Staff
Fred W. Minter - Attorney
Experience: Practicing Trial Attorney, primarily in DeKalb and Fulton County, Georgia, since 1961.
Education: Fred W. Minter is a graduate of Atlanta Law School, receiving his L.L.B. degree in 1948 and his L.L.M. degree in 1949. He was admitted to the State Bar of Georgia in 1949..
Honors: Received his Certificate For 50 years membership in State Bar of Georgia in 1999.
Dennis J. Murphy - Attorney
Experience: Practicing Trial Attorney, State of Georgia, since 1996.
Education:
Undergraduate: Bloomsburg University, PA.- 1987;
Attended Thomas M. Cooley Law School, East Lansing, MI 1991-1993;
J.D., John Marshall Law School, Atlanta, Georgia, 1996.
Admitted to State Bar of Georgia July 1, 1996.
Honors: In 2004, Mr. Murphy won an appeal in the Georgia Court of Appeals, concerning lack of sufficient evidence to charge his client with Driving Under The Influence.
Darlene Minter - Paralegal
Experience: Owner of "Darlene's Paralegal Services, Inc.", offering freelance services to attorneys in document preparation, Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy Petition preparation, courthouse document retrieval, and legal research, 2001 to present.
Freelance Paralegal and Paralegal for Fred W. Minter, Attorney, 1994 to present.
Chapter 7 and 13 Bankruptcy Petition preparation, Bankruptcy Motions, all related work, and electronic filing for Dennis J. Murphy, Attorney, 1998 to present.
Criminal Background Research Agent in DeKalb County, Georgia for CIC, Inc. (Now HireCheck, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL) 1995 to 2001.
Legal Secretary for Fred W. Minter, Attorney 1980-1994.
Education: BS Urban Life, Social Welfare Concentration, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1973;
Paralegal Certificate, American Institute For Paralegal Studies, Inc. (AIPS), 1994.
Honors: October 9-10, 2004, Ms. Minter earned the distinction of "Certified Bankruptcy Assistant" from the Association of Bankruptcy Judicial Assistants, a national organization made up of judicial assistants/secretaries working for Bankruptcy Court Judges, paralegals and other legal support staff. This organization was formed for the sole purpose of promoting and maintaining professional standards for non-lawyers in bankruptcy law. The ABJA holds an annual training seminar and certification exam at a predetermined location in the USA every October. See the ABJA website for additional information. www.abja.org.