Clinton Keith Rucker (Clint) is an award-winning legal professional and experienced trial lawyer with over 150 felony jury trials with a near 98% success rate. Clint has a history of creating and implementing highly effective legal strategies that ensure successful outcomes for his clients. A graduate of Emory University and Texas Southern University's Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Clint is a fierce competitor in your corner who is ready to fight for you.
Clint is a national award-winning attorney, and a former State of Georgia Assistant District Attorney of the Year. The formerly acclaimed prosecutor is now with the prominent criminal defense and plaintiff’s trial lawyers firm, Garland Samuel & Loeb. Clinton retired in March 2020 from public service, after 30 years as a Prosecutor in Fulton County and the City of Atlanta collectively. The former Executive Assistant District Attorney in the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office in Fulton County, Georgia retains a 98% trial success rate after trying over 150 cases. Clint is now serving as a Defense Attorney and will primarily specialize in cases involving Civil Rights violations and Criminal Defense, and is a part time Judge in the City of South Fulton, GA, and the City of East Point, GA.
After obtaining his Bachelor’s Degree in Arts from Emory University, and a Juris Doctorate Degree from Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Clint served as an intern for the U.S. Justice Department in Houston, Texas. Following his internship, Clint immediately began his journey in the legal community as an attorney. He served as an Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Atlanta where he successfully handled probable cause hearings. After five years under the leadership of Atlanta Solicitor Raines Carter, Clint began working for the late Fulton County District Attorney, Lewis Slaton as an Assistant District Attorney. After over 20 years of successful prosecutions, Clint was promoted to Executive Assistant District Attorney serving directly under the Fulton County District Attorney. He has handled a number of complex and high-profile murder cases that have drawn national and international attention.
Clint is an award-winning legal professional and trial litigator that was named multiple times as Attorney of Year for the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. In 2007, Clint was named National Prosecutor of the Year by the National District Attorney's Association and in 2018 he was awarded as the State of Georgia Prosecuting Attorney’s Council’s Assistant District Attorney of the Year. Clint has over 150 jury trials to verdict with a 98% success rate. He is a member of several professional and civic organizations including Leadership Atlanta, 100 Black Men of America, the Clarence Cooper Inn of Court-Emory University, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He is also a proud former board member of the Georgia Humanities. In his spare time, the husband, father, dog-lover, and man of faith, enjoys cooking for his family, and any puzzle over 2000 pieces.
