Attorney Mazi Mazloom

Mr. Mazloom received a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Georgia State University and a Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School in Atlanta. He has successfully completed Trial Advocacy at the National Advocacy Center in Columbia, South Carolina.

Mr. Mazloom was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1998. He began his practice in the areas of Consumer Bankruptcy (Chapter 7 and Chapter 13), Plaintiffs Personal Injury, Immigration, and Criminal Defense.

He was then appointed by the Honorable Barry E. Morgan, Solicitor General of the Cobb Judicial Circuit, as an Assistant Solicitor General. With this, Mr. Mazloom became the first Iranian-American prosecutor in the State of Georgia. He was sworn into office and handled thousands of misdemeanors, traffic violations, and DUI cases as a prosecutor in the State Court of Cobb County.

Mr. Mazloom was then appointed by the Honorable Patrick H. Head, District Attorney for the Cobb Judicial Circuit, as an Assistant District Attorney. He was sworn into office and handled felony cases as a prosecutor on behalf of State of Georgia in the Superior Courts of Cobb County.

Mr. Mazloom founded the Mazloom Law Firm in 2004 to assist and defend people accused and/or charged within the Criminal Justice System. Based in Marietta, Ga., Mazi Mazloom leverages his experience and expertise as a former Prosecutor to provide outstanding legal representation to clients throughout the metro Atlanta area.

Additional Information About Mazi

Education

• National Advocacy Center
  Columbia, S.C.
  National District Attorneys Association Trial Advocacy,
  March 2002
• John Marshall Law School
  Atlanta, Georgia
  J.D.,
  December 1997
• Georgia State University
  Atlanta, Georgia
  B.S. Criminal Justice,
  December 1994

Professional Experience

• The Mazloom Law Firm,L.L.C.
  Marietta, Georgia
  Criminal Defense and Plaintiff’s Personal Injury
  2004 – Present
• Fraternal Order of Police
  Kermit Sanders Lodge #13
  Marietta, Georgia Authorized Lodge Attorney2004-Present
• Kennesaw State University
  Kennesaw, Georgia Continuing Education 2008 – 2010 Paralegal Certificate Program – Instructor Founded the Mazloom Paralegal Scholarship
• Cobb County District Attorney
  ‍Marietta, Georgia
  Assistant District
  Attorney
  2002 – 2004
• Cobb County Solicitor General
  ‍Marietta, Georgia
  Assistant Solicitor General
  2000 – 2002
• McPherson & Associates
  ‍Atlanta, Georgia
  Associate Attorney
  Consumer Bankruptcy and Personal Injury
  1999-2000

Professional Leadership/ Affiliations

• State Bar of Georgia
  Admitted 1998
  Criminal Law Section
• Cobb County Bar Association
  Cobb Bar President-
  Elect – 2012-2013
  Cobb Bar Treasurer – 2011-2012
  Cobb Bar Secretary – 2010 – 2011
  Board of Trustees: 2009-2010 2007-2008
• Younger Lawyers Division:
  President 2005-2006
  Vice President 2004-2005
• Criminal Defense Section:
  President 2008-2009
  President Elect 2007-2008
  Partners In Education:
  Chair 2005-2009, 2011-2012
  Law Day: Event Chair 2009
• Silent Auction Chair
  2008 Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  National College for DUI Defense
  DUI Defense Lawyers Association
• Cobb County Chamber of Commerce Member
  – 2004 – Present
  CEO Roundtable – 2008-2009
• Leadership Cobb –
  Class of 2010 Spirit Award Recipient
• Leadership Cobb Alumni Association
  ‍Vice-Chair – 2013-2014 Secretary – 2012-2013 Socials Committee – 2011-2012 Chair
  Socials Committee – 2010-2011 Chair
  Spring Retreat – Class of 2012 Co-Chair
  Fall Retreat – Class of 2016 Spring Retreat – Class of 2017 Co-Chair
  Fall Social – Class of 2020 Co-Chair
• Honorary Commanders Association
  ‍Class of 2012
• Supreme Court of Georgia Commission on Interpreters Appointed July 2015 for five-year term
• National College for DUI Defense
  Member – 2016 – Present

Awards and Recognition

• Recipient of Cobb County Bar Association’s Ross Adams Younger Lawyer Award 2006
• Recipient of Cobb County Bar Association’s President’s Award, 2007 2008, and 2008-2009
• Atlanta Magazine and Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2010, 2011, and, 2012
• Cobb Life Magazine, 40 Rising Starts Under 40, 2010
• Cobb County Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Cobb, Spirit Award 2010
• Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service, 2013
• Small Business Institute, Georgia Excellence in Commerce Award, 2013
• National Advocacy for DUI Defense, Top 100 DUI Attorney in the State of Georgia 2013
• National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Lawyers, 2013; and American Society of Legal Advocates, Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers in the State of Georgia, 2013, 2014, and, 2015
• Global Venture Annual Awards Most Tenacious Criminal Law Attorney in the State Of Georgia, 2018
• 2019 Georgia Super Lawyers
• Marietta Daily Journal, 2019 Best of Cobb – Criminal Defense Attorney
• 2019 Lawyers of Distinction

Courts Admitted To

• All state-level trial courts: Recorders, Magistrate, Juvenile, State and Superior
• Court of Appeals of The State of Georgia
• Supreme Court of The State of Georgia
• United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia
• Supreme Court of the United States of America

Civil Leadership Activities

• Kiwanis International
  Member – 2010 – 2014
• American Cancer SocietyCobb County Annual Swordsman’s Ball Co-Chair 2012
  Co-Vice Chair 2011
  Logistics Committee Chair 2010
  Logistics Committee Chair 2009
  Logistics Committee 2008Silent Auction Committee 2005, 2006, 2007
• Pink Ribbon Golf Tournament Volunteer Caddy – 2008-2018
• Lakes of Stonegate Home Owners Association
  President– 2015-2016
  President – 2014-2015
  President – 2013-2014
  President – 2012-2013
  President – 2011-2012
  President – 2010-2011
  President – 2009-2010
• Cobb County Library Foundation
  Board of Directors – 2010-2012
  Treasurer – 2010
• Marietta Housing Authority At-Risk Kids Mentoring Program – 2010-2013
• Reconnecting Families, Inc.Board of Directors – 2010-2012
• Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society
  Board of Directors – 2011-2013
• Marietta City Schools PTSA Executive Council Treasurer – 2011-2013
• Cobb Alcohol Task Force Board of Directors –
  Since 2012
  Policy Committee – Chair, 2011-2012
• West Side Elementary PTA
  Treasurer – 2009-2010
• The Strand
  Socials Committee – Chair, 2010-2013
  Board of Trustees – 2017-Present
  Special Events Chair, 2018-Present
• Citizens for Cobb’s Future – 2011 SPLOST Committee Grassroots Committee
• MUST Ministries
  Annual Gala – Silent Auction Committee 2008
• Alexis Grubbs Memorial Golf Tournament
  Sponsor – 2005 – Present
• Sleighbells on the Square Sponsor
  – 2006-Present
• Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
  Sponsor –
  Since 2010
• YWCA of Northwest Georgia Y’s Guys – 2011-2018
• Georgia Metropolitan Dance Theatre
  Board of Directors – 2012
• Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonel
  Commissioned as Aid-De-Camp – 2012