Strike Force
Strike Force Committee Chairperson
Alex Susor
914 Church St., Decatur, GA 30330
(404) 939-0760 | alex@alexsusor.com
Strike Force Committee Vice-Chairperson
Michael Schwartz
1305 Barnard St. #203, Savannah, GA 31401
(912) 581-1999 | mas@newsouthlaw.net
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Strike Force Committee Guidelines:
The Strike Force Committee is available to help members of the association who are under attack because of their representation of a client in a criminal case. Problems that the committee has helped lawyers within the past have included:
1) Contempt citations and threatened contempt citations;
2) Government motions to disqualify the defendant’s attorney in a criminal case;
3) Grand Jury and Trial Subpoenas directed to a member of the association or their staff or investigator;
4) Bar complaints; and
5) Lawyers threatened with arrest or arrested for advice they have given their client or for actions they have taken in the course of representing a client.
The committee has previously declined to represent members accused of fraud and theft. The committee has also declined to represent members in Bar complaints when the attorney is accused of mishandling escrow funds or abandoning clients. On a case by case basis, the committee has declined representation in some contempt cases when there was clear and unprovoked misconduct by the attorney.
The members of the Strike Force Committee represent members of the association for free. If any costs such as travel, transcripts, etc. are involved, the member is expected to pay those costs.
Presumption of confidentiality: There shall be a presumption that an attorney seeking assistance wishes to have their identity remain confidential. Such information will be restricted to the Strike Force Committee Chair and Vice-Chair, Strike Force member-lawyer assigned to the matter, and such officer or directors of GACDL as are necessary to secure special authorizations. All persons who receive such information shall maintain the confidentiality of the identity of the attorney applying for assistance. An attorney applying for assistance will be asked if they wish that the matter remain confidential. If waived, the identity of the applicant may be circulated as the Committee Chair and Vice-Chair deem appropriate.
The confidential nature of the representation shall not limit the reporting of the nature of the matter, venue, and the outcome.
If you have a Strike Force problem, call and/or text Committee Chair Alex Susor (404 877-8760) or Executive Director Mazie Lynn Guertin (404 414-7747) and submit an online request for assistance. They will help ensure that you are quickly contacted for a consultation. If it is determined that more than a telephone conversation is necessary (e.g. appearing in court or calling a judge or prosecutor on your behalf), a timely attempt will be made to locate a member of the committee who is available to appear on your behalf.
It does not hurt to notify the Strike Force Committee when you begin to smell trouble headed your way! Many Strike Force matters can be most effectively handled when the lawyer under attack contacts the Committee sooner than later. Although GACDL will always try to help our members, Strike Force representation is not guaranteed, especially when insufficient notice of a matter and/or hearing is provided (e.g. a Friday call for a Monday hearing).
The Strike Force Committee exists to help you. Feel free to call on your fellow members!