Lifelong South Fulton resident Emilia Walker was recently named city attorney for the city of South Fulton.
Walker has an extensive law background and brings a wealth of knowledge to her new role, the release stated.
She has negotiated millions of dollars in government contracts and successfully defended several government clients before municipal, magistrate, state, superior and federal courts, including the Georgia Supreme Court.
Walker said she is looking forward to her new role and the opportunity to serve citizens.
“I am excited about the prospect for this amazing city’s progress and growth, as well as helping to facilitate and implement the comprehensive plans and goals set forth by mayor and council,” she said in a statement.
Thompson “Tom” Kurrie Jr., the first person to serve as city attorney in Stonecrest, is stepping away from the role.
He notified Mayor Jason Lary in December that he would no longer be working for the city. Kurrie recommended that Winston Denmark be designated for the position.
A spokesman for Lary said the Stonecrest City Council approved the change at its January 2nd meeting.
Denmark currently serves as city attorney in Lithonia and is a former DeKalb County assistant attorney. He is a partner at one of two firms hired to perform legal services for Stonecrest.
Lary signed an agreement that authorized paying $185 per hour for attorneys under a joint partnership between Coleman Talley LLP, where Kurrie works, and Fincher Denmark LLC.
Lary was elected mayor in March 2017, just a few months after voters authorized Stonecrest’s creation. Kurrie and Lary both worked with the Stonecrest Cityhood Alliance, an organization that backed the effort.