Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 3:19 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Patrick Crosby
9/30/08 (404)581-6016
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/gan/ FAX (404)581-6160
NEWS ADVISORY
24 NEW FEDERAL PROSECUTORS APPOINTED IN ATLANTA
Atlanta, GA - United States Attorney David E. Nahmias announced that 24
new federal prosecutors -- Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA’s) and fulltime Special Assistant United States Attorneys (SAUSA’s) – have been appointed
in the Northern District of Georgia over the past 16 months.
Nahmias said of the new prosecutors, “The citizens of North Georgia expect
their federal prosecutors to be highly qualified attorneys of unquestioned integrity,
committed to our mission of pursuing justice in every criminal and civil case
without fear or favor. As we replace prosecutors who depart our office and we
obtain funding for additional positions, our community is fortunate that the men
and women in this very talented and diverse group of attorneys have joined us and
dedicated themselves to this important form of public service.”
The new prosecutors are discussed below in alphabetical order. Photographs are
available upon request.
Chris Bly (started 8/4/08)
Chris joined the Economic Crime Section as an AUSA. Chris came from King &
Spalding in Atlanta, where he was a litigation associate, and he previously worked
at Jones Day in Atlanta. Chris clerked for Judge Stanley Marcus of the Eleventh
Circuit Court of Appeals and Senior Judge William C. O'Kelley of the Northern
District of Georgia. He is a graduate of Emory University and Emory University
School of Law, where he served on the Emory Law Journal. Chris' hometown:
Huntington Station, New York.
Jeff Brown (started 10/28/07)
Jeff joined the National Security and Violent Crime Section as an AUSA. Jeff
served as an Assistant District Attorney (ADA) in Fulton County for three years.
Before that, Jeff was an associate at Kilpatrick Stockton for 2 ½ years. He is a
graduate of Florida A&M University, magna cum laude, and of the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. Jeff’s hometown: Raleigh, North
Carolina.
Mike Brown (started 6/10/07)
Mike joined the Asset Forfeiture Section as an AUSA. Mike previously worked in
our office as a contract Law Clerk from 2003-2007. Mike also was a Law Intern
in our office in the Fall 2002 - Spring 2003. Mike is a graduate of Iowa State
University and a cum laude graduate of Georgia State University College of Law,
where he served on the Law Review. Mike’s hometown: Davenport, Iowa.
Mark Campbell (started 1/3/08)
Mark is a SAUSA in the Narcotics Section working on cases developed by the
Atlanta High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force. Mark came
from the Florida Office of Statewide Prosecution, where he was an Assistant
Prosecutor since 1999. Mark also served as a SAUSA in the U.S. Attorney's
Office for the Middle District of Florida from 2004-2006. Mark graduated from
Baylor University in 1991 and the University of Florida College of Law in 1995,
where he served as Senior Managing Editor of The Florida Law Review. Mark's
hometown: Tallahassee, Florida.
David Chaiken (started 9/4/07)
David joined the Economic Crime Section as an AUSA. David was previously a
litigation associate at Heller Ehrman in San Francisco and King & Spalding in
Atlanta. Before entering private practice, David served as a Law Clerk to Senior
United States District Judge William C. O’Kelley in Atlanta from 2001 - 2002.
David also served as a Law Intern in our office from Fall 2000 - Spring 2001.
David is a graduate of Colgate University and Emory University School of Law,
with honors. David’s hometown: Columbia, Maryland.
Jeff Davis (started 3/2/08)
Jeff joined the Narcotics Section as an AUSA. Jeff came from Bear, Stearns &
Co. in New York, where he was a Vice President in the Anti-Money Laundering
Group. Prior to that position, Jeff served as an ADA in both the Trial Division and
the Appeals Bureau of the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney's
Office. Jeff graduated from Connecticut College and Emory University School of
Law, with honors, where he served on the executive board of the Emory Law
Journal. Jeff's hometown: New London, Connecticut.
