Georgia Judgment Notwithstanding Verdict Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Eijroghene Okuma </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer Warrent Lietz represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Eijroghene O. Okuma also known as Eijro O. Okuma abused a position of trust to carry out a calculated scheme that stole millions from an elderly victim,” said Peter Ellis, Acting Special Agent in Charge of FBI Georgia. “The FBI is committed to protecting older Americans from financial... More...
$ (03-21-2026 - GA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Brittany Hudson </h2> </center>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with fraud, laundering the fraudulent proceeds from that scheme, lying to a franchising company while on pretrial release, and forging the signature of former Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy C. Batten, Sr. on fake court documents Brittany Hudson and her literal partner in crime brazenly stole nearly $10 million from ... More...
$ (03-19-2026 - GA)Statham V. Quang
Atlanta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a tort claim. Is the employer vicariously liable for the actions of its employee? The case involved the appellate review where the Court of Appeals vacated its prior decision and adopted the opinion of the Supreme Court after the Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals' judgment, subsequently directing a reversal of p... More...
$ (02-27-2026 - GA)<H2> State of Georgia v. Quteavis Quayshon Simmons
Macon, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant, Quteavis Quayshon Simmons, age 30, charged with malice murdering Harriett Patrickin 2021. “Harriett Patrick was an innocent woman who had her life stolen from her,” said District Attorney R. Howard. “This senseless act of violence took a devoted wife, loving mother, proud veteran, and breast cancer survivor from her family... More...
$ (12-12-2025 - GA)Janelle Quinn v. Columbia County School District
August, Georgia, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a education civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> Quinn filed this suit in April 2022. In her complaint, she set<br> out two claims: racial discrimination under Title VI ("Count Oneâ€),<br> and retaliation under Title VI ("Count Twoâ€). Importantly, Count<br> One was brought on behalf of D.J.Q. and Count Two was brought<... More...
$0 (11-20-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Ramiro Contreras-Sandoval </h1></h1>
Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing over 135 kilograms of a liquid methamphetamine mixture and possessing firearms as an illegal alien and in furtherance of his drug trafficking crimes. <br> <br> Following a five-day federal trial, a jury convicted Ramiro Contreras-Sandoval, 41, an illegal alien originally from Michoacan, Mexico, of distrib... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - GA)<h1> United States of America v. Malik Javier McKenzie </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug, firearm, and jury tampering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Convicted Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Nearly 50 Years Imprisonment</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A Savann... More...
$0 (08-01-2025 - GA)Deborah Green v. Carolin Clark Wilhite and Sonrisa, Inc.
Carrollton, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a contract dispute over a home sale.<br> <br> Deborah Green sued Carolin Clark Wilhite and Sonrisa, Inc. (collectively, "the defendants") for declaratory relief, specific performance, injunctive relief, and interpleader relating to issues involving the purchase and sale of a home in Carroll County. The trial court granted summ... More...
$0 (07-10-2025 - GA)Jamie Cunningham v. Cobb County, Georgia, et al.
Savannah, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that he civil rights were violation through the use of excessive force.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> In July 2020, Jamie Cunningham burglarized a car dealership in Cobb County, Georgia, and fled the scene. Cobb County police officers chased after him and used physical force to handcuff and arrest him. Following his arrest, C... More...
$0 (06-30-2025 - GA)Curtrina Martin and Toi Cliatt v. United States of America, et al.
Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> On October 18, 2017, the FBI raided the wrong house in suburban At-<br> lanta. Officers meant to execute search and arrest warrants at a sus-<br> pected gang hideout at 3741 Landau Lane but instead stormed 3756<br> Denville Trace, a quiet family home occupied by peti... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - GA)Robert Gene Collum, III v. Lindsay Morgan Buchanan
Atlanta, Georgia family law lawyers represented the parties in a child support dispute.<br> <br> Robert Gene Collum, III, and Lindsay Morgan Buchanan divorced in 2017. After Collum failed to timely make car payments pursuant to the divorce decree, the trial court entered a second order for contempt, and held him in custody until he made an initial payment.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Legal issue Can ... More...
