EXPERIENCED TRIAL LITIGATOR
             SINCE 1985








Mr. Brownell began practicing law and litigating while still in The University of Georgia Law School under Georgia's Third Year Practice Act. His focus in Law School was in Criminal Law and Litigation. He secured a position as an Assistant District Attorney in the Northeastern Judicial Circuit while still in Law School. He was an Assistant District Attorney from 1985 through 1995, achieving the status of Senior Assistant and then Chief Assistant District Attorney before entering into private practice. During that prosecutorial period, he prosecuted over 2000 felony cases and tried over 100 felony jury trials ranging from minor felonies through death penalty murder cases.

In 1996 Mr. Brownell entered into private practice. Initially his practice involved criminal defense, personal injury, family law and representing Lumpkin County as its County Attorney. While in private practice, he has defended in excess of 500 criminal cases. He has represented in excess of 200 personal injury clients and has recovered in excess of $3 million in personal injury damages.

Presently he has limited his representation of private practice clients to Personal Injury, Criminal Defense and Divorce and Child Custody cases. Specifically, he represents clients in all Felony and Misdemeanor Trials in all Georgia Municipal, State and Superior  Courts. He  represents clients in all serious bodily injuries and deaths resulting from: automobile and other motor vehicle related wrecks and injuries; negligently maintained unsafe conditions on either private, commercial (stores, offices, etc.) or government locations; and most other negligently and intentionally inflicted bodily injuries. And he represents clients in Divorce and Child Custody litigation.