Georgia DUI Defense

Melanie M. Ellwanger, Esquire




Evan Watson, Esquire Melanie McCorkle Ellwanger is an attorney at Head, Thomas, Webb & Willis, LLC in Atlanta, GA. Her areas of focus include personal injury law and criminal law defense.

Ms. Ellwanger received her law degree from the University of Arkansas School of Law. During her first two summers in law school, Ms. Ellwanger gained experience in corporate law as well as probate law and estate planning as a law clerk with Andrew, Merritt, Reilly & Smith in Lawrenceville, GA. In her third summer, she worked in civil and criminal law as a Summer Associate with Whelchel and Dunlap in Gainesville, GA.

Prior to attending law school, Ms. Ellwanger graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Studies and Conflict Resolution from the Women’s College of Brenau University. Due to her scholastic achievements, she was the recipient of the Brenau Scholar Award. Ms. Ellwanger was an active member of the Phi Beta Sigma and Gamma Sigma Alpha Honor Societies and was involved in the community through her participation in the Brenau University Leadership Program.

After law school, Ms. Ellwanger was a law clerk and investigative assistant for the Hall County Public Defender’s Office in Gainesville, GA.  She then became an Assistant Solicitor for the Forsyth County Solicitor General’s Office. Ms. Ellwanger prosecuted more than 1,000 criminal cases, including traffic violations, driving under the influence, domestic violence, and other crimes. She also served as the prosecutor for Forsyth County’s DUI Court Program. During this time, she attended various law enforcement courses and received a Certificate of Completion for the NHTSA DUI Detection and Field Sobriety course.

Ms. Ellwanger brings her prosecution experience to clients at Head, Thomas, Webb & Willis, LLC, where she handles criminal and civil litigation cases. Her specialties include misdemeanor and felony criminal defense as well as DUI defense and personal injury law. She is currently preparing a treatise on civil law with Senior Partner William C. Head that will be published in Fall of 2010 by Thomson-Reuters (West Publishing).

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