Attorneys

Parag Y. Shah

EXPERIENCE

The Shah Law Firm, Criminal & Personal Injury Trial Attorney 2011 – Present
Law Offices of L. David Wolfe, P.C., Criminal Trial Attorney 2008 – 2010
Atlanta Judicial Circuit Public Defenders Office, Criminal Trial Attorney 2006 – 2008

EDUCATION

Ohio Northern University, Juris Doctor 2003 – 2006
Rhodes College, Bachelor of Arts 1999 – 2003
Choate Rosemary Hall 1996 – 1999

CERTIFICATIONS

Mediator, Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution 2011 – Present
Received Certification from the Justice Center of Atlanta

TEACHING

Faculty Member at the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia
Faculty Member at the Bill Daniel’s Trial Advocacy Program

PUBLICATIONS

The Code, Reference Guide to Georgia Criminal & Traffic Law (Fifth Edition)
The Code, Reference Guide to Georgia Civil Practice & Procedure (August 15, 2012)

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

NPR’s This American Life, featured expert on criminal law 2011
Host of Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ Spring Seminar 2011
Closing Arguments, Georgia State University Litigation Program 2010, 2011
A Proactive Approach to Practicing Criminal Defense,

Fulton County Public Defender Seminar 2010

Utilizing Motions Practice to Win Cases or Cripple the Prosecution,

Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Fall Seminar 2010

The Consequences Illegal Immigrants and Attorneys Face in the Criminal

Justice System, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund 2007

ASSOCIATIONS

Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, membership committee
American Association of Justice
Atlanta Bar Association, solo and small firm member
State Bar of Georgia Indigent Defense Committee, appointed member
Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, education fund board member
Georgia High School Mock Trial Competitions, volunteer
South Asian Bar Association of Georgia, Treasurer

ACHIEVEMENTS

Rated 10 out of 10 by AVVO.com

Amicus Author Award from the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers