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Litigation Attorney

Location:
Atlanta, GA
Salary:
95000
Posted:
June 06, 2018

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Resume:

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



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