In 2021, Daysha rejoined the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office as the Executive Director of the Special Victims Unit. She is an experienced trial attorney who has expertise in trying cases involving homicides, sexual assault, child sexual and physical abuse, domestic violence, and vulnerable citizens of the community.
Earnelle P. Winfrey is an attorney with more than 19 years of litigation experience and has established a record of excellence through her work ethic, legal scholarship and trial advocacy skills.
Julianna Peterson has served the Metro Atlanta community as a prosecutor for more than 6 years. She graduated from the Georgia State University College of Law, where she received the Michelle Ferguson-Priestley Award for excellence in criminal law. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia where she double majored in English and Classics.
Shannon Alea Trotty is originally from Toledo, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education from Alabama A&M University in 1997 where she graduated Magna Cum Laude. She received her Juris Doctorate Degree from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan in 2001.
Aimee Maxwell is an attorney with almost 40 years of criminal law experience and is one of the country’s leading experts in investigating and litigating post-conviction innocence claims.
After joining the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in 2018, Paula was assigned to the Crimes Against Women and Children Unit, where she worked with prosecutors to achieve justice. She has always had a heart for helping others, but since becoming an investigator in this office, she feels that she is fulfilling her life’s purpose by working closely with victims of the most heinous of crimes.
Born and raised until age 3 in Vicenza, Italy, Lucia Williams is a military brat. She moved at age 12 from North Carolina to Savannah, Georgia, before coming to Atlanta, which she now calls home.
Meet Deputy Legal Assistant Tammy Jackson-McClendon, a true Atlanta native, born and raised, currently residing in South Fulton, GA. Tammy's journey in public service began in 1998 when she embarked on a career with Fulton County, initially focusing on Mental Health/Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse.