Brandon A. Bullard
Top rated Appellate attorney in Atlanta, Georgia
Practice Areas:
Appellate,
Criminal Defense,
Sex Offenses
Education Qualification:
Emory University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Appellate,
Criminal defense,
Sex offenses
1827 Powers Ferry Rd, Building 11, Suite 250Atlanta, Georgia, 30339
First Admitted: 2007, Georgia
Professional Webpage: https://www.bullardappeals.com/our-team/brandon-bullard
Bar / Professional Activity:
- Brandon served as chair of the State Bar of Georgia's Appellate Practice Committee. He oversaw the section's business, furthered its relationship with the courts and public, and successfully shepherded it through the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic., 2020
- Brandon was named a Master of the Bar in the Judge Clarence Cooper Inn of Court at the Emory University School of Law., 2021
- The Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers tapped Brandon to be a Vice President for the Atlanta Region., 2021
- Brandon was named Vice-Chair of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' Amicus Curiae Committee, 2023
Representative Clients:
- Langley v. State — Brandon restored a client’s probation sentence for his unlawful-possession-of-a-firearm conviction and ensured trial court’s power to give probation instead of prison time on most Georgia offenses., 2022
- State v. Remy—Brandon successfully defended a client’s right to immunity from prosecution in the Supreme Court of Georgia., 2021
- Jordan v. State—Brandon successfully protected a client’s right to withdraw his guilty plea before the trial court pronounced the sentence, notwithstanding that the plea was entered mid-trial., 2021
- Debelbot v. State—Brandon secured a reversal of the client’s murder conviction because of the prosecutor’s illegal argument at trial., 2020
- Taylor v. State—Brandon established the law on criminal contempt in Georgia and secured a vacatur of the client’s conviction., 2020
- Mobley v. State—Brandon established the law in Georgia on black box data downloads from cars and secured a reversal of the client’s vehicular manslaughter conviction., 2019
- Collier v. State—Brandon established the law in Georgia on direct and out-of-time appeals from guilty pleas and secured a vacatur of the judgment against the client., 2019
- State v. Riggs—Brandon established the law that individuals convicted in sexual offenses in Georgia were entitled to at least one year of probation per count., 2017
Educational Background:
- Brandon attended the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Spring Conference in Jekyll Island, Georgia., 2022
- Brandon attended the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' Winter Conference in Atlanta., 2022
- Brandon attended the ABA Judicial Division's Bench and Bar Academy, 2022
- Brandon was part of the first corpus linguistics training open to the Georgia Bar at large., 2021
Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
- Brandon addresses the dangerous trend of trial counsel not preserving their clients' rights to appeal from adverse judgments., Author, Make Sure Your Right to Appeal is Preserved, 2022
- Brandon warns about the downstream consequences of the Supreme Court of Georgia decision to jettison the right to move for an out-of-time appeal., Author, Ga. Supreme Court's Ruling on 'Cook v. State' Starts the Unraveling, Legal, 2022
- Brandon corrects the record on others' improper advice about Georgia appellate practice., Do File Notices of Appeal, When They're the Right Thig to File, Legal, 2022
- Brandon trained the criminal defense bar in Augusta, Georgia on how to conduct trial proceedings to help ensure successful appeals after convictions., Presenter, Making the Record (Augusta Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2022
- Brandon trained lawyers from across Georgia on how to successfully demonstrate reversible error on appeal., Presenter, Real Talk About Reversible Error (Ga. Public Defender Council), Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2020
- Brandon designed and led a three-day intensive program to help public defenders enhance their pretrial motions practice., Designer, Coordinator, Presenter, Advanced Practice Workshop (Ga. Public Defender Council), 2018
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