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United States of America v. Christopher Upshaw, aka “Troub”

Columbus, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with mail fraud. Christopher Upshaw, aka “Troub,” 26, of Columbus, and co-defendants Johnathon Swift, aka “JB,” aka “John Boy,” 34; Dontavis Williams, aka “Turk,” 41; and Donterious Sparks, 37, all of Columbus, were accused for engaging in mail fraud. “The defendants devised a scheme to illegally obtain millions of dollars in COVID tax credits intended for honest business owners working to susta

United States of America ex rel., et a.l v. Arthritis & Rheumatology Center, P.C., et al.

Atlanta, Georgia, commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant accused of using medical assistants to perform infusion services in violation of Georgia law and submitted claims for those services to Medicare in violation of the False Claims Act. “Physicians who disregard state and federal law by allowing unqualified individuals to perform unauthorized medical service

United States of America v. Ricky Hill

Valdosta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer Chauntilia Adaway represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Ricky Ill, age 39, of Lakeland, Georgia had prior drug and assault convictions before being arrested and charged with felony possession of a firearm.

United States of America v. Paul Anthony Nicholls

Brunswick, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to import and distribute controlled drugs and money laundering. Paul Anthony Nicholls, 47, of Great Britain, was convicted of one count of Conspiracy to Import Controlled Substances Resulting in Death and one count of Conspiracy to Distribute Controlled Substances Resulting in Death following a 4-day jury trial in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. When a sentence

State of Georgia v. Kenneth Moreno Guzman

Statesboro, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with rape, statutory rape, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, cruelty towards children, home invasion, false imprisonment, burglary, aggravated assault with a knife. ICE filed an arrest retainer on the Defendant.

United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Drive Planning, LLC et al.

Atlanta, Georgia commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendants accused of securities fraud.

United States of America v. Roberto Najera Gutierrez, a/k/a Kunfu Panda and a/k/a La Gallina,

Atlanta, Georgie, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiring to manufacture and distribute cocaine that he knew would be imported into the United States. Agents identified Roberto Najera Gutierrez as a then-high-ranking member of the cartel who allegedly led and coordinated the transportation of multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine by boat from Colombia and Ecuador to Honduras and Guatemala. Once the drugs were in Central America, they were smuggled across t

United States of America v. Hector Alejandro Alvarado Alvarez

Albany, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being involved in a series of ATM “jackpotting” thefts across Georgia and additional states.. Hector Alejandro Alvarado Alvarez, 22, of Venezuela, and Cesar Augusto Gil Sanchez, 22, of Venezuela, and Co-defendants Javier Alejandro Suarez-Godoy, 20, of Venezuela, was sentenced to time served on Jan. 7, after he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud on Sept. 24, 2025; David Josfrangel Su

United States of America v. Benjamin Michael Greene

Savannah, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. On February 12, 2024, while a man was putting air in the tires of his vehicle on Augusta Avenue, Greene jumped into the driver’s seat and took off with the vehicle. Officers with the Savannah Police Department were in the area and immediately responded. Benjamin Michael Greene, 39, of Savannah, led officers on a vehicle pursuit before wrecking the vehicle into a

State of Georgia v. D’Michael Jenkins

Macon, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. D’Michael Jenkins, age 22, accused of killing Ashanti Macon, age 30.

State of Georgia v. Antonio Brown

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder. Antonio Brown was accused stabbing Eleanor Bowles, age 77, to death in her Buckhead townhome.

United States of America v. Michael Dwayne Banks and Victor Valente-Reynoso

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing controlled substances and possession of a machine gun. On August 23, 2022, Victor Valente Reynoso, an illegal alien from Mexico, sold 536 fentanyl pills outside a gas station in Clayton County, Georgia. Following that deal, Reynoso and his conspirators arranged to sell 5,000 fentanyl pills at a church parking lot in Fulton County, Georgia. Law enforcement foiled the drug deal and arrested Reynoso, in

United States of America v. Donny Campbell

Rome, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzlement of federal government property. Donny Campbell, a former maintenance department employee at the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, while working as maintenance staff for the National Park Service, submitted timesheets claiming overtime pay for hundreds of hours that he did not work. The false timesheets spanned a period of January 2017 through June 2019 and caused nearly $40,000 of wron

State of Georgia v. Rylee Willis

Lawrenceville, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with child molestation. Rylee Willis, age 21, accused of sending "illicit messages" to a teenage girl.

