No. Before you meet with Wrix, you complete a detailed intake form describing your situation, and he reviews it in advance. The consultation is a full hour of substantive legal analysis. The fee is $1,000, paid in advance, and it is credited in full toward your retainer if the firm takes your case.

No. The office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., by scheduled appointment only. You can book a consultation online at mcilvainelaw.net/book-online.

Serious federal and state felonies, complex civil litigation (including civil rights claims under § 1983 and RICO cases), criminal and civil appeals, intellectual property matters, and trial consulting for other lawyers.

Yes. The firm handles federal criminal defense in the Southern and Middle Districts of Georgia. Wrix also accepts CJA appointments in the Southern District of Georgia.

Camden, Ware, Wayne, Appling, Jeff Davis, Brantley, McIntosh, Long, Liberty, and Chatham counties.

Because of Wrix's judicial positions, the firm does not take criminal cases in Glynn County Superior Court, Glynn County State Court, or Brunswick Municipal Court, and takes no cases at all in Glynn County Magistrate Court or Glynn County Juvenile Court. The firm does accept motions for new trial and appeals arising from Glynn County Superior and State Court criminal cases.

Yes. The firm handles criminal and civil appeals in the Court of Appeals of Georgia, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

More than 20 years of criminal litigation experience, including more than 40 felony jury trials, five of them murder trials.

Yes. The firm handles civil rights claims, RICO cases, business and unfair competition disputes, personal injury, and complex litigation on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.

On federal criminal cases in other districts, Wrix may seek admission pro hac vice. Those requests are considered case by case.

Yes. The firm consults with other lawyers on trial strategy and themes, witness preparation, moot sessions, mock juries, and jury selection, and is available as co-counsel. Details are at mcilvainelaw.net/trial-strategy.

With Wrix. The firm takes a limited number of cases so that each client works directly with the lawyer handling the case.

Wrix will tell you so. He regularly refers people to a network of attorneys across Georgia.

Yes. The firm handles trademark and copyright matters, IP enforcement, and IP litigation, including patent litigation, for creators and businesses, along with business entity formation and registered agent services. Wrix holds an LL.M. in intellectual property law. He is not registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in patent matters (the "Patent Bar"), so the firm does not prepare or file patent applications.

Call (912) 275-8014, email wrix@mcilvainelaw.net, or book a consultation online at mcilvainelaw.net/book-online.