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Premier Bail Bonds Company Thanks Metro Atlanta for Ongoing Support

A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, a leading bail bonding agency with locations throughout metro Atlanta, recently marked 15 years in business. Improving the lives of those living in the communities it serves continues to be the driving force behind everything A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds does. Since its founding, the company has grown from one Metro Atlanta county and now operates in six counties: Fulton, Dekalb, Cobb, Gwinnett, Barrow and Walton.

“A 2nd Chance began out of my own personal second chance,” says Daniel Matalon, Owner and CEO of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds. “For the last 15 years, we have worked with our clients to give them the second chance they needed when they were in a tight legal spot. I would like to thank all of our hard-working employees for all they do every day and night to deliver on our promise to always be there for our clients.”

One of Georgia’s largest bail bonds companies, A 2nd Chance has written close to 70,000 bonds since the company began operation, giving thousands their second chance and getting clients back with loved ones.

Recently, A 2nd Chance pioneered a new aspect of the bail bond business: detainee monitoring. A 2nd Chance now provides a full range of electronic monitoring and communications devices to local agencies, the courts and directly to detainees. These devices enable defendants to await their trials at home while continuing to work – an alternative to being held in jail.

A 2nd Chance strives to support the communities where we serve, and where our clients live, by allocating a significant portion of our annual budget towards charitable giving. As an active supporter of the law enforcement community, A 2nd Chance is a corporate sponsor of the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL) and the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL). Owner Daniel Matalon is also an active board member of the Georgia Association of Professional Bondsmen (GAPB). Named to the Cobb County Neighborhood Safety Commission in 2021, he is using his decades of bail bonds experience to guide public safety initiatives in the East Cobb community where he and his family reside.

About A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds

A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds is a trusted bail bonding agency with locations throughout the metropolitan Atlanta area. The company also provides services nationwide and has helped thousands of clients prepare for criminal defense from home instead of jail. Representatives are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to explain the bonding process. The family-owned firm, which was founded in 2007 by Daniel Matalon, is one of the largest and fastest-growing bonding agencies in metro Atlanta. In 2021, they launched A 2nd Chance Monitoring, providing technology that allows detainees to rejoin work and family while under court supervision. For more information, please visit www.a2ndchancebailbonds.com.

Anyone who’s been arrested finds themselves having to make several serious decisions in short order:

• Who should you contact with your one phone call?
• How quickly can your bail be raised?
• Should you go with a public defender or spend your cash to hire a private attorney?

For detainees who can’t afford to pay a private attorney, a public defender can be the only viable option. In fact, public defenders were created to level the legal playing field and provide an adequate legal defense for those who cannot pay for legal services. However, it is not the defendant who decides his/her eligibility to have representation from a public defender – it’s the judge. To qualify, defendants must show evidence of being unable to afford private legal counsel.

For many detainees, choosing to hire a private attorney can be a purely financial decision if fiscal resources are available. However, the ability to pay for an attorney should not necessarily be the sole consideration in answering the public defender versus private attorney question.

Before you conclude, incorrectly, that public defenders are less skilled than private counsel, consider the motivation for these legal eagles. Many choose to volunteer to work as public defenders as a way of giving back to the communities they serve, reserving a certain amount of time each month or quarter to do pro bono work. When you look over a list of public defenders, don’t be surprised if you find some well-known barristers on the list.

If you or someone you know needs a public defender, there is an easy-to-follow process for identifying one. Visit The Georgia Public Defender Council and enter the county where the alleged offense took place. A list of public defenders for the chosen jurisdiction will display automatically. This service is available to locate public defenders in each of Georgia’s 158 counties.

Detainees might be interested in knowing that the two types of counsel generally secure similar legal results (verdicts), incarceration and sentencing outcomes.

If the legal results and outcomes of private attorneys and public defenders are similar, are there other factors to take into consideration when deciding to request a public defender?

Can You Pay the Rest of Your Court Bill?

You might be surprised to learn that your choice can affect how a judge views your economic status. For example, judges often assume that if you can afford private legal representation, you are able to pay court costs, fees and other associated expenses in full at the conclusion of adjudication. However, defendants with public defenders may be offered extended payments plans and other flexible financing options that are not made available to those detainees represented by private counsel. This discrepancy can present a financial challenge for a defendant who has spent most of his or her cash on a private attorney and has little money left to pay court costs and fines.

In addition to court-imposed expenses, convicted defendants who require post-trial monitoring will find themselves paying for the privilege of wearing electronic tracking devices, such as e-tethers or ankle monitors; and using agency-issued smartphones for court-mandated reporting to supervisory groups.

Choosing your legal representative is a serious matter. The first step of that decision is to consider the advantages and disadvantages of requesting a public defender versus hiring a private attorney.

Premier Bail Bonds Company Expands to Sixth New Metro Atlanta County

A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, a leading bail bonding agency with locations throughout the metro Atlanta area, today announces its operations have extended to encompass Walton County, which is located east of Atlanta.

