Phil Pilgrim

About Phil

Phil Pilgrim is a criminal defense lawyer specializing in DUI detection and enforcement defense. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, and earned his Juris Doctorate from Georgia State University. During law school, he clerked for Judge Steve C. Jones and worked as a prosecutor for the Forsyth County Solicitor General’s Office and the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office. After law school, he continued as a prosecutor in Forsyth County, becoming a Senior Assistant and acting Assistant Solicitor on the Forsyth County DUI Court, prosecuting hundreds of DUI cases. He was also an instructor at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC) on DUI Detection and Enforcement. Phil left public service in 2007 and co-founded Carter/Pilgrim in 2013. In 2021, Carter/Pilgrim merged with Banks, Stubbs & McFarland, where he joined as a partner. His practice now focuses 100% on DUI, Serious Injury by Vehicle, and Vehicular Homicide cases, with an 85% non-DUI resolution rate. He is a very experienced trial lawyer, having tried countless cases from misdemeanor DUI to felony murder. He is a devoted husband and father, and a member of The Vine United Methodist Church.

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Colleagues at Banks, Stubbs & McFarland LLP

Randall (Randy) A. Meincke

OF COUNSEL

Rafe Banks III

PARTNER

Robert (Beau) Stubbs III

Retired

R. Parker McFarland Jr.

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Amy M. Carter

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Jacob Stidham

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