Kish & Lietz is a client focused firm. We are dedicated to working with our clients to resolve difficult and challenging legal issues. We specialize in criminal defense and appellate litigation in federal court. From time to time, however, we take on other matters when we believe we can make a difference.
We have more than 40 years of combined experience in federal court. We both began our legal careers as law clerks to federal judges. As practicing lawyers, we have devoted our careers to representing individuals facing serious federal criminal charges. We handle cases ranging from complex white collar criminal matters to prosecutions for personal and property crimes. In addition to the matters that we have handled in federal district court, we also have extensive experience at the federal appellate level.
In many of the matters we handle, our opponent is the United States of America. We have aggressively and successfully litigated against the United States in the preindictment phase, in the pretrial motion stage, in trial after trial in federal court, and in the federal appellate courts as well. We are courtroom lawyers and we are not afraid of the courtroom battlefield. Indeed, as you will see from reviewing examples of our results, we have prevailed against our opponents in some of the most challenging and pressing situations.
By design, our firm is small but formidable. We handle serious matters with potentially serious consequences. For this reason, if you retain our firm, your case will be handled by Paul Kish or Carl Lietz. It will not be passed off to an attorney without the experience and credentials that a serious matter requires and deserves. If you have a matter that you would like to discuss with us, feel free to contact us.
Georgia Federal Criminal Lawyer Blog
- Di Pietro: Federal Court of Appeals in Eleventh Circuit Upholds Criminal Conviction for Arranging Marriages Between Illegal Immigrants and U.S. Citizens On Friday, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, where lawyers go when appealing a federal civil or criminal case that comes out of Georgia, Florida, ....
- Kottwitz: Eleventh Circuit Holds Trial Court Should Have Given Good Faith Defense Jury Instruction Last week, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in United States v. Kottwitz. This opinion is important because it explains in ....
- Villarreal: Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Denies Speedy Trial Claim Where Ten Years Elapsed Between Indictment and Arrest The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held last week that a ten-year delay between indictment and arrest did not deprive Victor Garcia Villarreal of ....