Effective immediately, Atlanta Attorney Daniel R. Meachum will no longer be managing the legal and personal affairs of imprisoned NFL Player Michael Vick. Through written and electronic communications, both Meachum and Vick agreed it would be in the best interest of everyone involved to dissolve all formal agreements. Meachum expressed, “I am a fan and supporter of Mike. He is a good man who deserves to receive all opportunities afforded him. I wish him much success as he prepares to reenter society and potentially professional football.”
Meachum is the Founder and Chairman of Daniel R. Meachum & Associates, LLC, based in Atlanta, GA. Touted as one of the country’s premiere litigators, corporate and entertainment attorneys, Meachum has successfully represented a variety of some of Hollywood’s most elite celebrities, corporate executives, and NBA and NFL stars; ranging in diverse matters in state and federal courts at both the trial court and appellate court levels, as well as in arbitration, and boasts an unparalleled record of successful achievements, including successfully trying 122 out of 126 major jury trials and arbitrations. His law practice is an exclusive boutique firm that represents municipalities, universities, individuals, companies, nonprofit organizations, athletes, entertainers, and entertainment organizations. The firm concentrates its practice in complex litigation, products liability, labor and employment law, entertainment and sports law, commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions.
Michael Vick’s plan to climb out of bankruptcy partly depends on the suspended star suiting up again for the NFL after he gets out of prison.
The embattled Atlanta Falcons quarterback is hoping to earn as much as $10 million a year or more, according to court filings in his bankruptcy case. Under the plan he submitted to the court, Vick would keep the first $750,000of his annual income over the next five years. After that, a percentage would go to his creditors based on a sliding scale.
Vick, who is nearing the end of a 23-month federal prison sentence for his role in a dogfighting conspiracy, could learn the fate of his bankruptcy plan this week. Bankruptcy Judge Frank J. Santoro is set to consider whether to confirm the plan at a hearing starting Thursday in Newport News, Va. Last week, Vick left federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., for transport to Virginia for the hearing.
In a March 4 court filing, Vick’s attorneys say he “has every reason to believe upon his release, he will be reinstated into the NFL, resume his career and be able to earn a substantial living.”
“He is hopeful to play quarterback,” Daniel Meachum, an attorney and business manager for Vick, said in an interview. “There is no person with his talent in that position in all the league.” Full story….
Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, who’s soon to be released from prison, has decided to switch up on defense attorneys. Billy Martin, perhaps best known for such high-profile clients as Allen Iverson, Jayson Williams and Monika Lewinsky, is being replaced by Daniel Meachum, an original member of Vick’s defense team. Read more…
OCALA - In a verdict read at 4:05 p.m. Friday, actor Wesley Snipes was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file his federal income taxes but found not guilty of two felony and three other misdemeanor charges.
The convictions carry a maximum - but unlikely - sentence of three years in prison.
Snipes and co-defendants Douglas Rosile and Eddie Ray Kahn were charged last year each with one count of conspiracy to defraud and one count of aiding and abetting the making of a false and fraudulent claim as part of an alleged tax fraud scheme.
Snipes was also charged with six misdemeanor counts of willfully failing to file federal income tax returns. He was found guilty only on three of those counts.
Kahn, who continued to sit out the trial in the Marion County Jail, and Rosile both were convicted on the more serious felony charges.
Snipes not guilty on felony charges, convicted on 3 misdemeanors
In a verdict read at 4:05 p.m. Friday, actor Wesley Snipes was convicted on three misdemeanor counts of failing to file his federal income taxes but found not guilty of two felony and three other misdemeanor charges.
The convictions carry a maximum - but unlikely - sentence of three years in prison.
Snipes and co-defendants Douglas Rosile and Eddie Ray Kahn were charged last year each with one count of conspiracy to defraud and one count of aiding and abetting the making of a false and fraudulent claim as part of an alleged tax fraud scheme.
