Attorney, Insurance Litigation, Civil Litigation and Criminal Law

EXPERTISE HIGHLIGHTS

Expertise Highlights

Specific Skills

Felony, Misdemeanor & Juvenile Prosecution

Conducting Investigations

County Ordinance Violations

Negotiations / Mediations

Probate, Superior & Federal Court Litigation

Detail Oriented / Organized

Insurance Defense

Highly Ethical

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY- GWINNETT COUNTY

January 2006 – May 2016

January 2001 – September 2004

Senior Assistant District Attorney currently assigned to Drug Task Force prosecution team. Responsible for investigative assistance, pre-trial, trial and post-trial felony prosecution. Previous assignments included Judge Timothy Hamil, Judge Dawson Jackson, Judge Tom Davis, Judge Debra Turner and a juvenile court assignment from 1/01-10/02.

OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY- WESTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

September 2004 – January 2006

Assistant District Attorney assigned to Chief Judge Lawton Stephens. Handled cases in Athens-Clarke and Oconee Counties with pre-trial, trial and post-trial felony, misdemeanor and juvenile prosecution.

OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR- GWINNETT COUNTY

November 1999 – January 2001

Assistant Solicitor assigned to Recorder’s Court and then to State Court. Responsible for county ordinance violations, pre-trial, trial and post-trial misdemeanor prosecution.

FAIN, MAJOR, WILEY & BRENNAN

December 1998 – November 1999

Insurance defense firm. Represented several insurance companies and their insured clients in litigation in Probate, Superior and Federal Court litigation. Some plaintiffs work on select cases.

FULTON COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT- LAW CLERK

December 1996 – December 1998

Judicial assistant to the Senior Superior Court Judges primarily assigned to Judge Joel J. Fryer. Assisted with research on a variety of legal issues.

EDUCATION

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW

December 1996

Atlanta, GA

Juris Doctorate Degree; Extern Program- Juvenile Court of Gwinnett County, Solicitor’s Office of Gwinnett County; Philip Jesup International Moot Court Competition Participant- Runner-Up Best Brief, Runner-Up Best Oralist; International Comparative Dispute Resolution Participant in Linz, Austria.

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA

May 1992

Athens, GA

B.S.W. Degree; Intern Project with Juvenile Court system in Athens-Clarke County to target at risk youthful offenders with recidivist avoidance program targeting tutorial, counseling and extra-curricular help sessions; worked with alternative school for behavioral problem children.

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY

May 1986

Baton Rouge, LA

Criminal Justice Major; Attended L.S.U. from 1983 through 1986 when I enlisted in the United States Army to obtain the G.I. Bill and the Army College Fund to complete my education.

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