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Troy Millikan, a Savannah native, is an enthusiastic trial lawyer. He attended the University of Georgia Undergraduate and Law School obtaining two degrees in six years. He practiced law in Atlanta until 1972, where he also taught Business Law at Atlanta Law School and was elected to the Executive Board of the State Bar Younger Lawyers section.Mr. Millikan moved to Gainesville in 1972 and was in partnership with other lawyers until he established his own law firm in 1980.

7 Counts Murder reduced to 7 Misdemeanors
In the 70s he was appointed to represent a man charged with seven counts of murder which the jury reduced to seven misdemeanor manslaughter offenses, of which the Appellate Court reversed five, leaving a sentence of only 24 months in prison.
$720,000 Verdict - one of largest in GwinnettIn 1984 Mr. Millikan secured what at the time was one of the largest verdicts ever in Gwinnett County, a $720,000 verdict for a man whose arm had been run over by a boat.
Fatality DUI recieves not guilty verdictA short time afterwards, he successfully defended a man charged with DUI and vehicular homicide, (he convinced the jury to return a not guilty verdict), proving that the DOT at Fault posted speed limit was too high to allow a driver to safely drive around a curve, and that the drinking had not caused or contributed to the collision or the death of the other driver (the DOT then reduced the speed limit from 40 to 25).

Not Guilty Verdict even with Failed Lie Detector
In another case the same year Mr. Millikan obtained a verdict of not Not Guilty of cruelty to children, despite direct and devastating testimony from the defendants wife and a failed lie detector test.
20 yr. Sentence ReversedMr. Millikans reputation as an excellent lawyer to handle appeals was enhanced by having the Court of Appeals reverse his clients Drug Trafficking conviction, a 20-year sentence and a $250,000 fine, and his client was not only released from jail, but was never retried for the offense.

From life to 3 years
In another appeal, the higher Court set aside the lower Court decision which had awarded the State (after a search and seizure of drugs) the home of his client. In 1996 he was successful in having a life sentence overturned, and reset the statewide standards for jury deliberations in the landmark case of Cantrell v. State so that the jurors do not have to reach unanimous verdict on the greater offense (the major crime charged) before they can render a verdict on the lesser offense (i.e.: a less major crime).
$92,500 verdictIn civil litigation Mr. Millikan in one case obtained a verdict for $92,500 for breach of contract, and in another case had the Appellate Payment Returned Courts overturn a local Courts decision so that his client did not have to forfeit the $50,000 earnest money he paid, even thought he failed to perform as required by the contract.

Car Dealers Contract
Mr. Millikan also successfully protected another client who was in the process of purchasing a car dealership by having a jury reject monetary claims in excess of $500,000 from two employees who had signed contracts for five year employment by the dealership.
Sells MountainAs part of his Bankruptcy practice, Mr. Millikans representation of the owner of Wauka Mountain resulted in the sale by auction of various mountain properties and the protected sale of portions of the top of the mountains for communication towers.

In one of his most enjoyable cases, Mr. Millikan represented a horse owner who was sued by a ministers wife who had been thrown from a horse. Mr. Millikan relates that he thought he might have the case won when the lady put in evidence photographs of her injury: At least in this one case, Mr. Millikan said, It was the other side and not myself who showed their behind in court. After the verdict, the minister told Mr. Millikan they had won in Gods Court, and Mr. Millikan suggested, Yes, and you can collect your judgment there.
Shooting JustifiedIn November 2006 he successfully defended his divorce client who had shot his ex-wifes boyfriend, obtaining a Not Guilty verdict justified by self defense.

More extensive summaries of Mr. Millikans experience in certain areas of the law are set forth in detail in the subtitles listed on the left side of the Home Page; and, in addition, observations of his clients, Judges and other courtroom observers, are set forth in the upper subtitles as Praiseworthy and newspaper articles of his cases are set forth in the subtitle, Newsworthy.

Southeastern Land Fund, Inc. vs. Real Estate World, Inc., 237 Ga 227, (227 S.E.2d 340); Leon Brown vs. State, 209 Ga App 743, (201 S.E.2d 14); State vs. Porter, 209 GA App 27, 432 S.E.2d 629; Cantrell vs. State, 266 Ga. 700, 469 E2d 660; Stancil v. State, 230 Ga App. 240; Wal-Mart vs. Horton, ____FS _______.

THE LAWYER TALKSWhen Mr. Millikan was asked to explain his success in court he responded as follows: To be honest, I dont regard them as my wins, I regard it as a victory for the system.
Justice Must PrevailIn jury trials, the jury wants to do the right things to be fair and render a verdict which is from the heart and from the mind. From the technical side, you must present credible witnesses who tell a believable story and then produce other evidence to support and corroborate their testimony. Thats like putting men on base, but to score you must get them home. To do that you must make them care about your client and the effect of the verdict on their life. Neither injustice nor ill-fortune should destroy the lives of good people.Mr. MILLIKANS ASSOCIATION
WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
While at the University of Georgia, Mr. Millikan was sports editor of the Pandora Yearbook. And upon learning that Vince Dooley was selected as the head football coach, he placed in the Pandora a prophecy,Dawn of a New Era. Fortunately, for Troy and other Bulldog fans, his prophecy proved true as the greatest era of Georgia football (before Mark Richt) began with the coaching career of Vince Dooley.

After Dooley, Mr. Millikan welcomed the new coach, Donnan, with a bumper sticker A NEW DAYS DONNAN. He later celebrated the success of Coach Mark Richt with a Bumper sticker, THERE IS NO QUIT IN THE DAWGS OF RICHT, and a letter to the editor which praised the character and mentor abilities of the coach.

Of his two interests Millikan says, Trial practice and college football have numerous things in common; the necessity for thorough preparation, clever strategy, and intense and focused execution of a well thought out battle plan. I enjoy the challenge and competitive nature of each endeavor and hope to continue participating in trials and watching Georgia football for many years to come. Mr. Millikans new office is located at 400 Jesse Jewell Parkway, S.W., Gainesville, Georgia; adjacent to IHOP Restaurant and across the street from the renovated Arts Council facilities.