Mike Carlson holds a Martindale-Hubbell attorney rating of “AV Preeminent,” reserved for “attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers.”
Adam Abbate is an attorney with a demonstrated dedication to service. Adam graduated from The University of Georgia School of Law in Athens, Georgia, and he obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia.
Assistant Chief Joseph Rickman has been in public service since age 17 when he joined the Georgia Army National Guard as an Infantryman. In 1990, the then-19-year-old became a Department of Corrections officer at Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto, Georgia.
Assistant Chief Hill is a native of Savannah, Georgia, where he attended Benedictine Military School. Upon graduating with honors, he received a full Army ROTC Scholarship to Fort Valley State University where he majored in Criminal Justice.
Deputy District Attorney Vincent Faucette is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and a product of Atlanta Public Schools (Frederick Douglass). He is a graduate of the Georgia State School of Business (BBA Finance) and The University of Kentucky College of Law.
Antonio Long is a policing professional with over 22 years of experience. Deputy Chief Long has served as a probation officer, fugitive investigator, criminal investigator, and a university police officer.
Kelcee Jones-Connor is an accomplished attorney with years of experience in the public and private sectors of the legal field. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law, where she was heavily involved with the Advocacy Programs that she still volunteers with today.
Chris Sperry obtained his undergraduate degree at Ohio University in 2009 in Criminology and his Juris Doctorate from Emory University School of Law in 2012.
Kevin Armstrong is an attorney with more than 12 years of litigation experience with a record of excellence in appellate advocacy. Kevin obtained both his law degree and his bachelor of arts degree (in English and history) from the University of Georgia, graduating cum laude both times. Kevin has significant experience handling complex felony criminal cases on appeal and capital murder cases generally.
Kevin comes to the administration of District Attorney Fani Willis with a wealth of criminal law experience. Kevin was a senior assistant district attorney in the Atlanta Judicial Circuit’s appellate division, where he primarily handled post-trial litigation in murder cases and pretrial litigation in capital murder cases and was recognized as Appellate Lawyer of the Year in 2016. Kevin previously served as the primary appellate defense attorney for the Dougherty Judicial Circuit in Albany, Georgia. Kevin is active within the legal community. He is a member of the Atlanta Bar (where he has served four years on the board of the Criminal Law Section, including one year as its president) and Stonewall Bar Associations. Kevin has coached high school mock trial teams in eight of the last ten school years, most recently the Northview High School team in Johns Creek.
Will Wooten has dedicated his entire legal career to serving his community as both a prosecutor and a public defender. Prior to joining the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, Will served as a prosecutor in the Clayton County District Attorney’s Office and the Gwinnett County Solicitor-General’s Office.
I began my career in the United States Army, where I obtained a top-secret clearance and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. I attended Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio, where I studied Accounting.
Born and raised in Mississippi, Lora Andrews credits a high school teacher with seeing something special in her and steering her toward her local District Attorney’s Office – the Fourteenth Circuit Court.
Keehlan Haygood is the Deputy Legal Assistant overseeing the Records Division. He has five years of legal experience with the Records Room at the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. Keehlan has a uniformly positive demeanor and is open and curious. Mr. Haygood has a history of excelling beyond expectations in all leaderships roles because of his attention to detail and his commitment to ensuring the development of himself and his colleagues/teammates.