“We’re pleased to be able to extend our service area to include the residents of Walton County,” says Daniel Matalon, founder of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds. “For more than a decade, defendants and their families from across metro Atlanta have trusted A 2nd Chance with their bonding needs. Now, we can help provide a second chance to defendants awaiting trial at the Walton County Detention Center as well as those with obligations to cities throughout Walton County.”

Expansion to Walton County allows A 2nd Chance to serve defendants awaiting trial at the Walton County Detention Center as well as those with obligations to Monroe, Loganville, Walnut Grove and Social Circle.

As a reputable and experienced bail bond company, A 2nd Chance strives to provide the highest level of customer service in the bail bonds industry. With various payment plans available, clients can quickly get back to their families and jobs.

Adding the Walton service area brings A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds’ reach to six metro Atlanta counties including the counties of Fulton, Dekalb, Cobb, Gwinnett and Barrow.

About A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds

A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds is a trusted bail bonding agency with locations throughout the metropolitan Atlanta area. The company also provides services nationwide and has helped thousands of clients prepare for criminal defense from home instead of jail. Representatives are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to explain the bonding process. The family-owned firm, which was founded in 2007 by Daniel Matalon, is one of the largest and fastest-growing bonding agencies in metro Atlanta. In 2021, they launched A 2nd Chance Monitoring, providing technology that allows detainees to rejoin work and family while under court supervision. For more information, please visit www.a2ndchancebailbonds.com or a2ndchancemonitoring.com.

Founder of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds Elected Secretary of Neighborhood Safety Group

A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, an established bail bonding agency with locations throughout the metro Atlanta area, today announces the appointment of founder Daniel Matalon to the Cobb County Neighborhood Safety Commission (NSC). The commission works to improve residential and commercial safety throughout the county by providing information and programs specific to Internet safety, gang awareness, crime and fire prevention and disaster support.

“Being able to work with other civic leaders to improve the safety of Cobb County citizens extends A 2nd Chance’s mission to support the communities in which we work and live,” says Matalon. “I look forward to helping the citizens of Cobb County learn more about what they can do to keep their own families and businesses safe.”

Cobb Country District 2 Commissioner Jerica Richardson, whose district includes Smyrna, Vinings, East Cobb, Cumberland CID, and parts of unincorporated Cobb County, selected Matalon from a group of citizens who had expressed interest in public safety and service to the community.

“I selected Daniel because he brings a unique perspective to the Neighborhood Safety Commission and has innovative ideas about how to approach public safety and the criminal justice system,” said Commissioner Richardson. “His passion, wisdom and perseverance is a combination that is hard to find.”

The 15-member NSC elects its own officers and the group voted Matalon, who will serve a three-year term beginning September 30, 2021, as the organization’s secretary.

About A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds

A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds is a trusted bail bonding agency with locations throughout the metropolitan Atlanta area. The company also provides services nationwide and has helped thousands of clients prepare for criminal defense from home instead of jail. Representatives are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to explain the bonding process. The family-owned firm, which was founded in 2007 by Daniel Matalon, is one of the largest and fastest-growing bonding agencies in metro Atlanta. For more information, please visit www.a2ndchancebailbonds.com.

Premier Bail Bonds Company Expands Service Area to Fourth Metro Atlanta County

ATLANTA – September 9, 2021 – A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, an established bail bonding agency with locations throughout the metro Atlanta area, today announces the opening of their first location in Barrow County. Through an acquisition of ASAP Bail Bonds’ Barrow County office, A 2nd Chance will be certified to write bonds for defendants across Barrow County, including the cities of Winder, Bethlehem, Russell, Statham and Carl. The office at 43 N. Broad Street in Winder is located just ten minutes from the Barrow County Detention Center.

“We’re excited to extend our service area to serve the residents of Barrow County,” says Daniel Matalon, founder of A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds. “For more than a decade, defendants and their families from across metro Atlanta have trusted us with their bonding needs. Now, we can help provide a second chance to defendants awaiting trial at the Barrow County Detention Center as well as those with obligations to cities throughout Barrow County.”

Adding the Barrow location brings A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds’ network of offices in metro Atlanta area to five. Existing A 2nd Chance Bail Bond office locations include Atlanta (Fulton County), Marietta (Cobb County), Decatur (DeKalb County) and Roswell/Alpharetta (Fulton County). Each A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds office is conveniently situated near the detention facility of record for the county in which the office is located.

About A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds

A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds is a trusted bail bonding agency with locations throughout the metropolitan Atlanta area. The company also provides services nationwide and has helped thousands of clients prepare for criminal defense from home instead of jail. Representatives are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to explain the bonding process. The family-owned firm, which was founded in 2007 by Daniel Matalon, is one of the largest and fastest-growing bonding agencies in metro Atlanta. For more information, please visit www.a2ndchancebailbonds.com.

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Malinda Lackey
Michael Mackenzie Communications
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