Guy J. Notte attended John Marshall Law School (Chicago, Illinois, 1964-1966) After relocating to Atlanta he began practicing law in May, 1968. Mr. Notte attained the rank of Captain in the United States Army in U.S. Army Intelligence. After leaving the service in December 1969, he began actively practicing criminal defense and personal injury law in Atlanta. Mr. Notte taught at the then Massey Law College in Atlanta in 1970 and actually was Dean of this school for two years. In 1978, the judges of the DeKalb-Rockdale Circuit appointed Mr. Notte the Public Defender of Rockdale County. He represented defendants charged with crimes ranging from DUI’s to the Death Penalty. Mr. Notte has defended those accused of crimes in many states both in Federal and States Courts. In 1974, Mr. Notte appeared before and was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. He is also admitted to practice in all the Federal District Courts in Georgia as well as the Federal District Court of Columbia, South Carolina. His practice has included the defense of people from Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and from New York to Florida.

Mr. Novak is the founding partner of our firm. He was born on the great Canadian prairies in the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. After a distinguished educational career at the University of Manitoba, he attended the University of North Dakota School of Law. He was named on the academic dean’s list for his entire six semesters of law school, and was awarded the degree of Juris Doctor With Distinction. Following graduation from law school, he hung up his hockey skates and moved to the gentler climate of California. Since 1998 Mr. Novak has based his practice of law in the Southern California area. However, he has actively litigated cases throughout the State of California, and the United States. Mr. Novak has established himself as a well-respected trial attorney in the region. In particular, he is renowned for his keen legal mind and aggressive litigation approach. His commitment to fighting for clients’ rights has led to recovery of in excess of $100,000,000.00 in verdicts or settlements for clients within the past twenty years of his practice. Before concentrating his practice on protecting the rights of individuals, Mr. Novak worked for several years as a defense attorney handling primarily large-loss cases on behalf of numerous entertainment production companies, large corporations and insurance companies. During this time period he successfully protected clients from exposure to multi-million dollar claims for damages.