Brody Law Firm

Brody Law Firm Atlanta Georgia Criminal Trial & Appellate Practice Our cases have appeared on television, radio and in newspapers in Atlanta and several local media outlets.

For over 20 years, Bernard Brody has established himself as one of the most successful criminal defense attorneys in Georgia. The Brody Law Firm is a boutique criminal litigation practice with a special focus on the defense of s*x offense allegations and other complex State and Federal prosecutions. Bernard has developed a reputation for resolving some of the most difficult cases involving teacher

s, doctors, lawyers, police officers and other well respected individuals. We limit the number of cases we take and surround our clients with the top lawyers, experts and investigators in the field. This allows us to achieve extraordinary results for our clients and has led to Bernard being recognized in Atlanta Magazine as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for three consecutive years.

Court of Appeals rules that the search of defendant's cabin that was on his parents' property was within the permissible...
03/30/2026

Court of Appeals rules that the search of defendant's cabin that was on his parents' property was within the permissible scope of the search warrant:

In State v. Dole, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court and held that the search of the defendant’s residence on his parents’ property was

Court rules that Romeo and Juliet provision in aggravated child molestation statute doesn't apply if the offense involve...
02/26/2026

Court rules that Romeo and Juliet provision in aggravated child molestation statute doesn't apply if the offense involved an injury to the child:

In Besong v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that the "Romeo and Juliet" misdemeanor provision in the aggravated child molestation statute does

Court of Appeals issues rare reversal finding that evidence of a prior act should have been excluded:
12/19/2025

Court of Appeals issues rare reversal finding that evidence of a prior act should have been excluded:

In Young v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the defendant’s conviction for child molestation, finding that the trial court’s admission of a

A divided Court of Appeals found that the admission of adult pornographic DVDs and magazines constituted reversible erro...
11/21/2025

A divided Court of Appeals found that the admission of adult pornographic DVDs and magazines constituted reversible error:

In State v. Collum, a divided Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the defendant’s convictions for aggravated child molestation, child molestation, and

Circuit Court finds that statute's blanket prohibition on s*x offenders residing with their children was an unconstituti...
07/10/2025

Circuit Court finds that statute's blanket prohibition on s*x offenders residing with their children was an unconstitutional restriction on parental rights:

In Henry v. Tuscaloosa, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals found that an Alabama statute that prohibited s*x offenders from residing with their own

Court of Appeals held that failing to object to the mother's testimony that her daughter was "telling the truth" was gro...
03/10/2025

Court of Appeals held that failing to object to the mother's testimony that her daughter was "telling the truth" was grounds for reversal:

In Flores-Avila v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals granted the defendant a new trial in a child molestation case where the mother of the alleged

Court of Appeals holds that the statute of limitations was not tolled because the fact that the alleged victim was a min...
02/01/2025

Court of Appeals holds that the statute of limitations was not tolled because the fact that the alleged victim was a minor was not alleged in the indictment:

In Pelayo v. State, the Georgia Court of Appeals reversed the defendant’s r**e conviction due to the trial court’s improper instruction to the jury

Court finds that the scope of the search warrant was sufficiently narrowed by the officer's oral testimony given to the ...
11/14/2024

Court finds that the scope of the search warrant was sufficiently narrowed by the officer's oral testimony given to the Magistrate at the time the warrant was requested:

The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s finding that the search warrant for the defendant’s cell phone was overbroad but left open the issue

Despite a juror's repeated violations of the court's instructions not to post on social media, the Court of Appeals rule...
09/20/2024

Despite a juror's repeated violations of the court's instructions not to post on social media, the Court of Appeals rules that he could not be removed during deliberations since he was the sole holdout juror:

The Court of Appeals held that the trial court abused its discretion in removing a juror during deliberations in a child molestation case. There was no

The Georgia Supreme Court adopts the two-part test from the 11th Circuit and changes the way trial courts determine whet...
08/27/2024

The Georgia Supreme Court adopts the two-part test from the 11th Circuit and changes the way trial courts determine whether the independent source doctrine can save a defective search warrant:

After granting certiorari, the Georgia Supreme Court vacated the denial of the defendant’s motion to suppress and remanded the case back to the trial

The Court of Appeals rules that several very common probation conditions imposed on s*x offenders throughout Georgia are...
07/29/2024

The Court of Appeals rules that several very common probation conditions imposed on s*x offenders throughout Georgia are unconstitutional:

In a span of a few weeks, the Court of Appeals issued two decisions vacating s*x offender probation conditions for being unconstitutionally overbroad.

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