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 and community. While no verdict can bring Harriett back, we are grateful that the jury saw through

State of Georgia v. D’Michael Jenkins

Macon, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant, D’Michael Jenkins, age 22, charged with murder. for killing Ashanti Macon, age 30.

United States of America v. Johann Rainer Nix

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child sexual abuse material. Nix used social media platforms to entice minors to send him sexually explicit images of themselves. “Johann Rainer Nix used popular social media platforms to lure and exploit minors,” said Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Parents should monitor their children’s social media use because predators like Nix are lurking online. We will continue to work with our law enforce

State of Georgia v. Jeremy Marshall

Albany, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Marshall was a member of the Blockos, also known as the 4 Blickie Gang, described by prosecutors as a "hybrid criminal street gang based in the Albany area." Jeremy Marshall, age 18, is accused for shooting and killing 19-year-old Newnan resident De’Marion Tashawn Daniels. Marshall was a member of the Blockos, also known as the 4 Blickie Gang, described by prosecutors as a "hybrid criminal street gang based in

United States of America v. Dun Bradford

Albany, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dozens of federal animal welfare charges, along with possessing guns and manufacturing drugs. The Mitchell County, Georgia, Sheriff’s Office and Code Enforcement Office responded to a citizen complaint of animal tethering and neglect at a 17-acre property owned by Dun Bradford in Sale City. Officers saw many pit bull type dogs on heavy chains outside the residence, with some exhibiting aggression toward one an

United States of America v. Dantavious Jackson

Augusta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fraud. On December 15, 2025, a truckdriver who operated a “ghost” tax preparation business on the side was sentenced to federal prison for making claims for refunds of false COVID-19 related employment tax credits. Dantavious Jackson, 39, Union City, Georgia, owned and operated a trucking business in Union City, Georgia. He also had a side business preparing tax forms for a fee. By law, any individual who

United States of America v. Lester Jones

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Lester Jones, a former top Atlanta Hawks finance executive had been a senior vice president of financial planning and analysis until last season but was indicted in October by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia for using his position to enrich himself on the franchise’s account. Jones had worked for the Hawks for nearly a decade and used his position to build a lavish

State of Alabama v. Mike Foley

Montgomery, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with to two misdemeanor counts of campaign solicitation violations. Mike Floey, the Montgomery County, Alabama, County Clerk, was accused of several crimes involving solicitation of campaign contributions.

State of Alabama v. Mike Downey

Mobile, Alabama, criminal defense lawyer presents man under investigation for shooting and killing his neighbor. Mike Downey claimed that this neighbor was trying to kill him and acted in self-defense.

State of Georgia v. Zabria Bridges

Douglasville, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charted with torturing and beating her dog to death. Zabria Bridges, age 26, was arrested in Douglas County for aggravated animal cruelty.

United States of America v. Mitchell Parsons Hughes

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally operating a drone over Truist Park duing a MLB All-Star Game. Mitchell Parsons Hughes was charged with committing a federal crime by flying a drone over Truist Park during the Major League Baseball All-Star game in July 2025 and was sentenced to six months’ probation. “Anyone attempting to fly a drone in a prohibited manner can expect to be prosecuted,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg.

