Lawyers of Augusta, Member; District Representative
  • Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
  • Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce
  • Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution
  • Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Augusta Bar Association, Immediate Past President, 2023; Vice President and President; Law Day Chair; Executive Board, President-Elect
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia 
  • Georgia Superior Courts
  • Georgia Supreme Court
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • Georgia Civil & Magistrate Courts
  • Georgia State Courts
  • Georgia Probate Courts
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • Mediator, General Civil Mediation, 2018
  • Mediator, Specialized Domestic Violence Mediation, 2019
  • Mediator, Domestic Relations Mediation, 2019
Honors/Awards:
  • Attorney Client Satisfaction Award, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys, 2018
  • Leadership Augusta, Class of 2017
  • Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2018
  • Georgia Rising Stars, Georgia Super Lawyers, 2019

Office location for Katrell Nash

2100 Central Ave
Suite 7
Augusta, GA 30904

Phone: 706-589-9530

Selections

2 Years Super Lawyers
1 Year Rising Stars
  • Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2024
  • Rising Stars: 2019

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