Kendall Teal, Georgia criminal defense trial lawyer.

Kendall Teal is a Georgia criminal defense trial lawyer and the principal of The Teal Firm. The practice is concentrated in serious felony matters — state and federal — across Douglas County, Carroll County, metro Atlanta, and courts throughout West Georgia.

IBackground

She is a graduate of Emory University School of Law and has built her practice in Georgia. Before law, she served in the United States military and worked as a firefighter. The discipline of both — preparation, composure under pressure, the obligation to perform when the consequences are real — shapes how the firm operates today.

She comes from a Georgia criminal-defense family. Her father practiced criminal defense in this state for more than thirty years. The standards were inherited. The courtroom record is her own.

IIAdmissions and credentials

• Admitted, State of Georgia
• Admitted, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
• Admitted, Georgia Court of Appeals
• Member, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL)
• Member, National College for DUI Defense (NCDD)
• Member, State Bar of Georgia
• The National Trial Lawyers · Top 40 Under 40

IIIThe work

The firm's docket is deliberately limited. Most matters arrive by referral — from prior clients, from former counsel, and from lawyers who do not practice criminal defense themselves but understand which lawyers do. The firm accepts only what it can carry well: contested felonies, indictments that warrant motion practice, allegations that turn on disputed evidence, and the kind of cases where preparation and trial readiness actually change what is possible.

That posture is also why a meaningful portion of the firm's work resolves on terms the State would not otherwise offer. A file built for trial is a file the prosecution evaluates differently.

IVSelected matters

A representative sample of recent jury trials and contested matters is described, in summary form, on the firm's trial results page. Outcomes have included a Gwinnett County aggravated assault and terroristic threats acquittal, a Gwinnett County rape acquittal, a Whitfield County felony fleeing acquittal in the face of approximately nine minutes of dashcam pursuit footage, a DUI-drugs acquittal involving allegations of marijuana use and positive toxicology, pre-indictment dismissals after exculpatory presentations, and felonies reduced to non-criminal dispositions following suppression litigation.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

VWriting

Substantive writing on Georgia criminal procedure, evidentiary practice, and trial work is published in the firm's Insights — including analysis of marijuana DUI prosecutions, suppression motions in serious felony cases, and Georgia jury trial strategy.

VIContact

The Teal Firm is located at 3142 Golf Ridge Blvd Suite A, Douglasville, Georgia 30135. The direct line is (404) 218-2888. Inquiries can also be submitted through the firm's contact page.

Contacting the firm does not establish an attorney-client relationship. Please do not transmit sensitive details until representation is confirmed. Information on this page is general and not legal advice.