United States of America v. Norman Dixon

Newman, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with dogfighting and CARES Act Fraud. Norman Dixson arraigned on federal charges of sponsoring and exhibiting a dog in an animal fighting venture, promoting an animal fighting venture, animal crushing, and wire fraud. “The indictment alleges that Dixson viciously abused dogs and repeatedly lied to obtain COVID relief funds,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “This depraved and deceitful conduct cannot

United States of America v. Reginald Weeks-Lewis

Columbus, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of illegal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Reginald Weeks-Lewis, age 29, of Columbus, Georgia, was driving on Sidney Simons Boulevard in Columbus in the early hours of March 1, 2025, when Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office deputies on patrol observed a traffic violation and initiated a stop. At first, Weeks-Lewis slowed the vehicle down and began to pull off to the side of the road, but th

State of Georgia v. Franklin Thorpe and Franklin Thorpe

Savannah, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with enticing a minor for indecent purposes. Marty Sanderson, age 54, and Franklin Thorpe, age 38, were charged with various sex crimes involving children.

United States of America v. Charlie Sapp

Savannah, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of ammunition by a prohibited person. On October 8, 2021, Charlies Sapp, age 58, retrieved a loaded firearm from a vehicle, confronted an individual in an apartment complex parking lot, pointed the firearm at that individual, and then fired three shots. The individual Sapp shot died on the scene. While the weapon used in the shooting was never recovered, officers with the Savannah Police Depar

United States of America v. Reginald Maddox

Macon, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth and cocaine.

Maryann Rudzinskas v. Retractable Technologies, Inc.

Savannah, Georgia personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a produce liability theory. <br> <br> See: 11th Circuit, 25-13895-A, State Court of Chatham County, Georgia, STCV23-02341

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 One”),<br> and retaliation under Title VI ("Count Two”). Importantly, Count<br> One was brought on behalf of D.J.Q. and Count Two was brought<br> on behalf of both Quinn and D.J.Q. After discovery, the District<br> moved for summary judgment.

United States of America v. Julius Deshawn Williams

Macon, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession.<br> <br> On June 24, 2024, Officer Clayton Willis and other law enforcement officers interviewed Defendant Julius Deshawn Williams after locating packages containing methamphetamine Defendant attempted to bring inside Dooly County State Prison.[1]During the audio-recorded interview, Defendant substantially stated (1) he did not know the substances contained in the packages he possessed were methamphet

State of Georgia v. Rekeymia Shatayla Henley

Macon, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer will represented Rekeymia Shatayla Henley, age 21, accused for shooting and killing three men.<br> <br> Henley is wants on three counts of felon murder and destruction of evidence for her involvement in the shooting deaths of Brandon Thomas, age 21, Quantayris Townsen, age 27, and Markell Bonner, Jr., age 16.

State of Georgia v. Yoshay Carter

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer will represent the Defendant charge with aggravated assault.<br> <br> Yoshay Carter, age 51, shot a juvenile male who broke into his car.<br> <br> Under Georgia Code §16-3-21, individuals are permitted to use force to defend themselves against unlawful force. Additionally, Georgia Code §16-3-23.1—commonly known as the state's "stand your ground" law—states that a person has no duty to retreat before using force if they are in a place

United States of America v. Orlando Paradise

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm and being a career criminal.

Ibhar Al Mheid v. Kathy Mincihew, et al.

Macon, Georgia, Ibhar Al Mheid, proceeding pro se, without a lawyer, filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Georgia against a police officer, a prosecutor, a state court judge, and a jail healthcare provider, bringing claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state law. <br> <br> Al Mheid, a physician who lived in Atlanta, was in a romantic relationship with Grace Wright, a college student in Athens,<br> Georgia.1 The relationship lasted about 18 months and ended in December 2020.<br> <br> Afte

United States of America v. Perry Jason Ward

Augusta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing images and videos of child sexual exploitation.<br> <br> A Columbia County resident was sentenced to federal prison for possessing child pornography. <br> <br> Perry Jason Ward, 27, of Evans, Georgia, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possessing images of sexual exploitation of children, said Margaret E. Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. U.S. District Court Judge J. Randa

State of Georgia v. Pharron Banks

Marietta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer will be representing the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> Pharron Banks, age 26, is accused for killing his stepfather, Michael Jackson, age 58.

United States of America v. Perry Jason Ward

Savannah, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing images and videos of child sexual exploitation.<br> <br> On September 25, 2025, a Columbia County resident was sentenced to federal prison for possessing child pornography. <br> <br> Perry Jason Ward, 27, of Evans, Georgia, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for possessing images of sexual exploitation of children, said Margaret E. Heap, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. U.S.

