FORMER CHIEF JUDGE OF CLAYTON COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT JOINS FIRM

Stephen E. Boswell, former Chief Judge of Clayton County Superior Court, has joined one of the Atlanta area’s longest established law firms, Finch McCranie, LLP., according to Richard W. Hendrix, partner in the firm.
Judge Boswell recently retired from the Superior Court bench after serving 13 years as a Superior Court Judge, over two periods of service since 1982. Previously, he was in private practice in the Atlanta area for 16 years, with a variety of experience in civil and criminal jury trials.
As of Oct. 1, 2007, he has become “counsel” to Finch McCranie and will assist the firm’s attorneys and clients in cases involving serious personal injuries, wrongful death, and “whistleblower” cases of fraud against the government.
“I am excited to be joining a group of excellent lawyers who have earned an outstanding reputation over decades for representing their clients with integrity to great success,” Judge Boswell said. “Finch McCranie is one of the most well-respected firms in our community, and I have known its lawyers both for the quality of their work and for their character in representing clients in my court. I am pleased to be able to help represent those clients now.”
“Our firm is proud to have Judge Boswell join our practice,” said Hendrix. “He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from having been in involved in literally hundreds of trials over his career. “He’ll be an invaluable resource especially for our clients in our serious personal injury and wrongful death practice. No one knows how to try a case any better than Judge Boswell, and that experience also will benefit all of our clients, including our ‘whistleblower’ clients.”

Judge Boswell, a native of Hogansville, Georgia, is a 1974 graduate of the University of Georgia Law School. Before completing his legal education, he served as a U.S. Army officer and was awarded a Bronze Star in Vietnam. In addition to his years on the trial court bench, Judge Boswell has been appointed to sit specially on the Georgia Supreme Court, has taught courses at the American Bar Association’s National Judicial College, and is a former President of the Clayton County Bar Association.
Judge Boswell also has served on the Boards of Heritage Bank and of many community organizations, including as Chairman of the board of the Salvation Army. He has also successfully acted as a mediator in bringing many cases to resolution. He has elected not to accept cases as a Senior Superior Court Judge at this time.
Finch McCranie, LLP is an “all-litigation” law firm with more than 40 years of continuous practice. The firm has offices in Atlanta and Locust Grove, Georgia. It holds numerous records, including the first million dollar jury verdict in the state. The firm’s practice includes representing injured persons and their families in cases of serious injury and wrongful death, white collar criminal defense, as well as representation of citizens who report fraud against the government, including IRS tax whistleblowers. Members of the firm were instrumental in the passage of Georgia’s newest “whistleblower” statute, the State False Medicaid Claims Act in 2007.