Top Rated Personal Injury Attorney in Sandy Springs, GA

Honors/Awards:

• Best Attorneys in Atlanta, 2009

  , Best Lawyers in America, 2009

• Best Attorneys in Georgia, Atlanta Magazine, 2017

  , Best Lawyers in America, 2017
• Best Lawyers in Georgia, www.BestLawyers.com, 2015
• Best Lawyers in Georgia for DUI, Best Lawyers in America, www.bestlawyers.com, 2016
• “Georgia DUI Lawyer of the Year", Best Lawyers in America, 2012
• Who's Who in American Law, Marquis Registry, 2005
• “Attorney of the Year”
• Charter Member, DUIDLA
• Who's Who in the South and Southwest
• Georgia Super Lawyer
• National Internet Directory of Best DUI Lawyers in Each State (DrunkDrivingDefense.com), 1999
• Best Lawyers in America, 2008 - 2010
• Martindale-Hubbell AV (highest) Attorney Rating, Lexis-Nexis, Martindale Hubbell - National Directory, 1997
• Martindale-Hubbell (rated AV 5.0 of 5.0 & Preeminent)
• “The Nation’s Leading DUI Defense Attorney”, NCDD Dean Gary Trichter (on behalf of the 600+ members of NCDD.com), 2003
• "Top DUI Lawyer in America"
• "Best Lawyer in America", 2003
• One of the top-rated criminal defense lawyers on AVVO.com
• Who's Who in America, Marquis Registry, 2002
• Georgia Defense of Drinking Drivers (DUI lawyers from across Georgia, selected by other defense attorneys)
• Who's Who in Business and Industry
• Named to Super Lawyers every year since the accolade has existed in GA for DUI defense
• AVVO Top 10 Most Viewed Attorneys in USA, 2010
• Charter Lifetime Fellow, Atlanta Bar Association., 2006 - present
• Martindale-Hubbell AV (highest & most ethical) Attorney Rating, Lexis-Nexis, Martindale.com, 2008
• Best Lawyers in Georgia for DUI, BestLawyers.com, 2013
• Best Lawyers in Georgia for DUI, Best lawyers in America, BestLawyers.com, 2014
• List of the top drunk driving lawyers in Georgia, “Legal Elite”, Georgia Trend Magazine, 2015
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Georgia, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008
• AVVO 10.0 rating with 130 DUI lawyer endorsements
• NORML.org (National organization that has lobbied for the legalization of marijuana)
• Who's Who in the World, Marquis Registry, 2001
• Order of Barristers, National Order of Barristers, 1976
• Named to the list of 100 Best Attorneys in Georgia, The American Trial Lawyers Association, 2008
• Best Lawyers in Georgia for DUI, BestLawyers.com, 2012
• Martindale-Hubbell AV (highest & most ethical) Attorney Rating, Lexis-Nexis - Martindale AV Rating, 2011

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Board-Certified in DUI Defense - ABA certification overseen by the National College for DUI Defense - 2000 to 2019

  , 2000
• Client was assisting a stranger to push his disabled vehicle off roadway in Cobb County. Elderly man ran into rear of the car being pushed, causing death of the owner of the disabled vehicle and traumatic amputation of the right leg of our client. $1.5 million insurance policy limts, whic was split equally. , 2018

Bar/Professional Activity:

• GACDL DUI BootCamp Co-Chairman

  , 2017
• Founding Member, South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1993
• Member International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS.org), 2007 – present
• Seven Critical Hurdles for Prosecutors to Introduce Forensic Test Results, AAFS.org Annual Meeting 2012, 2012
• Member, American Association for Justice, 2007–present
• Associate Member, International Association for Chemical Testing (IACT), 1997 – present
• Chairman, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, "DUI Bootcamp", 2007
• Life Member, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers(GACDL), 1994
• State Bar of Georgia, June 10, 1976
• Life Member, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1995 – present
• Chairman, Bridge-the-Gap Seminar (statewide) for New Attorneys, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1978
• AAJ (American Association for Justice) - National Trial Lawyers Group - Civil and Criminal
• Member, Atlanta Bar Association
• Life Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1998 - present
• Co-Founder and Former regent of the National College for DUI Defense
• Member, Sandy Springs Bar Association, 2006 – present
• Champion Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA)
• Associate Member, American Academy of Forensic Sciences

