Woodstock Cuts Ties With Public Defender

WOODSTOCK, GA -- Now that it has its own indigent defense policy in place, the city of Woodstock has severed ties with its public defender.

The City Council following its executive session on Monday voted to terminate its contract with David C. Meyers, a Marietta-based attorney who's held the post since at least 2008.

City Manager Jeff Moon said the termination was effective immediately due to the adoption of the city's new policy that implements a new system of providing legal services to those who qualify under Woodstock's new rules.

That policy was approved at the Council's Oct. 10 meeting.

Woodstock paid Meyers $700 per court session that he attended, which averaged one or two per month, Moon stated.

According to his website, Meyers is a member of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the State Bar of Georgia.

He's previously served as vice president and president of the Cherokee County Bar Association. Along with his service with the city of Woodstock, he served as public defender for Canton, Jasper and Holly Springs.

He remains the current prosecutor for the cities of Jasper and Canton, his website notes.

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