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Alex Brown (Co-Host), Eric Coleman, Julia Latimer, Dalia Racine, Emily Rowell (Host).

Elizabeth “Dalia” Racine/Assistant District Attorney

I am running for District Attorney because I believe that “Douglas Deserves Better.” I dedicated my entire legal career to prosecution. I handled homicide, rape, child abuse, human trafficking, animal abuse, robbery, and many other types of cases during my tenure. Throughout my career, I learned what it takes to have an effective and efficient District Attorney’s Office. That’s why I believe Douglas Deserves Better!

Better Approach to Crime Prevention– As District Attorney, I will be SMART on crime. I will implement effective programs that work. By having tough alternative sentencing options we will work to break the recidivism cycle. In addition, by using programs that are effective we decrease our costs within the criminal justice system and become fiscally responsible to our citizens.

Better Integrity– We need to restore the trust of Douglas County in the District Attorney’s office. We deserve a District Attorney that will be ethical and honest for ALL of Douglas County.

Better Staffing– I will have prosecutors that are specially trained in vital areas such as Crimes against Women and Children, Elder Abuse, Animal Cruelty and Public Integrity. I will establish a presence in the Juvenile Court System, the most integral court to intervene and divert children from becoming a part of the adult criminal justice system.

It is for all these reasons and more that “Elizabeth Dalia Racine is the Right Choice for Douglas County!”

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Julia Latimer/Ashenden & Associates, P.C.

Julia Latimer attended Mercer University as a Tift Scholar where she graduated and obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Spanish. She received her Juris Doctor from Florida Coastal School of Law where she received the Dean’s Pro Bono Graduation Certificate for her volunteer work.  She also received the Dean’s Certificate of Achievement while attending the University of Miami School of Law as a visiting student.

During law school, she studied international law at the Universidad de Sevilla in Sevilla, Spain. She has a working knowledge of the Spanish language.  After law school she worked for Katz, Stepp, Wright & Fleming LLC in Atlanta before joining Ashenden & Associates, P.C. as an associate lawyer. Julia primarily handles personal injury, auto accident, wrongful death, slip and fall and workers’ compensation cases.  Julia enjoys volunteering with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation’s Saturday Lawyers Program and working with children.  She is also a member of the DeKalb Lawyers Association.   Julia is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Florida Bar.

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Eric Coleman/Winter Capriola Zenner, LLC.

Eric is rated “AV” by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is its highest professional rating. Eric was named among the Georgia Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in Georgia for 2013 and 2014. Each year, no more than 2.5% of the lawyers in the state receive this honor.  Eric Coleman is a member of Winter Capriola Zenner LLC’s litigation team, focusing his practice on all aspects of litigation in both Georgia and Federal Courts, concentrating on commercial litigation, construction litigation, business torts, and other business disputes.  During his career, Eric has gained experience in jury trials, bench trials, hearings, mediations, arbitrations, and appellate practice in both Georgia and surrounding states. Eric has taken numerous depositions solo, including depositions of industry experts such as engineers, physicians, and accountants. Eric has argued dispositive and discovery motions solo. And Eric has performed the direct examination of witnesses before a jury.
Among Eric’s legal accomplishments are several appellate victories before the Georgia Court of Appeals resulting in at least two reported decisions. Eric received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law in 2009 where he was a Vice Justice in Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Eric received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Mississippi in 2004.  From 2001-2007, Eric served in the Mississippi Army National Guard as an M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Gunner. Eric was deployed to Iraq for all of 2005 where, at the rank of Sergeant, he served as a vehicle commander and dismounted team leader, utilizing the Humvee instead of a tank, and participating in over 250 combat missions. For his service in Operation Iraqi Freedom III, Eric was twice awarded the Army Commendation Medal and the Combat Action Badge among other individual and unit distinctions.

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CoHost Alexander Brown appeared as a guest previously.  His blog can be found here.