• Member, American Bar Association, 1978 – 2018

• Cobb County Bar Association
• Member, Gwinnett County Bar Association

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Donated proceeds ($40,000) from Forensic Blood and Urine Seminar to fund training programs for Georgia Public Defenders, after the State of Georgia totally suspended training dollars due to budget difficulties, 2009
• Trustee, non-profit Board of DUIDLA
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Children's Cancer Unit, Tim Hudson Birdies and Baseball Sponsor, Orlando, FL, with Atlanta Braves, 2005
• Trainer, Georgia DUI attorneys, Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1992
• Georgia Innocence Project, Board of Directors Member, 2002 - 2007, 2002
• One of 12 Founders of the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD) [for DUI Defense Lawyers ONLY], 1995

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

• DUI lawyer training program in Alpharetta, GA in August of 2016, Presenter
• Co-chairman, DUI Defense and Criminal Trial Practice, Defense of Drinking Drivers in Georgia, 2009
• Trial Tactics for a DUI Breath Case, DUI Defense Superstars Seminar - Butte, MT, 1997
• This is a complete list of over two dozen published works: http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/30328-ga-william-head-478108/recognition.html#publications, Author, Magazines and Articles, www.AVVO.com, Legal Rating Website, 2008
• Speaker, Mastering Scientific Evidence - 2011, MSE 2011 - New Orleans, LA, 2011
• 202 Ways to Avoid a Drunk Driving Conviction in 2016
• Challenging False Evidence and Faulty Testing Procedures from State Crime laboratories, Forensic Blood and Urine Laboratory Seminar, 2009
• DUI Defense for the New Lawyer, DUI Basic Practice Symposium, 1997
• Regular contributor to news services and television stations in the area of DUI law, trial practice and criminal law
• Professionalism in DUI Practice, Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute, 2011
• Intensive Forensic Breathalyzer Training for DUI Attorneys, 1996, 2004
• Fighting Breath Tests in DUI Litigation, National College for DUI Defense Winter Program - Charleston, SC, 1998
• Defending DUI Cases that other Attorneys Plead Out, Texas Advanced Criminal Defense Seminar, Puerto Plata, D.R., 1996
• Defense of Blood Tests in DUI Cases, Arizona Blood and Urine Seminar, 2007
• DUI from A to DMV, DUI Defense Associates, San Diego, 2010
• The Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual 2010, Thomson West publication, 2010
• Trial Practice Training in DUI Defense, NCDD National Conference, 1996
• Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and DUI Arrests, Masters of DUI Defense - Columbia, SC, 2003
• Speaker, Mastering Scientific Evidence - 2010, MSE 2010, 2010
• Defending Vehicular Homicide Cases based on DUI, Mastering Scientific Evidence - 17th Annual Program - 2010, 2010
• The Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual, Thomson West publication, 2009
• Comprehensive Seminar of Fighting DUI Cases in Tennessee, Handling DUI Cases in Tennessee, 1996
• 101 Ways to Beat the Intoxilyzer, DWI Seminar 2003 - North Carolina, 2003
• Program Chairman, Handling DUI Cases, GTLA Annual Convention, 2010
• To Cut Risks of Sleeping Pills, Hide Keys, Wall Street Journal, 2008
• Handling Trials in DUI Cases, DUI Trial Practice in Indiana, 1996
• Attacking the Intoxilyzer, Impaired Driving in Canada - Edmondton, Alberta, CA, 2003
• Demanding Forensic Integrity in Criminal Prosecutions, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Fall Program, 2010
• Georgia's New DUI Law (p. 26 and 27 of November, 2008 edition), Atlanta Bar.org, 2008
• DUI Defense for the New Lawyer, DUI Basic Practice Symposium, 1996
• Helpful Analogies, Similes and Metaphors to Help Win Jury Trials, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI-DWI Cases, 2003
• Speaker, Mastering Scientific Evidence - 2009, MSE 2009 - New Orleans, LA, 2009
• Leading Treatise on GA DUI Laws (Book), Georgia DUI Defense Trial Practice Manual, 2007
• Program Chairman, Defending the Drinking Driver in DUI Prosecutions, Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute, 1996
• Speaker at NACDL.org/NCDD.com seminar in Las Vegas Nevada on topic: Using Science to Win DUI Cases, October 19, 2012
• Special Issues involved in Handling Homicide by Vehicle Cases, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI-DWI Cases, 2009
• F.D.A. Warns of Sleeping Pills' Strange Effects, New York Times, 2007
• Intensive DUI Trial Practice Training, NCDD National Conference, 1995
• Speaker at NACDL.org/NCDD.com seminar in Las Vegas Nevada on topic: Winning the Unwinnable Case by Proving Police Perjury, October 18, 2012
• Sponsor, Organizer & Speaker for Forensic Blood and Urine Testing Seminar [28 hours of CLE credit] held at Emory University, December, 2008
• Defense of Drinking Driver's - Observations for Success at Trial, Mastering Scientific Evidence - 16th Annual Program, 2009
• Lil Wayne Appears In Court, Calls Arrest A Misunderstanding, Baller Status, 2007
