Dane Garland | Carrollton Criminal Defense Lawyer

Dane M. Garland grew up in East Tennessee. Dane attended the University of Tennessee and graduated in 2005 with a B.A. in political science. After working as a runner with a Knoxville, Tennessee, law firm, Dane decided to attend law school. As Dane and his wife lived in Florida, Dane applied to and was accepted at St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida.

In 2009, after graduation, Dane and his wife moved to Atlanta where she acquired a job at the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University and Dane obtained an Administrative Hearing Officer position with the Georgia Department of Labor. After three years, Dane left the GA DOL to return to Mercer University School of Law’s LLM program and obtained a Master of Laws in Federal Criminal Practice and Procedure.

After graduating with his LLM in August 2013, Dane began with the Carroll County Public Defender’s Office as an Assistant Public Defender. During such time, Dane represented approximately 125-150 indigent defendants at a time and conducted numerous bond hearings, preliminary hearings, probation revocation hearings, and trials. In September 2014, Dane joined The Swindle Law Group as an associate attorney, and became the managing partner of the firm in 2015.

Dane handles misdemeanor and felony cases ranging from DUIs to murders. He currently practices in Carroll County, Coweta County, Douglas County, Haralson County, Heard County, Meriwether County, Polk County, and Troup County.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Owner	Garland Law Group LLC	Carrollton, GA	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Walter F. George School of Law, Mercer University	LL.M.	Law School	2013
St. Thomas University School of Law	J.D.		2009
University of Tennessee	B.A.	Political Science	2005

State / Court	Date
Georgia	2009

• Carroll County Bar Association | President | 2015 - Present
  Atlanta Bar Association | Member | 2015 - Present
  Peachtree Society: Metro Atlanta's Rising Leaders | Member | 2015 - Present
  Georgia Court of Appeals | Admitted to Practice | 2015 - Present
  Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | Member | 2013 - Present
  American Bar Association | Member | 2009 - Present

• AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2017
  "10 Best" DUI/DWI Attorney | American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys | 2016
  Top 40 Under 40 | National Trial Lawyers | 2015
  Top 10 Under 40 | National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys | 2015
  Lead Counsel Rated | Lead Counsel | 2015
  Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 | American Society of Legal Advocates | 2015

• State v. Hartman
  Probation

• State v. Davis
  Indictments Dismissed

• State v. Dorsey
  Acquittal

• Times Georgian | Benefits of DUI Courts | 2015
  Times Georgian | Sealing Juvenile Records in Georgia | 2015
  Times Georgian | Video Conferencing would Benefit Tax Payers | 2015
  Times Georgian | Why We Do Not Need Mandatory Minimum Sentencing | 2015
  Times Georgian | Bonds in Criminal Cases | 2015
  The Mercer Law Free Press | A Day in the Life of an LLM Student | 2013

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