$0 (04-10-2025 - GA)Rick Harris v. Wilson Tomala d/b/a Paul David Restoration, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a breach of contract action.<br> <br> Rick Harris sued Wilson Tomala d/b/a Paul Davis Restoration, Inc. ("Tomala") for performing defective repairs on Harris's home, bringing claims for breach of contract and attorney fees pursuant to OCGA § 13-6-11. Tomala failed to file a timely answer, and the trial court entered a default... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - GA)Gregory and Jodi Vaugh v. Windfield Homeowners Association, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia, real property lawyers represented the Plaintiffs and the Defendant in a condominium law dispute.<br> <br> In 2023, the Vaughns purchased one of the lots in the Windfield subdivision. It is undisputed that the Vaughns paid assessments on the property as directed by the existing owners' association. The seller's disclosure and the Vaughns' closing documents listed the association ... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - GA)Michael Antonio Joseph v. Tyler Watts
Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyer represent the Plaintiff on an auto negligence claim.<br> <br> Joseph was involved in a multi-vehicle collision on February 2, 2018; one of the other vehicles involved in the collision was owned by David Scott Cregger. On August 6, 2019, Joseph filed suit against Cregger. Cregger, however, subsequently averred that he was in no way involved in the accident, ... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - GA)Madhu Iyer v. Prism FSH Properties, LLC, et al.
<h2>Atlanta, Georgia civil litigation lawyers represent the plaintiff and the defendant in a case about equitable relief and conversion.<br> </h2> <br> <br> Madhu and Ganesan were divorced in February 2017 pursuant to a divorce decree that incorporated the parties' settlement agreement. The agreement provided that Madhu would receive a 50 percent interest in Prism HSH, a real estate investment lim... More...
$0 (11-15-2024 - GA)The State of Georgia v. Joseph Donnell Starks
<h2><br> Carnsville, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony murder.<br> <h2><br> <br> The crimes occurred on December 14, 2016. On September 19, 2018, a Franklin County grand jury indicted Starks, charging him with felony murder predicated on fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer (Count 1), two counts of homicide by vehicle in the first degree (Coun... More...
$0 (11-05-2024 - GA)Stacie Humble v. Opendoor Property J., LLC
<h2><br> Atlanta, Georgia breach of contract lawyers represented Plaintiff and Defendant.<br> </h2><br> <br> Stacie Humble loaned Jackie Patton $10,000 in order to pay a tax bill for property he stood to inherit. The two signed a half-page loan agreement ("agreement") and used a piece of real property as collateral for the loan. Claiming that she owned the property due to Patton's failure to timel... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - GA)Reginald L. Winfrey v. Earnelle P. Winfrey
<h2><br> Atlanta, Georgia divorce lawyers represent the Plaintiff and the Defendant in a dissolution action.<br> </h2><br> <br> Reginald Winfrey and Earnelle Winfrey were divorced in 2019. Their divorce decree, which incorporated a settlement agreement, included provisions for child support. In 2023, Reginald filed a petition seeking a declaration that his child support obligations had ended, and ... More...
$0 (08-28-2024 - GA)Mistie Nance v. Schneider National Carriers, et al.
<font color="red"><h2><br> Canton, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff on an auto negligence wrongful death theory.<br> </font </color="red"></h2><br> <br> Jarvis Nance Sr., owner of Nance Truckin LLC of Powder Springs, Georgia, was struck and killed around 5:40 a.m. on Aug. 17, 2017, near the Camp Creek Parkway, after exiting his 2007 International 9400 tractor. Investigator... More...
$0 (06-14-2024 - GA)Stephanie Gadberry v. C. Anderson and Associates, LLC
Albany, Georgia civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on an employment discrimination theory under 42 U.S.c. 2000e, which provides:<br> <br> (a) Employer practicesIt shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer—<br> (1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his ... More...
