Attorneys
District Attorney
The Cordele Circuit District Attorney's Office is charged with prosecuting felonies and misdemeanors in Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox, and Ben Hill Counties. The District Attorney's office also provides services and support to victims of crime through our Victim Witness Assistance Program. Advocates are on staff in both the Crisp and Ben Hill county offices.
Denise Fachini
District Attorney
Cordele Judicial Circuit
P.O. Box 5510
Cordele, GA 31010
(229) 271-4735
FAX: (229) 271-4739
Street Address:
Crisp County Courthouse
510 N. 7th Street, Suite 102
Cordele, GA 31015
Fitzgerald, GA Office:
(229) 426-5156
FAX: (229) 426-5629
Public Defender
Every criminal defendant has the right to the assistance of counsel for his or her defense. In 2003, the Georgia State Legislature passed the Indigent Defense Act, creating the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council, an independent agency within the executive branch of the state government charged with providing legal representation to indigent criminal defendants.
Indigent criminal defendants in Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox and Ben Hill Counties may be represented by the Cordele Circuit Public Defender's Office by filling out an application for their services and meeting certain criteria.
Application for Public Defender Services
- Word Version
- Adobe PDF Version (This version is an interactive pdf that allows you to fill the form out on your computer. Save it to your hard drive before and after you fill it out to preserve your entries)
Timothy L. Eidson
Public Defender
716-D 16th Avenue East
Cordele, Georgia 31015
(229) 276-2768
FAX: (229) 273-5396
mjcox@gapublicdefender.org
Fitzgerald, GA Office
117 S. Sheridan Street
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
(229) 426-5091
FAX: (229) 426-5093
County Attorney
Richard A. Lawson, LLC
County Attorney
Crisp County
901 E. 17th Ave.
Cordele, GA 31015
(229) 271-9323
Local Attorneys
The following local attorneys (listed by firm, in alphabetical order) practice primarily in Crisp County.
Edwin T. Cotton P. Melton
Culpepper, Jr. David A. Forehand, Jr. J. Mitchell Gibbs Clifford W. Harpe, Jr. James W. Hurt |
T. Harry Hurt Stephen J. Ingram Richard A. Lawson Mark B. McManus David N. Rainwater G. Russell Wright |