Higgins, Tanya J.

Melvin L. Hewitt, Jr. has been a member of the Georgia Bar since 1985. After completing four years of active duty in the United States Navy, Mr. Hewitt attended college at Lakeland and later Kent State University in Ohio. He spent the next six years in public law enforcement serving in the uniformed patrol division, the detective bureau and undercover narcotics investigations.

Mr. Hewitt left public law enforcement and entered the corporate world in 1974 where he spent the next seventeen years in the private security industry. Mr. Hewitt held positions in middle and upper management to include district, regional and operational management positions and was ultimately named president of Globe Security Systems, Inc., a publicly-held, private security firm with over 13,000 employees and over 100 offices in the United States and Europe. Mr. Hewitt left corporate America in 1989 and, along with, Harriet Isenberg, opened a private law practice in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Hewitt concentrates his practice in representing seriously injured people and their families and family members in wrongful death cases, including victims of serious assaults, batteries, sexual abuse, child molestation, nursing home negligence and drunk drivers. Over the last several years and despite laws that are typically unfavorable and unfriendly toward plaintiffs, Mr. Hewitt has initiated and prevailed in several claims against banks and financial institutions for their negligence in the operation of their ATMs and night depositories. Additionally, Mr. Hewitt has challenged and advanced claims against several school districts for their negligence in maintaining a safe environment from predators molesting school children. Mr. Hewitt is a frequent speaker at NOVA, NCVBA and GTLA functions and a member of the Million Dollar Advocate Forum. In 2012, Mr. Hewitt was named in the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers and has appeared on television and radio programs addressing issues of negligent security and civil justice for crime victims. He has published several articles relating to negligent security and crime victim issues in Trial Magazine, Calendar Call and The Connection.

Admissions Pro Hac Vice

• Clark County Nevada District Court {Foxworth v. Nevada State Bank}
• Charleston County Court of Common Pleas, Charleston, South Carolina {Sade Williams v. South Carolina Federal Credit Union}
  
• United States District Court, District of Colorado {Netquote v. Mostchoice}