Kirby is our Senior partner. He has 30 years experience as both a trial and appellate attorney. Kirby handles the firm’s litigation and appellate matters, he also handles a select number of criminal defense and consumer rights cases. At our firm, we are not afraid to go to trial, and Kirby is a true trial attorney. He is a battle tested proven winner.
BACKGROUND:
Kirby was a prosecutor for over a decade in both Georgia and Brooklyn, New York. He served as a Senior trial attorney, Appellate attorney, Counsel to the Sex Crimes and Special Victim’s Unit, and was a First Deputy Bureau Chief to a specialized trial unit devoted to school related crimes and juveniles charged as adults for serious crimes.
Kirby has an outstanding record as both a trial and appellate attorney. He has been involved in litigating death penalty cases as well as high profile criminal cases. He has several reported appellate victories.
Kirby has also taught trial techniques. He was an instructor at the Prosecuting Attorneys Counsel Basic Litigation course as well as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sponsored DUI and Vehicular Homicide prosecution course. He has taught at the Kessler Eidson Trial Techniques Program at Emory University and in house trial techniques at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office.
PUBLIC: Kirby has been frequently requested to appear on national television and has offered his opinion and analysis on several high profile cases for nearly 20 years. He has appeared on CNN, HLN, MSNBC, CourtTV, Tru TV, as well as on numerous radio programs.
BAR ADMISSIONS:
State: trial Courts : Georgia, New York, and the District of Columbia
Federal trial Courts : Northern District of Georgia, Middle District of Georgia
Appellate courts: Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
EDUCATION:
Emory University School of Law- J.D. 1990.
Oral Roberts University-B.S. 1987