United States of America v. Frank Andrew Waszut, Anthony Patrick Noto

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Threatening to Harm Federal Agent and His Wife.<br> <br> and other agitators,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. "Threatening law enforcement officers and their families is not only illegal—it's disgusting. My office will ensure that anyone who threatens a federal agent in North Georgia, or who hides behind a computer screen to intimidate that agent's immediate family, is found, arrested, prosecu

United States of America v. DeWayne Allen McGill, a/k/a “Domino”

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer. <br> <br> DeWayne Allen McGill, a convicted felon and methamphetamine dealer who bit two law enforcement officers and unlawfully possessed a firearm, was sentenced to prison.<br> <br> "Caught red-handed with almost three-quarters of a pound of methamphetamine, McGill violently—but unsuccessfully—resisted arrest by brave, front-line crimefighters,” said U.S. Attorney T

United States of America v. Allen Brown

Augusta, GA criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud conspiracy<br> <br> On September 25, 2025, a Richmond County man who operated a "ghost” tax preparation business in Augusta, Georgia, has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to pay restitution for defrauding the IRS.<br> <br> Allen Brown, 41, of Augusta, Georgia, was sentenced to 46 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, said Margaret E. Heap, U.S. Attorney for the South

Lashonda Peeples v. National Data Research, Inc. and Background Information Group, LLC d/b/a Integrascan, et al.

Atlanta, Georgia, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theory.<br> <br> In 2021, Lashonda Peeples applied to a pre-medical program at the<br> American International College of Arts and Sciences – Antigua<br> ("AICASA”) for which prospective students had to submit a crimi-<br> nal background report. AICASA required that the background re-<br> ports be prepared by NDR, a consumer reporting agency. NDR,<br> upon request by a

United States of America v. Ramiro Contreras-Sandoval

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 distributing over 135 kilograms of a liquid methamphetamine mixture and possessing firearms as an illegal a

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State of Georgia v. Angel Marie Thompson

Atlanta, Georgia, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> <img width="300" src="https://static.the-independent.com/2024/09/13/20/Screenshot-2024-09-13-at-3.24.54%E2%80%AFPM.jpg?quality=75&width=1368&auto=webp"><br> <br> Angel Marie Thompson had been previously charged with concealing the death of her 24-year-old girlfriend Nicole Alston and stealing her identity. Thompson is now charged with her murder.<br> <br> Thompson was booked into Fulton County Jail,

United States of America v. Alhaji Jewru Touray

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> On May 3, 2023, a grand jury returned a superseding indict-<br> ment charging Alhaji Jewru Touray and two codefendants with sev-<br> eral counts related to a marijuana-trafficking conspiracy. The in-<br> dictment charged Touray with one count each of conspiracy to<br> commit money laundering, 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i), (h); illegal<br> reentry, 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a), (b)(1); conspirac

Emma Jane Prospero v. Deputy Ryan Sullivan, et al.

Brunswick, Georgia pro se Plaintiff representing herself without a lawyer on a civil rights claims.<br> <br> Emma Jane Prospero has, by her own account, called 911 "a<br> gazillion times.” Among the issues she complained about,<br> Prospero often called to report gunshots coming from behind a gas<br> station near her home that the Camden County Sheriff's Office<br> ("the Sheriff's Office”) repeatedly investigated and concluded were<br> lawful. Thanksgiving 2018 was no different. That

United States of America v. Ephren Taylor, II

Atlanta, Georgia criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant petitioning for a writ of habeas corpus.<br> <br> When it comes to federal habeas petitions, finality matters.<br> Without it, applications for habeas relief can quickly become un-<br> wieldy. To promote finality, the Antiterrorism and Effective Death<br> Penalty Act of 1996 ("AEDPA”), 28 U.S.C. §§ 2244(b) and 2255(h),<br> provides strict gatekeeping requirements for "second or succes-<br> sive” habeas filings.