315 West. Ponce de Leon Avenue,
Suite 250
Decatur, Georgia 30030-5100
N 33º 46.538′ W 84º 18.022′
Our building is on the north-west corner of the intersection of West Ponce de Leon Avenue and Ponce de Leon Place in Decatur, Georgia.
We are two blocks west of the Decatur Square, on the Atlanta (west) side of Decatur. We are on the north side of West Ponce de Leon Avenue. Our driveway entrance is directly across from (and north of) Mellow Mushroom Decatur. (Click here for overhead image.)
Please do not confuse our building (now known as “Decatur Court“) with the new “Wells Fargo” (formerly the “Wachovia Building,”formerly the “First Union Building”) four blocks east of us on East Ponce de Leon Avenue in Decatur. Our building now has a Wells Fargo drive-through. It’s easy to confuse the two as they are both approximately ten-stories tall and white.
Given our proximity to the Decatur MARTA station, we encourage the use of MARTA to reach us. You’ll be surprised how easy it is. While you’re here, consider taking advantage of Decatur’s nationally recognized restaurants and entertainment venues within a few minutes walk of our office. (Who says a visit to your lawyer’s office can’t also be fun?
[accordion id=”maps-directions”] [accordion_item title=”From North Atlanta” parent_id=”maps-directions”]Take Interstate 285 Eastbound (clockwise around the perimeter) to the exit for Highway 78 West / Decatur (No. 39-A). (It will be right after the Lawrenceville Highway Exit.)
Keep heading west-bound on Hwy. 78 approximately one and one half miles to the third traffic light which governs the intersection with Church Street. (It features two left-hand turn lanes.)
Turn left on Church St. and proceed about two miles to downtown Decatur (passing the DeKalb Medical Center on the left). After passing the intersection with Commerce Dr., the next intersection will be with E. Ponce de Leon Ave. where you will turn right.
You will then proceed west-bound through downtown Decatur, and through three more traffic lights.
After the third traffic light you will turn right into the parking lot of our building, the “Decatur Court” building. The turn-in is directly across W. Ponce de Leon Avenue from and north of Mellow Mushroom Decatur. (See overhead photo link here.)
Park in the visitor’s parking lot.
Walk across then driveway into the 315 W. Ponce (Decatur Court) Building. We are on the second floor.
On weekends or after hours you will need to call our office on the building’s inter-phone to be buzzed in. It is located on the north (the back parking lot) side of the building. If you are coming from the West Ponce de Leon Avenue side of the building you will need to go around to the back of the building to be buzzed in.
Take Interstate 85 to the Clairmont Road Exit (No. 91) and turn southbound onto Clairmont Road (towards Decatur / Emory University).
Stay on Clairmont for about five miles (passing the VA hospital on your right) until it dead ends into West Ponce de Leon Avenue in Decatur in front of the “Old Courthouse.” Turn right (west) onto West Ponce de Leon Avenue.
After going through the second traffic light, you will turn right into the parking lot of our building, the “Decatur Court” building. We are across West Ponce de Leon Avenue from Mellow Mushroom Decatur. (See overhead photo link here.)
Turn into the building’s parking lot and park in the guest parking deck to the left. (Bring your ticket for validation.) We are on the second floor.
On weekends or after hours you will need to call our office on the building’s inter-phone to be buzzed in. It is located on the north (the back parking lot) side of the building. If you are coming from the W. Ponce de Leon Avenue side of the building you will need to go around to the back of the building to be buzzed in.
From Peachtree Street take Ponce de Leon Avenue eastbound towards Decatur. (If you’re driving north on Peachtree you will turn right; southbound drivers will turn left.)
About two miles after you pass the intersection with North Highland Avenue (just past the infamous Majestic Diner) and after passing by the famous Olmstead park on your right, you will pass under a railroad bridge.
Staying in the right lane, you will take the right fork in the road after the railroad bridge. Stay to the right (now W. Ponce de Leon Ave. in Decatur). You will drive approximately one more mile (passing the Decatur Post Office on your right), go through a traffic light, and begin going uphill toward downtown Decatur.
The “Decatur Court” building (photo above), a ten-story white building, will be on your left, as you go uphill. Turn into the building’s parking lot and park in the guest parking deck to the left. (Bring your ticket for validation.) We are on the second floor. (See overhead photo link here.)
On weekends or after hours you will need to call our office on the building’s inter-phone to be buzzed in. It is located on the north (the back parking lot) side of the building. If you are coming from the W. Ponce de Leon Avenue side of the building you will need to go around to the back of the building to be buzzed in.
From ATL airport take Interstate 85 north until it merges with Interstate 75 through downtown Atlanta. After you pass under the Interstate 20 interchange and the “Grady Hospital Curve” look to your right and merge gingerly over to the right lane just before you reach your exit: Freedom Parkway NE Exit No. 248-C. Stay on Freedom Parkway as it winds for approximately two miles and then turn right (eastbound) at its deadend onto the intersection with Ponce de Leon Avenue.
About two miles after you pass the intersection with North Highland Avenue (near the famous Majestic Diner) and after passing by the famous Olmstead park on your right, you will pass under a railroad bridge. Staying in the right lane, you will take the right fork in the road after the railroad bridge. Stay to the right (now W. Ponce de Leon Ave. in Decatur).
You will drive approximately one more mile ( passing the Decatur Post Office on your right), go through a traffic light, and begin going uphill toward downtown Decatur. The “Decatur Court” building (photo above), a ten-story white building, will be on your left, as you go uphill. Turn into the building’s parking lot and park in the guest parking deck to the left. (Bring your ticket for validation.) We are on the second floor. (See overhead photo link here.)
On weekends or after hours you will need to call our office on the building’s inter-phone to be buzzed in. It is located on the north (the back parking lot) side of the building. If you are coming from the W. Ponce de Leon Avenue side of the building you will need to go around to the back of the building to be buzzed in.
We strongly encourage the use of MARTA for visitors arriving by air due to the vicissitudes of Atlanta traffic. MARTA is a clean, safe, and dependable mass transit system. Fares are also reasonable. A one-way ticket is $2.50, and a 7-Day (unlimited) pass is $23.75. Expect to pay $25 to $50 for a cab or limousine ride to our office from the airport.
From the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport or south Atlanta take MARTA’s North line north to the Five Points station, and change to the East line. Take the East line towards the Indian Creek station. You will get off at the Decatur (E-6) station. The whole trip should take less than an hour.
From north Atlanta, take MARTA’S South line south to the Five Points station, and change to the East line. Take the East line towards the Indian Creek station. You will get off at the Decatur (E-6) station.
From the Decatur MARTA station walk out of the Swanton Way exit (west-bound). Walk down Swanton Way to the next intersection with Commerce Drive (catty-corner to the Manual Maloof Building), and make a right turn (north-bound) along Commerce Drive. Walk one more block and cross W. Ponce de Leon Avenue at the intersection with Commerce (near the “Ted’s” restaurant). Cross over Commerce to your left (west-bound), pass the CVS to your right, and continue westward down W. Ponce de Leon Avenue for a block and then another 100 feet where you will see the ten-story “Decatur-Court” Building (image above)to your right.
Directions to Courthouses
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Parking in our building’s parking lot or taking MARTA to the Decatur train station and walking five minutes to the DeKalb County State, Superior, and Magistrate Courts is the most convenient way to get to these institutions. They are identified as the “Decatur Courthouse” on the map below. For traffic, criminal, or juvenile matters you will need to go to the DeKalb County government complex on Camp Circle near Memorial Drive and I-285.
