Karzen, Matthew J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Attorney

Lawyer Overview

Matt Karzen, LLC emphasizes criminal and civil litigation. We maintain a relatively small case load to ensure that each client receives the time his or her matter needs.

Matt Karzen's career began in 1993 as a court certified law student intern with a District Attorney's office in Colorado. After graduating in the top 10% of his law school class in 1995, Matt spent the next decade as a felony prosecutor, first in Colorado, and then in Athens, Georgia. During that time, Matt worked in both urban and rural settings, handling all matters of criminal investigation and prosecution, from minor alcohol and traffic offenses, to murder, racketeering, narcotics/weapons, sexual assault and fraud.

From early 2000 through late 2002, Matt headed up the Gang Prosecution Unit at the Colorado Department of Law, Office of the Attorney General, handling complex statewide racketeering prosecutions against organized crime. With extended family living in Georgia, Matt and his family moved to Athens in 2002, where Matt worked as the Chief Assistant District Attorney for Georgia's Western Judicial Circuit. In January, 2006, Matt left government service and opened Matt Karzen, LLC.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• White Collar Crimes
• Date Rape Defense
• Fraud Defense
• Drug Defense
• Sex Crimes Defense
• MIP Defense
• Fake ID Defense

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, Criminal Fraud, DUI/DWI, White Collar Crimes

Bar Admissions

• Colorado, 1995
• Georgia, 2003
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia

Past Employment Positions

• Georgia's Western Judicial Circuit, Chief Assistant District Attorney

Education

• University of Denver College of Law, Denver, Colorado, 1995
  J.D.
• Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1989
  B.A.

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Address

320 E. Clayton Street
Suite 502
Athens, GA 30601-4544

Phones

866-487-0881
706-621-5829

Faxes

706-208-8462

Emails

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Websites

http://www.mattkarzenlaw.com
http://www.mattkarzenlaw.com