Martin L. Cowen III
Attorney at Law

Contact Information:

P.O. Box 1132
Jonesboro, GA 30237-1132
770-471-9800 office
770-472-6392 fax
 

Education:

University of Georgia, Juris Doctor cum laude, June 13, 1975
University of Georgia, Bachelor of Arts cum laude, June 6, 1972
Athens High School, Athens, Georgia, 1969
 
 

Professional Experience:

1. June, 1973 to August, 1973: Summer Law Clerk, Driebe and McAllister, Jonesboro, Georgia
2. June, 1974 to August, 1974: Summer Law Clerk, Hurt, Richardson, Garner, and Todd
3. June, 1975 to June, 1976: Law Clerk, Justice William B. Gunter, Supreme Court of Georgia
4. June, 1976 to December, 1985: private practice of law in Clayton County, Georgia
5. June, 1985 to December, 1995, Cowen & Cowen, Attorneys at Law, Jonesboro, Georgia
6. Taught Legal Research and Writing Clayton Junior College, Paralegal Studies Certificate Program
7. Judge Pro Temp, Juvenile Court, Clayton County, Georgia
8. Judge Pro Temp, Probate Court, Clayton County, Georgia
9. Presently engaged in the full time practice of Criminal Defense Law

Professional Associations and Service:

Member, State Bar of Georgia
Member, National Assocation of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
            Former Vice-President of GACDL
Former Member, Clayton County Bar Association
           Former Member at Large, Secretary, Treasurer, President Elect, and President
Former Member, American Bar Association
Former Member, Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia
 
 

Admitted to practice:

United States Supreme Court (admitted August 1, 1978)
Supreme Court of Georgia (admitted July 10, 1975)
Georgia Court of Appeals (admitted July 10, 1975)
All Georgia Superior, State, Probate, Magistrate, Municipal, Records, and City courts (admitted June 13, 1975)
United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (admitted July 24, 1975)
United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia (admitted September 5, 1989)
 
 

Professional Honors:

“Excellence in Bar Leadership Award” June 13, 1997

Legal Experience (35 years):

Criminal cases in Federal and State courts, including death penalty litigation
Domestic relations cases, including divorce, custody and child support, uncontested
        and contested
Adoptions, contested and uncontested
Juvenile court litigation, representing both parents and children
Civil litigation, including torts and business litigation
Appellate cases
Probate court litigation, including guardianship and estate issues
Drafting of simple and complex wills
Creation of corporations, including drafting of by-laws, issuance of initial shares, and
       application for tax identification status.
Drafting of contracts and leases
Representation of various types of businesses in business matters

Publications:

Author non-fiction book, “Fellowship of Reason: A Moral Community for the 21st
Century”, 2001
Contributor to monthly newsletter, “The Eudaimonist”

Personal Activities:

Founder, Fellowship of Reason, Inc., a Georgia non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation
Atlanta Opera season ticket holder
Fifteen-time finisher Marine Corps Marathon
Philosophy and continuing adult education

References:

Upon request