• License Suspensions in DUI Cases, Handling Driver's License Suspensions and Revocations, 1995
• DUI Book That Explains "How to Beat a DUI", 1991
• Frightening Vehicular Homicide Cases, Kettering Monthly Networking Meeting - Atlanta, 2009
• The 10 Best DUI Lawyers in the Country, 10 Best Drunk Driving Attorneys by Dennis A. Bjorklund, 2007
• Program Chairman, Defending the Drinking Driver in DUI Prosecutions, Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute, 1995
• 2008 Presentation to Atlanta Business Group on "Knowing your legal rights"., Speaker, 20 Critical Errors the Average Citizen Makes when Confronted by the Police, PowerPoint Presentation to Business Leaders' Group, The Kettering Group (Atlanta)), 2008
• Handling Felony Death and Serious Injury DUI Cases, GTLA Annual Convention, 2009
• DUI Court Aimed at Offenders 'on last leg', Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. B-1 2007
• Basic DUI Law Introductory Course for Young Attorneys, The ABCs of DUI Law, 1994
• Comprehensive Seminar of Fighting DUI Cases at Trial, Tennessee DUI Law Seminar, 1994
• Handling Vehicular Homicide Cases, Personal Injury and Georgia Auto Insurance Meet Urgent Legal Matters, 2012
• Fighting the Intoxilyzer 5000 Source Code, Georgia DUI Law Update, 2009
• Michigan Edition: The DUI Book, The DUI Book: Michigan Edition, 2006
• DUI Law Update, Superior Court Judges Conference - GA, 1994
• Blood and Urine Laboratory Training Course for Criminal Defense Attorneys - 1998, 2007, 2008
• Trial Tactics to Help Win Cases, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI/DWI Cases-Dallas, TX, 2008
• Florida Edition of The DUI Book, The DUI Book, Florida Edition, 2006
• Winning Your DUI Case when a Breath Test is in Evidence, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI-DWI Cases, 1994
• DVD Created for Young Adults on Knowing Their Legal Rights When Dealing With Police, 2016
• Challenging Similar Transactions in DUI Cases, Georgia DUI Law Update - Atlanta, 2008
• Book for DUI Clients - National, The DUI Book, 2006
• License Suspensions in DUI Arrest Cases, Handling Driver's License Suspensions and Revocations, 1994
• Attended the AAFS.org Forensic Science Conference in Denver, CO in February, 2009
• Advanced Training of DUI-DWI Defense Attorneys on Forensic Standards in Crime Laboratories, Forensic Blood & Urine Laboratory Seminar, 2008
• Some Sleeping Pill Users Range Far Beyond Bed, New York Times, 2006
• Helping Inexperienced Attorneys Solve problems in their Pending DUI Case Files, DUI Practice: Bring Your Own Files, 1994
• Guest Expert on Georgia DUI Laws, WMAZ-TV, Macon, GA - Law Call Show, hosted by Carl Reynolds, Attorney at Law, 2010
• Advanced Level Seminar for DUI-DWI Litigation Specialists, Breath Testing Devices - Source Code Challenges, 2008
• University of South Carolina DUI Defense Bar Breaks the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, The DWI Journal, 2006
• Helping Clients Prepare for a Possible Appeal, The DWI Journal, 2006
• Trial Tactics in DUI Cases, Defense of Drinking Drivers in Alabama, 1994
• Attended NCDD.com Winter Program on DUI Defense at Paradise Island, Bahamas, January, 2009
• Aggressively Defending DUI Cases, Virginia Indigent Defense Seminar, 2007
• Handling DUI-Accident Cases is More Complicated that it Looks, The DWI Journal, 2006
• DUI Law Update, State Court Judges Conference, 1993
• Guest Expert on the Adam Goldfein Show, WSB Radio 750 AM/95.5 FM; Subject was "Georgia DUI Laws", 2011
• How Serious Traffic Offenses affect Personal Injury Cases, Personal Injury and Georgia Auto Insurance - Urgent Legal Matters, 2007
• Furcal Scores in Court - Can Play in MLB Series, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2004
• Ways to Win DUI Cases, Mississippi DUI Annual Seminar, 1993
• Co-Author of Article for Georgia Bar Journal: New Georgia Laws Affecting Georgia Drivers' Licenses (co-authored with Jennifer G. Ammons of the Georgia Department of Driver Services), 2012
• 50 Ways to Beat a Breath Test, Mastering Scientific Evidence in DUI-DWI Cases, 2007
• Authored Chapter on Defense of Driving Under the Influence Cases, Medical-Legal Aspects of Alcohol (4th Edition) - Lawyers & Judges Publishing, 2003
• Investigating a DUI Case for Ways to Win, DWI Defense National Seminar, 1993
• Speaker at University of Georgia School of Law, Practicing Law in the Field of Trial Practice, 2012
• Source Code Litigation: Tracking Challenges to Breath Testing Equipment, ICADTS International Conference - Seattle, WA, 2007
• Lawyers Exploit Hearings on DUIs, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2002
• Defending Against Breath Tests at Trial, DUI/DWI Workshop, 1993
• Challenges to the Intoxilyzer 5000 at Trial, Connecticut DWI Trial Practice Seminar, 2002
• Program Chairman & Speaker on Beating Breath & Blood Tests, GACDL Bubba Head DUI Boot Camp, 2007
• Are You Afraid of Our Roads?, Staten Island (NY) Sunday Advance, 2001
• Program Chairman, Defending the Drinking Driver in DUI Prosecutions, Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute, 1993
• Handling Field Sobriety Test at a DUI Arrest, Masters of DUI Defense, 2001
