ATTORNEY SAMIR PATEL SECURES ACQUITTAL FOR CLIENT IN WOODEN BOX CHILD CRUELTY AND FALSE IMPRISONMENT CASE. PDF Print E-mail

Attorney Samir Patel secures an acquittal for client in the wooden box child cruelty and false imprisonment case.  Mr. Patel represented the step-mother who, along with the child’s father, was alleged by the District Attorney to have placed their 8 year old child in a small poorly ventilated wooden box as a method of corporal punishment.  The father and step-mother were both charged with 9 counts consisting of charges including cruelty to children first degree, cruelty to children second degree, and false imprisonment.  The father was convicted of six of the nine counts charged against him in which Judge D. Scott Smith told the father, “[t]his is one of the most troubling cases I've ever sat through.” However, Mr. Patel was able to secure an acquittal for the firm’s client.

Read more: The Daily Tribune News - Judge calls wooden box trial one of the most troubling cases.
 
PARTNER JOHN T. MROCZKO SUCCESSFULLY LITIGATES A WILL CONTEST CASE WHERE THE JUDGE DENIES ADMITTING A WILL TO PROBATE PDF Print E-mail

 

On March 23, 2011, Partner John T. Mroczko successfully litigates a will contest case in Gordon County where the Judge of the Probate Court denies admitting a will to probate.  The caveat (objection to a will) alleged undue influence and lack of execution in the proper formalities under Georgia law.  In this case, the testator was an elderly blind man who was unduly influenced by a spouse to execute a will. After the testimony, the Probate Court denied admitting the will to Probate.
 
PARTNER JOHN T. MROCZKO RECEIVES AV® PREEMINENT™ RATING FROM MARTINDALE- HUBBELL® PDF Print E-mail

On March 1, 2011, Partner John T. Mroczko became AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating available for legal ability and general ethics. The AV® Preeminent™ rating is an acknowledgment of Mr. Mroczko’s accomplishments and skills as an attorney, and places Mr. Mroczko among the elite practitioners in the country. The AV® Preeminent™ designation means that Mr. Mroczko has been rated by Judges and by fellow attorneys as having the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards. The AV® Preeminent™ rating is awarded to less than 5% of all Georgia attorneys, and is the highest rating ffered by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

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PARTNER JOHN T. MROCZKO RECOVERS A FAMILY FARM AND DAMAGES FOR A DISABLED CLIENT PDF Print E-mail

Partner John T. Mroczko helped a disabled client recover a fifty acre family farm and money damages in Gordon County Superior Court.  Mr. Mroczko brought an action on behalf of his client alleging fraud, undue influence, intentional interference with inheritance and breach of fiduciary duty.  Mr. Mroczko was able to negotiate a settlement whereby his client recovered the entire family farm and money damages.