Ryan Scott Ferber (started 3/30/08)
Scott joined the Narcotics Section as an AUSA. Scott came from King & Spalding
in Atlanta, where he was a litigation associate. He previously worked at major law
firms in New York and Columbus, Ohio, and also served for three years as an
ADA in the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney's Office. Scott is an
honors graduate of the University of Michigan and The Ohio State University
College of Law, where he served on the Law Journal. Scott's hometown:
Columbus, Ohio.
Doug Gilfillan (started 8/6/07)
Doug joined the Economic Crime Section as an AUSA. Doug came from King &
Spalding, where he was an Associate since 1996 and a Partner since 2005. Doug
is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and Emory University School of
Law. Doug’s hometown: Buckingham, Virginia.
Nekia S. Hackworth (started 8/4/08)
Nekia joined the National Security and Violent Crime Section as an AUSA. Nekia
was previously a litigation associate at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in
Atlanta and a corporate associate at Debevoise & Plimpton in New York. Nekia
also served as a Law Clerk to Senior United States District Judge Sterling Johnson,
Jr. in the Eastern District of New York. Nekia is a graduate of Emory University,
cum laude, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Business School. Nekia's
hometown: Atlanta, Georgia.
Jamila Hall (started 8/6/07)
Jamila joined the National Security and Violent Crime Section as an AUSA.
Jamila came from Jones Day, where she was a litigation associate. Jamila is a
graduate of University of Maryland, summa cum laude, and Columbia University
School of Law, where she served on the Columbia Law Review. Jamila's
hometown: New Hempstead, New York.
Michael Herskowitz (started 4/13/08)
Michael joined the Narcotics Section as an AUSA. Michael came from the Fulton
County District Attorney's Office where he prosecuted cases in the Major Felony
and Crimes Against Women and Children Units. He previously worked as a
litigation associate at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in Atlanta and Shutts
& Bowen in Miami. Michael is an honors graduate of both Case Western Reserve
University and the University of Miami School of Law. Michael's hometown:
Cleveland, Ohio.
Christopher Huber (started 8/25/08)
Chris joined the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Section as an AUSA. Chris was
previously a litigation partner at Pepper Hamilton in Philadelphia, where he started
as an associate in 2002. Before that, he was an associate at Crowell & Moring in
Washington, DC. Chris is a graduate of Yale University and Georgetown
University Law Center, magna cum laude. Chris's hometown: Colorado Springs,
Colorado.
Matthew Jackson (started 7/23/07)
Matt joined the National Security and Violent Crime Section as an AUSA. He
came from the New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney's Office, where he
has been an ADA since 2004. Matt is a graduate of the School of Foreign Service
at Georgetown University and Emory University School of Law. Matt's
hometown: Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
Tracia King (started 2/17/08)
Tracia joined the National Security and Violent Crime Section as an AUSA.
Tracia was previously an AUSA in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle
District of Georgia and an ADA in DeKalb County and Dougherty County. Tracia
is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University and Emory University School of
Law. Tracia’s hometown: Atlanta, Georgia.
Mary Kruger (started 3/30/08)
Mary joined the Asset Forfeiture Unit as a SAUSA, focusing on cases developed
by the district’s excellent Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Review Team. Mary
came from Clausen Miller in Chicago, where she was an associate since 2004. She
is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and Notre Dame Law School, and a
former Nebraska Girls State Governor. Mary's hometown: Omaha, Nebraska.
Sally Molloy (started 3/30/08)
Sally joined the Affirmative Civil Enforcement Section as an AUSA. Sally comes
to us from the Antitrust Division's Atlanta Field Office, where she was hired
through the Department’s Honors Program and has worked as a SAUSA with our
office on two significant matters involving public corruption and commercial
bribery. Sally is a cum laude graduate of both the University of Florida and the
University of Georgia School of Law, where she served as the Senior Articles
Editor for the Journal of Intellectual Property Law. Sally's hometown: Panama
City, Florida.
