September 2024

Saraliene's client was found not guilty of conspiracy to file false tax returns with the IRS. The government alleged that the client was responsible for a tax fraud scheme that resulted in a loss amount of 2 million dollars.

Saraliene partnered with attorney Leigh Ann Webster and showed the jury the client should be found not guilty.

August 2024

Saraliene's client and three others were tried under Georgia's "bid rigging" statute when the Georgia Attorney General's Office alleged that they improperly awarded a cleaning contract in 2018.

Saraliene's client maintained his innocence throughout the entire six-year investigation and prosecution.

After a two-week trial, the jury returned a resounding NOT GUILTY on all counts for all defendants.

April 2024

Saraliene's client was charged with pointing a laser at a helicopter during a peaceful protest of police brutality in Atlanta. Through the use of helicopter footage obtained in discovery and through interviews with the helicopter pilot and other officers, Saraliene was able to show that her client did not point a laser at the officers. The case was dismissed and the client's record will be sealed.

March 2023

Saraliene’s client was charged with 2 counts of Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Stalking, and two counts of Battery. Saraliene was able to provide the DA’s office with evidence that the alleged victim was the aggressor on this occasion and on previous occasions when she fought with the client.

The district attorney’s office reviewed the evidence and dismissed all charges against the client.

November 2022

Saraliene’s client was granted bond pending appeal by the federal district court after he was convicted on multiple counts of mail fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft.

Saraliene argued that the client had valid issues to raise on appeal and that he should be permitted to remain free while he challenged his convictions in the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.

The trial court agreed that bond pending appeal was appropriate and granted the request.

January 2022

Saraliene's client was charged with one count of felony trafficking of a disabled adult as part of a large indictment charging multiple people with over 17 different counts. Saraliene truly believed in her client's innocence so she made the case to the district attorney's office and they agreed to dismiss the client from the case.

September 2021

Saraliene's client was charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. These charges carried a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years if the client was convicted. Saraliene was able to negotiate a deal where the client pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the misdemeanor destruction of government property and all other charges were dismissed. The case was closed with 89 days time served.

February 2020

Saraliene's client was accused of aggravated battery and battery-family violence. After extensive discussion about the case, the Fulton County District Attorney's agreed that a plea of misdemeanor disorderly conduct was appropriate. All other charges were dismissed and the case was closed immediately.

May 2019

Saraliene's client was charged with aggravated assault in connection with the stabbing of her then-boyfriend in Dekalb County. The client faced up to 20 years in prison. After Saraliene filed a pre-trial request for a self-defense hearing and a notice of intent to tell the jury about the alleged victim's history of abusing women, the district attorney's office agreed to dismiss all charges.

October 2018

Saraliene's client was charged with attempted murder and murder conspiracy in connection with a racketeering conspiracy. After extensive pre-trial motions practice, Saraliene's client was dismissed from this 30-defendant federal gang case in the Northern District of Georgia.

May 2018

In this case, Saraliene aggressively questioned a police officer at a preliminary hearing and pointed out the weaknesses in a report claiming her client intentionally hit another person with a car. After consideration, the DA's office decided not to move forward with any formal charges against Saraliene's client. ​

August 2017

Saraliene was successful at negotiating 2 felony drug charges (possession of cocaine and possession of methamphetamine) down to 1 count of possessing drug related objects in this Cobb County case. The client was sentenced to 12 months probation, which can be terminated early after a fine is paid and other conditions are met.

September 2016

Saraliene assisted a client in getting a felony marijuana charge reduced to the misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct in Cobb County. The case was closed with 5 days credit for time served.

September 2016

Saraliene successfully argued that all charges should be dismissed against a client because he was acting in self-defense and in defense of another in this Clayton County case. The client was initially charged with 2 counts of Aggravated Battery and 2 counts of Aggravated Assault. All charges were dismissed, the case was closed, and the client's arrest record will be restricted.

August 2016

Through negotiations with the Cobb County District Attorney's office, Saraliene was able to secure misdemeanor probation for an out-of-state client in a felony case that alleged the theft by receiving of a stolen automobile.

March 2016

Through the use of pretrial motions and pretrial investigation, Saraliene was able to convince the government to dismiss all drug charges against her client. At the beginning of the case, the client faced a mandatory minimum of 20 years in prison on the drug charges alone. Instead, the client received a 30-month sentence on the single remaining count of illegal reentry.

March 2016

A Cobb County client initially charged with felony theft by receiving stolen property was able to plead to misdemeanor theft and receive probation thanks to negotiations between Saraliene Durrett and Cobb County District Attorney's office.

January 2016

Through pretrial discussions with the prosecution, Saraliene was able to secure the dismissal of all charges (possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana, more than an ounce) for a Cobb County client when it became clear that the drugs at issue belonged to another resident of the same house. ​

February 2014

Saraliene Smith Durrett in partnership with Elizabeth Rogan of the Rogan Law Firm won an acquittal on all counts for a client charged with Criminal Attempt to Commit Murder, Aggravated Assault, Battery (Family Violence), Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Cruelty to Children in the Third Degree, and Possession of a Firearm by a First Offender Probationer.