Todd Poole

Work Highlights

4-day federal jury trial resulted in a $917,000 verdict. Our client was misled into purchasing what turned out to be a shell of an accounting firm, where the seller failed to disclose key clients had already left, withheld vital contact information, and tried to shift the blame for the collapse.

10-day federal preliminary injunction hearing in NY federal court successfully defended against an injunction. Our client had been accused of misappropriating trade secrets in an advertising technology. A much larger company attempted to shutter our client’s business by stopping them from competing during the litigation. We prevailed, and the court did not enter an injunction.

2-day arbitration win on a construction case. The contractor tried to change the contract from a fixed-cost contract to a cost-plus contract to account for severe cost overruns and a significant underestimation. The mediator sided with our client, and the house was built for the agreed-upon amount.

Appellate victory setting aside an attorneys’ fees award. We were brought on after the judgment to challenge defects in the underlying case, and were successful in setting aside a large award for attorney’s fees.

Defended a construction judgment through appeal, then collected it in a voidable transaction case. In a case where a contractor did shoddy work then abandoned the project, we were brought on after the judgment to defend it on appeal. We prevailed in the Court of Appeals, then filed a voidable transaction case when the contractor tried to shield his assets by transferring them to a family member. We were able to recover the entire judgment for the homeowner.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Georgia

Practice Areas

• Business Disputes

• Contract Disputes

• Real Estate Disputes

• Landlord Representation

• Commercial Debt Collection

• Judgment Collection

• Creditor’s Rights & Bankruptcy

• Partnership and Fiduciary Disputes

• Ponzi Schemes

• RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act

• Trial Practice and Consulting

Professional Memberships

DeKalb Bar Association Board Member

Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity

Sigma Nu Fraternity

Lawyers Club of Atlanta

Publications

Litigators Use Gaslighting Theme to Win Federal Jury Verdict, Law.com, 2025

https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2025/05/20/litigators-use-gaslighting-theme-to-win-federal-jury-verdict-/

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