Alpesh N. Tailor, Esq.
**** ****** ***** **** *******, Georgia, 30047 404-***-**** *************@*****.*** BAR ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Georgia, 2014
Georgia Court of Appeals, 2015
Georgia Supreme Court, 2015
United States District Court; Northern District of Georgia, 2017 LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Office of the Attorney General of Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Assistant Attorney General, White Collar Crime: Medicaid Fraud Control Unit March 2017 – Present
● Recipient of the 2018 United States Attorney Award.
● Successfully prosecuted a 29 count Health Care Fraud case in the federal court (NDGA) valued at $1.2 million dollars.
● Negotiated and resolved complex fraud cases awarding restitution ranging from $25,000 to $1,200,000.
● Co-prosecuted hospice and elder abuse cases with civil teams ultimately reaching global resolutions.
● Managed a multidisciplinary team comprised of Investigators, Nurses, Analysts, and Auditors.
● Presented cases to Grand Juries in various counties across the State of Georgia.
● Worked closely with state agencies including DCH and DBHDD to implement program policies. Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit Decatur, Georgia
Assistant Public Defender April 2015 – March 2017
● Prepared felony and misdemeanor criminal cases from start to disposition, including cases involving complex litigation issues such as child and expert testimonies, multiple defendants, and technical scientific evidence.
● Successfully secured a not guilty verdict in a malice murder trial where client was facing life without parole, sitting as first chair.
● Extensive courtroom experience including arraignments, probation revocations, oral and written motions, conducting voir dire, and all aspects of trial.
● Successfully negotiated plea agreements with opposing counsel in over 1000 misdemeanor cases.
● Regularly negotiated and argued preliminary hearings, VOPs, sentencing, and bond hearings.
● Graduate of Bill Daniels Trial College Program.
Piedmont Judicial Circuit Winder, Georgia
Assistant Public Defender December 2014 – April 2015
● Advocated for several clients facing misdemeanor and complex felony cases.
● Participated in weekly Drug Court staffing meetings, and successfully advocated at Drug Court Termination Hearings.
● Head Coach of Forest Park High School’s Mock Trial team in Clayton County.
● Guest lecturer at Brenau University, Gainesville, GA on the topic of Accountability Court. EDUCATION
Western Michigan Cooley Law School Auburn Hills, Michigan Juris Doctor- Concentration Litigation January 2014 York University Toronto, Canada
Honors Bachelor of Arts, Psychology May 2009