$1 (09-12-2023 - GA)Anthony Bernard Juniper v. Melvin C. Davis, et al.
Richmond, Virginia criminal defense lawyers represented Plaintiff convicted of capital murder.<br> <br> This habeas case returns to us after a remand for an evidentiary hearing. Petitioner Anthony Juniper argues that the Commonwealth of Virginia's[1] suppression of evidence and knowing presentation of false or misleading testimony were cumulatively material under Brady v. Maryland and Napue v. Ill... More...
$0 (08-23-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Jessica Diane Higginbotham aka Jessica Harriod aka Jessica Jones
Macon, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sending a threatening message to bomb their local headquarters the day before the U.S. Senators from Georgia were in town for campaign events.<br> <br> Jessica Diane Higginbotham aka Jessica Harriod aka Jessica Jones, 35, of Elberton, Georgia, was pleaded guilty to one count of communicating a bomb threat on May 16. <br> ... More...
$0 (08-02-2023 - GA)United States of America v. James G. Maloney
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud Georgia Tech and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). <br> <br> James G. Maloney's conspirators, James J. Acree and James D. Fraley, III, pleaded guilty in 2016.<br> <br> "These defendants violated the trust placed in them by Georgia Tech and the CIA in allowing their judgment to be clouded by gree... More...
$0 (05-26-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Alan Carson
Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiring to defraud the United States.<br> <br> Former Envistacom LLC President and co-founder Alan Carson, former Envistacom Vice President Valerie Hayes, and the owner of another company, Philip Flores, conspired to defraud the United States at least from September 2014 through November 2016, by preparing and procuring... More...
$0 (03-29-2023 - GA)United States of America v. Pablo Rangel-Rubio and Higinio Perez-Bravo
Brunswick, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with murder for hire.<br> <br> Pablo Rangel-Rubio, 53, of Rincon, worked as a supervisor at Wolf Tree, a contract company that performed tree-cutting services on utility rights-of-way. Working with his brother, the two schemed to hire illegal aliens to work for the company, and then routed the illegal aliens' paychecks to their o... More...
$0 (11-17-2022 - GA)<H2> Jean Anglin v. Bi Lo, L.L.C., et al. </H2>
Brunswick, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on general negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $9,999,999 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of the negligence of the Defendants.<br> <br> The elements of a personal injury claim in Georgia are: (1) Failure on the part of the Defendant to exercise due care, (2) damages and/or injurie... More...
$0 (11-02-2022 - GA)United States of America v. Jo Ann Macrina
Atlanta, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with accepting bribes from an Atlanta contractor in exchange for steering city business worth millions of dollars to the contractor's company in violation of 18 .S.C. 666, which provides:<br> <br> (a) Whoever, if the circumstance described in subsection (b) of this section exists—<br> <br> (1) being an agent of an organizati... More...
$0 (10-14-2022 - GA)Virgil Harris v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, et al.
Atlanta, Georgia insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on E.R.I.S.A. law theories.<br> <br> Under the Employment Retirement Income Security Act, 29<br> U.S.C. § 1132(a)(1)(B), a plan administrator's benefits decision is<br> subject to plenary review in federal court unless the administrator<br> is given discretion to determine eligibility or construe the terms of<br> t... More...
$0 (07-29-2022 - GA)United States of America v. Sammie Lee Sias
Augusta, Georgia criminal law lawyer represented defendant charged for lying to federal investigators and destroying records in a federal investigation.<br> <br> Sammie Lee Sias, 67, of Hephzibah, Ga., who was suspended from his District 4 seat on the Augusta Commission after his indictment, was found guilty by a U.S. District Court jury of Destruction, Alteration, or Falsification of Records in F... More...
