Joel M. Baskin

Joel M. Baskin is a Georgia attorney who focuses on personal injury and criminal defense and serves clients from offices in East Point and Vinings. His injury practice includes motor vehicle and tractor-trailer collisions, premises liability, slip-and-fall claims, medical malpractice, product liability, and dog bites. He represents individuals in criminal matters involving DUI, traffic cases, drug charges, shoplifting, vandalism, and other accusations.

Joel earned a J.D. from John Marshall Law School in 1996 and a B.A. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, commonly known as Virginia Tech. His undergraduate studies included an English major and history minor. This academic background, combined with more than 25 years of legal practice, supports his work in matters that require careful factual development, written advocacy, negotiation, and preparation for contested proceedings in personal injury and criminal cases.

Joel has recovered millions of dollars in compensation for clients and their families during his career. He represents people who have been seriously injured or killed because of another party’s negligence, including victims of truck and automobile crashes, unsafe property conditions, medical negligence, defective products, and animal attacks. His practice emphasizes accessibility, timely communication, preparation, and direct attention to the legal and practical issues affecting each case.

Joel M. Baskin is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta Bar Association, Cobb County Bar Association, Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Georgia Association of Personal Injury Attorneys, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, and American Bar Association. His practice combines plaintiff-side injury representation with criminal defense, giving clients access to an attorney experienced in negotiations, litigation, courtroom procedure, and the careful preparation needed for serious civil and criminal matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Joel M Baskin, PC
• Member, State Bar of Georgia
• Member, Atlanta Bar Association
• Member, Cobb County Bar Association
• Member, GACDL (GA Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers)
• Member, Georgia Association of Personal Injury Attorneys
• Member, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Georgia

Education

• John Marshall Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Virginia Tech
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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