Federal prosecutor leaves to join Atlanta firm
Kurt Erskine, a former prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta, is joining Greenberg Traurig as a shareholder in the law firm's white collar litigation practice.
Erskine was deputy chief of economic crimes in the U.S. Attorney's Office and worked on a variety of cases, including Atlanta Police Department corruption prosecutions that grew out of the 2006 fatal shooting of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston in an illegal drug raid. Erskine will work with former U.S. Attorney Joe Whitley, who chairs Greenberg Traurig's white collar litigation group.
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Bill Rankin has been an AJC reporter for more than 30 years. His father, Jim Rankin, worked as an editor for the newspaper for 26 years, retiring in 1986. Bill has primarily covered the state’s court system, doing all he can do to keep the scales of justice on an even keel. Since 2015, he has been the host of the newspaper’s Breakdown podcast.
