Chatham County DUI Lawyer

Do you need to talk with a Chatham County DUI lawyer? A Georgia DUI lawyer at Sessions & Fleischman can help. Contact us today for a free consultation. We will help you understand the process your case will follow, what the State has to prove, and what in its case can be challenged.

About Chatham County, Georgia

Chatham County sits on Georgia’s Atlantic coast. Its county seat and largest city is Savannah, and the county’s population was 295,291 at the 2020 census. One of the original counties of Georgia, Chatham County was created on February 5, 1777, and is named for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham. The municipalities and communities in the county include:

Bloomingdale
Garden City
Georgetown
Isle of Hope
Montgomery
Pooler
Port Wentworth
Skidaway Island
Talahi Island
Thurderbolt
Tybee Island
Vernonburg
Whitemarsh Island
Wilmington Island

A misdemeanor DUI charge in Chatham County is disposed of in the State Court of Chatham County, which handles misdemeanor offenses including traffic offenses and also takes cases from the municipal courts in Savannah, Pooler, Garden City, Port Wentworth, Bloomingdale, Thunderbolt and Tybee Island. A case that begins in Chatham County Recorder’s Court, which is a court of inquiry, is bound over to State Court, where the District Attorney reviews the charges and issues an accusation. Our Savannah DUI lawyer page covers this in more detail.

One deadline will not wait for your court date. You have 30 days from the date of arrest to request an administrative license suspension hearing or to elect the ignition interlock device permit.

A veteran law enforcement officer with 44 years of service with the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff John T. Wilcher has served in nearly every capacity of law enforcement, current office is located at 1050 Carl Griffin Dr, Savannah, GA 31405, United States

Approved bonding companies for your Chatham County DUI case:

A Brighter Day Bail Bonding (912)233-1007
Alexander Bonding (912)233-4472
Payless Bonding (912) 233-9190
Saseen Bonding (912) 233-4551
Savannah Bail Bonds (912) 964-7688

Chatham County DUI Court System

Chatham Superior and State Court

located at 133 Montgomery St, Savannah GA, 31401, United States and current Clerk is Tammie Mosley (921)-236-9511.

Superior Court judges are:

Perry Brannen Jr.

State Court judges are:

Chief Judge Penny Haas Freesemann
John E. Morse Jr.
James F. Bass Jr.
Louisa Abbot
Timothy R. Walmsley
Benjamin W. Karpf.
Senior Judge Michael L. Karpf.
Senior Judge Perry Brannen Jr.