J. Matthew Maguire, Jr.

Convinced the Georgia Department of Administrative Services to disqualify intended RFP awardees and to award the following contracts to firm clients:

• Department of Corrections Prison Commissary Supplies in 2007 and again in 2014 (affirmed in Superior Court of Fulton County, Case No. 2014cv246570).
• Department of Community Health Non-Emergency Transportation Services in 2012.
• Department of Corrections Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program in 2008.

Others:

• Obtained reversal in Eleventh Circuit of a ruling that a large tax preparation service’s non-compete covenant was enforceable (H&R Block Enterprises v. Morris, 606 F.3d 1285 (11th Cir. 2010).
• Convinced the Georgia Supreme Court that the Governor’s Office of Consumer Affairs has no authority to investigate a law firm (State of Georgia v. Frederick J. Hanna & Associates, P.C. 287 Ga. 287 (2010).
• Lead plaintiff’s counsel in a jury trial resulting in substantial damages assessed against Fulton County for selective enforcement laws, affirmed on appeal at Fulton County v. Legacy Investment Group, LLC, 296 Ga. App. 822, 676 S.E. 2d 388 (2009).
• Represented a Fulton County employee in a Section 1983 race discrimination case that resulted in a jury verdict and a $1.6 million recovery.
• Convinced the WMATA Inspector General to publicly withdraw an unfavorable audit of government contractor.
• Lead trial counsel in a successful action to strike down an unconstitutional moratorium on the issuance of building permits.
• Lead trial counsel for a businessman seeking to recover his ownership interest in a consulting business, which resulted in significant punitive damages and an award of attorneys’ fees.
• Won dismissal of a State Ethics Commission proceeding against a sitting superior court judge.
• Successfully protested an Atlanta Airport concessions procurement on several grounds, including misapplication of federal DBE regulations, which led to a decision to reissue the solicitation.
• Secured a substantial settlement for a Georgia whistleblower who was retaliated against for reporting fraud, waste and abuse by a state government entity.