McILVAINE LAW GROUP
Serious Situations. Serious Consequences. A lawyer who tries cases.
Wrix McIlvaine has spent more than twenty years in Georgia courtrooms helping people facing the worst days of their lives. Federal and state felonies, complex civil litigation, and appeals, from an office in Brunswick.
Who You Will Be Hiring
This is not a high-volume practice, and it is not meant to be.
Wrix McIlvaine takes a limited number of cases so that each client gets the preparation their situation actually demands. You work directly with your lawyer — not an intake coordinator, not a rotating cast of associates.
His trial record is the reason prosecutors negotiate differently.
Cases he has tried have been covered by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Daily Report, CNN, Fox News, and Court TV. Other defense lawyers retain him as co-counsel, for jury consulting, and for second opinions when a case is going badly.
If you need someone who will file the motion, question the witness, and stand up at trial, you are in the right place.
Experience Matters
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20+ years — Trying cases in Georgia state and federal courts
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40 felony jury trials — Including five murder trials
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Criminal and civil jury trials — Serious felonies and complex civil litigation
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Lead counsel in 46 appeals — Supreme Court of Georgia, Court of Appeals of Georgia, Eleventh Circuit
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High-profile cases — Covered by the AJC, Daily Report, CNN, Fox News, and Court TV
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LL.M., Intellectual Property and Competition Law — Munich Intellectual Property Law Center
What the Firm Handles
Criminal Defense
Serious federal and state felonies: white collar and parallel DOJ actions, multi-defendant drug conspiracies, RICO, and violent felony charges. A limited docket, built for trial. Not available for criminal cases pending in the Superior or State Court of Glynn County or the Brunswick Municipal Court; post-conviction work and appeals from Glynn Superior and State Court cases are accepted. See where we practice.
Civil Litigation
Civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, civil RICO, business and unfair competition disputes, and serious personal injury and wrongful death cases—for plaintiffs and defendants alike. Wrix has extensive civil litigation experience dating back to 2009 and handles civil appeals as well. Civil matters are accepted in federal court and in Appling, Camden, Chatham, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, and Wayne Counties (but not in the Magistrate or Juvenile Court of Glynn County). See civil litigation.
Criminal & Civil Appeals
Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, and the Eleventh Circuit. A trial lawyer's eye for the record errors that appellate-only counsel tend to miss.
Creator & Business Representation
Trademark and copyright registration, IP enforcement, and IP litigation (including patent litigation) for creators and businesses nationwide, plus entity formation and registered agent services — without big-city overhead.
How a Consultation Works
Before you meet with Wrix, you complete a detailed form describing your situation. He reads it and prepares. The meeting is a full hour of substantive legal analysis — not a sales pitch.
That is why the consultation is not free. The fee is $1,000, paid in advance, and it is credited in full toward your retainer if the firm takes your case.
Sometimes a confidential consultation is all you need. People often come in wanting to understand where they stand on something that has happened or is about to. If Wrix is not the right lawyer for your matter, he will tell you, and he refers regularly to a network of attorneys across the state.
