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William S. Hardman, Jr.
North Georgia DUI and Criminal Defense Lawyer
William S. Hardman, Jr., P.C.
417 Green Street NW
Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone: 770-530-1164
Website: hardmanlawyer.com

About William S. Hardman, Jr.
Bill Hardman graduated in the top of his class at Atlanta’s ABA accredited John Marshall Law School with Honors. During law school, he interned with one of Georgia’s premier major felony law firms provided support for several high profile criminal trials. Bill tried DUI cases with George C. Creal, Jr., P.C., Trial Lawyers from 2013-2015. He represents clients in many different types of criminal cases including DUI, drug possession, probation revocation and traffic offenses. He currently is specializing in representing clients charged with DUI and drug offenses. Bill is a member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense lawyers, the National College of DUI Defense and was one of a handful selected to attend the prestigous Bill Daniel Trial Advocacy Program. Known as the “Cop Whisperer,” Bill has become adept at getting DUI cases reduced when no one else could and helping clients resolve their criminal charges as quickly and efficiently as possible. He takes a total approach to each client’s case analyzing all of the legal aspects in each case as well as the personal attributes of each client so that he can approach the prosecution with complete knowledge in every case.
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