Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Custody and Visitation
  Jones Osteen & Jones is an experienced law firm representing clients in all areas of family law. With our client’s best interests at heart, we handle divorce and property cases, child custody and support, visitation, adoption, wills and estate planning, and other family law legal matters. We also we represent people in divorce and at hearings for protective or restraining orders.
• Adoption

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
• DUI/DWI
  We help individuals charged with DUIs of every kind, no matter how serious the circumstances, by investigating the facts, challenging breathalyzer results, breath and blood tests, toxicology and blood-alcohol determinations and field sobriety testing and fighting to defend your rights and protect what matters most—your freedom.
• Wrongful Death
  A Georgia wrongful death claim is an allegation that the decedent’s death was brought about through someone else’s negligence, recklessness, or fault. Therefore, the decedent’s estate or dependents are entitled to compensation or for damages. For over 50 years, the attorneys at Jones Osteen & Jones, have been representing clients throughout Georgia in wrongful death claims.
• Traffic Violations
  Being accused of violating the law, no matter how serious the charge, can follow you for the rest of your life. Even something as seemingly minor as a speeding ticket can result in points being assessed against your driver’s license, increased auto insurance premiums, and—in some cases—your auto insurance carrier terminating your coverage.
• Sex Crimes
  Whether you are facing a misdemeanor or a felony, a DUI or drug possession, distribution, armed robbery, rape, aggravated assault or murder or any other charge, our team of lawyers have the experience to efficiently and effectively defend you.
• Robbery
• Misdemeanors
  Our lawyers have a proven track record of aggressively defending clients accused of crimes of every kind. This is true whether you are facing the simplest misdemeanor or the most serious felony. We have the knowledge and experience to protect your fundamental constitutional rights. And when the State attempts to prosecute you for a crime with the full force of its governmental resources, we fight for your rights to due process, the presumption of innocence and a trial by a jury of your peers. In criminal cases, the State must prove its case against you beyond a reasonable doubt, the highest burden of proof under the law. You can rest assured that we will force the State to meet its burden of proof.
• Drug Crimes
• Assault
• Murder
• Restraining Order

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
• Business Formation
  It does happen that business deals go sour and disputes arise. We are here to help you through those situations as well. We have extensive experience in all areas of business litigation including: trial, mediation and arbitration. The attorneys at Jones Osteen & Jones are strategic problem solvers. No matter the size of the business, the complexity of the business formation, or the intensity of the dispute, Jones Osteen & Jones is here to help.
• Business Disputes
  The attorneys at Jones Osteen & Jones are here to help clients in Southeast Georgia get their companies off on the right foot.
• Limited Liability Companies
• Construction Contracts

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Jones, Osteen & Jones’ real estate practice is widely recognized for its expertise in providing comprehensive real estate legal services involving acquisition and disposition, construction and development, financing, leasing, master-planned communities and forming joint ventures to our individual and corporate clients.
• Premises Liability
  Premises liability is a legal principle designed to place liability for injuries or death onto the building owner or property owner.
• Construction Litigation
  Construction and Development: The firm represents developers, property owners, investors, and financial institutions in residential, commercial, industrial, and retail development projects. We assist numerous clients with a wide variety of commercial condominium and other commercial tenant projects, including condominium conversions. Our attorneys have broad experience counseling clients in drafting and negotiating construction contracts, subcontracts, architect agreements, and other construction and design related agreements.
• Real Estate Transactions
  We apply our knowledge and experience to help our clients with a variety of real estate transactions, including the following...
• Eminent Domain
  Eminent Domain is the right of a condemning authority (DOT, Georgia Power, city or county government, etc.) to take private property for public use (roads, bridges, schools, hospitals, power lines, etc.). Georgia law requires that a property owner be paid “just and adequate compensation” for any property taken or damaged by a condemning authority. Accordingly, a property owner is entitled to be paid for the land actually taken and for any damage suffered to any remaining land left after the taking.
• Condominium Law

Health Law

• Personal Injury
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• Medical Malpractice
  Medical Malpractice takes place when a patient is injured because a doctor has wrongfully diagnosed or improperly treated that patient’s medical condition. For example, malpractice might have occurred if a doctor failed to prescribe a certain type of medication or a hospital’s staff neglected to perform a specific battery of tests in order to make a complete patient evaluation. It’s important to note, however, that just because a person was injured does not mean that a medical malpractice error has occurred. Although in certain instances, the medical error is clearly evident, in most cases there are complicated medical issues that need to be completely evaluated before determining whether medical malpractice occurred.
• Auto Accidents

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Probate and estate administration can be tedious and time-consuming work when you know what you are doing. It can be a nightmare if you don’t. Many executors and personal representatives choose to hire an experienced probate lawyer to assist with this process. Many families feel more comfortable having an impartial third party assisting in the administration of an estate.
• Wills

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  Finance: The firm represents borrowers and institutional lenders in connection with structuring, negotiating, and documenting secured real estate loans, including development, construction, bridge, and permanent loans. Our lending practice also includes the representation of lenders, borrowers, developers, equity partners, and other investors in workouts, receiverships, and foreclosure proceedings.