• Challenging Field Sobriety Test Evidence at Trial, New Jersey DWI Seminar, 2000
• Lawyers Cry Foul over Contest to Promote DUI Roadblocks, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. E-4, 2001
• DUI Trial Practice Workshop, ATLA - National Convention, San Francisco, 1993
• Ten Essential Things Non-DUI Attorneys Must Know about DUI Law, Emergency Legal Matters in Georgia Law, 2007
• DUI Trial Practice Seminar (Ralph Blagg, Program Chairman), Defending DWI Cases in Arkansas, 2000
• Review of NHTSA Committee Work on Model Law for United States, Aggressive Driving Symposium, 2000
• Speaker to Judges' Conference, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, Amicalola Falls, GA, 1994
• Chapter 20, Automobile Traffic Offenses: Driving Under the Influence, Georgia Jurisprudence, 1995
• Handling DUI Accident Cases with an Eye Toward Civil Cases, Melvin Belli Trial Practice Seminar - Washington, DC, 1992
• DUI-DWI, Intensive DUI Trial Practice Training, 1998
• DUI Trial Practice Review for Public Defenders, Litigating DUI Cases to Win, 1999
• Founder of the Forensic Science DUI Lawyer Training Course Focused on DUI-DWI Defense (MSE), 1994
• Lawyer Counts Ways to Free DUI Suspects, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Front Cover Page Article, 1995
• Program Chairman, Defending the Drinking Driver in DUI Prosecutions, Defending Drinking Drivers Institute, 1992
• Decimating the Police Officer's Field Sobriety, Tests Texas Advanced Criminal Law Seminar - St. Kitts, BWI, 1997
• Helping Attorneys in Small or Solo Firms Be More Efficient, Solo and Small Firm Success, 1997
• DUI Book That Explains "How to Beat a DUI", 1991
• Police Struggle to Make DUI Arrests under Flawed Law, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p. D-4, 1995
• Two Day Comprehensive DUI Defense Training, Chairman of Drinking and Driving Institute, 1992
• Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual, Reuters-Thomson-West, 2011
• DUI Law Update, Probate Judges Conference, 1997
• This was a self-published trial practice manual for DUI Defense Attorneys., Author, The Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual, Headlines Marketing, Legal Book Publishing, 1995
• An Introduction of Law in Georgia: Behind the Wheel, Carl Vinson Institute of Government at University of Georgia, 1995
• Defending Drinking Drivers Workshop, Annual Convention - Washington, DC, 1992
• Top 20 Ways to Win a DUI Case, Personal Injury and Georgia Auto Insurance Meet Urgent Legal Matters, 2012
• DUI Law Update, Municipal Judges Conference - GA, 1997
• This was a book for DUI clients facing a DUI charge, co-authored with the late Reese I. Joye, Jr., of North Charleston, SC.  , Co-Author, 101 Ways to Avoid a Drunk Driving Conviction, Maximar Publishing, Legal Book Publisher, 1991
• Five Myths about Defending Drinking Drivers, Trial Magazine, 1993
• Program Chairman, Helping Young Attorneys Bridge the Gap between Law School and Practice, Bridge the Gap Program, 1979
• Chaired, "Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute", 2-day seminar for Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminars, 2007
• Chaired, "Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute", 2-day seminar for Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminars, 2005
• Taking DUI Cases to Trial instead of Pleading Guilty, GACDL Spring Seminar - St. Simons, GA, 1997
• This link http://www.avvo.com/attorneys/30328-ga-william-head-478108/recognition.html#speaking_engagements takes you to dozens of speeches conducted by Mr. Head., Seminar Speaker, Chairman or Speaker, www.AVVO.com, Attorney Rating Site, 2008
• Handling License Suspensions and Revocations in Georgia, Book on Handling License Suspensions and Revocations in Georgia, 1993
• Vice-Chairman, Helping New Attorneys Bridge the Gap Between Law School and Practice, Bridge the Gap Seminar, 1978
• Chaired, "Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute", 2-day seminar for Institute of Continuing Legal Education Seminars, 1992 - 1997
• Finding the Flaw in the State's Evidence at Trial, DUI Litigation Institute, 1997
• First Year of Co-authoring DUI Practice Manual with Frank T. Gomez, an associate in my law firm., Co-Author, The Georgia DUI Trial Practice Manual, Thomson-West Publishing, Legal Publisher - International, 2008
• 101 Ways to Avoid a Drunk Driving Conviction, 101 Ways to Avoid a DUI (Book), 1991
• Invited speaker, ICADTS (International Council on Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety) in 2008
• Keynote speaker for the Toxicology section, AAFS (American Academy of Forensic Sciences), 2012
• Speaker to Judges' Conference, Institute of Continuing Judicial Education, Amicalola Falls, GA, 1994
• Preparing and Evaluation Your Client's Chances at Trial, DUI Litigation in Ohio, 1997
• The copyright of my self-published book was acquired by Harrison Publishing of Norcross, GA., Author, The Georgia DUI Defense Trial Practice Manual, Harrison Publishers, Legal Publishing, 1997
• Handling Vehicular Homicide Cases, Personal Injury and Georgia Auto Insurance Meet Urgent Legal Matters, 2012

