W. Dow Bonds, Esq.
Major felony criminal defense
Former Assistant District Attorney
1999-2004
Tifton Judicial Circuit
(Tift, Turner, Worth, and Irwin Counties)
Eastern Judicial Circuit
(Chatham County)
Bar Admissions:
State Bar of Georgia, 1994
United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia Court of Appeals
*Arrangements can be made for Mr. Bonds to represent clients in any federal district or state within the United States of America and abroad.
Education:
Thomas M. Cooley School of Law,
Lansing, Michigan, 1993
University of Mississippi,
Oxford, Mississippi, 1988
B.P.A., Bachelor of Public Administration.
Business Administration & Economics.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
State Bar of Georgia
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Savannah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
American Bar Association
International Association of Prosecutors 1999-2003
W. Dow Bonds is a former Assistant District Attorney with over 15 years experience as a criminal trial attorney. Mr. Bonds has tried numerous felony and misdemeanor jury trials. Prior to his experience as a prosecutor, Mr. Bonds served as a criminal defense attorney in Atlanta, GA, covering criminal cases in the surrounding Atlanta Metro area.
Mr. Bonds has extensive contacts across the State of Georgia in law enforcement, the judiciary, and the criminal defense bar, which allows him to effectively represent clients all over the State of Georgia. Mr. Bonds is licensed to practice in all courts of Georgia, the Supreme Court of the State of Georgia, the Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, as well as the Federal Courts of Georgia. Prior to his experience as a criminal attorney, Mr. Bonds clerked for the United States Attorney's Office and Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids, Michigan while in law school.