Richard Moultrie (started 9/16/07)
Richard joined the National Security and Violent Crime Section as an AUSA.
Richard transferred to our office after 11 years of service as an AUSA in the
Middle District of Georgia. Richard has also served as an ADA in DeKalb County
for four years and as an Assistant Solicitor in Athens-Clarke County for a year.
Richard is a graduate of Morehouse College and the University of Texas at Austin
School of Law. Richard’s hometown: San Jose, California.
Gerald Sachs (started 3/30/08)
Gerry Sachs joined the Financial Litigation Unit as a SAUSA, focusing on seizing
and forfeiting assets from defendants and restoring the money to victims. Gerry
came from the Federal Trade Commission's Southeast Region Office in Atlanta;
he previously worked as a litigation associate at Skadden Arps in Washington,
D.C. Gerry is a graduate of The George Washington University Elliott School of
International Affairs and Law School, and a former Peace Corps Volunteer in
Honduras. Gerry's hometown: St. Louis, Missouri.
Cassandra Schansman (started 11/13/07)
Cassandra joined the Narcotics Section as an AUSA. Cassandra previously worked
in this office as a HIDTA SAUSA from 2006-2007. Previously, she was an
Assistant AG in the Georgia Attorney General's Office for 6 years; a manager with
PricewaterhouseCooper; an ADA in Fulton County; and an Assistant Solicitor in
DeKalb County. Cassandra is a graduate of Emory University and the Georgia
State University School of Law. Cassandra's hometown: Gulf Breeze, Florida.
Michael Smith (started 10/4/07)
Michael is a SAUSA in the Narcotics Section, working on cases developed by the
Atlanta HIDTA. Michael came from the Miami-Dade County (Florida) State
Attorney's Office, where he was an Assistant State Attorney since 1995. He is a
graduate of Johnson State College and the University of Miami School of Law,
and had a previous career as a banker. Michael’s hometown: New York, New
York.
Corey Steinberg (started 2/17/08)
Corey joined the National Security and Violent Crime Section as an AUSA. She
previously was an AUSA in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of
Florida and an Assistant State Attorney in Florida. Before becoming a prosecutor,
Corey was an in-house lawyer at Merrill Lynch, CIBC World Markets and
PaineWebber. She is a graduate of Union College and New York Law School.
Corey's hometown: Short Hills, New Jersey.
Jill E. Steinberg (started 8/4/08)
Jill joined the National Security and Violent Crime Section as an AUSA. Jill came
from Rogers & Hardin in Atlanta, where she was a litigation associate. Jill
previously served as an ADA in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for three years. Jill is a
graduate of the University of Georgia, summa cum laude, and the Duke University
School of Law. Jill’s hometown: Northbrook, Illinois.
David Suchar (started 3/2/08)
David joined the Narcotics Section as an AUSA. David came from Kirkland &
Ellis in Chicago, where he was a litigation associate since 2004. David is a
graduate of DePaul University, with High Honors, and Georgetown University
Law Center, cum laude, where he served as Executive Editor of the American
Criminal Law Review. Before law school, David was an AmeriCorps*VISTA
Volunteer at Habitat for Humanity. David's hometown: Chicago, Illinois.
Lynn Thesing (started 4/13/08)
Lynn joined the Civil Defensive Section as an AUSA. She came from Hawkins &
Parnell, and previously worked as a litigation associate at Jones Day and Mayer
Brown in Chicago. She also clerked for Judge Kenneth F. Ripple of the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She is a graduate of the University of
Notre Dame with highest honors, and the University of Virginia Law School,
where she was a Dillard Fellow and served on the Law Review. Lynn's hometown
area: upstate New York.
For further information please contact David E. Nahmias (pronounced NAHme-us), United States Attorney, or Charysse L. Alexander, Executive Assistant
United States Attorney, through Patrick Crosby, Public Affairs Officer, U.S.
Attorney's Office, at (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for the HomePage for
the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia is
www.usdoj.gov/usao/gan.