Meachum leaves Vick’s legal team once again

Atlanta attorney Daniel R. Meachum, an original member of Michael Vick’s criminal defense team, no longer represents the embattled quarterback.

“I no longer represent Michael,” Meachum wrote in an e-mail to the AJC..

Vick is set to be released from federal prison to home confinement in Hampton, Va., on Wednesday.

Meachum had earlier withdrew from the case, but was rehired in March and signed an exclusive three-year contract to represent Vick.

“Yes, I’m representing Mike again,” Meachum said in March, adding that he “withdrew” from the case and was not fired from the original defense team.

Meachum would not clarify want happened to end his representation of Vick this second time. Billy Martin of Washington, D.C., and Lawrence Woodward of Virginia Beach made court appearances for Vick in criminal matters.

Meachum, of Atlanta, has represented high-profile athletes before. Joel Segal, Vick’s agent, will continue to represent him in football matters.

Vick is currently suspended by the National Football League, while the Atlanta Falcons are seeking to trade his contract rights.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has said that Vick’s potential re-instatement will depend on his level of remorsefulness.

With Vick’s pending release, there is no meeting set up with him or his representatives, according to NFL spokesman Greg Aiello.