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Sarah Crossman Sullivan, Diane Weinberg, Charlotte Merritt, & Emily Rowell (Host)

Sarah Crossman Sullivan

Sarah Crossman Sullivan is a corporate consultant, attorney and entrepreneur with a growing national presence. Featured on NBC, Fox News Network, The Laymen’s Lawyer, Entrepreneur, and The Wall Street Journal, Sarah’s ease in courtrooms and boardrooms resonates. She brings eighteen years of experience as a CEO, labor and employment law attorney, prosecutor and healthcare advocate to her current role as Co-Founder and co-CEO of SeeItFit.com. As a frequent national speaker and writer on leadership, innovation and inspiration, Sarah contributes to Entrepreneur.com, Success magazine, YourWholeLife, Better You Network, BizBuzz Radio, BeyondMotherhood and Smart Business. She is a mother of four children and provides engaging, practical insights on work, life, faith and family.

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Diane Weinberg 

Diane Weinberg specializes in assisting families with the medical, financial and housing-related legal challenges that often accompany aging and disability. Diane brings a unique, informed and empathetic perspective to her clients. She offers compassionate and meaningful solutions to clients in the elder law area including Medicaid & disability planning, veterans’ benefits counseling, guardianships & conservatorships, and special needs trusts.

Currently, Diane serves as Of Counsel with the law firm Morgan & DiSalvo, P.C.  She earned a B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania and her J.D. from the Emory University School of Law. After graduating law school, Diane served as an employee benefits associate for Kilpatrick Stockton LLC before becoming a senior litigation associate for Casey Gilson Leibel P.C.  A member of the State Bar of Georgia, Diane served on the Editorial Board of the Georgia Bar Journal from 1999-2001, and as editor of ElderCare Matters from 2005-2006. She is a member of the Academy of Special Needs Planner, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, ElderCounsel and the Atlanta Bar Association.   She is a VA accredited attorney, as well as AV rated attorney an Martindale-Hubbell and rated a Superb attorney on Avvo.com.  Morgan & DiSalvo is ranked by U.S. News and World Report as a top law firm in the country in the area of trust and estates law.

Outside of her law practice, Diane lives in Sandy Springs with her husband Mike, their three sons, and a lab-pittie mix dog.  In any remaining free time, Diane enjoys knitting and is a past treasurer of the Atlanta Knitting Guild.  She also enjoys walking and has walked two half-marathons for Team in Training for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

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Mathew Titus, Tim Schwarz, Emily Rowell (Host) & Carol Williams

Tim Schwarz w/ Law Office of Tim Schwarz

Tim Schwarz is the founder of the Law Office of Tim Schwarz, where he works representing parents seeking appropriate support services from school districts throughout north Georgia.

He graduated from the University of Chicago with a BA in Philosophy in 2003.  Mr. Schwarz graduated from Emory Law School in 2007.  At law school, he was a member of the Emory Law Journal.  His comment, Cases Time Forgot: Why Judges Can Sometimes Ignore Controlling Precedent was published in the 2007 volume of the journal.

After graduating from Emory, Mr. Schwarz worked for two years at the Staff Attorneys’ Office of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal appeals court in downtown Atlanta, GA.  At the Eleventh Circuit, he worked on a variety of subjects, including civil rights and discrimination cases.

Mr. Schwarz also writes the Georgia Special Education Law Blog, explaining parents’ and students’ special education rights to help families advocate more effectively with the school district.

Member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates.

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Matthew K. Titus w/ Titus Law

Prior to founding Titus Law, Mathew received his undergraduate degree at Baylor University graduating magna cum laude and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.  He went to law school at Emory University where he was inducted into the Order of Advocates and received a mark of highest distinction for trial practice.

Mathew previously worked at a preeminent insurance defense and corporate litigation firm in Atlanta.  He now takes the expertise he learned while working to defend the largest insurance companies in America to represent injured individuals bring claims against those insurance companies.

Mathew lives in Alpharetta, with his amazing wife, Victoria, and their two kids.

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Carol Williams w/ Carol Williams Law Group

Carol, with the Carol Williams Law Group,  received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her law degree from the George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. Carol is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association here in Atlanta. She has over 15 years of experience with immigration matters.  She has practiced immigration in Virginia, Washington, DC, Florida and now Atlanta, GA.

Prior to starting her own form she worked for US Citizenship and Immigration Services in Washington, DC.  where she was worked on immigration policy, wrote the laws and monitoring pending legislation from Congress. Having worked in USCIS, Carol brings a unique perspective to her clients on their immigration matters.

In her own practice, Carol works with individuals wanting to sponsor family members for green cards, naturalization applicants and companies who want to hire immigrants. She can be reached at 678-322-7039 and carol@carolwilliamslawgroup.com.

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