Ann Marie Fitz

Biographical Information

Attorney Ann Fitz focuses her practice exclusively on criminal defense and appellate work. She has handled many high-profile cases and specializes in federal white collar crime.

Ms. Fitz began her legal career as an Assistant District Attorney for the State of Georgia, prosecuting felonies. Disheartened by the overzealousness of her colleagues and unbalanced treatment of defendants, Ms. Fitz left prosecution and became a defense attorney, founding The Federal Law Group in 2007.

Ms. Fitz's federal experience encompasses drug trafficking conspiracies, white collar crime (including mail fraud, wire fraud, mortgage fraud, bank fraud, tax fraud, bankruptcy fraud, immigration fraud, money laundering, and embezzlement), RICO and antitrust violations. She has represented federal clients in District Court throughout Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

On the state level, Ms. Fitz has represented clients charged with a wide range of offenses, including DUI, domestic violence, drug possession, embezzlement, RICO, mortgage fraud, and shoplifting, often times negotiating with the prosecutor for pre-trial diversion and expungement as an alternative to a conviction.

Ms. Fitz has helped a number of convicted defendants challenge their sentences and convictions in the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court, as well as the Federal Courts of Appeals. She has prepared motions and briefs in the 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, and 11th Circuits, as well as the United States Supreme Court.

Ms. Fitz's work has been instrumental in amending Georgia's sex offender registration law and establishing a clear definition of what constitutes criminal liability in federal child pornography cases. She is a recognized expert in internet and computer crimes cases.

Ms. Fitz has been frequently called upon to provide her insights and opinions as a guest legal commentator on the Fox News Network, CNN, HLN, MSNBC and truTV's In Session (formerly CourtTV). Her legal representation has been the subject of articles in the Fulton Daily Report, the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Rolling Stone Magazine, and Wired Magazine. In addition, she has been featured on various local news outlets such as WXIA-11Alive, WSB-TV and AM 750, as well as on CBS's primetime news magazine 48 Hours Mystery.