Lawyer Overview

Highly regarded for his expertise in the areas of ethics, public corruption, and the challenges facing those in public commerce, attorney Chuck Gabriel is widely recognized as a powerful and effective speaker, as well as a lawyer and investigator.

A 28-year veteran of the FBI, Chuck recently formed a general law practice in the Atlanta area where he offers a variety of legal and consulting services to businesses throughout Georgia and across the U.S . A native of Syracuse, New York, he received his bachelor's and law degrees from Syracuse University.

Beginning his career as an FBI Legal Advisor and Instructor, Chuck taught both federal and local law enforcement officers constitutional criminal procedure and the lawful use of sophisticated investigative techniques. For ten years he served as the FBI's in-house counsel in Savannah, Georgia , and serving as the liaison between the investigative elements of the FBI and the prosecutors of the United States Attorney's Office and the Department of Justice.

Chuck established and supervised the FBI's statewide Asset Forfeiture Unit, expanding the ethical use of asset forfeiture beyond drug enforcement to white collar and financial crimes. Among the unit's most notable successes were the multi-million dollar series of health care fraud money laundering forfeitures.

In 1997, Chuck returned to public corruption casework. His many successful cases include a conviction of a Georgia state senator that ultimately led to a state constitutional amendment automatically removing elected officials from office upon a felony conviction. 

Seeing a need for greater public understanding of public corruption, Chuck established the Public Corruption Awareness Program for the FBI in Georgia and began an active public speaking career providing a thought-provoking assessment of the federal government's role in addressing public corruption at the state and local government level.

During his last year as an agent, Chuck was selected by the Justice Department to represent the United States at a US-sponsored Southeast Europe Regional Anti-Corruption conference in the former East bloc country of Slovenia . In retirement, he continued as part of a four-person United States team that advised the Latvian Government as they designed and created a national Anti-Corruption Bureau.

After his FBI retirement, and strengthened by his reputation in the arena of public corruption, Chuck represented a group of individual citizens in pressing a successful Georgia State Ethics Commission complaint against a sitting county commission chairman that resulted in the highest civil fine ever imposed on a sitting official for violations of the Georgia Ethics in Government Act.

Areas of Practice

• Contract Litigation
• Business Torts
• Business and Commercial Disputes
• Internal Investigations
• Civil RICO (state and federal)
• Representation of Businesses against Internal Wrongdoers
• Securities Fraud
• Ethics in Government Act
• Litigation and Appeals
• Whistleblower/Qui Tam Cases

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Administrative Investigations, Regulatory Enforcement, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Antitrust Law, Deceptive Trade Practices, Trade Regulation, Unfair Competition, Collections & Repossessions, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Government Construction Contracts, Election Campaign & Political Law, Public Law, Whistleblower -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Government Agencies & Programs, Government Contracts, Debarment, Defense Contracts, Federal Contracts, Government Procurement, State & Municipal Contracts, Insurance Law, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Labor Law, Unfair Labor Practices, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Military Law, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Professional Malpractice Law, Legal Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Securities Law, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading, Securities Regulation, Municipal Liability, Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Bar Admissions

• Georgia, 2000
• New York, 1974
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• State Bar of Georgia
• North Fulton Bar Association, 2006 - Present (Treasurer)
• North Fulton Bar Association, 2003 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI (SFSAFBI) (Member)
• FBI Agents Association (Retireee)
• Federal Law Enforcement Offciers' Association (Retiree)

Classes and Seminars

• Lt. Governor Mark Taylor's Ethics Seminar, Georgia State Senate, January 19, 2000
• Annual Conference, Savannah, Georgia, Georgia Economic Developer's Association, 2002
• 2002 Newly Elected Commissioners Conference, Association County Commissioners of Georgia/Georgia Center for Continuing Education, 2002
• 2004 Newly Elected Commissioners Conference, Association County Commissioners of Georgia/Georgia Center for Continuing Education, 2004
• Autodealer Comptrollers' 20 Group Quarterly Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, M.P.G. Inc., 2006
• 2006 Newly Elected Commissioners Conference, Association County Commissioners of Georgia/Georgia Center for Continuing Education, 2006

Past Employment Positions

• FBI, Special Agent, 1973 - 2002
• FBI, Legal Instructor / Legal Advisor, 1977 - 2002
• FBI, In-House Counsel, Savannah Division, 1981 - 1991
• FBI, Asset Forfeiture Unit Coordinator / Supervisor, Statewide, Georgia, 1991 - 1997
• Private Law Practice - Solo Practitioner, 2002 - Present

Published Works

• The FBI's Approach to Public Corruption at the State and Local Government Level, GEORGIA COUNTY GOVERNMENT magazine, May / June, 2002
• In Re: Showing of Need, New York State Bar Journal, 1974

Address

11675 Great Oaks Way
Suite 125
Alpharetta, GA 30022-2422

Phones

888-869-8495

Faxes

(678) 990-1174

Emails

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Websites

http://www.thegabriellawfirm.com