Peter K. Odom – Profile
Criminal defense attorney in Atlanta Peter K. Odom has 18 years of criminal trial experience and has handled over 100 jury trials. A former Assistant Attorney General, Homicide Unit, for the State of New Hampshire, he is the founder The Odom Law Firm in Atlanta, Georgia, which specializes in criminal law and sexual assault defense.
Odom, a Pepperdine University Law School graduate with a Juris Doctor degree, was admitted to the New Hampshire bar in 1990 and the Georgia bar in 2007.
He also has been a Trial Practice Instructor for the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, S.C., Deputy County Attorney for the Child Physical and Sexual Abuse Prosecutor in Strafford County, N.H., and Chief Staff Attorney for the New Hampshire Division for Children, Youth, and Families.
Odom practices criminal law for various misdemeanors and felonies including sexual assault, domestic violence and DUI and DWI cases. The Odom Law Firm has extensive litigation experience in both state, superior, and appellate courts and provides Georgia residents quality legal representation in cases where criminal defense is needed.
Odom practices as a multi-purpose criminal lawyer and offers valuable legal advice and help to residents in need of representation in matters of sexual assault and domestic violence and abuse.
With experience in a variety of criminal law cases, attorney Peter K. Odom focuses his legal practice largely around a number of areas. Some of these areas include:
- Domestic Violence
- Assault
- Driving While Intoxicated (Driving Under the Influence)
- Drug Crimes
- Fraud
- Homicide
- Murder
- Sex Crimes
Odom’s previous work as a state prosecutor is detailed in a true homicide story about Sheila LaBarre, a New Hampshire woman who was convicted of murder in 2008. The nonfiction book, Wicked Intentions: The Sheila LaBarre Murders - a True Story was written by Emmy award-winning television reporter Kevin Flynn.
In addition, Odom appears weekly on CNN's Nancy Grace show which reports on high-profile crimes in the national news, turning to a select group of regular contributors for comments after saying, "Let's unleash the lawyers."
The Odom Law Firm, The Brookwood Exchange, 1708 Peachtree Street, Suite 115, Atlanta, GA 30309, Tel: 866-959-7322.
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