On Monday, October 23, 2017, Dougherty County Chairman, Chris Cohilas, was sworn in by Governor Nathan Deal as a member of the Georgia Public Defender Council. Chairman Cohilas is a graduate of Georgia State University College of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor Degree. He currently serves as a partner in the Watson Spence LLC law firm, based in Albany, Georgia.

“I am humbled and deeply honored that Governor Deal considered me for this very important position. I am proud to be a part of an organization that supports the principle that every Georgian charged with a crime, irrespective of his or her station in life, should be provided with fair, zealous, and effective legal representation,” comments Chairman Cohilas.