W. Michael Maloof
Since 1972, W. Michael Maloof has been a career trial attorney specializing in criminal defense and personal injury. Atlanta Magazine designated Mr. Maloof as a Georgia "SUPER LAWYER" for 2008. Mr. Maloof has been awarded this honor four of the five years of its existence. Additionally, Georgia Trend Magazine named Mr. Maloof "ONE OF GEORGIA'S LEGAL ELITE" in 2007.
In each of the 35 years that he has practiced law, he has successfully represented scores of clients that were charged with driving under the influence. In addition, Mr. Maloof’s criminal defense practice runs the gamut from federal conspiracy trials to hearings in municipal courts; from murder cases to misdemeanor batteries; from drug cases where the defendant is alleged to have distributed thousands of kilos of cocaine to misdemeanor marijuana possession cases involving just a few grams; as well as white collar crimes, including income tax evasion. He has had professional working relationships with prosecutors throughout metropolitan Atlanta. He is a member of the Georgia Bar Association, the Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL), and the American Bar Association, and is the lead attorney in Georgia for a national network of top DUI lawyers accessible through Tixnix.com.
From 1972 to 1980, while a partner with the law firm of Moulton, Carriere, Cavan and Maloof, Mr. Maloof worked as a deputy coroner where he was charged with investigating the manner and causes of death in DeKalb County. It was during this time, under the tutelage of the DeKalb County Medical Examiner, that he studied the methods of determining levels of alcohol intoxication and the science that is used to determine the effects of alcohol on the human body.
Also during this time, Mr. Maloof developed an association with Dr. James Woodford, Ph.D., who has a doctorate in chemistry from Emory University. Dr. Woodford has identified many of the sources of error in alcohol testing systems. Dr. Woodford’s expertise has been used by Mr. Maloof in dozens of jury trials to expose fallacies presented by the State in attempting to convict defendants of driving under the influence.
Mr. Maloof was born in St. Helens, England, where his father, Manual Maloof, and his mother, Dorothy Maloof, began their 60-year marriage while his father was stationed at an Army Air Force Base during World War II. The Maloof family has a long history in the metropolitan area of Atlanta, and his father was a fixture in DeKalb County politics for over 40 years, having been elected to head the county government for three consecutive terms.
W. Michael Maloof has lived in the metropolitan area of Atlanta since he was six months old. He is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), and later graduated from Emory University Law School. Mr. Maloof is an avid golfer, bridge player and gardener. His wife, Sally Maloof, is a graduate of Emory University. They have been happily married for 35 years. Their son, W. Michael Maloof, Jr., is a licensed attorney in South Carolina and Georgia, and is now a practicing attorney in this firm. Their daughter, Ellen Tatum Maloof, is a paralegal in the area of civil litigation.
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Associate
Troy P. Hendrick
Mr. Maloof’s lead associate in DUI cases is Troy Hendrick, a seasoned trial attorney who has devoted his entire legal career to the area of criminal law. Mr. Hendrick started out as a prosecutor in DeKalb County, Georgia, where he quickly accumulated a vast amount of experience in handling cases involving DUI, drugs, and violent crime. In converting over to criminal defense, he has been able to draw upon that experience in successfully defending criminal cases throughout the state of Georgia.
Mr. Hendrick has lectured for the Prosecuting Attorney's Council in Georgia on the effective techniques for DUI prosecution. He has conducted training classes for law enforcement officers in the nuances of search and seizure law. Mr. Hendrick has been a guest on the Midnight Radio Trucking Network’s Freightliner Run-Smart hour where he has answered legal questions from professional truck drivers all over the country concerning violations of traffic laws and in particular, DUI queries. He is a member of the Georgia Bar Association, the Georgia Association for Criminal Defense Lawyers (GACDL), the DeKalb County Bar Association, and the lead attorney in Georgia for a national network of top traffic lawyers accessible through Tixnix.com.
Associate
W. Michael Maloof, Jr.
Associate W. Michael Maloof, Jr. is a dedicated criminal defense lawyer with several years of experience in the defense profession. A native Atlantan, Michael graduated from Georgia Tech and followed with a J.D. from the University of South Carolina law school. Michael is a licensed attorney in both South Carolina and Georgia, offering thorough criminal defense expertise over a large geographical area throughout the Southeast.
Michael grew up in downtown Atlanta, part of a family heavily involved in the political and governmental systems the city is founded upon. Staying close to home, he graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Industrial Management before choosing the law as his profession. He has been very active in the housing charity Habitat for Humanity, and enjoys playing soccer and golf in his leisure time.
Jeannine Flor
Jeannine Flor has been working as a paralegal in Mr. Maloof's firm for the past 18 years. Jeannine has developed keen admin- istrative expertise in the field of criminal defense and is a consistently reliable source for assistance in all matters regarding your specific case. She is a graduate of the State University of New York and is married with three grown children.
Cindy Fraschilla
Cindy Fraschilla has been Mr. Hendrick's personal assistant since he began his career as a criminal defense attorney. She has extensive legal office experience, having been an office manager for a law firm since 1994. Cindy has managerial control of the paperwork in Mr. Hendrick's office, and is strict about maintaining availability for clients when they contact us. She is from California, is now a resident of Stone Mountain, Georgia, where she is raising three children with her husband.
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