The short answer. If you or someone close to you needs a criminal defence lawyer in Tbilisi, use legal.ge: describe what has happened in the Ask form and it reaches several verified criminal-law lawyers at once, or open the list of criminal-law lawyers in Tbilisi and contact one directly. Several verified criminal-law specialists on legal.ge work in Tbilisi, Georgia (the country), and all of them work in English.
When to look for a defence lawyer
You have been called in for questioning, as a witness or in any other capacity.
Your home or office has been searched, or something has been seized.
You have been told you are a suspect, or you have been charged.
A case is already in court and you want a new lawyer to take it over.
Your first message
Say briefly what happened, when, which authority is involved, and whether anyone is being held right now. You need not explain everything in writing; the lawyer will ask. Where you can, talk to a lawyer before you give a statement or sign a record.
What to ask the lawyer
Can you come to the investigator or the court in Tbilisi, and how soon?
Have you handled cases of this kind?
What will you do in the first days, and what will it cost? Published consultation fees for criminal work on legal.ge run from GEL 200 to GEL 250.
How will we keep in touch, and in which language?
Check the profile
Each legal.ge profile shows whether the lawyer states Georgian Bar Association membership and whether we have matched them to the Bar register. For a defence, pick one who states it.
Languages
Most of these lawyers also work in Russian, so a family member abroad can follow the case in a language they are comfortable with.
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