$0 (07-29-2022 - GA)Philip Fowler and Jeffrey Swans v. OSP Prevention Group, Inc. and William E. Mabry II
Atlanta, Georgia employment law lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued defendant on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory claiming Defendant failed to pay minimum wage and overtime compensation.<br> <br> Philip Fowler and Jeffrey Swans worked as property damage<br> investigators for OSP Prevention Group. It contracts with broad-<br> band service providers to investigate damage to the provi... More...
$0 (06-27-2022 - GA)Gabrielle Smith v. E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc., Tractor & Equipment Company, and Schwarze Industries, Inc.
Lawrenceville, Georgia personal injury wrongful death lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Schwarze Industries on a product liability theory claiming that Orlando Hall was killed when he was crushed by the street sweeping machine that he was operating. <br> <br> Plaintiff, the daughter, of Orlando Hall, who was crushed to death by an M6 Avalanche street sweeper after finding the defendants fai... More...
$2200000 (04-05-2022 - GA)Wanda Cooper v. Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Bryan
Brunswick, Georgia civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Decedent Ahmaud Arbery, who sued Defendants claiming $9,999,999 in damages and/or injuries as a direct result of the wrongful death of Mr. Aubrey at the hands of the McMichaels and Bryan.<br> <br> Following a two-week trial, three Georgia men were convicted today by a federal jury in t... More...
$0 (02-22-2022 - GA)Ju'Zema Marie Goldring v. Vladimir Henry and Juan Restrepo </H2>
Atlanta, Georgia personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> Ju'Zema Marie Goldring, a transgender woman, who was arrested in 2015 for jaywalking and then falsely charged with drug trafficking, sued Atlanta officers Vladimir Henry and Juan Restrepo.<br> <br> <br> <br> 02/02/2022 118 NOTICE by Ju'Zema Marie Goldring of Issuance of ... More...
$0 (02-19-2022 - GA)United States of America v. Eric Rayonn Rowls a.k.a. "E"., a.k.a. Eric Rannon Rowls
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with appealing the denial of his motion to reconsider the denial of his motion for compassionate release. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The United States asks that we dismiss Rowls's <br> appeal for failure to file timely his notice of appeal. We treat<br> Rowls's notice of appeal dated September 14,... More...
$0 (12-27-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Juniel B. Rios
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with possession with intent to distribute ethylone and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In 2015 Rios pled guilty under a written plea agreement to <br> possession with intent to distribute ethylone, in violation of 21 <br> U.S.C... More...
$0 (12-27-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Everette Jamel Taylor
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of cocaine and crack cocaine charges. He now appeals the district court's denial of his motion for a reduction in sentence</h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> In 1995, a jury found Taylor guilty of one count of <br> conspira... More...
$0 (12-26-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Sandchase Cody
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with his third motion for compassionate release and the denial of his motion to reconsider. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> The <br> district court ruled that Cody failed to identify extraordinary and <br> compelling reasons for early release, U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13, and, in the <br> alternative, that th... More...
$0 (12-26-2021 - GA)United States Department of Labor v. William H. Lovett, Jr.
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Fair Labor Standards Act lawyer represented defendant with being sued to enforce the Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime and recordkeeping requirements, seeking back pay, liquidated damages, and a permanent injunction. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Lovett is a veterinarian who owns and operates Hardee Animal Clinic in Wauchula, Florida. In that... More...
$0 (12-26-2021 - GA)Mark A. Thompson v. DeKalb County, GA, et al
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Discrimination lawyer represented defendant with claiming that he was fired because of his age. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> <br> Thompson was a senior assistant county attorney for the <br> DeKalb County law department. He was the lead (and effectively <br> sole) attorney representing the county in Champion v. DeKalb <br> County, a breach of c... More...
$0 (12-25-2021 - GA)United States of America v. Vonne Rolle
<center><h2><font color="red"> Atlanta, GA- Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with bringing noncitizens into the United States, and with aiding and assisting an aggravated felon to enter the United States charges. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Vonne Rolle captained a boat smuggling migrants into the <br> United States. The journey started at the Grand Bahama Island. <br> Twelv... More...
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