Michael Tarleton Email & Phone Number

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Newnan, Georgia, United States

Decatur, GA

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Zealously represented indigent post-conviction clients in over 100 completed appeals at the motion for new trial stage and on appeal in the Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court.
• Obtained relief for clients, including full reversals of convictions or reductions in sentences, at roughly twice the rate published in Georgia Court of Appeals yearly statistics.
• Orally argued 11 murder cases before the Georgia Supreme Court.
• Mentored staff and contractors by answering legal questions, brainstorming cases for issue identification, and creating templates for legal pleadings in response to changes in the law.
• Interviewed candidates and advised upper management concerning hiring and retention of the 12 staff attorneys, support staff, and over 100 contractors in the Division.
• Devised and implemented systems for assigning 400 to 500 incoming cases per year and tracking over 1000 open cases in the appellate system.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Engaged in document and discovery review in criminal and civil cases.
• Researched and drafted 20+ pleadings as part of litigation support for firm partners, including the following.o Petitions for certiorari to the U.S. and Georgia Supreme Courts.o Appellate briefs to the Eleventh Circuit.
• Founded an LLC and ran a startup solo practice as owner and operator, specializing in criminal appeals and litigation support for local attorneys while working "of counsel" with the firm.

Miami, Florida, United States

• Maintained a caseload of over 120 cases and obtained an acquittal in a jury trial in an aggravated assault case.
• Negotiated scores of favorable pleas and successful motions for clients facing felony charges.
• Litigated criminal cases in the Domestic Violence Unit, including representing clients with special needs in the weekly Mental Health calendar and ensuring that those clients received treatment.
• Tried nearly a dozen domestic violence cases before juries, many of which ended in acquittals or in mistrials later resolved by favorable pleas or dismissals.
• Conducted roughly one deposition per week of state witnesses in preparation for trial.
• While assigned to the juvenile unit, litigated bench trials for juvenile clients resulting in favorable judgments.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

Activities and Societies: • Drafted a key section of the first successful petition for clemency in Indiana in a capital case since the.

Master Of Music, Music Theory And Composition

Activities and Societies: • Teaching Assistant, Music Theory and Ear Training

Bachelor Of Music, Music Theory And Composition

Activities and Societies: • Magna cum laude • Presser Foundation Scholarship; Lucille Allen Memorial Scholarship; Phi Kappa Phi; Pi Kappa.