- Co-founder, chair, White Collar Law Section, State Bar of Georgia
- Member, National Association of Former United States Attorneys
- Member, Attorney General Subcommittee for Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Issues, 2018-2020
- Member, Attorney General Subcommittee for Servicemembers and Veterans Affairs, 2018-2020
- Chair, Department of Justice Investment Review Board, 2019-2020
- Member, Georgia Attorney General’s Anti-Gang Task Force, 2019-2020
- Commissioner, Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission, 2015-2017, 2009-2011
- Member, Local Rules Advisory Committee for U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 2012-2017
- Member, Planning Committee for the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judicial Conference, 2016
- Member, State Bar of Georgia Investigative Panel on Attorney Discipline, 2016-2017
- Trustee, State Bar of Georgia Client Security Trust Fund, 2014-2016
- Member, University of Georgia School of Law Alumni Council, 2005-2017
Education
- University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1999, Moot Court Board; Journal of Intellectual Property Law; Graduating Class President
- University of Georgia, B.S., 1995, biochemistry and molecular biology , Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bar Admissions
- Georgia
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- Court of Appeals of Georgia
- Georgia Superior Courts
- Georgia State Courts
- Speaker, “Environmental Crisis Management – Best Practices and Lessons Learned,” Annual Georgia Environmental Conference 2025, August 20, 2025.
- Speaker, “Whistleblowers and Internal Investigations: Practical and Ethical Implications,” Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Greater Charlotte Chapter, March 27, 2025.
- Presenter, “Ethics in Conducting Internal Investigations,” Association of Oil Pipelines Annual Conference, July 24,2021.
- Presenter, “Whistleblower Law,” Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, December 11, 2020.
- Presenter, “Cybercrime, Data Breach and Data Privacy,” Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia, January 21, 2020.
- Presenter, “White Collar Crime Institute,” American Bar Association, September 10, 2019.
- Presenter, “Cybercrime, Data Breach and Data Privacy,” State Bar of Georgia, June 6, 2019.
- Presenter, “False Claims Act Summit,” State Bar of Georgia, May 10, 2019.
- Presenter, “Whistleblower Law Symposium,” State Bar of Georgia, March 6, 2019.
- Presenter, “Southeastern White Collar Crime Institute,” American Bar Association, September 7, 2018.
- Presenter, “Whistleblower Law Symposium,” State Bar of Georgia, March 7, 2018.
- Podcast, “Lessons Learned: A Government Litigation Case Study,” Troutman Pepper Podcast, March 14, 2023.
- Featured and Quoted, “Former U.S. Attorney Takes Managing Role at Leading Atlanta Law Firm,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 15, 2024.
- Interviewed, “Troutman Pepper’s New Atlanta Head Talks ‘Sense Of Service’,” Law360 Pulse, January 24, 2024.
- Quoted, “Judge Dismisses Local Zoning Lawsuit Over Future $5B Rivian EV Plant,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 3, 2024.
- Mentioned, “Internal Auditor: Columbus Finance Department Audit Reveals Unaccounted for Millions in Fees,” WRBL, December 5, 2023.
- Quoted, “Ga. Judge Considers Whether to Keep $5B Rivian Suit Alive,” Law360, November 17, 2023.
- Featured, “Georgia Judge Clears Path for $5 Billion Rivian Plant,” Law360, March 17, 2023.
- Quoted, “4 Georgia Cases to Watch This Fall,” Law360, October 4, 2021.
- Quoted, “What Ga. Attys Are Saying About Resuming Jury Trials,” Law360 Pulse, February 4, 2021.
- Featured, “Charlie Peeler Joins Troutman Pepper Firm’s Atlanta Office,” Albany Herald, January 6, 2021.
- Featured, “Troutman Pepper Nabs Ex-U.S. Atty for White Collar Practice,” Daily Report, January 6, 2021.
- Featured, “Troutman Gains Former U.S. Attorney for Georgia’s Middle District,” Daily Report, January 5, 2021.