Verdicts/Settlements:

• Cobb County State Court, DUI refusal case for client alleged to have failed the field sobriety tests, jury trial, Judge Irma Glover

  , 2016

Transactions:

• Resolved multi-party wrongful death case. Policy limits if $1.3 million tendered. 3-ways split negotiated. Roswell bus crash, when driver behind bus accidentally hit gas and not brake., 2017
• Settled Cobb County rear end collison case for policy limits of at fault driver., 2019

Representative Clients:

• Represented Atlanta Braves Rookie of the Year for 2000, Rafael Furcal. Obtained acquittal for Fox 5 News Anchor Amanda Davis in Fulton County State Court 2017 Obtained Acquittal for Cobb County high school coach in DUI case with breath tests of 0.244 & 0.249 - 2016 Settled for Defendant's policy limts in a Cobb Couunty rear end collison 2019 Wrongful death case, Fulton County case, settled for policy limits of $1,300,000, with two other victims 2017 Traumatic amputation below the knee case, where client was helping a stranger push disabled vehicle off highway. rear-ended, $1,500,000 settlement of policy limits split equally between our client and the driver of the car being pused, who died from his injuries. , 2000

Other Outstanding Achievements:

• One of America's most experienced sleep driving defense attorneys at handling contested DUI-Ambien (zolpidem) cases, and has been featured on Fox News, CNN and ABC News
• He is rated by multiple attorney rankings at the highest possible level
• U.S. News and World Report, Best Law Firms in America. The law firms he has lead, as Senior Partner, have been named to EVERY one of this prominent magazine’s lists

Videos:

• These 30 video clips help people facing DUI learn their legal rights.  http://www.georgiacriminaldefense.com/videolibrary.html, Georgia DUI Law Videos, Legal Information, 2008
• More than 300 YouTube videos of Mr. Head and his partners, Larry Kohn and Lee Webb.  Information on various aspects of DUI defense, the Intoxilyzer 5000 flaws and how our law firm approaches DUI litigation, Atlanta DUI Lawyer, Criminal Defense - DUI, 2010
• Over 85 Video clips on YouTube from Mr. Head and Lawrence Kohn.  Issues include DUI penalties and license suspensions and revocations in Georgia., Georgia DUI attorneys, DUI Trial Practice, 2009

Newsletters:

• Mr. Head was the second Editor of The DWI Journal., The DWI Journal, Criminal Defense Newsletter
• Bubba Head featured as Attorney of the Month, with Attorney at Law Maazine, volume 5, issue 1., Attorney of the Month, Top Attorneys In Atlanta

Educational Background:

• University of Georgia in Athens, B.A., Major: History, Honors: With Honors, 1973