Ecleynne Mercy

Ecleynne Mercy is a proud graduate of Howard University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a graduate of Western Michigan University Cooley Law School with a concentration in Litigation.

Ecleynne started her legal career as an indigent defense attorney in Clayton County. Later, as an associate with the Cochran Firm, Ecleynne was devoted in representing clients in their pursuit of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Ecleynne Mercy and her colleagues went to Ferguson, Missouri to act as legal observers for the ongoing protests involving the death of Michael Brown. The National Conference of Black Lawyers requested these lawyers go to Ferguson to work with the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) to observe and ensure protestors’ constitutional rights are not being infringed on by the militarized police forces and National Guard.

Mercy Law P.C. is a law firm dedicated to serving the people of Georgia. It is her goal to provide the highest caliber of legal representation to her clients. She does this by listening to her clients' needs, properly educating clients on the law, and fighting zealously to uphold the rights of all her clients.

Ecleynne now trains other attorneys and law students to become legal observers. She also conducts Know Your Rights Seminars all over Georgia to inform citizens of their constitutional rights when dealing with law enforcement.

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Georgia

Since 2008

11th Circuit

Since 2010

Managing Partner

Mercy Law PC

2016 - Current

Western Michigan University Cooley Law School

J.D. (2007) | Litigation

2005 - 2007

Activities: Dean’s List Frederick Douglas National Moot Court Competition Moot Court Competition, Top Ten Oral Advocate Intra- School Moot Court Competition, Semi Finalist

Howard University

B.A. (2002) | Political Science

1998 - 2002

State Bar of Georgia

Member

Current

“National Security- National Security Entry-Exit Registration Systems (NSEERS)- The 2003 Department of Justice Guidance Regarding the Use of Race by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies”

State Bar of Georgia

2016

Knowing Your Rights, 2015 Speaker at the Alonzo A. Crim High School’s Know Your Rights Discussion, 2015 Speaker at the Alonzo A. Crim High School’s Know Your Rights Discussion

2015 Speaker at the Alonzo A. Crim High School’s Know Your Rights Discussion

Knowing Your Rights, 2016 Panelist for Clark Atlanta University’s Know Your Rights Panel Discussion, 2016 Panelist for Clark Atlanta University’s Know Your Rights Panel Discussion

2016 Panelist for Clark Atlanta University’s Know Your Rights Panel Discussion

Knowing Your Rights, 2016 Presenter: Understanding the Law for the General Electric: Family First Youth Summit, 2016 Presenter: Understanding the Law for the General Electric: Family First Youth Summit

2016 Presenter: Understanding the Law for the General Electric: Family First Youth Summit

Knowing Your Rights, 2016 Presenter and Panelist: Racial Profiling CLE at the Annual State Bar of Georgia Meeting, 2016 Presenter and Panelist: Racial Profiling CLE at the Annual State Bar of Georgia Meeting

2016 Presenter and Panelist: Racial Profiling CLE at the Annual State Bar of Georgia Meeting

Knowing Your Rights, 2018 Panelist at the University of Georgia Inclusion in the Profession Committee Panel,, 2018 Panelist at the University of Georgia Inclusion in the Profession Committee Panel,

2018 Panelist at the University of Georgia Inclusion in the Profession Committee Panel,

Q. What's the punishment in georgia if you get a ticket for possession and use of a drug related objects

February 24, 2020

A: (a) A person commits the offense of possession of tools for the commission of crime when he has in his possession any tool, explosive, or other device commonly used in the commission of burglary, theft, or other crime with the intent to make use thereof in the commission of a crime.

(b) A person convicted of the offense of possession of tools for the commission of crime shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.

OCGA § 16-7-20

Q. Hi,my landlord is telling me i need to move due to knowing my husband has a past charge and there is another guy

February 24, 2020

A: Hey there must be a valid lease first to see what legal recourse you have.

Q. Not answering door. Hindering? Arrest warrant

February 24, 2020

A: A conviction for misdemeanor obstruction or hindering an officer requires proof of some form of knowing and willful opposition to the officer sufficient to constitute obstruction or hindrance. West's Ga.Code Ann. § 16–10–24(a). Martinez v. State, 743 S.E.2d 621 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013).

The State need not prove forcible resistance or violence to sustain a conviction for misdemeanor obstruction, and it follows that an officer need not wait until a person attempts to strike him before he can arrest that person for obstruction. West's Ga.Code Ann. § 16–10–24(a). Brown v. State, 739 S.E.2d 32 (Ga. Ct. App. 2013).